sequelize_orm 0.1.5

A type-safe ORM for Dart powered by Sequelize. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, and MSSQL with code generation, model annotations, associations, and query building.

sequelize_orm

A type-safe ORM for Dart powered by Sequelize. Define models with annotations, generate query builders with code generation, and interact with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, and MSSQL databases from Dart.

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Features

• Multi-database support -- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL
• Code generation -- Type-safe model classes, query builders, and model registry via build_runner
• Declarative models -- Define tables with @Table, @PrimaryKey, @NotNull, and other annotations
• Associations -- HasOne, HasMany, BelongsTo relationships with eager loading
• Type-safe queries -- Filtering, sorting, pagination, and aggregations with full IDE autocomplete
• Dual platform -- Works on Dart VM and dart2js

Prerequisites

Sequelize Dart uses a Node.js bridge to communicate with the Sequelize.js runtime. You must have Node.js installed on your system before using this package.

• Node.js v18 or later -- Download from nodejs.org

Verify your installation:

node --version

Installation

Add sequelize_orm to your dependencies and the generator to your dev dependencies:

dependencies:
  sequelize_orm: ^0.1.5

dev_dependencies:
  sequelize_orm_generator: ^0.1.5
  build_runner: latest

Or you can run the following command:

dart pub add sequelize_orm dev:sequelize_orm_generator dev:build_runner

Quick start

1. Define a model

Create a model file with the .model.dart suffix (e.g. lib/models/users.model.dart):

import 'package:sequelize_orm/sequelize_orm.dart';

part 'users.model.g.dart';

@Table(tableName: 'users', underscored: true)
abstract class Users {
  @PrimaryKey()
  @AutoIncrement()
  @NotNull()
  DataType id = DataType.INTEGER;

  @NotNull()
  DataType email = DataType.STRING;

  @ColumnName('first_name')
  @NotNull()
  DataType firstName = DataType.STRING;

  @ColumnName('last_name')
  DataType lastName = DataType.STRING;

  static UsersModel get model => UsersModel();
}

2. Create a model registry

Create a file named db.registry.dart in your models directory (e.g. lib/models/db.registry.dart). The file can be empty -- the generator uses it as a trigger to discover all *.model.dart files and produce a centralized registry class.

// lib/models/db.registry.dart
// This file triggers the models registry generator.
// It will generate db.dart with a Db class.

The generated db.dart provides:

class Db {
  static UsersModel get users => UsersModel();
  static List<Model> allModels() => [Db.users];
}

3. Run code generation

# Recommended (Faster)
dart run sequelize_orm_generator:generate

# Or using build_runner
dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

This produces *.model.g.dart files for each model and the db.dart registry.

4. Connect to a database

import 'package:sequelize_orm/sequelize_orm.dart';
import 'package:myapp/models/db.dart';

Future<void> main() async {
  final sequelize = Sequelize().createInstance(
    connection: SequelizeConnection.postgres(
      host: 'localhost',
      port: 5432,
      database: 'my_database',
      user: 'postgres',
      password: 'password',
    ),
    logging: (sql) => SqlFormatter.printFormatted(sql),
  );

  // Initialize all models from the generated registry
  await sequelize.initialize(
    models: Db.allModels(),
  );

  // ... run queries ...

  await sequelize.close();
}

5. Create and query records

// Create a new user
final newUser = await Db.users.create(
  CreateUsers(
    email: '[e-mail]',
    firstName: 'Alice',
    lastName: 'Smith',
  ),
);
print('Created user: ${newUser.id}');

// Find all users
final users = await Db.users.findAll();
for (final user in users) {
  print('${user.firstName} ${user.lastName} (${user.email})');
}

// Find a single user by condition
final user = await Db.users.findOne(
  where: (u) => u.email.equals('[e-mail]'),
);
print('Found: ${user?.firstName}');

// Find by primary key
final userById = await Db.users.findByPrimaryKey(1);

Supported databases

Database	Factory method
PostgreSQL	SequelizeConnection.postgres()
MySQL	SequelizeConnection.mysql()
MariaDB	SequelizeConnection.mariadb()
SQLite	SequelizeConnection.sqlite()
MSSQL	SequelizeConnection.mssql()

You can connect using individual parameters or a connection URL:

// URL-based connection
SequelizeConnection.postgres(
  url: 'postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/dbname',
)

// Parameter-based connection
SequelizeConnection.mysql(
  host: 'localhost',
  database: 'my_db',
  user: 'root',
  password: 'secret',
)

Documentation

For complete documentation including associations, advanced querying, filtering, seeding, and more:

Full Documentation

The documentation covers:

• Defining models -- Table options, column annotations, data types
• Model registry -- Centralized model access
• Associations -- HasOne, HasMany, BelongsTo
• Querying -- Select, insert, update, delete, aggregations
• Database connections -- All supported dialects and options

See also

• sequelize_orm_generator -- Code generation package
• Sequelize.js -- The underlying JS ORM