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| 1 | +# NativeScript Vue TypeORM Sample |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Okay let's break this down |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + - **NativeScript** : Runs Javascript as Native apps on Android and iOS |
| 6 | + - **VueJS**: A frontend framework that can be used in NativeScript (Angular is possible too) |
| 7 | + - **nativescript-sqlite**: A Sqlite library for {N}, used here as the Sqlite driver |
| 8 | + - **TypeORM**: A TypeScript/ES7 based ORM that works on NodeJS as well as browsers |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## Demo |
| 11 | +As you can see the task list is persisted even when the app |
| 12 | +is killed and reopened. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +## Setting this up |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Okay so the TL;DR version is this - |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + - **Setup a NativeScript project** |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | + This creates a NativeScript-Vue app |
| 24 | + ``` |
| 25 | + tns create nativescript-sample --template nativescript-vue-template |
| 26 | + ``` |
| 27 | +
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| 28 | + Feel free to use NativeScript without any frontend framework, or with |
| 29 | + Angular. All the same. TypeORM will work everywhere |
| 30 | +
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| 31 | + - **Make sure you are _webpack_-ing your project.** |
| 32 | +
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| 33 | + TypeORM's browser library is in ES7 (with `import/export` statements) |
| 34 | + This is something that cannot be executed directly in NativeScript |
| 35 | + (At least not untill we have a JavascriptCore or V8 that start supporting it) |
| 36 | +
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| 37 | + So please make sure you are using {N} in bundle mode |
| 38 | +
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| 39 | + ``` |
| 40 | + tns install webpack |
| 41 | + ``` |
| 42 | +
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| 43 | + When running the project, always use bundle mode |
| 44 | +
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| 45 | + ``` |
| 46 | + tns run ios --bundle |
| 47 | + ``` |
| 48 | + - **Install the _nativescript-sqlite_ plugin** |
| 49 | +
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| 50 | + Please make sure you install it as a tns plugin and not _just_ npm install |
| 51 | +
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| 52 | + ``` |
| 53 | + tns plugin add nativescript-sqlite |
| 54 | + ``` |
| 55 | +
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| 56 | + - **Install TypeORM** |
| 57 | +
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| 58 | + ``` |
| 59 | + npm install typeorm |
| 60 | + ``` |
| 61 | +
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| 62 | +At this stage you are ready to use TypeORM. |
| 63 | +Please read the documentation on <http://typeorm.io> |
| 64 | +
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| 65 | +TypeORM can be used with/without a repository and it can be used |
| 66 | +in `DataMapper` fashion or `ActiveRecord` fashion. Please do whatever |
| 67 | +feels comfortable. Everything is supported. |
| 68 | +
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| 69 | +## Trying things out quickly |
| 70 | +
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| 71 | +### 1. Setup TypeORM somewhere your app starts |
| 72 | +
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| 73 | +I have done this in the [app/main.ts](main.ts) file. You should ideally do this |
| 74 | +wherever your app is initialised. |
| 75 | +
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| 76 | +```typescript |
| 77 | +import {createConnection, getManager} from "typeorm/browser"; |
| 78 | +import Todo from './models/Todo'; |
| 79 | +
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| 80 | +(async () => { |
| 81 | + try { |
| 82 | + const connection = await createConnection({ |
| 83 | + database: 'test.db', |
| 84 | + type: 'nativescript', |
| 85 | + entities: [ |
| 86 | + Todo |
| 87 | + ], |
| 88 | + logging: true |
| 89 | + }) |
| 90 | +
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| 91 | + console.log("Connection Created") |
| 92 | +
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| 93 | + // setting true will drop tables and recreate |
| 94 | + await connection.synchronize(false) |
| 95 | +
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| 96 | + console.log("Synchronized") |
| 97 | +
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| 98 | +
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| 99 | + } catch (err) { |
| 100 | + console.error(err) |
| 101 | + } |
| 102 | +})(); |
| 103 | +``` |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +### 2. Define your model |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +I am using ActiveRecord. If you want to use DataMapper, you should |
| 108 | +_**not**_ extend from BaseEntitiy |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +```typescript |
| 111 | +import {BaseEntity, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, Column} from "typeorm/browser"; |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +@Entity() |
| 114 | +export default class Todo extends BaseEntity { |
| 115 | + @PrimaryGeneratedColumn() |
| 116 | + id?: number; |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | + @Column() |
| 119 | + task: string; |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | + @Column() |
| 122 | + done: boolean; |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | + constructor(task: string, done: boolean) { |
| 125 | + super(); |
| 126 | + this.task = task; |
| 127 | + this.done = done; |
| 128 | + } |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +} |
| 131 | +``` |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +### 3. Use the entities in your app |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +You can check out [app/components/App.ts](App.ts) |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +```typescript |
| 138 | +import Todo from "./models/Todo"; |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +function refreshTodos() { |
| 141 | + Todo.find().then((todos) => { |
| 142 | + console.log(todos) |
| 143 | + this.todos = todos |
| 144 | + }).catch(console.error) |
| 145 | + } |
| 146 | +function addTodo() { |
| 147 | + const todo = new Todo(this.newtask, false); |
| 148 | + todo.save().then(() => this.refreshTodos()) |
| 149 | + .catch(console.error) |
| 150 | +} |
| 151 | +``` |
| 152 | + |
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