Handling CPU-intensive operations with REST API can be tricky. If our endpoint takes too much time to respond, it might result in a timeout. In this article, we look into queues to help us resolve this issue. Queue proves to be a very useful part of backend architecture. With it, we can implement asynchronous and distributed […]
We often need to allow our users to perform various delicate operations. They often can’t be undone, which might have dire consequences. Therefore, the good idea is to prompt the user for confirmation. Across our application, the above case might happen frequently. Creating a separate confirmation modal for each of them is far from ideal. […]
TypeScript is getting more and more popular. Therefore, it is a great time to start using it if you haven’t already. Chances are, our project has been developed for quite some time. If that’s the case, the best approach could be to introduce TypeScript to the codebase gradually. We might encounter a case where we […]
As applications grow, the number of different entities also increases. A crucial part of learning how to design a database is creating relationships between them. This is because our entities will often relate to each other in some way. Relational databases such as PostgreSQL are an industry standard for quite some time now. Although there […]
So far, in this series, we’ve been using TypeORM to manage our data and connect to our Postgres database. In this article, we look into Prisma, which is a capable alternative. With Prisma, we describe our data using a Prisma schema file. It uses its own data modeling language and acts as a single source […]
While dealing with data, we often have to handle the date and the time. When doing so, there are quite a few things to consider. In this article, we approach various issues both from the standpoint of PostgreSQL and TypeORM. Ways to store and display date and time in PostgreSQL By default, Postgres represents dates […]
While developing our application, security should be one of our main concerns. One of the ways we can improve it is by implementing a two-factor authentication mechanism. This article goes through its principles and puts them into practice with NestJS and Google Authenticator. Adding two-factor authentication The core idea behind two-factor authentication is to confirm […]
With GraphQL, we model our API as a graph. Within a schema, we have various types of nodes that can relate to each other. While the fields in our query might have sub-fields, at some point, we want to work on concrete data. We refer to the type that describes an individual value as the […]
So far, in this series, we’ve used GraphQL both to fetch and modify data. While this covers many real-life cases, modern applications often include situations in which users need immediate feedback when some event occurs. One of the solutions suggested by the GraphQL team is polling. In this technique, the client periodically requests the API for […]
In the previous article, we’ve implemented resolvers and queries. There is quite a common catch with them, though. It is referred to as the N + 1 problem. In this article, we illustrate the issue and provide a few ways to deal with it. The N + 1 problem The N + 1 problem can […]
