JSON to Prisma Schema

What is Prisma?

Prisma is a next-generation Node.js and TypeScript ORM that provides type-safe database access with auto-generated queries. It consists of Prisma Client (query builder), Prisma Migrate (migrations), and Prisma Studio (GUI). Prisma schema files (.prisma) define your database models, relations, and generate the Prisma Client for type-safe database operations.

Why Use Prisma?

• Type Safety: Auto-generated TypeScript types from your schema
• Productivity: Intuitive data modeling with declarative schema
• Database Agnostic: Works with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, SQL Server
• Migrations: Automatic migration generation and version control
• Relations: Easy-to-define relations with automatic foreign keys

Using Generated Prisma Schemas

// 1. Add generated schema to prisma/schema.prisma
// 2. Run migrations
npx prisma migrate dev --name init

// 3. Generate Prisma Client
npx prisma generate

// 4. Use in your code
import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client'
const prisma = new PrismaClient()

// Create a user
const user = await prisma.user.create({
  data: {
    email: 'john@example.com',
    name: 'John Doe',
    profile: {
      create: { bio: 'Developer' }
    }
  },
  include: { profile: true }
})

// Query with relations
const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
  include: { posts: true, profile: true }
})

Common Use Cases

• API Development: Type-safe database queries in REST or GraphQL APIs
• Next.js Apps: Server-side database access with full TypeScript support
• Rapid Prototyping: Quickly scaffold database models from JSON data
• Database Migrations: Version-controlled schema changes
• Full-Stack Apps: Shared types between backend and frontend
• Microservices: Consistent data models across services

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