Const sequelize new sequelize dialects
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In Sequelize, a dialect is a specific implementation of a database system that Sequelize supports. Sequelize provides support for several popular databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Microsoft SQL Server.
Here are the dialects that Sequelize supports:
- mysql: This dialect is used for MySQL databases. It's the default dialect for Sequelize.
- postgres: This dialect is used for PostgreSQL databases.
- sqlite: This dialect is used for SQLite databases.
- mssql: This dialect is used for Microsoft SQL Server databases.
To use a specific dialect with Sequelize, you need to specify it when creating a new instance of the Sequelize class. Here's an example:
const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
const sequelize = new Sequelize('database', 'username', 'password', {
host: 'localhost',
dialect: 'postgres' // or 'mysql', 'sqlite', or 'mssql'
});
In this example, we're creating a new instance of Sequelize and specifying the postgres
dialect.
Here are some additional options you can pass to the Sequelize
constructor to customize the dialect:
dialectOptions
: An object that contains options specific to the dialect. For example, you can passdialectOptions: { ssl: true }
to enable SSL connections for PostgreSQL.logging
: A function that logs messages to the console. This can be useful for debugging purposes.timezone
: The timezone to use for date and time conversions.
Here's an example that demonstrates some of these options:
const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
const sequelize = new Sequelize('database', 'username', 'password', {
host: 'localhost',
dialect: 'postgres',
dialectOptions: {
ssl: true
},
logging: (msg) => console.log(msg),
timezone: '+02:00'
});