Dataverse Web API TypeScript Library

A TypeScript library for working with the Dataverse Web API. This library provides a set of tools and type definitions to make it easier to interact with Dataverse data in a strongly-typed and organized way.

Installation

npm i dataverse-schema

Copy the files from dist into your project

Note: Most of the JSDoc documentation was generate by AI and by not be accurate/ or up to date

Core Concepts

1. Build Your Table Schema

const Address = table("address", {
  id: primaryKey("addressid"),
  street: string("street_Address"),
  zip: number("zip_code"),
});
type AddressType = Infer<typeof Address>;
//result in =>
type Address = {
    id: `${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}`;
    street: string | null;
    zip: number | null;
}

const Person = table("myPeopleTable", {
  primaryKey: primaryKey("myPeopleTableid"),
  name: string("fullname"),
  age: number("person_age"),
  dob: date("person_dob"),
  active: boolean("active"),
  gender: list("status", ["M", "F"] as const),
  pic: image("profile"),
  primaryAddressId: lookupId("person_Address", () => Address), //many to one
  primaryAddress: lookup("person_Address", () => Address), //many to one
  addressIds: collectionIds("person_Address_person", () => Address), //many to many
  addresses: collection("person_Address_person", () => Address), //many to many
});

type PersonType = Infer<typeof Person>;
//result in =>
type Person = {
  primaryKey: `${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}`;
  name: string | null;
  age: number | null;
  dob: Date | null;
  active: boolean;
  gender: "M" | "F" | null;
  pic: string | null;
  primaryAddressId: `${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}` | null;
  primaryAddress: {
    id: `${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}`;
    street: string | null;
    zip: number | null;
  } | null;
  addressIds: `${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}`[];
  addresses: {
    id: `${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}-${string}`;
    street: string | null;
    zip: number | null;
  }[];
};

2. Query Data

const allPeople = Person.getRecords();
const singlePerson = Person.getRecord("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef");

//using alternate key
const anotherPerson = Person.getRecord(
  keys({ [Person.properties.name.name]: "John Doe" })
);

const youngMen = Person.getRecords({
  filter: and(
    equals(Person.properties.gender.name, "M"),
    lessThanOrEqual(Person.properties.age.name, 21)
  ),
  orderby: {
    name: "asc",
  },
  top: 100,
});

3. Modify Data

//crates new record since primary is undefined
const id = await Person.saveRecord({
  name: "Jane",
  age: 25,
});

//update property
Person.updatePropertyValue("age", id, 26);

//assocuate record
Person.associateRecord(
  "primaryAddressId",
  id,
  "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef" //existing adress
);

//update properties and relationships in one action
Person.saveRecord({
  primaryKey: id,
  age: 28,
  primaryAddressId: "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef",
  addresses:[{
    street: "123 This Way", //new address
    zip: 12345
  }],
});

Address.deleteRecord("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef")

4. Validate Data

// Populates the undefined properties with their defaults
const value = Person.getDefault({
  name: "John",
}); 

const result = Person.validate(value) // returns standard schema result
const validPerson = Person.parse(value) // returns valid record or throws

5. Manipulate Tables

//add new properties or overide exsting ones
const PersonWithNickName = Person.appendProperties({
  nickname: string("nickname"),
  name: number("name_as_number")
})

const PersonWithoutAge = Person.omitProperties("age")
const PersonWithOnlyName = Person.pickProperties("age")

Utility Functions

• tryFetch: Wrapper around the fetch API for handling Dataverse Web API requests.
• Dataverse Operations
  • activateRecord
  • associateRecord
  • associateRecordToList
  • deactivateRecord
  • deletePropertyValue
  • deleteRecord
  • dissociateRecord
  • getAssociatedRecord
  • getAssociatedRecords
  • getNextLink
  • getPropertyRawValue
  • getPropertyRawValueURL
  • getPropertyValue
  • getRecord
  • getRecords
  • patchRecord
  • postRecord
  • postRecordGetId
  • updatePropertyValue
• Query Building Function
  • query
  • keys
  • select
  • expand
  • orderby
  • groupby & aggregate
    • average
    • sum
    • min
    • max
    • count
  • Filter Operations
    • and
    • or
    • not
    • equals
    • notEquals
    • greaterThan
    • greaterThanOrEqual
    • lessThan
    • lessThanOrEqual
    • Dataverse Query Functions
      • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/webapi/reference/queryfunctions?view=dataverse-latest
• Dataverse Functions and Actions
  • RetrieveAadUserRoles
  • RetrieveTotalRecordCount
  • WhoAmI
• Other funciton
  • setConfig: Sets global configuration options (base URL, headers).
  • mapChoices: Helper function for mapping Dataverse choice/picklist data.
  • fetchXml & xml: Helper function for creating XML strings.
  • toBase64, base64ImageToURL: Helper functions for working with base64 encoded images.
  • getImageUrl: Constructs a URL to retrieve an image from Dataverse.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please submit pull requests or create issues to suggest improvements or report bugs.