EF Core-Style TypeORM Wrapper

A TypeScript ORM that provides Entity Framework Core-like syntax and features on top of TypeORM, with support for Express.js and NestJS.

Features

• EF Core-like query syntax
• Enhanced entity tracking
• Simplified relationship management
• Express.js integration
• NestJS module support
• Transaction management
• Type-safe queries
• Dependency injection support

Installation

# Using npm
npm install typeorm-sequelize

# Using yarn
yarn add typeorm-sequelize

# Using pnpm
pnpm add typeorm-sequelize

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd ef-core-typeorm

2. Install dependencies:

yarn install

3. Build the package:

yarn build

4. (Optional) Create a local link:

yarn link

Usage

Basic Setup

import { DbContext, Entity, Column } from 'ef-core-typeorm';

@Entity()
class User {
  @Column()
  id: number;

  @Column()
  name: string;
}

const options = {
  type: 'postgres',
  host: 'localhost',
  port: 5432,
  username: 'user',
  password: 'password',
  database: 'mydb',
  entities: [User],
  synchronize: true
};

const context = new DbContext(options);
await context.initialize();

Querying

// Get repository
const userRepo = context.set(User);

// Basic queries
const firstUser = await userRepo.first();
const users = await userRepo
  .where(u => u.name === 'John')
  .orderBy(u => u.id)
  .toList();

// Include related data
const usersWithPosts = await userRepo
  .include(u => u.posts)
  .toList();

Express Integration

import express from 'express';
import { withDbContext, withTransaction } from 'ef-core-typeorm';

const app = express();
const context = new DbContext(options);

// Add middleware
app.use(withDbContext(context));

// Use transactions in routes
app.post('/users', withTransaction, async (req, res) => {
  const userRepo = req.dbContext.set(User);
  const user = new User();
  user.name = req.body.name;
  await userRepo.getRepository().save(user);
  res.json(user);
});

Publishing as a Package

1. Update package.json:

{
  "name": "ef-core-typeorm",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "dist/index.js",
  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
  "files": [
    "dist",
    "README.md",
    "LICENSE"
  ],
  "scripts": {
    "prepublishOnly": "yarn build"
  }
}

2. Build the package:

yarn build

3. Publish to npm:

npm login
npm publish

Using in Another Project

1. Install the package:

yarn add ef-core-typeorm

2. Import and use:

import { DbContext, Entity, Column } from 'ef-core-typeorm';

// Set up entities and context as shown above

NestJS Integration

Setup

// app.module.ts
import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { TypeormSequelizeModule } from 'typeorm-sequelize';
import { User, Post, Comment } from './entities';

@Module({
  imports: [
    TypeormSequelizeModule.forRoot({
      host: 'localhost',
      port: 5432,
      username: 'postgres',
      password: 'password',
      database: 'myapp',
      entities: [User, Post, Comment],
      synchronize: true, // Only for development
    }),
  ],
})
export class AppModule {}

Async Configuration

// app.module.ts
import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
import { TypeormSequelizeModule } from 'typeorm-sequelize';

@Module({
  imports: [
    ConfigModule.forRoot(),
    TypeormSequelizeModule.forRootAsync({
      inject: [ConfigService],
      useFactory: (configService: ConfigService) => ({
        host: configService.get('DB_HOST'),
        port: configService.get('DB_PORT'),
        username: configService.get('DB_USERNAME'),
        password: configService.get('DB_PASSWORD'),
        database: configService.get('DB_NAME'),
        entities: [User, Post, Comment],
        synchronize: configService.get('NODE_ENV') === 'development',
      }),
    }),
  ],
})
export class AppModule {}

Service Implementation

// users/users.service.ts
import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import { InjectRepository } from 'typeorm-sequelize';
import { BaseRepository } from 'typeorm-sequelize';
import { User } from './entities/user.entity';

@Injectable()
export class UsersService {
  constructor(
    @InjectRepository(User)
    private readonly userRepository: BaseRepository<User>,
  ) {}

  async findAll() {
    return this.userRepository
      .select({
        id: true,
        name: true,
        email: true,
        posts: {
          id: true,
          title: true,
        }
      })
      .include({
        posts: true
      })
      .toList();
  }

  async findByEmail(email: string) {
    return this.userRepository
      .where({ email: { $eq: email } })
      .firstOrDefault();
  }

  async create(userData: Partial<User>) {
    const user = this.userRepository.create(userData);
    return this.userRepository.save(user);
  }
}

Controller Implementation

// users/users.controller.ts
import { Controller, Get, Post, Body, Param } from '@nestjs/common';
import { UsersService } from './users.service';

@Controller('users')
export class UsersController {
  constructor(private readonly usersService: UsersService) {}

  @Get()
  async findAll() {
    return this.usersService.findAll();
  }

  @Get(':id')
  async findOne(@Param('id') id: number) {
    return this.usersService.findById(id);
  }

  @Post()
  async create(@Body() createUserDto: any) {
    return this.usersService.create(createUserDto);
  }
}

Development

1. Local Testing:

# In ef-core-typeorm directory
yarn link
yarn build --watch

# In your test project directory
yarn link ef-core-typeorm

2. Running Tests:

yarn test

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License

MIT