Effect Postgres driver installation with Drizzle
To use Drizzle with Effect PostgreSQL, install the following packages: drizzle-orm@rc, effect, @effect/sql-pg, and pg. Additionally install as dev dependencies: drizzle-kit@rc and @types/pg.
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To use Drizzle with Effect PostgreSQL, install the following packages: drizzle-orm@rc, effect, @effect/sql-pg, and pg. Additionally install as dev dependencies: drizzle-kit@rc and @types/pg.
PgDrizzle.makeWithDefaults() quickly creates a Drizzle database instance with sensible defaults: no logging and no caching. This is an Effect-native API that integrates with Effect's service pattern.
When configuring the PgClient layer with type parsers, return raw values for date/time types by checking if the typeId is in the list [1184, 1114, 1082, 1186, 1231, 1115, 1185, 1187, 1182]. This allows Drizzle to handle parsing of these types. For other type IDs, use the default types.getTypeParser() method.
Example of executing a raw SQL query with Effect PostgreSQL: ```typescript import 'dotenv/config'; import * as PgDrizzle from 'drizzle-orm/effect-postgres'; import { PgClient } from '@effect/sql-pg'; import * as Effect from 'effect/Effect'; import * as Redacted from 'effect/Redacted'; import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm'; import { types } from 'pg'; const PgClientLive = PgClient.layer({ url: Redacted.make(process.env.DATABASE_URL!), types: { getTypeParser: (typeId, format) => { if ([1184, 1114, 1082, 1186, 1231, 1115, 1185, 1187, 1182].includes(typeId)) { return (val: any) => val; } return types.getTypeParser(typeId, format); }, }, }); const program = Effect.gen(function*() { const db = yield* PgDrizzle.makeWithDefaults(); const result = yield* db.execute<{ id: number }>(sql`SELECT 1 as id`); console.log(result); }); Effect.runPromise(program.pipe(Effect.provide(PgClientLive))); ```
For larger applications, create a reusable DB layer using Effect's dependency injection pattern. Define a Context.Tag for the DB service and create a Layer.effect that provides the DB instance. Compose all layers with Layer.provideMerge(DBLive, PgClientLive) to include both the database and client layers.
PgDrizzle.make() accepts a configuration object with options including 'relations' and 'casing'. This is used when creating a more controlled database instance with custom logger and cache configurations.
Available logger options for Effect PostgreSQL are: EffectLogger.Default (no-op logger, no logging), EffectLogger.layer (logs queries using Effect.log() with annotations for SQL and parameters), EffectLogger.fromDrizzle(logger) (wraps a Drizzle Logger instance), and EffectLogger.layerFromDrizzle(logger) (creates an Effect Layer from a Drizzle logger).
To enable logging in a Drizzle Effect Postgres instance, provide EffectLogger.layer through Effect.provide(). This logs queries using Effect's logging infrastructure with annotations for query SQL and parameters. The output format can be configured using different Effect logger layers such as Logger.pretty for development or Logger.json for production.
Example of using a Drizzle logger with Effect Postgres: ```typescript import * as PgDrizzle from 'drizzle-orm/effect-postgres'; import { EffectLogger } from 'drizzle-orm/effect-postgres'; import * as Effect from 'effect/Effect'; import { DefaultLogger } from 'drizzle-orm'; const program = Effect.gen(function*() { const db = yield* PgDrizzle.make({ /* schema, relations, casing */ }).pipe( Effect.provide(EffectLogger.layerFromDrizzle(new DefaultLogger())), Effect.provide(PgDrizzle.DefaultServices), ); const users = yield* db.select().from(usersTable); return users; }); ```
Available cache options for Effect PostgreSQL are: EffectCache.Default (no-op cache, no caching occurs, this is the default), EffectCache.fromDrizzle(cache) (wraps a Drizzle Cache instance for use with Effect), and EffectCache.layerFromDrizzle(cache) (creates an Effect Layer from a Drizzle cache for composing with other layers).
Example of providing a custom cache implementation with Drizzle Effect Postgres: ```typescript import * as PgDrizzle from 'drizzle-orm/effect-postgres'; import { EffectLogger } from 'drizzle-orm/effect-postgres'; import { EffectCache } from 'drizzle-orm/cache/core/cache-effect'; import * as Effect from 'effect/Effect'; import { MyCustomCache } from './cache'; const program = Effect.gen(function*() { const db = yield* PgDrizzle.make({ /* schema, relations, casing */ }).pipe( Effect.provide(EffectCache.layerFromDrizzle(new MyCustomCache())), Effect.provide(PgDrizzle.DefaultServices), ); const users = yield* db.select().from(usersTable); return users; }); ```
Example of creating a reusable DB layer for dependency injection with Effect Postgres: ```typescript import * as PgDrizzle from 'drizzle-orm/effect-postgres'; import { PgClient } from '@effect/sql-pg'; import * as Context from 'effect/Context'; import * as Effect from 'effect/Effect'; import * as Layer from 'effect/Layer'; import * as Redacted from 'effect/Redacted'; import { types } from 'pg'; import * as relations from './schema/relations'; const PgClientLive = PgClient.layer({ url: Redacted.make(process.env.DATABASE_URL!), types: { getTypeParser: (typeId, format) => { if ([1184, 1114, 1082, 1186, 1231, 1115, 1185, 1187, 1182].includes(typeId)) { return (val: any) => val; } return types.getTypeParser(typeId, format); }, }, }); const dbEffect = PgDrizzle.make({ relations }).pipe( Effect.provide(PgDrizzle.DefaultServices) ); class DB extends Context.Tag('DB')<DB, Effect.Effect.Success<typeof dbEffect>>() {} const DBLive = Layer.effect( DB, Effect.gen(function*() { return yield* dbEffect; }), ); const AppLive = Layer.provideMerge(DBLive, PgClientLive); const program = Effect.gen(function*() { const db = yield* DB; const users = yield* db.select().from(usersTable); return users; }); Effect.runPromise(program.pipe(Effect.provide(AppLive))); ```
PgDrizzle.DefaultServices is an Effect Layer that provides default implementations for logger and cache services. It is used when calling PgDrizzle.make() to fill in services not explicitly provided by the user.
The effect-schema package allows you to generate Effect schemas from Drizzle ORM table definitions. Three main functions are available: createInsertSchema generates a schema for inserting records into tables, createUpdateSchema generates a schema for updating records, and createSelectSchema generates a schema for selecting records from tables. These schemas can be used to validate API requests and responses.
Import createInsertSchema, createUpdateSchema, and createSelectSchema from 'drizzle-orm/effect-schema'. Call createInsertSchema(tableDefinition) to generate a schema for insert operations. Call createUpdateSchema(tableDefinition) to generate a schema for update operations. Call createSelectSchema(tableDefinition) to generate a schema for select operations.
When calling createInsertSchema, createUpdateSchema, or createSelectSchema, pass a second parameter object to override field definitions. The object keys are field names and values are custom Effect Schema definitions. For example: createInsertSchema(users, { role: Schema.String }) overrides the role field with a custom Schema.String definition.
When creating schemas, you can pass a second parameter with field refinements using a function pattern. The function receives the generated schema and returns a refined version. For example: createInsertSchema(users, { id: (schema) => schema.check(Schema.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)) }) applies a check to the id field before it becomes nullable or optional in the final schema.
Example showing createInsertSchema usage with a pgTable definition and Effect runtime validation: ```ts import { pgTable, serial, text, timestamp } from 'drizzle-orm/pg-core'; import { createInsertSchema } from 'drizzle-orm/effect-schema'; import { Effect, Schema } from "effect"; const users = pgTable('users', { id: serial().primaryKey(), name: text().notNull(), email: text().notNull(), role: text({ enum: ['admin', 'user'] }).notNull(), createdAt: timestamp('created_at').notNull().defaultNow(), }); const UserInsert = createInsertSchema(users); const program = Effect.gen(function*() { const parsedUser = yield* Schema.decodeUnknownEffect(UserInsert)({ name: 'John Doe', email: 'johndoe@test.com', role: 'admin', }); }); ```
Drizzle ORM v1.0 adds Effect integration including support for the `@effect/sql-pg` driver and Effect Schema validation via the `drizzle-orm/effect-schema` package.
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