Drizzle Team•8mo ago

Two tables that references each other

How can I do two tables that references each other? I have provided a minimal example to showcase what I am trying to achieve.

const table_1 = pgTable('table_1', {
    id: uuid('id').primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
    table_2_ref: uuid('table_1_ref').references(() => table_2.id)
});

const table_2 = pgTable('table_1', {
    id: uuid('id').primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
    table_1_ref: uuid('table_2_ref').references(() => table_1.id)
});

const table_1 = pgTable('table_1', {
    id: uuid('id').primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
    table_2_ref: uuid('table_1_ref').references(() => table_2.id)
});

const table_2 = pgTable('table_1', {
    id: uuid('id').primaryKey().defaultRandom(),
    table_1_ref: uuid('table_2_ref').references(() => table_1.id)
});

But when doing this I get a typescript error for both table_1 and table_2

'table_1' implicitly has type 'any' because it does not have a type annotation and is referenced directly or indirectly in its own initializer.

'table_2' implicitly has type 'any' because it does not have a type annotation and is referenced directly or indirectly in its own initializer.

'table_1' implicitly has type 'any' because it does not have a type annotation and is referenced directly or indirectly in its own initializer.

'table_2' implicitly has type 'any' because it does not have a type annotation and is referenced directly or indirectly in its own initializer.

How can I solve this?

2 Replies

Artamiel•8mo ago

You need to cast the reference using the ‘AnyPgColumn’ for example: ‘’’ table_2_ref: uuid("table_1_ref").references((): AnyPgColumn => table_2.id) ‘’’ more details: https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/indexes-constraints

Drizzle ORM - Indexes & Constraints

Drizzle ORM is a lightweight and performant TypeScript ORM with developer experience in mind.

TobiasOP•8mo ago

Thanks for the information!

Gaming

Programming

Two tables that references each other