@joakimbugge/typeorm-seeder

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@joakimbugge/typeorm-seeder / seed

Function: seed()

Call Signature

function seed<T>(EntityClass): SingleSeed<T>;

Defined in: packages/typeorm-seeder/src/seed/builder.ts:35

Returns a SingleSeed builder for the given entity class.

Type Parameters

T

T extends object

Parameters

EntityClass

EntityConstructor<T>

Returns

SingleSeed<T>

Examples

// Create one Author in memory (no DB)
const author = await seed(Author).create()

// Persist one Author with all its seeded relations
const author = await seed(Author).save({ dataSource })

// Persist 10 Authors
const authors = await seed(Author).saveMany(10, { dataSource })

Call Signature

function seed<T>(EntityClasses): MultiSeed<T>;

Defined in: packages/typeorm-seeder/src/seed/builder.ts:45

Returns a MultiSeed builder for the given entity classes. Relation seeding is disabled by default; pass relations: true in the context to enable it.

Type Parameters

T

T extends EntityConstructor[]

Parameters

EntityClasses

[...T[]]

Returns

MultiSeed<T>

Example

// Create multiple entity classes at once (relations disabled by default)
const [user, post] = await seed([User, Post]).create()