Unit tests play a significant role in ensuring the reliability of our NestJS application. In this article, we’ll explain the concept behind unit testing and learn how to apply it to a NestJS application with the Drizzle ORM. Introduction to unit tests Unit tests allow us to verify that individual parts of our codebase function […]
Debugging is a great way to find issues when running an application locally. Unfortunately, we don’t have this option in a deployed application. Because of that, implementing logging functionality is necessary to track down and investigate any potential problems. In this article, we learn how to use the logger built into NestJS and integrate it […]
Sometimes, in our application, we would like to define a specific duration of time. We could represent it as a number of seconds, for example. However, we might want to be more flexible and be able to use various units, such as minutes, hours, days, or weeks. In this article, we learn how to achieve […]
As our database grows, focusing more on its performance is important. SQL indexes act as guides within the database, helping to speed up data retrieval. In this article, we cover how to create indexes using PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, and NestJS and explain what indexes are. Why we might need indexes In the previous parts of […]
With PostgreSQL’s full-text search feature, we can quickly find documents that contain a particular word or phrase. It can also sort the results to show the most relevant matches first. In this article, we learn how to implement it with the Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL, and NestJS. Column types used with the text-search feature To implement […]
Most of our SQL tables contain the ID column, which acts as a primary key and uniquely identifies each row. Historically, the most common way of defining them in PostgreSQL was with the serial type. However, nowadays, the official documentation advises against them. In this article, we compare the serial type and its alternative, the […]
Our SQL queries can become more complex as the application we develop grows. To deal with that, PostgreSQL implements views that act as virtual tables with rows and columns from which we can select. Additionally, we can create a cached version of our data using materialized views that store our virtual tables in the database. […]
Deleting entities is a standard feature in most REST APIs. The most straightforward approach is to remove rows from the database permanently. However, we can use soft deletes to keep the deleted entities in our database. In this article, we learn how to do it using the Drizzle ORM and PostgreSQL. Introducing soft deletes To […]
PostgreSQL is well-suited for handling structured data and keeping everything organized and consistent. On the other hand, MongoDB stores data in flexible JSON-like documents, making it ideal for data with varying attributes and changing requirements. While SQL databases have many advantages, there are times when flexibility is needed. Fortunately, PostgreSQL bridges this gap by allowing […]
Thanks to some of its features, PostgreSQL sets itself apart from other SQL databases. Unlike many SQL databases that limit columns to single entries, PostgreSQL lets us store multiple values in a single column. This simplifies database design and can improve performance. In this article, we will explore the practical uses of arrays in PostgreSQL […]
