Using MikroORM with NestJS framework

Installation

Easiest way to integrate MikroORM to Nest is via nestjs-mikro-orm module. Simply install it next to Nest, MikroORM and underlying driver:

$ yarn add mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm mongodb # for mongo
$ yarn add mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm mysql2  # for mysql
$ yarn add mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm pg      # for postgre
$ yarn add mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm sqlite  # for sqlite

or

$ npm i -s mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm mongodb # for mongo
$ npm i -s mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm mysql2  # for mysql
$ npm i -s mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm pg      # for postgre
$ npm i -s mikro-orm nestjs-mikro-orm sqlite  # for sqlite

Then import the MikroOrmModule in your top level module (usually called AppModule) via forRoot(), which will register MikroORM and EntityManager services. It will also create the request context for you automatically.

@Module({
  imports: [
    MikroOrmModule.forRoot({
      entitiesDirs: ['dist/entities'],
      entitiesDirsTs: ['src/entities'],
      dbName: 'my-db-name.sqlite3',
      type: 'sqlite',
      autoFlush: false, // read more here: https://mikro-orm.io/unit-of-work/
    }),
    // ... your feature modules
  ],
})
export class AppModule {}

Then use forFeature() to register entity repositories at feature module level:

@Module({
  imports: [MikroOrmModule.forFeature([Photo])],
  providers: [PhotoService],
  controllers: [PhotoController],
})
export class PhotoModule {}

Don't forget to import the feature module in your top level module.

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