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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Creating relationships across tables is a crucial aspect of working with SQL databases. Previously, this series focused on using the Drizzle ORM to create simple relationships, such as one-to-one and many-to-one relationships. In this article, we learn about many-to-many relationships, which are slightly more complex. Introducing many-to-many relationships A many-to-many relationship is necessary when multiple […]
Ensuring the integrity of the data is a fundamental responsibility of each developer. Fortunately, SQL databases give us the tools to ensure our database stays consistent and accurate. A crucial scenario to consider is when two SQL queries depend on each other. A typical example is transferring money between two bank accounts. Suppose we have […]
When working with SQL databases, we can configure constraints to ensure our data does not get corrupted. In this article, we explore and implement different SQL constraints using PostgreSQL, NestJS, and the Drizzle ORM. Not-null constraint By default, SQL columns can hold nulls, representing an absence of value. We need the not-null constraint using the […]
Managing relationships between tables is a significant part of dealing with SQL databases. In this article, we continue learning to use Drizzle ORM with NestJS and implement many-to-one relationships. Check out this repository if you want to see the full code from this article. The many-to-one relationship With many-to-one relationships, a row from the first […]
When building a database, the tables we set up often connect to each other. Managing these relationships is one of the crucial parts of working with databases. In the previous article, we learned how to use NestJS with Drizzle to set up a simple project with PostgreSQL. This time, we go further and write more […]
Drizzle is a lightweight TypeScript ORM that lets us manage our database schema. Interestingly, it allows us to manage our data through a relational API or an SQL query builder. In this article, we learn how to set up NestJS with Drizzle to implement create, read, update, and delete operations. We also learn how to […]
Managing money is a part of developing web applications that we can’t cut corners on. This article explores various data types built into PostgreSQL and Prisma that we could use to handle finances. We also discuss which ones to avoid and why. Why we should avoid floating point numbers We are used to using fractions […]
