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Version: 2.16.0

API

A set of operation methods are available on each entity:

Returned fields

The entity operation methods accept a fields option that can specify an array of field names to be returned. If not specified, all fields will be returned.

Where clause

The entity operation methods accept a where option to allow limiting of the database rows that will be affected by the operation.

The where object's key is the field you want to check, the value is a key/value map where the key is an operator (see the table below) and the value is the value you want to run the operator against.

Platformatic operatorSQL operator
eq\'=\'
in\'IN\'
nin\'NOT IN\'
neq\'<>\'
gt\'>\'
gte'\>='
lt\'<\'
lte\'<=\'
like\'LIKE\'

Handling Null Values

When using the eq and neq operators with a null value, the comparison logic adheres to standard SQL rules for null value handling.

Examples

Selects row with id = 1

{
...
"where": {
id: {
eq: 1
}
}
}

Select all rows with id less than 100

{
...
"where": {
id: {
lt: 100
}
}
}

Select all rows with id 1, 3, 5 or 7

{
...
"where": {
id: {
in: [1, 3, 5, 7]
}
}
}

Where clause operations are by default combined with the AND operator. To combine them with the OR operator, use the or key.

Select all rows with id 1 or 3

{
...
"where": {
or: [
{
id: {
eq: 1
}
},
{
id: {
eq: 3
}
}
]
}
}

Select all rows with id 1 or 3 and title like 'foo%'

{
...
"where": {
or: [
{
id: {
eq: 1
}
},
{
id: {
eq: 3
}
}
],
title: {
like: 'foo%'
}
}
}

Select all rows where title is null

{
...
"where": {
title: {
eq: null
}
}
}

Select all rows where title is not null

{
...
"where": {
title: {
neq: null
}
}
}

Reference

find

Retrieve data for an entity from the database.

Options

NameTypeDescription
fieldsArray of stringList of fields to be returned for each object
whereObjectWhere clause 🔗
orderByArray of ObjectObject like { field: 'counter', direction: 'ASC' }
limitNumberLimits the number of returned elements
offsetNumberThe offset to start looking for rows from

Usage

'use strict'

const { connect } = require('@platformatic/sql-mapper')
const { pino } = require('pino')
const pretty = require('pino-pretty')
const logger = pino(pretty())

async function main() {
const pgConnectionString = 'postgres://postgres:[email protected]/postgres'
const mapper = await connect({
connectionString: pgConnectionString,
log: logger,
})
const res = await mapper.entities.page.find({
fields: ['id', 'title',],
where: {
id: {
lt: 10
}
},
})
logger.info(res)
await mapper.db.dispose()
}
main()

count

Same as find, but only count entities.

Options

NameTypeDescription
whereObjectWhere clause 🔗

Usage

'use strict'

const { connect } = require('@platformatic/sql-mapper')
const { pino } = require('pino')
const pretty = require('pino-pretty')
const logger = pino(pretty())

async function main() {
const pgConnectionString = 'postgres://postgres:[email protected]/postgres'
const mapper = await connect({
connectionString: pgConnectionString,
log: logger,
})
const res = await mapper.entities.page.count({
where: {
id: {
lt: 10
}
},
})
logger.info(res)
await mapper.db.dispose()
}
main()

insert

Insert one or more entity rows in the database.

Options

NameTypeDescription
fieldsArray of stringList of fields to be returned for each object
inputsArray of ObjectEach object is a new row

Usage

'use strict'

const { connect } = require('@platformatic/sql-mapper')
const { pino } = require('pino')
const pretty = require('pino-pretty')
const logger = pino(pretty())

async function main() {
const pgConnectionString = 'postgres://postgres:[email protected]/postgres'
const mapper = await connect({
connectionString: pgConnectionString,
log: logger,
})
const res = await mapper.entities.page.insert({
fields: ['id', 'title' ],
inputs: [
{ title: 'Foobar' },
{ title: 'FizzBuzz' }
],
})
logger.info(res)
/**
0: {
"id": "16",
"title": "Foobar"
}
1: {
"id": "17",
"title": "FizzBuzz"
}
*/
await mapper.db.dispose()
}
main()

save

Create a new entity row in the database or update an existing one.

To update an existing entity, the id field (or equivalent primary key) must be included in the input object. save actually behaves as an upsert, allowing both behaviours depending on the presence of the primary key field.

Options

NameTypeDescription
fieldsArray of stringList of fields to be returned for each object
inputObjectThe single row to create/update

Usage

'use strict'
const { connect } = require('@platformatic/sql-mapper')
const { pino } = require('pino')
const pretty = require('pino-pretty')
const logger = pino(pretty())

async function main() {
const connectionString = 'postgres://postgres:[email protected]/postgres'
const mapper = await connect({
connectionString: connectionString,
log: logger,
})
const res = await mapper.entities.page.save({
fields: ['id', 'title' ],
input: { id: 1, title: 'FizzBuzz' },
})
logger.info(res)
await mapper.db.dispose()
}
main()

delete

Delete one or more entity rows from the database, depending on the where option. Returns the data for all deleted objects.

Options

NameTypeDescription
fieldsArray of stringList of fields to be returned for each object
whereObjectWhere clause 🔗

Usage

'use strict'
const { connect } = require('@platformatic/sql-mapper')
const { pino } = require('pino')
const pretty = require('pino-pretty')
const logger = pino(pretty())

async function main() {
const connectionString = 'postgres://postgres:[email protected]/postgres'
const mapper = await connect({
connectionString: connectionString,
log: logger,
})
const res = await mapper.entities.page.delete({
fields: ['id', 'title',],
where: {
id: {
lt: 4
}
},
})
logger.info(res)
await mapper.db.dispose()
}
main()

updateMany

Update one or more entity rows from the database, depending on the where option. Returns the data for all updated objects.

Options

NameTypeDescription
whereObjectWhere clause 🔗
inputObjectThe new values that want to update
fieldsArray of stringList of fields to be returned for each object

Usage

'use strict'
const { connect } = require('@platformatic/sql-mapper')
const { pino } = require('pino')
const pretty = require('pino-pretty')
const logger = pino(pretty())

async function main() {
const connectionString = 'postgres://postgres:[email protected]/postgres'
const mapper = await connect({
connectionString: connectionString,
log: logger,
})
const res = await mapper.entities.page.updateMany({
fields: ['id', 'title',],
where: {
counter: {
gte: 30
}
},
input: {
title: 'Updated title'
}
})
logger.info(res)
await mapper.db.dispose()
}
main()