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Esix is a slick ORM for MongoDB that makes working with your database in TypeScript a breeze! 🥧 Inspired by ActiveRecord and Eloquent, Esix uses a Convention over Configuration approach. This means you can define your models as normal TypeScript classes with minimal boilerplate.

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Installation

Getting Esix up and running is simple! Just add the package using your favorite package manager: Using Yarn: 
yarn add esix mongodb
Using NPM: 
npm install esix mongodb
Note: You’ll need both esix and mongodb packages to get started.

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Creating Your First Model

Let’s start by defining your first model. Here’s how you can create a simple Book model: 
import { BaseModel } from 'esix'

export default class Book extends BaseModel {
  public isbn = ''
  public title = ''
}
That’s it! The BaseModel automatically provides id and timestamp fields (createdAt and updatedAt), so you don’t have to worry about those.

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Creating Records

Now you’re ready to create some data! Here’s how you can add books to your database: 
import Book from './book'

async function createBooks(): Promise<void> {
  await Book.create({
    isbn: '978-0525536291',
    title: 'The Vanishing Half'
  })
  
  await Book.create({
    isbn: '978-0525521143',
    title: 'The Glass Hotel'
  })
}

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Querying Your Data

Once you have some data, querying is just as simple! Here’s how you can retrieve books: 
import { Request, Response } from 'express'
import Book from './book'

async function showBook(request: Request, response: Response): Promise<void> {
  const book = await Book.find(request.params.id)

  response.json({
    book
  })
}

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What’s Next?

Congratulations! You’ve just created your first Esix model and learned the basics of creating and querying data. Here are some next steps to explore: