Add a default value in migration in Vapor

Question

How do I add a default value for a non-optional field in a fluent migration? I currently have this error:

⚠️ PostgreSQL Error: column "firstName" contains null values

my only options are

public func field<T>(for key: KeyPath<Self.Model, T>, isIdentifier: Bool? = nil)
public func field<T>(for key: KeyPath<Self.Model, T>, type: Self.Model.Database.SchemaFieldType)

EDIT: Thanks to Tim's answer, the solution is:

static func prepare(on conn: PostgreSQLConnection) -> Future<Void> {
        return Database.update(User.self, on: conn) { builder in
            builder.field(for: \User.firstName, type: .text, .default(.literal("")))
        }
    }

Answer 1

Just in case someone get here and is trying to do it in Vapor 4:

func prepare(on database: Database) -> EventLoopFuture<Void> {
    let defaultValue = SQLColumnConstraintAlgorithm.default(false)
    return database.schema(“event”)
        .field(“is_private”, .bool, .sql(defaultValue))
        .update()
}

Answer 2

There is another option that you haven't seen:

static func prepare(on connection: PostgreSQLConnection) -> Future<Void> {
  return Database.update(Event.self, on: connection) { builder in
    builder.field(for: \Event.isPrivate, type: .boolean, .default(.literal(.boolean(.false))))
  }
}