feathersjs-ecosystem
feathers-sequelize
Caution: When you're using feathers v4 and want to upgrade to feathers v5, please make sure to read the migration guide.
NOTE: This is the version for Feathers v5. For Feathers v4 use feathers-sequelize v6
A Feathers database adapter for Sequelize, an ORM for Node.js. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and MSSQL and features transaction support, relations, read replication and more.
- API
- Caveats
- Example
- Associations
- Querying
- Working with Sequelize Model instances
- Validation
- Testing sequelize queries in isolation
- Migrations
- License
- Migrating to feathers v5
Very Important: Before using this adapter you have to be familiar with both, the Feathers Basics and general use of Sequelize. For associations and relations see the associations section. This adapter may not cover all use cases but they can still be implemented using Sequelize models directly in a Custom Feathers service.
npm install --save feathers-sequelize@preAnd one of the following:
npm install --save pg pg-hstore
npm install --save mysql2 // For both mysql and mariadb dialects
npm install --save sqlite3
npm install --save tedious // MSSQLImportant:
feathers-sequelizeimplements the Feathers Common database adapter API and querying syntax. For more information about models and general Sequelize usage, follow up in the Sequelize documentation.
API
new SequelizeService(options)
Returns a new service instance initialized with the given options.
const Model = require('./models/mymodel');
const { SequelizeService } = require('feathers-sequelize');
app.use('/messages', new SequelizeService({ Model }));
app.use('/messages', new SequelizeService({ Model, id, events, paginate }));Options:
Model(required) - The Sequelize model definitionid(optional, default: primary key of the model) - The name of the id field property. Will use the first property withprimaryKey: trueby default.raw(optional, default:true) - Runs queries faster by returning plain objects instead of Sequelize models.Sequelize(optional, default:Model.sequelize.Sequelize) - The Sequelize instanceevents(optional) - A list of custom service events sent by this servicepaginate(optional) - A pagination object containing adefaultandmaxpage sizemulti(optional) - Allowcreatewith arrays andupdateandremovewithidnullto change multiple items. Can betruefor all methods or an array of allowed methods (e.g.[ 'remove', 'create' ])operatorMap(optional) - A mapping from query syntax property names to to Sequelize secure operatorsoperators(optional) - A list of additional query parameters to allow (e..g[ '$regex', '$geoNear' ]). Default is the supportedoperators
params.sequelize
When making a service method call, params can contain an sequelize property which allows to pass additional Sequelize options. This can e.g. be used to retrieve associations. Normally this wil be set in a before hook:
app.service('messages').hooks({
before: {
find(context) {
// Get the Sequelize instance. In the generated application via:
const sequelize = context.app.get('sequelizeClient');
const { User } = sequelize.models;
context.params.sequelize = {
include: [ User ]
}
return context;
}
}
});Other options that params.sequelize allows you to pass can be found in Sequelize querying docs.
Beware that when setting a top-level where property (usually for querying based on a column on an associated model), the where in params.sequelize will overwrite your query.
operatorMap
Sequelize deprecated string based operators a while ago for security reasons. Starting at version 4.0.0 feathers-sequelize converts queries securely, so you can still use string based operators listed below. If you want to support additional Sequelize operators, the operatorMap service option can contain a mapping from query parameter name to Sequelize operator. By default supported are:
'$eq',
'$ne',
'$gte',
'$gt',
'$lte',
'$lt',
'$in',
'$nin',
'$like',
'$notLike',
'$iLike',
'$notILike',
'$or',
'$and'// Find all users with name similar to Dav
app.service('users').find({
query: {
name: {
$like: 'Dav%'
}
}
});GET /users?name[$like]=Dav%Caveats
Sequelize raw queries
By default, all feathers-sequelize operations will return raw data (using raw: true when querying the database). This results in faster execution and allows feathers-sequelize to interoperate with feathers-common hooks and other 3rd party integrations. However, this will bypass some of the "goodness" you get when using Sequelize as an ORM:
- custom getters/setters will be bypassed
- model-level validations are bypassed
- associated data loads a bit differently
- ...and several other issues that one might not expect
Don't worry! The solution is easy. Please read the guides about working with model instances.
Working with MSSQL
When using MSSQL as the database, a default sort order always has to be applied, otherwise the adapter will throw an Invalid usage of the option NEXT in the FETCH statement. error. This can be done in your model with:
model.beforeFind(model => model.order.push(['id', 'ASC']))Or in a hook like this:
module.exports = function (options = {}) {
return async context => {
const { query = {} } = context.params;
// Sort by id field ascending (or any other property you want)
// See https://docs.feathersjs.com/api/databases/querying.html#sort
const $sort = { id: 1 };
context.params.query = {
$sort: {
},
...query
}
return context;
}
}Primary keys
All tables used by a feathers-sequelize service require a primary key. Although it is common practice for many-to-many tables to not have a primary key, this service will break if the table does not have a primary key. This is because most service methods require an ID and because of how feathers maps services to URLs.
Example
Here is an example of a Feathers server with a messages SQLite Sequelize Model:
$ npm install @feathersjs/feathers @feathersjs/errors @feathersjs/express @feathersjs/socketio sequelize feathers-sequelize sqlite3In app.js:
import path from 'path';
import { feathers } from '@feathersjs/feathers';
import express from '@feathersjs/express';
import socketio from '@feathersjs/socketio';
import Sequelize from 'sequelize';
import SequelizeService from 'feathers-sequelize';
const sequelize = new Sequelize('sequelize', '', '', {
dialect: 'sqlite',
storage: path.join(__dirname, 'db.sqlite'),
logging: false
});
const Message = sequelize.define('message', {
text: {
type: Sequelize.STRING,
allowNull: false
}
}, {
freezeTableName: true
});
// Create an Express compatible Feathers application instance.
const app = express(feathers());
// Turn on JSON parser for REST services
app.use(express.json());
// Turn on URL-encoded parser for REST services
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
// Enable REST services
app.configure(express.rest());
// Enable Socket.io services
app.configure(socketio());
// Create an in-memory Feathers service with a default page size of 2 items
// and a maximum size of 4
app.use('/messages', new SequelizeService({
Model: Message,
paginate: {
default: 2,
max: 4
}
}));
app.use(express.errorHandler());
Message.sync({ force: true }).then(() => {
// Create a dummy Message
app.service('messages').create({
text: 'Message created on server'
}).then(message => console.log('Created message', message));
});
// Start the server
const port = 3030;
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Feathers server listening on port ${port}`);
});Run the example with node app and go to localhost:3030/messages.
Associations
Embrace the ORM
The documentation on Sequelize associations and relations is essential to implementing associations with this adapter and one of the steepest parts of the Sequelize learning curve. If you have never used an ORM, let it do a lot of the heavy lifting for you!
Setting params.sequelize.include
Once you understand how the include option works with Sequelize, you will want to set that option from a before hook in Feathers. Feathers will pass the value of context.params.sequelize as the options parameter for all Sequelize method calls. This is what your hook might look like:
// GET /my-service?name=John&include=1
function (context) {
const { include, ...query } = context.params.query;
if (include) {
const AssociatedModel = context.app.services.fooservice.Model;
context.params.sequelize = {
include: [{ model: AssociatedModel }]
};
// Update the query to not include `include`
context.params.query = query;
}
return context;
}Underneath the hood, feathers will call your models find method sort of like this:
// YourModel is a sequelize model
const options = Object.assign({ where: { name: 'John' }}, context.params.sequelize);
YourModel.findAndCount(options);For more information, follow up up in the Sequelize documentation for associations and this issue.
Querying
Additionally to the common querying mechanism this adapter also supports all Sequelize query operators.
Note: This adapter supports an additional
$returningparameter for patch and remove queries. By settingparams.$returning = falseit will disable feathers and sequelize from returning what was changed, so mass updates can be done without overwhelming node and/or clients.
Querying a nested column
To query based on a column in an associated model, you can use Sequelize's nested column syntax in a query. The nested column syntax is considered an operator by Feathers, and so each such usage has to be whitelisted.
Example:
// Find a user with post.id == 120
app.service('users').find({
query: {
'$post.id$': 120,
include: {
model: posts
}
}
});For this case to work, you'll need to add '$post.id$' to the service options' 'whitelist' property.
Working with Sequelize Model instances
It is highly recommended to use raw queries, which is the default. However, there are times when you will want to take advantage of Sequelize Instance methods. There are two ways to tell feathers to return Sequelize instances:
- Set
{ raw: false }in a "before" hook:function rawFalse(context) { if (!context.params.sequelize) context.params.sequelize = {}; Object.assign(context.params.sequelize, { raw: false }); return context; } hooks.before.find = [rawFalse]; Use the new
hydratehook in the "after" phase:const hydrate = require('feathers-sequelize/hooks/hydrate'); hooks.after.find = [hydrate()]; // Or, if you need to include associated models, you can do the following: function includeAssociated (context) { return hydrate({ include: [{ model: context.app.services.fooservice.Model }] }).call(this, context); } hooks.after.find = [includeAssociated];For a more complete example see this gist.
Important: When working with Sequelize Instances, most of the feathers-hooks-common will no longer work. If you need to use a common hook or other 3rd party hooks, you should use the "dehydrate" hook to convert data back to a plain object:
const { dehydrate, hydrate } = require('feathers-sequelize'); const { populate } = require('feathers-hooks-common'); hooks.after.find = [hydrate(), doSomethingCustom(), dehydrate(), populate()];
Validation
Sequelize by default gives you the ability to add validations at the model level. Using an error handler like the one that comes with Feathers your validation errors will be formatted nicely right out of the box!
Testing sequelize queries in isolation
If you wish to use some of the more advanced features of sequelize, you should first test your queries in isolation (without feathers). Once your query is working, you can integrate it into your feathers app.
1. Build a test file
Creat a temporary file in your project root like this:
// test.js
const app = require('./src/app');
// run setup to initialize relations
app.setup();
const seqClient = app.get('sequelizeClient');
const SomeModel = seqClient.models['some-model'];
const log = console.log.bind(console);
SomeModel.findAll({
/*
* Build your custom query here. We will use this object later.
*/
}).then(log).catch(log);And then run this file like this:
node test.jsContinue updating the file and running it until you are satisfied with the results.
2. Integrate the query using a "before" hook
Once your have your custom query working to your satisfaction, you will want to integrate it into your feathers app. Take the guts of the findAll operation above and create a "before" hook:
function buildCustomQuery(context) {
context.params.sequelize = {
/*
* This is the same object you passed to "findAll" above.
* This object is *shallow merged* onto the underlying query object
* generated by feathers-sequelize (it is *not* a deep merge!).
* The underlying data will already contain the following:
* - "where" condition based on query paramters
* - "limit" and "offset" based on pagination settings
* - "order" based $sort query parameter
* You can override any/all of the underlying data by setting it here.
* This gives you full control over the query object passed to sequelize!
*/
};
}
someService.hooks({
before: {
find: [buildCustomQuery]
}
});Migrations
Migrations with feathers and sequelize are quite simple. This guide will walk you through creating the recommended file structure, but you are free to rearrange things as you see fit. The following assumes you have a migrations folder in the root of your app.
Initial Setup: one-time tasks
- Install the sequelize CLI:
npm install sequelize-cli --save -g- Create a
.sequelizercfile in your project root with the following content:
const path = require('path');
module.exports = {
'config': path.resolve('migrations/config.js'),
'migrations-path': path.resolve('migrations/scripts'),
'seeders-path': path.resolve('migrations/seeders'),
'models-path': path.resolve('migrations/models.js')
};- Create the migrations config in
migrations/config.js:
const app = require('../src/app');
const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
const dialect = 'postgres'; // Or your dialect name
module.exports = {
[env]: {
dialect,
url: app.get(dialect),
migrationStorageTableName: '_migrations'
}
};- Define your models config in
migrations/models.js:
const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
const app = require('../src/app');
const sequelize = app.get('sequelizeClient');
const models = sequelize.models;
// The export object must be a dictionary of model names -> models
// It must also include sequelize (instance) and Sequelize (constructor) properties
module.exports = Object.assign({
Sequelize,
sequelize
}, models);Migrations workflow
The migration commands will load your application and it is therefore required that you define the same environment variables as when running your application. For example, many applications will define the database connection string in the startup command:
DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@host:port/dbname npm startAll of the following commands assume that you have defined the same environment variables used by your application.
ProTip: To save typing, you can export environment variables for your current bash/terminal session:
export DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@host:port/dbCreate a new migration
To create a new migration file, run the following command and provide a meaningful name:
sequelize migration:create --name="meaningful-name"This will create a new file in the migrations/scripts folder. All migration file names will be prefixed with a sortable data/time string: 20160421135254-meaningful-name.js. This prefix is crucial for making sure your migrations are executed in the proper order.
NOTE: The order of your migrations is determined by the alphabetical order of the migration scripts in the file system. The file names generated by the CLI tools will always ensure that the most recent migration comes last.
Add the up/down scripts:
Open the newly created migration file and write the code to both apply and undo the migration. Please refer to the sequelize migration functions for available operations. Do not be lazy - write the down script too and test! Here is an example of converting a NOT NULL column accept null values:
'use strict';
module.exports = {
up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
return queryInterface.changeColumn('tableName', 'columnName', {
type: Sequelize.STRING,
allowNull: true
});
},
down: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
return queryInterface.changeColumn('tableName', 'columnName', {
type: Sequelize.STRING,
allowNull: false
});
}
};ProTip: As of this writing, if you use the
changeColumnmethod you must always specify thetype, even if the type is not changing.
ProTip: Down scripts are typically easy to create and should be nearly identical to the up script except with inverted logic and inverse method calls.
Keeping your app code in sync with migrations
The application code should always be up to date with the migrations. This allows the app to be freshly installed with everything up-to-date without running the migration scripts. Your migrations should also never break a freshly installed app. This often times requires that you perform any necessary checks before executing a task. For example, if you update a model to include a new field, your migration should first check to make sure that new field does not exist:
'use strict';
module.exports = {
up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
return queryInterface.describeTable('tableName').then(attributes => {
if ( !attributes.columnName ) {
return queryInterface.addColumn('tableName', 'columnName', {
type: Sequelize.INTEGER,
defaultValue: 0
});
}
})
},
down: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
return queryInterface.describeTable('tableName').then(attributes => {
if ( attributes.columnName ) {
return queryInterface.removeColumn('tableName', 'columnName');
}
});
}
};Apply a migration
The CLI tools will always run your migrations in the correct order and will keep track of which migrations have been applied and which have not. This data is stored in the database under the _migrations table. To ensure you are up to date, simply run the following:
sequelize db:migrateProTip: You can add the migrations script to your application startup command to ensure that all migrations have run every time your app is started. Try updating your package.json
scriptsattribute and runnpm start:
scripts: {
start: "sequelize db:migrate && node src/"
}Undo the previous migration
To undo the last migration, run the following command:
sequelize db:migrate:undoContinue running the command to undo each migration one at a time - the migrations will be undone in the proper order.
Note: - You shouldn't really have to undo a migration unless you are the one developing a new migration and you want to test that it works. Applications rarely have to revert to a previous state, but when they do you will be glad you took the time to write and test your
downscripts!
Reverting your app to a previous state
In the unfortunate case where you must revert your app to a previous state, it is important to take your time and plan your method of attack. Every application is different and there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for rewinding an application. However, most applications should be able to follow these steps (order is important):
- Stop your application (kill the process)
- Find the last stable version of your app
- Count the number of migrations which have been added since that version
- Undo your migrations one at a time until the db is in the correct state
- Revert your code back to the previous state
- Start your app
Migrating
feathers-sequelize 4.0.0 comes with important security and usability updates.
Important: For general migration information to the new database adapter functionality see crow.docs.feathersjs.com/migrating.html#database-adapters.
The following breaking changes have been introduced:
- All methods now take
params.sequelizeinto account - All methods allow additional query parameters
- Multiple updates are disabled by default (see the
multioption) - Upgraded to secure Sequelize operators (see the operators option)
- Errors no longer contain Sequelize specific information. The original Sequelize error can be retrieved on the server via:
const { ERROR } = require('feathers-sequelize');
try {
await sequelizeService.doSomethign();
} catch(error) {
// error is a FeathersError
// Safely retrieve the Sequelize error
const sequelizeError = error[ERROR];
}License
Copyright (c) 2022
Licensed under the MIT license.
Migrate to Feathers v5 (dove)
There are several breaking changes for feathers-sequelize in Feathers v5. This guide will help you to migrate your existing Feathers v4 application to Feathers v5.
Named export
The default export of feathers-sequelize has been removed. You now have to import the SequelizeService class directly:
const { SequelizeService } = require('feathers-sequelize');
app.use('/messages', new SequelizeService({ ... }));This follows conventions from feathers v5.
operators / operatorMap
Feathers v5 introduces a convention for
options.operatorsandoptions.filters. The way feathers-sequelize worked in previous version is not compatible with these conventions. Please read https://dove.feathersjs.com/guides/migrating.html#custom-filters-operators first.
The old options.operators object is renamed to options.operatorMap:
const { SequelizeService } = require('feathers-sequelize');
const { Op } = require('sequelize');
app.use('/messages', new SequelizeService({
Model,
// operators is now operatorMap:
operatorMap: {
$between: Op.between
}
}));The new options.operators option is an array of allowed operators.
filters
Feathers v5 introduces a convention for
options.operatorsandoptions.filters. The way feathers-sequelize worked in previous version is not compatible with these conventions. Please read https://dove.feathersjs.com/guides/migrating.html#custom-filters-operators first.
Feathers v5 introduces a new filters option. It is an object to verify filters. Here you need to add $dollar.notation$ operators, if you have some.
const { SequelizeService } = require('feathers-sequelize');
app.use('/messages', new SequelizeService({
Model,
filters: {
'$and': true,
'$person.name$': true
}
}));whitelist
Feathers v5 introduces a convention for
options.operatorsandoptions.filters. The way feathers-sequelize worked in previous version is not compatible with these conventions. Please read https://dove.feathersjs.com/guides/migrating.html#custom-filters-operators.