knex-db-helpers

Knex DB Helper is an npm package that makes accessing your SQL database a breeze. Knex DB Helpers comes with 5 pre-built methods with the ability to easily build more complex queries as needed

Installation

With npm

npm i knex-db-helpers

With yarn

yarn add knex-db-helpers

Uasage

const connection = require('../directory') // This should your file that establishes your database connection
const KnexHelpers = require('knex-db-helpers')
const db = new KnexHelpers(connection, 'tableName')

Available Methods

• All methods return a Promise

find(selectConfig='*')

Returns all records in the database

Paramaters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
selectConfig	array	No	*	Array of strings containing which columns you want returned

Example

// Without selectConfig passed in
db.find()

// With selectConfig passed in
const select = ['users.id', 'users.username', 'users.email', 'users.full_name as name']
db.find(select)

findBy(filter, selectConfig='*')

Returns all records that match provided filter

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
filter	object	Yes	n/a	Key/value of what you would like to match
selectConfig	array	No	*	Array of strings containing which columns you want returned

Example

db.findBy({ city: req.body.city })

findById(id, selectConfig='*', whereConfig='id')

Returns the first instance that matches provided id

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	string/integer	Yes	n/a	ID you would like to match
selectConfig	array	No	*	Array of strings containing which columns you want returned
whereConfig	string	No	id	Table column you would like to look for a match

Example

// Without optional parameters(selectConfig, whereConfig)

db.findById(req.params.id)

// With optional parameters
const id = req.params.id
const select = ['users.id', 'users.username', 'users.email', 'users.full_name as name']
const where = 'users.id'

db.findById(id, select, where).join("locations", "locations.id", "users.location_id")

add(info)

Adds a new instance to the database and returns the created instance upon success

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
info	object	Yes	n/a	Data to be inserted into the database

Example

const { username, password } = req.body
db.add({ username, password })

update(changes, filter)

Updates an instance in the database and returns updated data upon success

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
changes	object	Yes	n/a	Changes to be made to the instance
filter	object	Yes	n/a	Key/value of what instance you would like to change

Examples

db.update(req.body, { id: 5 })

remove(filter)

Deletes an instance from the database and returns the number of rows removed

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
filter	object	Yes	n/a	Key/value of matching instances you want to delete

Example

db.remove({ id: 9 })

Contributing

When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue, email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change.

Please note we have a code of conduct. Please follow it in all your interactions with the project.

Issue/Bug Request

If you are having an issue with the existing project code, please submit a bug report under the following guidelines:

• Check first to see if your issue has already been reported.
• Check to see if the issue has recently been fixed by attempting to reproduce the issue using the latest master branch in the repository.
• Create a live example of the problem.
• Submit a detailed bug report including your environment & browser, steps to reproduce the issue, actual and expected outcomes, where you believe the issue is originating from, and any potential solutions you have considered.

Feature Requests

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Pull Requests

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Pull Request Guidelines

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• Update the README.md with details of changes to the interface, including new plist variables, exposed ports, useful file locations and container parameters.
• Ensure that your code conforms to our existing code conventions and test coverage.
• Include the relevant issue number, if applicable.
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Attribution

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