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Elixir SQL

To do this, we use another Open Source project named Ecto.

Model File for Postgres

defmodule Discuss.Topic do use Discuss.Web, :model # required for model file schema "topics" do field :title, :string end # second requirement def changeset(struct, params \\ %{}) dp struct |> cast(params, [:title]) |> validate_required([:title]) end end

Validation in Phoenix is a little more challenging than it needs to be.

The Elixir Pattern

  • Struct: A hash that contains some data. Represents a record (or a record we want to save) in the database
  • Params: A hash that contains the properties we want to update the struct with
  • cast: produces a changeset (comes from inside of Phoenix)
  • validators: adds errors to changeset

The changeset is the object that records the updates in our database that we need to make to take what it is right now (struct) to what it needs to be (params).

More On Changesets

Note that params \\ %{}

Ecto.Changeset

Ecto.Repo

Ecto is responsible with all the Repo module that is responsible for all conversations with the database.

def create(conn, %{"topic" => topic}) do changeset = Topic.changeset(%Topic{}. topic) case Repo.insert(changeset) do {:ok, post} -> IO.inspect(post) {:error, changeset} -> IO.inspect(changeset) end end

Using the Repo module for queries

Use the link for Ecto to get more information.

def index(conn, _params) do end

Repository

https://github.com/okeeffed/developer-notes-nextjs/content/elixir/elixir-sql

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