@prisma/client

What is @prisma/client?

The @prisma/client package is an auto-generated and type-safe query builder that's tailored to your data model. It's part of the Prisma ORM and is designed to make database access easy and intuitive in Node.js and TypeScript applications.

What are @prisma/client's main functionalities?

Fetching data

This feature allows you to fetch data from the database. The code sample demonstrates how to retrieve all records from the 'user' table.

const users = await prisma.user.findMany();

Creating data

This feature is used to create new records in the database. The code sample shows how to create a new user with a name and email.

const user = await prisma.user.create({ data: { name: 'Alice', email: '[e-mail]' } });

Updating data

This feature allows you to update existing records in the database. The code sample demonstrates updating the name of a user with a specific ID.

const updateUser = await prisma.user.update({ where: { id: 1 }, data: { name: 'Bob' } });

Deleting data

This feature enables you to delete records from the database. The code sample shows how to delete a user with a particular ID.

const deleteUser = await prisma.user.delete({ where: { id: 1 } });

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sequelize

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typeorm

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README

Prisma Client ·

Prisma Client JS is an auto-generated query builder that enables type-safe database access and reduces boilerplate. You can use it as an alternative to traditional ORMs such as Sequelize, TypeORM or SQL query builders like knex.js.

It is part of the Prisma ecosystem. Prisma provides database tools for data access, declarative data modeling, schema migrations and visual data management. Learn more in the main prisma repository or read the documentation.

Getting started

Follow one of these guides to get started with Prisma Client JS:

• Quickstart (5 min)
• Set up a new project with Prisma (SQL migrations) (15 min)
• Set up a new project with Prisma (Prisma Migrate) (15 min)
• Add Prisma to an existing project (15 min)

Alternatively you can explore the ready-to-run examples (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, plain JavaScript and TypeScript demos, ...) or watch the demo videos (1-2 min per video).

Contributing

Refer to our contribution guidelines and Code of Conduct for contributors.

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