DataSource

Overview

A DataSource in LoopBack 4 is a named configuration for a Connector instance that represents data in an external system. The Connector is used by legacy-juggler-bridge to power LoopBack 4 Repositories for Data operations.

Creating a DataSource

It is recommended to use the lb4 datasource command provided by the CLI to generate a DataSource. The CLI will prompt for all necessary connector information and create the following files:

• ${dataSource.dataSourceName}.datasource.ts containing a class extending juggler.DataSource. This class can be used to override the default DataSource behavior programmatically. Note: The connector configuration is available in a static property defaultConfig and can be injected into the class constructor using Dependency Injection.

The above file is generated in src/datasources/ directory by the CLI. CLI will also update src/datasources/index.ts to export the new DataSource class.

Example DataSource Class:

import {inject} from '@loopback/core';
import {juggler} from '@loopback/repository';

const config = {
  name: 'db',
  connector: 'memory',
};

export class DbDataSource extends juggler.DataSource {
  static dataSourceName = 'db';
  static readonly defaultConfig = config;

  constructor(
    @inject('datasources.config.db', {optional: true})
    dsConfig: object = config,
  ) {
    super(dsConfig);
  }
}

Common Tasks

• Create DataSource at runtime

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