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+require_relative '../../migration_helpers'
+
+module RuboCop
+  module Cop
+    module Migration
+      # This cop checks for `add_column_with_default` on a table that's been
+      # explicitly blacklisted because of its size.
+      #
+      # Even though this helper performs the update in batches to avoid
+      # downtime, using it with tables with millions of rows still causes a
+      # significant delay in the deploy process and is best avoided.
+      #
+      # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/issues/1602 for more
+      # information.
+      class AddColumnWithDefaultToLargeTable < RuboCop::Cop::Cop
+        include MigrationHelpers
+
+        MSG = 'Using `add_column_with_default` on the `%s` table will take a ' \
+          'long time to complete, and should be avoided unless absolutely ' \
+          'necessary'.freeze
+
+        LARGE_TABLES = %i[
+          events
+          issues
+          merge_requests
+          namespaces
+          notes
+          projects
+          routes
+          users
+        ].freeze
+
+        def_node_matcher :add_column_with_default?, <<~PATTERN
+          (send nil :add_column_with_default $(sym ...) ...)
+        PATTERN
+
+        def on_send(node)
+          return unless in_migration?(node)
+
+          matched = add_column_with_default?(node)
+          return unless matched
+
+          table = matched.to_a.first
+          return unless LARGE_TABLES.include?(table)
+
+          add_offense(node, :expression, format(MSG, table))
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end