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+'use strict';
+
+/** @type {import('sequelize-cli').Migration} */
+export default {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.createTable('Statuses', {
+      id: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        autoIncrement: true,
+        primaryKey: true,
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER
+      },
+      issue_id: {
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER,
+        allowNull: false,
+        references: {
+          model: 'Issues', // name of your Issues table
+          key: 'id'
+        },
+        onUpdate: 'CASCADE',
+        onDelete: 'CASCADE'
+      },
+      user_id: {
+        type: Sequelize.INTEGER,
+        allowNull: false,
+        references: {
+          model: 'Users', // name of your Users table
+          key: 'id'
+        },
+        onUpdate: 'CASCADE',
+        onDelete: 'CASCADE'
+      },
+      description: {
+        type: Sequelize.TEXT,
+        allowNull: false
+      },
+      image_url: {
+        type: Sequelize.STRING,
+        allowNull: true
+      },
+      status_type: {
+        type: Sequelize.ENUM('Open', 'Assigned', 'In Progress', 'Resolved', 'Closed'),
+        allowNull: false,
+        defaultValue: 'Open'
+      },
+      createdAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE,
+        defaultValue: Sequelize.fn('NOW')
+      },
+      updatedAt: {
+        allowNull: false,
+        type: Sequelize.DATE,
+        defaultValue: Sequelize.fn('NOW')
+      }
+    });
+
+    await queryInterface.addIndex('Statuses', ['issue_id'], { name: 'idx_status_issue_id' });
+    await queryInterface.addIndex('Statuses', ['user_id'], { name: 'idx_status_user_id' });
+  },
+
+  async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.dropTable('Statuses');
+  }
+};