Mongoose (ODM) & Sequelize (ORM)

Why it is being used in EshopBox ?

• Pre-defined database model schema

• Add data validation to all the fields defined in models

Audience

All software development engineers

Reading Material

Dos & Don’ts

Dos

1. Always define data types in models correctly as required like int, string, enum etc

2. Always add updated_at, created_at, and deleted_at keys in model schema

3. For sequelize ORM, use particular driver of RDBMS which you are going to use

4. It is good to write migrations and seed data for your application

5. You can bulk insert any data in tables

Don’ts

1. If you want to add another column in your schema, just write and run migrations.

2. Complex queries must be written effectively like joins, aggregations etc.