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This tutorial provides two ways to create connection:

• The first one uses @tsed/typeorm module to create multiple connections with ,
• The second uses the new async provider feature introduced in v5.27 to create connection.

Additionally, this topic shows you how you can use Entity from Typeorm with Ts.ED controller (on the bottom of this page).

• Kit TypeORM

Feature

Currently, @tsed/typeorm allows you to:

• Configure one or more TypeORM connections via the @ServerSettings configuration. All databases will be initialized when the server starts during the server's OnInit phase.
• Use the Entity TypeORM as Model for Controllers, AJV Validation and Swagger.
• Declare a connection with asyncProvider or automatically by server configuration.

Installation

To begin, install the TypeORM module for TS.ED:

npm install --save @tsed/typeorm
npm install --save typeorm

Then import @tsed/typeorm in your Server:

import {Configuration} from "@tsed/common";
import "@tsed/platform-express";
import "@tsed/typeorm"; // import typeorm ts.ed module

@Configuration({
  typeorm: [
    {
      name: "default",
      type: "postgres",
      // ...,

      entities: [
        `${__dirname}/entity/*{.ts,.js}`
      ],
      migrations: [
        `${__dirname}/migrations/*{.ts,.js}`
      ],
      subscribers: [
        `${__dirname}/subscriber/*{.ts,.js}`
      ]
    },
    {
      name: "mongo",
      type: "mongodb"
      // ...
    }
  ]
})
export class Server {

}

TypeORMService

TypeORMService lets you retrieve an instance of TypeORM Connection.

import {AfterRoutesInit, Injectable} from "@tsed/common";
import {TypeORMService} from "@tsed/typeorm";
import {Connection} from "typeorm";
import {User} from "../models/User";

@Injectable()
export class UsersService implements AfterRoutesInit {
  private connection: Connection;

  constructor(private typeORMService: TypeORMService) {

  }

  $afterRoutesInit() {
    this.connection = this.typeORMService.get("mongoose")!; // get connection by name
  }

  async create(user: User): Promise<User> {
    // do something
    // ...
    // Then save
    await this.connection.manager.save(user);
    console.log("Saved a new user with id: " + user.id);

    return user;
  }

  async find(): Promise<User[]> {
    const users = await this.connection.manager.find(User);
    console.log("Loaded users: ", users);

    return users;
  }

}

For more information about TypeORM, look its documentation here;

Declare your connection as provider

It is also possible to create your connection with the useAsyncFactory feature (See custom providers) This approach allows you to inject your connection as a Service to another one.

To create a new connection, declare your custom provider as follows:

import {Configuration, registerProvider} from "@tsed/di";
import {createConnection} from "@tsed/typeorm";
import {Connection, ConnectionOptions} from "typeorm";

export const CONNECTION = Symbol.for("CONNECTION"); // declare your own symbol
export type CONNECTION = Connection; // Set alias types (optional)

const CONNECTION_NAME = "default"; // change the name according to your server configuration

registerProvider({
  provide: CONNECTION,
  deps: [Configuration],
  async useAsyncFactory(configuration: Configuration) {
    const settings = configuration.get<ConnectionOptions[]>("typeorm")!;
    const connectionOptions = settings.find(o => o.name === CONNECTION_NAME);

    return createConnection(connectionOptions!);
  }
});

Then inject your connection to another service or provide like this:

import {Inject, Injectable} from "@tsed/di";
import {CONNECTION} from "./typeorm-async-provider";

@Injectable()
export class UserService {
  constructor(@Inject(CONNECTION) connection: CONNECTION) {

  }
}

Use Entity TypeORM with Controller

We need to define an Entity TypeORM like this and use Ts.ED Decorator to define the JSON Schema.

import {Maximum, MaxLength, Minimum, Property, Required} from "@tsed/common";
import {Column, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn} from "typeorm";

@Entity()
export class User {

  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
  @Property()
  id: number;

  @Column()
  @MaxLength(100)
  @Required()
  firstName: string;

  @Column()
  @MaxLength(100)
  @Required()
  lastName: string;

  @Column()
  @Minimum(0)
  @Maximum(100)
  age: number;
}

Now, the model is correctly defined and can be used with a Controller, AJV validation, Swagger and TypeORM.

We can use this model with a Controller like that:

import {BodyParams, Controller, Get, Post} from "@tsed/common";
import {User} from "../entities/User";
import {UsersService} from "../services/UsersService";

@Controller("/users")
export class UsersCtrl {
  constructor(private usersService: UsersService) {
  }

  @Post("/")
  create(@BodyParams() user: User): Promise<User> {
    return this.usersService.create(user);
  }

  @Get("/")
  getList(): Promise<User[]> {
    return this.usersService.find();
  }
}

EntityRepository

TypeORM provides EntityRepository to manipulate an Entity. TsED provides a decorator to declare for both TypeORM and Ts.ED. This decorator is useful if you have to inject the repository to another Ts.ED service, controller or provider.

TIP

Since v5.39.1, it isn't necessary to use EntityRepository from Ts.ED. The TypeORM DI is used by Ts.ED DI to resolve injected repository to another class annotated with , , , , etc...

Here is a quick example:

import {Repository, EntityRepository} from "typeorm";
import {User} from "../entity/User";

@EntityRepository(User)
export class UserRepository extends Repository<User> {

}

Then inject your repository to another service:

import {Inject, Injectable} from "@tsed/di";
import {UseConnection} from "@tsed/typeorm";
import {UserRepository} from "./repository/UserRepository";

@Injectable()
export class OtherService {
  @Inject()
  @UseConnection("db2")
  userRepository2: UserRepository;

  constructor(public userRepository: UserRepository,
              @UseConnection("db3") public userRepository3: UserRepository) {

  }
}

TIP

Use decorator to select which database connection the injected repository should be used (require Ts.ED v5.58.0+).