in progress: table for units of measurements, etc

server/db/populate.ts

@@ -101,10 +101,25 @@ export default async function populate() {
         ;
     `
 
+    const populateMeasurements = `
+        INSERT INTO recipin.dropdownVals
+            (name, datatype, datecreated)
+        VALUES
+            ('cup', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1),
+            ('tablespoon', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1),
+            ('teaspoon', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1),
+            ('gram', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1),
+            ('ounce', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1),
+            ('fluid ounce', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1),
+            ('pound', 'MEASUREMENTS', $1)
+        ;   
+    `
+
     const allStatements: Array<string> = [
         populateUsers, populateCuisines, populateCourses,
         populateCollection, populateIngredients, populateRecipes,
-        populateGroceryList, populateFriendships, populateComments
+        populateGroceryList, populateFriendships, populateComments,
+        populateMeasurements
     ];
 
     await pool.query(setup);

server/db/seed.ts

@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ dotenv.config();
     const recipecollection =    fs.readFileSync(appRoot + '/db/sql/create/createcmp_recipecollection.sql').toString();
     const usersubscriptions =   fs.readFileSync(appRoot + '/db/sql/create/createcmp_usersubscriptions.sql').toString();
     const userfriendships =     fs.readFileSync(appRoot + '/db/sql/create/createcmp_userfriendships.sql').toString();
+    const dropdownValues =      fs.readFileSync(appRoot + '/db/sql/create/createdropdown.sql').toString();
 
     const allStatements = [
         setRole, appusers, ingredient, collection, cuisine, course, 
         recipe, recipecomments, groceryList, recipeingredient, 
-        recipecollection, usersubscriptions, userfriendships
+        recipecollection, usersubscriptions, userfriendships, dropdownValues
     ]
 
     try {

server/db/sql/create/createdropdown.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.dropdownVals (
+    id INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    datatype VARCHAR CHECK(datatype in ('MEASUREMENTS', 'COURSE', 'INGREDIENT')),
+    datecreated VARCHAR NOT NULL
+);