examples VS GORM

For all the code and instructions of how to clone and run this example locally, see the Clerk Example in the Encore examples repo.

Encore is designed to work well with sqlc and is a simple method of trying it out, as Encore will take care of provisioning your databases automatically. Check out this hello-world example app using Encore and sqlc on GitHub.

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To keep things simple, we're going to clone a pre-made backend app from Encore's template repo. It's a simple monolith implementing a URL shortener. The app has a REST API and a PostgreSQL database.

If you want to build something more, check out Encore's templates library for inspiration.

There's much more to Encore! If you want to get a feel for it, consider creating a free account and build an app with a template.

Download the elevenlabs package directory from https://github.com/encoredev/examples/tree/main/bits/elevenlabs and add it to the app directory you just created.

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You can see the end result code on GitHub here.

Thanks! Encore does support dropping down to plain HTTP requests which lets you use Websockets, see [1]. We hope to make it more ergonomic and less boilerplate-y in the future, but it is supported :)

[1] https://github.com/encoredev/examples/tree/main/websocket-ec...

GORM is a comprehensive ORM tool in Go, offering a code-first approach which allows defining database schemas using struct tags in Go. It's known for its developer-friendly nature, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users. GORM supports a variety of SQL databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. It's designed to be flexible, allowing developers to drop down to raw SQL when necessary. However, it's important to be cautious about its performance implications in large-scale applications.

Homepage: https://gorm.io/

Since most of these APIs will be simple CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) endpoints, let's build this service using GORM, an ORM library that makes building CRUD endpoints really simple.

After successfully configuring the application, it's time to delve into integrating the data layer. For this purpose, I will utilize gorm, a powerful SQL ORM that facilitates rapid development of the data layer using model structs.

For basic INSERT ... VALUES ... or SELECT ... WHERE ... JOIN ..., use a library such as GORM. For INSERT .... SELECT ... statements where one combines two round trips (SELECT and INSERT) into one, ORMs have a hard time performing this query. Particularly when you start doing joins. Joins are the heart of Relational database theory (they denote relationships). So get to know what an INNER, LEFT, RIGHT and OUTER join is and why you would use them. Also learn INSERT ... SELECT ...

I have never hated gorm and it serves me well. However I tend to feed it raw SQL very often.

Array of values with embedded value all pointed to the last value, reflect code was broken: https://github.com/go-gorm/gorm/pull/5901 data corruption