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:

  1. mysql: This dialect is used for MySQL databases. It's the default dialect for Sequelize.
  2. postgres: This dialect is used for PostgreSQL databases.
  3. sqlite: This dialect is used for SQLite databases.
  4. 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:

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'
});