Implement database storage layer

backend/alembic/README

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+Alembic Migrations for Orchard
+
+This directory contains database migration scripts managed by Alembic.
+
+Common Commands:
+  # Generate a new migration (autogenerate from model changes)
+  alembic revision --autogenerate -m "description of changes"
+
+  # Apply all pending migrations
+  alembic upgrade head
+
+  # Rollback one migration
+  alembic downgrade -1
+
+  # Show current migration status
+  alembic current
+
+  # Show migration history
+  alembic history
+
+  # Generate SQL without applying (for review)
+  alembic upgrade head --sql
+
+Notes:
+- Always review autogenerated migrations before applying
+- Test migrations in development before applying to production
+- Migrations are stored in the versions/ directory

backend/alembic/env.py

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+"""
+Alembic migration environment configuration.
+"""
+
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+
+from alembic import context
+
+# Add the app directory to path for imports
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+
+from app.config import get_settings
+from app.models import Base
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Get database URL from settings
+settings = get_settings()
+config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", settings.database_url)
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+if config.config_file_name is not None:
+    fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+target_metadata = Base.metadata
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata,
+        literal_binds=True,
+        dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section, {}),
+        prefix="sqlalchemy.",
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata,
+            compare_type=True,  # Detect column type changes
+            compare_server_default=True,  # Detect default value changes
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()

backend/alembic/script.py.mako

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+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}