ERDIA: TypeORM entity specification documentation tool

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  • tsx

    ⚡️ TypeScript Execute: Node.js enhanced to run TypeScript & ESM

    • If your TypeORM entity is written in TypeScript, you have to run ERDIA using ts-node or tsx as follows.

  • Prisma

    Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB

    • The image above is a chart comparing three popular ORM tools from the npmtrends.com. ERDIA only supports TypeORM for now, but the roadmap is to support Sequelize and Prisma as well.

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    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • tsconfig-paths

    Load node modules according to tsconfig paths, in run-time or via API.

    • If you've use a re-map path in your project, you have to pass it up to tsconfig-paths like this,

  • erdia

    CLI to generate mermaid.js ER diagram using TypeORM entity

    • Good documentation, well managed documentation, improves project productivity. If you're using TypeORM now, I strong recommend adopt ERDIA!

  • Sequelize

    Feature-rich ORM for modern Node.js and TypeScript, it supports PostgreSQL (with JSON and JSONB support), MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle DB (v6), DB2 and DB2 for IBM i.

    • The image above is a chart comparing three popular ORM tools from the npmtrends.com. ERDIA only supports TypeORM for now, but the roadmap is to support Sequelize and Prisma as well.

  • eta (η)

    Embedded JS template engine for Node, Deno, and the browser. Lighweight, fast, and pluggable. Written in TypeScript (by eta-dev)

    • ERDIA uses the ETA template engine to generate documentation. The reason for using a template engine is that it allows you to customize the documentation the way you want it. If you want to customize documentation that ERDIA generates run the following command.

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