Why use a repository-based approach?

A repository pattern allows you to switch database engines or drivers easily, improves testability by making it easy to mock data, and centralizes all query logic in one place.

Does this skill support TypeScript type safety?

Absolutely. It is specifically optimized for TypeScript, ensuring type safety between raw database rows and your application's domain models.

What is a Data Access Layer (DAL) in this context?

It is an architectural layer that separates an application's business logic from the underlying database implementation, typically utilizing the Repository pattern to manage data persistence.

Can I use this skill with any database?

Yes, the skill is designed to be DB-agnostic. It defines interfaces that can be implemented for any SQL or NoSQL database driver like Postgres, MySQL, or MongoDB.

How does it handle database transactions?

It includes a standardized DbClient interface that handles transaction logic through a generic function-based approach, ensuring atomicity across different repository methods.

Data Access Layer Architect

Name: Data Access Layer Architect
Author: thiskevinwang

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Database Management

Implements robust, repository-pattern data access layers in TypeScript applications to decouple business logic from database implementations.

About

The Data Access Layer skill automates the creation and maintenance of clean architectural patterns in TypeScript and Node.js environments. By enforcing the repository pattern, it ensures a strict separation of concerns through DB-agnostic model interfaces and stable repository contracts. This allows developers to swap database clients or migrate persistence engines without impacting business logic, while centralizing query mapping and persistence details in a single, testable layer. It is ideal for teams looking to standardize their database interactions and improve code maintainability through dependency injection.

Key Features

Automated Repository Pattern generation for TypeScript/Node.js
Internal mapping of raw database rows to clean domain models
Standardized DbClient interface for seamless database driver migrations
Enforcement of dependency injection for better testability
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Strict separation of DB-agnostic model interfaces from persistence logic

Use Cases

Migrating between database drivers, such as swapping pg for postgres.js
Adding a scalable repository layer to a new or existing Node.js backend
Refactoring legacy code to separate SQL queries from business logic

About

Key Features

Automated Repository Pattern generation for TypeScript/Node.js
Internal mapping of raw database rows to clean domain models
Standardized DbClient interface for seamless database driver migrations
Enforcement of dependency injection for better testability
0 GitHub stars
Strict separation of DB-agnostic model interfaces from persistence logic

Use Cases

Migrating between database drivers, such as swapping pg for postgres.js
Adding a scalable repository layer to a new or existing Node.js backend
Refactoring legacy code to separate SQL queries from business logic