try UserState enum

migrations/versions/0418_user_state_enum.py

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+"""
+
+Revision ID: 0418_user_state_enum
+Revises: 0417_change_total_message_limit
+Create Date: 2025-08-28 12:34:32.857422
+
+"""
+
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from enum import Enum
+from re import I
+from typing import Iterator, TypedDict
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+from app.enums import (
+    AuthType,
+)
+
+revision = "0410_enums_for_everything"
+down_revision = "0409_fix_service_name"
+
+
+user_state_enum = postgresql.ENUM(
+    "active", "pending", "inactive", name="user_states", create_type=False
+)
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    user_state_enum.create(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=True)
+    op.alter_column(
+        "user",
+        "state",
+        existing_type=sa.String(),
+        type_=user_state_enum,
+        existing_nullable=False,
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.alter_column(
+        "user",
+        "state",
+        existing_type=user_state_enum,
+        type_=sa.String,
+        existing_nullable=False,
+    )
+
+    user_state_enum.drop(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=True)