# GORM Yet Another ORM library for Go, aims for developer friendly ## Overview * Chainable API * Relations * Callbacks (before/after create/save/update/delete) * Soft Delete * Auto Migration * Transaction * Logger Support * Bind struct with tag * Iteration Support via [Rows](#row--rows) * sql.Scanner support * Every feature comes with tests * Convention Over Configuration * Developer Friendly ## Conventions * Table name is the plural of struct name's snake case. Disable pluralization with `db.SingularTable(true)`, or [specify your table name](#specify-table-name) * Column name is the snake case of field's name. * Use `Id int64` field as primary key. * Use tag `sql` to change field's property, change the tag name with `db.SetTagIdentifier(new_name)`. * Use `CreatedAt` to store record's created time if it exist. * Use `UpdatedAt` to store record's updated time if it exist. * Use `DeletedAt` to store record's deleted time if it exist. [Soft Delete](#soft-delete) ```go type User struct { Id int64 Birthday time.Time Age int64 Name string `sql:"size:255"` CreatedAt time.Time UpdatedAt time.Time DeletedAt time.Time Emails []Email // Embedded structs BillingAddress Address // Embedded struct BillingAddressId sql.NullInt64 // BillingAddress's foreign key ShippingAddress Address // Another Embedded struct with same type ShippingAddressId int64 // ShippingAddress's foreign key IgnoreMe int64 `sql:"-"` // Ignore this field } type Email struct { Id int64 UserId int64 // Foreign key for User Email string `sql:"type:varchar(100);"` // Set this field's type Subscribed bool } type Address struct { Id int64 Address1 string `sql:"not null;unique"` // Set this field as not nullable and unique in database Address2 string `sql:"type:varchar(100);unique"` Post sql.NullString `sql:not null` // FYI, "NOT NULL" will only works well with NullXXX Scanner, because golang will initalize a default value for most type... } ``` ## Opening a Database ```go import "github.com/jinzhu/gorm" import _ "github.com/lib/pq" // import _ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql" // import _ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" db, err := Open("postgres", "user=gorm dbname=gorm sslmode=disable") // db, err = Open("mysql", "gorm:gorm@/gorm?charset=utf8&parseTime=True") // db, err = Open("sqlite3", "/tmp/gorm.db") // Set the maximum idle database connections db.SetPool(100) // By default, table name is plural of struct type, you can use struct type as table name with: db.SingularTable(true) // Gorm is goroutines friendly, so you can create a global variable to keep the connection and use it everywhere in your project // db.go package db var DB gorm.DB func init() { var err error DB, err = gorm.Open("postgres", "user=gorm dbname=gorm sslmode=disable") if err != nil { panic(fmt.Sprintf("Got error when connect database, the error is '%v'", err)) } } // user.go package user import _ "db" ... DB.Save(&User{Name: "xxx"}) ... ``` ## Struct & Database Mapping ```go // Create table from struct db.CreateTable(User{}) // Drop table db.DropTable(User{}) ``` ### Automating Migrations Feel Free to update your struct, AutoMigrate will keep your database update to date. FYI, AutoMigrate will only add new columns, won't change current column's type or delete unused columns, to make sure your data is safe If table doesn't exist when AutoMigrate, gorm will run create table automatically. (only postgres and mysql supported) ```go db.AutoMigrate(User{}) ``` ## Create ```go user := User{Name: "jinzhu", Age: 18, Birthday: time.Now()} db.Save(&user) ``` ### Create With SubStruct Refer [Query With Related](#query-with-related) for how to find associations ```go user := User{ Name: "jinzhu", BillingAddress: Address{Address1: "Billing Address - Address 1"}, ShippingAddress: Address{Address1: "Shipping Address - Address 1"}, Emails: []Email{{Email: "jinzhu@example.com"}, {Email: "jinzhu-2@example@example.com"}}, } db.Save(&user) //// INSERT INTO "addresses" (address1) VALUES ("Billing Address - Address 1"); //// INSERT INTO "addresses" (address1) VALUES ("Shipping Address - Address 1"); //// INSERT INTO "users" (name,billing_address_id,shipping_address_id) VALUES ("jinzhu", 1, 2); //// INSERT INTO "emails" (user_id,email) VALUES (111, "jinzhu@example.com"); //// INSERT INTO "emails" (user_id,email) VALUES (111, "jinzhu-2@example.com"); ``` ## Query ```go // Get the first record db.First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id LIMIT 1; // Search table `users` is guessed from struct's type // Get the last record db.Last(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1; // Get All records db.Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users; // Get record with primary key db.First(&user, 10) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = 10; ``` ### Query With Where (SQL) ```go // Get the first matched record db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu' limit 1; // Get all matched records db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu'; db.Where("name <> ?", "jinzhu").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name <> 'jinzhu'; // IN db.Where("name in (?)", []string{"jinzhu", "jinzhu 2"}).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name IN ('jinzhu', 'jinzhu 2'); // LIKE db.Where("name LIKE ?", "%jin%").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name LIKE "%jin%"; // Multiple Conditions db.Where("name = ? and age >= ?", "jinzhu", "22").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu' AND age >= 22; ``` ### Query With Where (Struct & Map) ```go // Search with struct db.Where(&User{Name: "jinzhu", Age: 20}).First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = "jinzhu" AND age = 20 LIMIT 1; // Search with map db.Where(map[string]interface{}{"name": "jinzhu", "age": 20}).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = "jinzhu" AND age = 20; // IN for primary Keys db.Where([]int64{20, 21, 22}).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE id IN (20, 21, 22); ``` ### Query With Not ```go // Attribute Not Equal db.Not("name", "jinzhu").First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name <> "jinzhu" LIMIT 1; // Not In db.Not("name", []string{"jinzhu", "jinzhu 2"}).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name NOT IN ("jinzhu", "jinzhu 2"); // Not In for primary keys db.Not([]int64{1,2,3}).First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE id NOT IN (1,2,3); db.Not([]int64{}).First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users; // SQL string db.Not("name = ?", "jinzhu").First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE NOT(name = "jinzhu"); // Not with struct db.Not(User{Name: "jinzhu"}).First(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name <> "jinzhu"; ``` ### Query With Inline Condition ```go // Find with primary key db.First(&user, 23) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = 23 LIMIT 1; // SQL string db.Find(&user, "name = ?", "jinzhu") //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = "jinzhu"; // Multiple Conditions db.Find(&users, "name <> ? and age > ?", "jinzhu", 20) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name <> "jinzhu" AND age > 20; // Inline search with struct db.Find(&users, User{Age: 20}) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE age = 20; // Inline search with map db.Find(&users, map[string]interface{}{"age": 20}) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE age = 20; ``` ### Query With Or ```go db.Where("role = ?", "admin").Or("role = ?", "super_admin").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE role = 'admin' OR role = 'super_admin'; // Or With Struct db.Where("name = 'jinzhu'").Or(User{Name: "jinzhu 2"}).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu' OR name = 'jinzhu 2'; // Or With Map db.Where("name = 'jinzhu'").Or(map[string]interface{}{"name": "jinzhu 2"}).Find(&users) ``` ### Query With Related ```go // Find user's emails with guessed foreign key db.Model(&user).Related(&emails) //// SELECT * FROM emails WHERE user_id = 111; // Find user's billing address with specified foreign key 'BillingAddressId' db.Model(&user).Related(&address1, "BillingAddressId") //// SELECT * FROM addresses WHERE id = 123; // 123 is user's BillingAddressId // Find user with guessed primary key value from email db.Model(&email).Related(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = 111; // 111 is email's UserId ``` ### Query Chains Gorm has a chainable API, so you could query like this ```go db.Where("name <> ?","jinzhu").Where("age >= ? and role <> ?",20,"admin").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name <> 'jinzhu' AND age >= 20 AND role <> 'admin'; db.Where("role = ?", "admin").Or("role = ?", "super_admin").Not("name = ?", "jinzhu").Find(&users) ``` ## Update ### Update an existing struct ```go user.Name = "jinzhu 2" user.Age = 100 db.Save(&user) //// UPDATE users SET name='jinzhu 2', age=100 WHERE id=111; ``` ### Update one attribute with `Update` ```go // Update existing user's name if it is changed db.Model(&user).Update("name", "hello") //// UPDATE users SET name='hello' WHERE id=111; // Find out a user, and update the name if it is changed db.First(&user, 111).Update("name", "hello") //// SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 1; //// UPDATE users SET name='hello' WHERE id=111; // Update name with search condiation and specified table name db.Table("users").Where(10).Update("name", "hello") //// UPDATE users SET name='hello' WHERE id = 10; ``` ### Update multiple attributes with `Updates` ```go // Update user's name and age if they are changed db.Model(&user).Updates(User{Name: "hello", Age: 18}) //// UPDATE users SET name='hello', age=18 WHERE id = 111; // Updates with Map db.Table("users").Where(10).Updates(map[string]interface{}{"name": "hello", "age": 18}) //// UPDATE users SET name='hello', age=18 WHERE id = 10; // Updates with Struct db.Model(User{}).Updates(User{Name: "hello", Age: 18}) //// UPDATE users SET name='hello', age=18; ``` ## Delete ### Delete an existing struct ```go db.Delete(&email) // DELETE from emails where id=10; ``` ### Batch Delete with search ```go db.Where("email LIKE ?", "%jinzhu%").Delete(Email{}) // DELETE from emails where email LIKE "%jinhu%"; ``` ### Soft Delete If a struct has DeletedAt field, it will get soft delete ability automatically! For those don't have the filed, will be deleted from database permanently ```go db.Delete(&user) //// UPDATE users SET deleted_at="2013-10-29 10:23" WHERE id = 111; // Delete with search condiation db.Where("age = ?", 20).Delete(&User{}) //// UPDATE users SET deleted_at="2013-10-29 10:23" WHERE age = 20; // Soft deleted records will be ignored when search db.Where("age = 20").Find(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE age = 100 AND (deleted_at IS NULL AND deleted_at <= '0001-01-02'); // Find soft deleted records with Unscoped db.Unscoped().Where("age = 20").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE age = 20; // Delete record permanently with Unscoped db.Unscoped().Delete(&order) // DELETE FROM orders WHERE id=10; ``` ## FirstOrInit Try to get the first record, if failed, will initialize the struct with search conditions. (only support search conditions map and struct) ```go db.FirstOrInit(&user, User{Name: "non_existing"}) //// User{Name: "non_existing"} db.Where(User{Name: "Jinzhu"}).FirstOrInit(&user) //// User{Id: 111, Name: "Jinzhu", Age: 20} db.FirstOrInit(&user, map[string]interface{}{"name": "jinzhu"}) //// User{Id: 111, Name: "Jinzhu", Age: 20} ``` ### FirstOrInit With Attrs Ignore Attrs's arguments when search, but use them to initialize the struct if no record found. ```go db.Where(User{Name: "non_existing"}).Attrs(User{Age: 20}).FirstOrInit(&user) //// SELECT * FROM USERS WHERE name = 'non_existing'; //// User{Name: "non_existing", Age: 20} // Or write it like this if has only one attribute db.Where(User{Name: "noexisting_user"}).Attrs("age", 20).FirstOrInit(&user) // If a record found, Attrs would be ignored db.Where(User{Name: "Jinzhu"}).Attrs(User{Age: 30}).FirstOrInit(&user) //// SELECT * FROM USERS WHERE name = jinzhu'; //// User{Id: 111, Name: "Jinzhu", Age: 20} ``` ### FirstOrInit With Assign Ignore Assign's arguments when search, but use them to fill the struct regardless record found or not ```go db.Where(User{Name: "non_existing"}).Assign(User{Age: 20}).FirstOrInit(&user) //// User{Name: "non_existing", Age: 20} db.Where(User{Name: "Jinzhu"}).Assign(User{Age: 30}).FirstOrInit(&user) //// User{Id: 111, Name: "Jinzhu", Age: 30} ``` ## FirstOrCreate Try to get the first record, if failed, will initialize the struct with search conditions and insert it to database ```go db.FirstOrCreate(&user, User{Name: "non_existing"}) //// User{Id: 112, Name: "non_existing"} db.Where(User{Name: "Jinzhu"}).FirstOrCreate(&user) //// User{Id: 111, Name: "Jinzhu"} db.FirstOrCreate(&user, map[string]interface{}{"name": "jinzhu", "age": 30}) //// user -> User{Id: 111, Name: "jinzhu", Age: 20} ``` ### FirstOrCreate With Attrs Ignore Attrs's arguments when search, but use them to initialize the struct if no record found. ```go db.Where(User{Name: "non_existing"}).Attrs(User{Age: 20}).FirstOrCreate(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'non_existing'; //// User{Id: 112, Name: "non_existing", Age: 20} db.Where(User{Name: "jinzhu"}).Attrs(User{Age: 30}).FirstOrCreate(&user) //// User{Id: 111, Name: "jinzhu", Age: 20} ``` ### FirstOrCreate With Assign Ignore Assign's arguments when search, but use them to fill the struct regardless record found or not, then save it back to database ```go db.Where(User{Name: "non_existing"}).Assign(User{Age: 20}).FirstOrCreate(&user) //// user -> User{Id: 112, Name: "non_existing", Age: 20} db.Where(User{Name: "jinzhu"}).Assign(User{Age: 30}).FirstOrCreate(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu'; //// UPDATE users SET age=30 WHERE id = 111; //// User{Id: 111, Name: "jinzhu", Age: 30} ``` ## Select ```go db.Select("name, age").Find(&users) //// SELECT name, age FROM users; ``` ## Order ```go db.Order("age desc, name").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age desc, name; // Multiple orders db.Order("age desc").Order("name").Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age desc, name; // ReOrder db.Order("age desc").Find(&users1).Order("age", true).Find(&users2) //// SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age desc; (users1) //// SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY age; (users2) ``` ## Limit ```go db.Limit(3).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 3; // Remove limit with -1 db.Limit(10).Find(&users1).Limit(-1).Find(&users2) //// SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 10; (users1) //// SELECT * FROM users; (users2) ``` ## Offset ```go db.Offset(3).Find(&users) //// SELECT * FROM users OFFSET 3; // Remove offset with -1 db.Offset(10).Find(&users1).Offset(-1).Find(&users2) //// SELECT * FROM users OFFSET 10; (users1) //// SELECT * FROM users; (users2) ``` ## Count ```go db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").Or("name = ?", "jinzhu 2").Find(&users).Count(&count) //// SELECT * from USERS WHERE name = 'jinzhu' OR name = 'jinzhu 2'; (users) //// SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu' OR name = 'jinzhu 2'; (count) // Set table name with Model db.Model(User{}).Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").Count(&count) //// SELECT count(*) FROM users WHERE name = 'jinzhu' OR name = 'jinzhu 2'; (count) // Set table name with Table db.Table("deleted_users").Count(&count) //// SELECT count(*) FROM deleted_users; ``` ## Pluck Get struct's attribute as map ```go var ages []int64 db.Find(&users).Pluck("age", &ages) // Set Table With Model var names []string db.Model(&User{}).Pluck("name", &names) //// SELECT name FROM users; // Set Table With Table db.Table("deleted_users").Pluck("name", &names) //// SELECT name FROM deleted_users; // Pluck more than one column? Do it like this db.Select("name, age").Find(&users) ``` ## Callbacks Callbacks are functions defined to struct's pointer, they would be run when save a struct to database. If any callback return error, gorm will stop future operations and do rollback Below callbacks are supported now: `BeforeCreate`, `AfterCreate` `BeforeUpdate`, `AfterUpdate` `BeforeSave`, `AfterSave` `BeforeDelete`, `AfterDelete` For example: ```go func (u *User) BeforeUpdate() (err error) { if u.readonly() { err = errors.New("Read Only User!") } return } // Rollback the insertion if have more than 1000 users func (u *User) AfterCreate() (err error) { if (u.Id > 1000) { // Just as example, don't use Id to count users! err = errors.New("Only 1000 users allowed!") } return } ``` ## Specify Table Name ```go // Create `deleted_users` table with User's fields db.Table("deleted_users").CreateTable(&User{}) // Search from table `deleted_users`, and fill results to []User var deleted_users []User db.Table("deleted_users").Find(&deleted_users) //// SELECT * FROM deleted_users; // Delete results from table `deleted_users` with search conditions db.Table("deleted_users").Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").Delete() //// DELETE FROM deleted_users WHERE name = 'jinzhu'; ``` ### Specify Table Name for Struct permanently with TableName method ```go type Cart struct { } func (c Cart) TableName() string { return "shopping_cart" } func (u User) TableName() string { if u.Role == "admin" { return "admin_users" } else { return "users" } } ``` ## Transaction ```go tx := db.Begin() user := User{Name: "transcation"} tx.Save(&u) tx.Update("age": 90) // do whatever // rollback tx.Rollback() // commit tx.Commit() ``` ## Logger Grom has builtin logger support, enable it with: ```go db.LogMode(true) ``` ![logger](https://raw.github.com/jinzhu/gorm/master/images/logger.png) ```go // Use your own logger // Refer gorm's default logger for how to format messages: https://github.com/jinzhu/gorm/blob/master/logger.go#files db.SetLogger(log.New(os.Stdout, "\r\n", 0)) // Disable log db.LogMode(false) // Enable log for a single operation, make debug easy db.Debug().Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").First(&User{}) ``` ## Row & Rows Row & Rows is not chainable, it works just like `QueryRow` and `Query` ```go row := db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").select("name, age").Row() // (*sql.Row) row.Scan(&name, &age) rows, err := db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").select("name, age, email").Rows() // (*sql.Rows, error) defer rows.Close() for rows.Next() { ... rows.Scan(&name, &age, &email) ... } ``` ## Group & Having ```go rows, err := db.Table("orders").Select("date(created_at) as date, sum(amount) as total").Group("date(created_at)").Rows() for rows.Next() { ... } rows, err := db.Table("orders").Select("date(created_at) as date, sum(amount) as total").Group("date(created_at)").Having("sum(amount) > ?", 100).Rows() for rows.Next() { ... } ``` ## Run Raw SQl ```go // Raw sql db.Exec("drop table users;") // Raw sql with arguments db.Exec("update orders set shipped_at=? where id in (?)", time.Now, []int64{11,22,33}) ``` ## Error Handling ```go query := db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").First(&user) query := db.First(&user).Limit(10).Find(&users) //// query.Error keep the latest error happened //// query.Errors keep all errors happened //// If an error happened, gorm will stop following operations // I often use some code like below to do error handling when writting applicatoins if err := db.Where("name = ?", "jinzhu").First(&user).Error; err != nil { // ... } // If no record found, gorm will return RecordNotFound error, you could check it with db.Where("name = ?", "hello world").First(&User{}).Error == gorm.RecordNotFound ``` ## Advanced Usage With Query Chain Already excited about above usage? Let's see some magic! ```go db.First(&first_article).Count(&total_count).Limit(10).Find(&first_page_articles).Offset(10).Find(&second_page_articles) //// SELECT * FROM articles LIMIT 1; (first_article) //// SELECT count(*) FROM articles; (total_count) //// SELECT * FROM articles LIMIT 10; (first_page_articles) //// SELECT * FROM articles LIMIT 10 OFFSET 10; (second_page_articles) // Mix where conditions with inline conditions db.Where("created_at > ?", "2013-10-10").Find(&cancelled_orders, "state = ?", "cancelled").Find(&shipped_orders, "state = ?", "shipped") //// SELECT * FROM orders WHERE created_at > '2013/10/10' AND state = 'cancelled'; (cancelled_orders) //// SELECT * FROM orders WHERE created_at > '2013/10/10' AND state = 'shipped'; (shipped_orders) // Use variable to keep query chain todays_orders := db.Where("created_at > ?", "2013-10-29") cancelled_orders := todays_orders.Where("state = ?", "cancelled") shipped_orders := todays_orders.Where("state = ?", "shipped") // Search with shared conditions from different tables db.Where("product_name = ?", "fancy_product").Find(&orders).Find(&shopping_carts) //// SELECT * FROM orders WHERE product_name = 'fancy_product'; (orders) //// SELECT * FROM carts WHERE product_name = 'fancy_product'; (shopping_carts) // Search with shared conditions from different tables with specified table db.Where("mail_type = ?", "TEXT").Find(&users1).Table("deleted_users").Find(&users2) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE mail_type = 'TEXT'; (users1) //// SELECT * FROM deleted_users WHERE mail_type = 'TEXT'; (users2) // An example for how to use FirstOrCreate db.Where("email = ?", "x@example.org").Attrs(User{RegisteredIp: "111.111.111.111"}).FirstOrCreate(&user) //// SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = 'x@example.org'; //// INSERT INTO "users" (email,registered_ip) VALUES ("x@example.org", "111.111.111.111") // if no record found ``` ## TODO * Scopes, Valiations, Includes, Joins, UpdateColumn/Columns * AlertColumn, DropColumn, AddIndex, RemoveIndex # Author **jinzhu** * * * ## License Released under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT).