One of the most important aspects of working with a database is ensuring the stored information is correct. One of the fundamental ways of doing that is by using the correct data types for the columns in our tables. Thanks to that, we can make sure that a particular column holds only numbers, for example. […]
When fetching data from the database, we do not always want to present it to the user in the original form. When working with NestJS, the most popular way of modifying the response is with the class-transformer library. However, using the above library with Prisma requires a bit of work. In this article, we provide […]
Using a debugger with an application running locally on our machine is a great way to troubleshoot. Unfortunately, we can’t do that with a deployed app. To be able to investigate any potential issues, we need to implement a logging functionality. In this article, we use the logger built into NestJS and integrate it with […]
Developing a REST API requires us to create endpoints using various HTTP methods such as GET, POST, and DELETE. People utilizing our API expect that making a GET request lists data instead of deleting it. It’s the developer’s role to ensure that the API is easy to understand and follows the best practices. While most […]
One of the characteristics of relational databases is a strict data structure. We need to specify the shape of every table with its fields, indexes, and relationships. Even if we design our database carefully, the requirements that our application must meet are changing. Because of that, our database needs to evolve as well. When restructuring […]
The requirements of web applications constantly evolve, and so do the REST APIs they use. With the rise of the popularity of distributed systems and microservices, maintaining backward compatibility is increasingly important. Even if we maintain a monolithic architecture, there is a good chance that our frontend has a separate deployment pipeline. In this article, […]
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is a mechanism for disallowing or allowing resources to be requested from another origin. It is built into web browsers and determines whether it is safe to allow a cross-origin request based on HTTP headers. In this article, we explain the CORS mechanism and use it with a NestJS application. What […]
Nowadays, video streaming is one of the main ways of consuming and sharing content. In this article, we explore the fundamental concepts of building a REST API for uploading videos to the server and streaming them using NestJS and Prisma. Check out this repository if you want to see the full code from this article. […]
Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries such as Prisma and TypeORM can help us produce code faster by avoiding writing SQL queries. They have a smaller learning curve because we don’t need to learn a new language and dive deep into understanding how the database works. Unfortunately, ORM libraries often generate SQL queries that are far from […]
When we design the architecture of our database, we usually end up with tables that relate to each other in some way. Managing such relationships is one of the crucial aspects of working with SQL databases. In this article, we explain the one-to-one relationship and handle it using Kysely with PostgreSQL and NestJS. You can […]
