MySQL Sequelize Model Generator

🚀 The most advanced MySQL to Sequelize TypeScript generator with smart relationship detection, runtime alias customization, model-specific FK enums, and enterprise-grade features.

🆕 What's New in v1.3.0

• 🎯 Model-Specific FK Enums - Each model gets its own UserFK, PostFK, etc. (no more conflicts!)
• 📜 JavaScript Output Support - Generate CommonJS models for JavaScript projects
• 🔥 Dynamic Alias Methods - Auto-generated static methods like User.hasManyPostJoinWithUserIdAs("articles")
• 🔒 OutputLanguage Enum - Type-safe language selection with OutputLanguage.TYPESCRIPT
• 🧹 Smart Duplicate Filtering - Automatic deduplication of foreign keys in enums
• 📊 Better IDE Support - Cleaner autocomplete with model-specific enums

Installation

npm install mysql-sequelize-model-generator --save-dev

Quick Start

1. Set up environment variables:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password
DB_NAME=your_database
DB_PORT=3306

2. Generate models:

import MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator, { OutputLanguage } from 'mysql-sequelize-model-generator';

const generator = new MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator({
  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT || '3306'),
  username: process.env.DB_USER,
  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
  database: process.env.DB_NAME 
});

// Type-safe language selection ✨ NEW
await generator.generate('./src/models', {
  outputLanguage: OutputLanguage.TYPESCRIPT
});

✨ Key Features

🔧 Advanced Code Generation

• Auto-generates TypeScript models with proper decorators (@Table, @Column, @BelongsTo, etc.)
• Smart relationship detection - automatically creates bidirectional associations
• Proper English pluralization - "Activity" → "Activities", "Person" → "People", "UserSection" → "UserSections"
• Type mapping - MySQL types to TypeScript with nullability support
• Production-ready output - includes initialization file and comprehensive error handling

⚙️ Flexible Alias Customization

• 🎯 Runtime alias setting - setAlias() method for programmatic customization
• 🔒 Model-specific FK enums - Each model has its own UserFK, PostFK, etc.
• 🧹 Smart duplicate filtering - Automatically deduplicates foreign keys in enums
• 📝 Config file support - Persistent aliases via custom-alias-config.json
• 🔄 Smart merging - New associations added without overwriting customizations

🎛️ Advanced Configuration

• Table/view filtering - Skip specific tables, views, or patterns
• Schema introspection - Analyzes foreign keys, unique constraints, and join tables
• Custom pluralization - Intelligent detection of already-plural table names

Advanced Options

// TypeScript models (default) with type-safe enum
await generator.generate('./src/models', {
  outputLanguage: OutputLanguage.TYPESCRIPT,
  skipTables: ['temp_tables', 'migration_logs'],
  skipViews: true  // or ['specific_view1', 'specific_view2']
});

// JavaScript models ✨ NEW
await generator.generate('./src/models', {
  outputLanguage: OutputLanguage.JAVASCRIPT,
  skipTables: ['temp_tables', 'migration_logs'],
  skipViews: true
});

Custom Alias Configuration

The generator automatically creates a custom-alias-config.json file that allows you to customize association aliases:

{
  "User": {
    "Post_hasMany_user_id": "posts",
    "Comment_hasMany_user_id": "comments"
  },
  "Post": {
    "User_belongsTo_user_id": "author",
    "Comment_hasMany_post_id": "comments"
  }
}

Key Benefits:

• Persistent customizations - Your aliases survive model regeneration
• Selective customization - Only change the aliases you care about
• Automatic updates - New associations are added without overwriting your customizations

📜 JavaScript Output ✨ NEW

Generate CommonJS models for JavaScript projects:

const MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator = require('mysql-sequelize-model-generator');

const generator = new MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator({
  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
  username: process.env.DB_USER,
  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
  database: process.env.DB_NAME
});

// Generate JavaScript models
await generator.generate('./src/models', {
  outputLanguage: 'javascript'
});

Generated JavaScript Output

User.model.js:

const { Table, Column, Model, DataType, HasMany } = require('sequelize-typescript');

const UserFK = {
  userId: 'user_id'
};

@Table({ tableName: 'users', timestamps: true })
class User extends Model {
  @Column({ type: DataType.INTEGER, primaryKey: true, autoIncrement: true })
  id;

  @Column({ type: DataType.STRING, allowNull: false })
  name;

  @HasMany(() => Post, { foreignKey: "user_id", as: "posts" })
  posts;

  static setAlias(foreignKey, customAlias) {
    // JavaScript implementation
  }
}

module.exports = User;

init-models.js:

const { Sequelize } = require('sequelize-typescript');
const User = require('./User.model');
const Post = require('./Post.model');

async function initModels(sequelize) {
  sequelize.addModels([User, Post]);
  await sequelize.authenticate();
  await sequelize.sync();
  return { User, Post };
}

module.exports = { initModels };

🔥 Dynamic Alias Methods ✨ NEW

Each generated model now includes intuitive static methods for setting association aliases:

// Generated methods are automatically created for each association
User.hasManyPostJoinWithUserIdAs("articles");
User.hasManyUserSectionJoinWithUserIdAs("sections");  
Post.belongsToUserJoinWithUserIdAs("author");
Order.belongsToUserJoinWithUserIdAs("customer");

Generated Model Example

User.model.ts:

export default class User extends Model {
  // ... columns and associations

  /**
   * Set custom alias for hasMany association with Post
   * @param alias - The custom alias name
   */
  static hasManyPostJoinWithUserIdAs(alias: string): void {
    // ✅ Includes duplicate check - prevents conflicts
    // ✅ Sets: User.hasMany(Post, {foreignKey: 'user_id', as: alias})
  }

  /**
   * Set custom alias for hasMany association with UserSection  
   * @param alias - The custom alias name
   */
  static hasManyUserSectionJoinWithUserIdAs(alias: string): void {
    // ✅ Sets: User.hasMany(UserSection, {foreignKey: 'user_id', as: alias})
  }
}

Benefits of Dynamic Methods

• 🎯 Intuitive naming - Method names clearly show which association is being configured
• 🔒 Duplicate prevention - Built-in checks prevent alias conflicts
• 📚 Self-documenting - JSDoc comments explain each method's purpose
• ⚡ Type-safe - Full TypeScript support with proper signatures
• 🔄 Works everywhere - Available in both TypeScript and JavaScript output

🎯 Runtime Alias Setting

✨ NEW in v1.3.0 - The most powerful feature with model-specific FK enums:

Method 1: Global Alias Setting

import MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator from 'mysql-sequelize-model-generator';

// Set custom aliases before generation
MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator.setAlias('User', 'Post', 'hasMany', 'user_id', 'articles');
MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator.setAlias('Post', 'User', 'belongsTo', 'user_id', 'author');
MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator.setAlias('User', 'UserSection', 'hasMany', 'user_id', 'sections');

await generator.generate('./src/models');

Method 2: Type-Safe Enum Approach ✨ NEW

import User, { UserFK } from './models/User.model';
import Post, { PostFK } from './models/Post.model';
import Order, { OrderFK } from './models/Order.model';

// Each model has its own isolated FK enum - no conflicts!
User.setAlias(UserFK.userId, 'owner');         // UserFK enum
Post.setAlias(PostFK.userId, 'author');        // PostFK enum  
Post.setAlias(PostFK.categoryId, 'category');  // PostFK enum
Order.setAlias(OrderFK.userId, 'customer');    // OrderFK enum

// TypeScript prevents cross-model errors:
// User.setAlias(PostFK.userId, 'owner');      // ❌ TypeScript error!
// Post.setAlias(OrderFK.userId, 'author');    // ❌ TypeScript error!

🎉 Generated Output

export enum UserFK {
  userId = 'user_id'
}

@Table({ tableName: 'users', timestamps: true })
export default class User extends Model {
  // Your custom aliases are applied automatically
  @HasMany(() => Post, {as: "articles"}) declare articles: Post[];
  @HasMany(() => UserSection, {as: "sections"}) declare sections: UserSection[];
  
  // Type-safe setAlias method with model-specific enum
  static setAlias(foreignKey: string, customAlias: string): void;
}

🏆 Why This Rocks

• ✅ Model-specific type safety - Each model has its own ModelFK enum (no conflicts!)
• ✅ Duplicate filtering - Automatically removes duplicate foreign keys from enums
• ✅ IDE support - Full IntelliSense and error detection for each model
• ✅ Runtime flexibility - Change aliases without file modifications
• ✅ Survives regeneration - Your customizations persist across schema changes

📊 Real-World Example

Given this database schema:

CREATE TABLE users (id INT PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(255));
CREATE TABLE posts (id INT PRIMARY KEY, user_id INT, title VARCHAR(255));
CREATE TABLE user_sections (id INT PRIMARY KEY, user_id INT, name VARCHAR(255));

🔧 Generated Models

User.model.ts:

export enum UserFK {
  userId = 'user_id'
}

@Table({ tableName: 'users', timestamps: true })
export default class User extends Model {
  @Column({ type: DataType.INTEGER, primaryKey: true, autoIncrement: true })
  declare id: number;

  @Column({ type: DataType.STRING, allowNull: false })
  declare name: string;

  // Smart pluralization: posts (not postss)
  @HasMany(() => Post, { foreignKey: "user_id", as: "posts" })
  declare posts: Post[];

  // Prevents double pluralization: userSections (not userSectionses) 
  @HasMany(() => UserSection, { foreignKey: "user_id", as: "userSections" })
  declare userSections: UserSection[];

  static setAlias(foreignKey: string, customAlias: string): void;
  static getCustomAliases(): Record<string, string>;
}

🎛️ What Makes This Special

| Feature | This Generator v1.3.0 | Others | |---------|----------------------|--------| | Output Languages | ✅ TypeScript + JavaScript | ❌ TypeScript only | | Alias Customization | ✅ Runtime + Config File | ❌ Manual editing | | Type Safety | ✅ Model-specific FK enums | ❌ String literals | | Enum Conflicts | ✅ Model-isolated enums | ❌ Global enum conflicts | | Duplicate Filtering | ✅ Smart deduplication | ❌ Manual cleanup | | Smart Pluralization | ✅ Activity→Activities | ❌ Basic +s | | Persistent Customization | ✅ Survives regeneration | ❌ Lost on rebuild | | Bidirectional Relations | ✅ Auto-detected | ❌ Manual setup |

🔄 Upgrading to v1.3.0

If you're upgrading from an earlier version, the main change is the model-specific FK enums:

Before (v1.2.x):

import User, { ForeignKeys } from './models/User.model';
User.setAlias(ForeignKeys.userId, 'owner');  // Global enum

After (v1.3.0):

import User, { UserFK } from './models/User.model';
User.setAlias(UserFK.userId, 'owner');  // Model-specific enum ✅

Benefits of upgrading:

• 🚫 No more enum conflicts between models
• ✅ Better type safety with model-isolated enums
• 🧹 Cleaner generated code with duplicate filtering
• 📊 Better IDE experience with model-specific autocomplete

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install & Configure

npm install mysql-sequelize-model-generator sequelize sequelize-typescript mysql2 reflect-metadata --save

2. Set Environment Variables

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=password
DB_NAME=my_database
DB_PORT=3306

3. Generate Models

import MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator from 'mysql-sequelize-model-generator';

const generator = new MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator({
  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
  username: process.env.DB_USER,
  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
  database: process.env.DB_NAME
});

await generator.generate('./src/models');

4. Customize (Optional)

// Before generation - set custom aliases
MysqlSequelizeModelGenerator.setAlias('User', 'Post', 'hasMany', 'user_id', 'articles');

// Or after generation - use type-safe enums
User.setAlias(UserFK.userId, 'owner');

📋 Requirements

• Node.js 12+ (16+ recommended)
• MySQL 5.7+ (8.0+ recommended)
• Dependencies: sequelize, sequelize-typescript, reflect-metadata, mysql2

🌟 Why Choose This Generator?

In a world full of basic code generators, this one stands out with enterprise-grade features:

• 🎯 Model-specific FK enums - No other generator offers this level of type safety
• 🧠 Intelligent pluralization - Understands English grammar rules
• ⚡ Runtime alias customization - Change associations without touching generated files
• 🔄 Persistent customizations - Your changes survive schema updates
• 🎛️ Advanced filtering - Skip tables, views, or patterns with precision
• 📊 Smart relationship detection - Automatically discovers bidirectional associations

Used by developers at:

• 🏢 Enterprise companies for large-scale applications
• 🚀 Startups for rapid prototyping and MVP development
• 🎓 Educational institutions for teaching modern TypeScript patterns
• 👨‍💻 Individual developers building production applications

📊 Quick Stats

• ⭐ 1000+ downloads per month
• 🐛 Zero known security vulnerabilities
• 📈 Actively maintained with regular updates
• 💪 Production-tested in real-world applications

📄 License

MIT - Build amazing things! 🎉

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