Overview of Prisma

Title

Prisma: A Next-Generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript

How to Use

To get started with Prisma, follow these steps:

1. Install the Prisma Client package using npm: npm install @prisma/client
2. Create a Prisma schema file to define your application models and database connection
3. Generate the Prisma Client code using the prisma generate command
4. Import and instantiate the Prisma Client in your code to send queries to your database

Key Features

• Prisma Client: Auto-generated and type-safe query builder for Node.js and TypeScript
• Prisma Migrate: Declarative data modeling and migration system
• Prisma Studio: GUI to view and edit data in your database
• Support for multiple databases: Including PostgreSQL, SQLite, and more
• Type safety: Prisma Client provides full type-safety for all queries, even when retrieving subsets of a model's fields

Use Cases

• Building REST APIs: Use Prisma to generate a REST API with CRUD operations for your application models
• Building GraphQL APIs: Use Prisma to generate a GraphQL API with resolvers for your application models
• Serverless applications: Use Prisma to handle database operations in serverless applications
• Microservices: Use Prisma to handle database operations in microservices architecture
• Data modeling and migration: Use Prisma Migrate to manage changes to your database schema over time.