node-activerecord

An ORM written in Coffeescript that supports multiple database systems (SQL, NoSQL, and even REST), as well as ID generation middleware. It is fully extendable to add new database systems and plugins.

Note: this project is new and is still evolving rapidly. A lot is done, but there is still a lot to do.

Install

node-activerecord is available in npm:

npm install activerecord

Installing node-activerecord will not automatically install the required libraries for every adapter since this could easily make the library very bloated and dependent on things you may or may not need.

Adapter Libraries

You can use npm to install the required libraries for each adapter:

Adapter	Libraries
sqlite	sqlite3
mysql	mysql
redis	redis
REST	restler

ID Middleware Libraries

You can also use npm to install the required libraries for any ID generation middleware:

Middleware	Libraries
sql	none
redis	redis

Built-In Plugins

Plugin	Enabled by Default	Description
json	true	Allows conversion of a model to a simple JS object and offers field protection
logger	false	A verbose logger that outputs significant logging data to the console

Examples

Configuration

By default, ActiveRecord assumes SQL ID middleware. This means it checks for the last generated auto-increment ID on the primary key.

ActiveRecord = require 'activerecord'

module.exports = new ActiveRecord.Configuration
  sqlite:
    database: "#{__dirname}/test.db"
  mysql:
    host: 'localhost'
    database: 'test'
    user: 'test'
    password: 'password'
  middleware:
    redis:
      host: 'localhost'

Model Definition

ActiveRecord = require 'activerecord'
config = require __dirname + "/config"

# Note: uses sqlite3 by default
class User extends ActiveRecord.Model
  config: config
  fields: ['id', 'username', 'name']

Creating a Record

user = new User()
user.username = "meltingice"
user.name = "Ryan"
user.save()

Retreiving a Record

# Find by primary ID
User.find 1, (err, user) -> console.log user.toJSON()

# Find by field
User.find { email: "[email protected]" }, (err, user) -> console.log user.toJSON()

# Find multiple by primary ID
User.findAll [1, 2], (err, users) ->
  console.log user.toJSON() for user in users

# Find by custom query
User.find "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id < ?", 5, (err, user) ->
  console.log user.toJSON()

Updating a Record

User.find 1, (err, user) ->
  user.name = "Bob"
  user.save (err) -> console.log "updated!"

Deleting a Record

User.find 1, (err, user) ->
  user.delete (err) -> console.log "deleted!"

Model Relations

class User extends ActiveRecord.Model
  config: config
  fields: ['id', 'username', 'name']
  hasMany: -> [
    Message
  ]

class Message extends ActiveRecord.Model
  config: config
  fields: ['id', 'user_id', 'text']
  belongsTo: -> [
    User
  ]

Message.find 1, (message) ->
  message.user (err, user) ->
    console.log user.toJSON()

Non-SQL Middleware

class User extends ActiveRecord.Model
  config: config
  idMiddleware: 'redis'
  idMiddlewareOptions:
    key: 'users:id'

  fields: ['id', 'username', 'name']

Plugins

class AltLogger extends ActiveRecord.Plugin
  messages: []

  # Callback hooks
  afterCreate: -> messages.push "Created model for #{@tableName()}"; true
  afterUpdate: -> messages.push "Updated model for #{@tableName()}"; true

  # Extend the model
  outputLog: -> console.log msg for msg in messages

class User extends ActiveRecord.Model
  config: config
  fields: ['id', 'username', 'name']
  plugins: -> [
    'json'
    AltLogger
  ]

user = new User name: 'foo', username: 'bar'
user.save (err) -> user.outputLog()