Best Practices for Updating Nested Relations in Prisma with NestJS and SQL Server

Hello! I'm working on a project using NestJS, Prisma, and SQL Server, and I need help with updating a complex model with many relations. Here’s the context: I have the following models with relationships:
UserConfig
|- Preferences? // 1:1
| |- NotificationSettings[] // 1:N
| | `- EmailSettings? // 1:1
| `- ThemeSettings? // 1:1
`- AccountSettings? // 1:1
`- PrivacySettings[] // 1:N
UserConfig
|- Preferences? // 1:1
| |- NotificationSettings[] // 1:N
| | `- EmailSettings? // 1:1
| `- ThemeSettings? // 1:1
`- AccountSettings? // 1:1
`- PrivacySettings[] // 1:N
Models in Prisma Schema:
model UserConfig {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
userId Int @unique
preferences Preferences?
accountSettings AccountSettings?
}

model Preferences {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
userConfigId Int @unique
notificationSettings NotificationSettings[]
themeSettings ThemeSettings?
userConfig UserConfig @relation(fields: [userConfigId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model NotificationSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
type String // "EMAIL" | "SMS"
preferencesId Int
emailSettings EmailSettings?
preferences Preferences @relation(fields: [preferencesId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model EmailSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
email String
notificationSettingsId Int @unique
notificationSettings NotificationSettings @relation(fields: [notificationSettingsId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model ThemeSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
theme String
preferencesId Int @unique
preferences Preferences @relation(fields: [preferencesId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model AccountSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
userConfigId Int @unique
privacySettings PrivacySettings[]
userConfig UserConfig @relation(fields: [userConfigId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model PrivacySettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
setting String
accountSettingsId Int
accountSettings AccountSettings @relation(fields: [accountSettingsId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}
model UserConfig {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
userId Int @unique
preferences Preferences?
accountSettings AccountSettings?
}

model Preferences {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
userConfigId Int @unique
notificationSettings NotificationSettings[]
themeSettings ThemeSettings?
userConfig UserConfig @relation(fields: [userConfigId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model NotificationSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
type String // "EMAIL" | "SMS"
preferencesId Int
emailSettings EmailSettings?
preferences Preferences @relation(fields: [preferencesId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model EmailSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
email String
notificationSettingsId Int @unique
notificationSettings NotificationSettings @relation(fields: [notificationSettingsId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model ThemeSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
theme String
preferencesId Int @unique
preferences Preferences @relation(fields: [preferencesId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model AccountSettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
userConfigId Int @unique
privacySettings PrivacySettings[]
userConfig UserConfig @relation(fields: [userConfigId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}

model PrivacySettings {
id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
setting String
accountSettingsId Int
accountSettings AccountSettings @relation(fields: [accountSettingsId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
}
Question: How can I efficiently update these models in a single query or within a transaction? The update should handle creating, deleting, and updating nested related objects. I currently do not have services or controllers for the related models, but I can create them if necessary. Thank you for any guidance!
2 Replies
JTB
JTB5mo ago
Hey, To ensure clean code, you should encapsulate the functions. Having a "mega" function for everything doesn't really make sense. Assuming you want to update UserConfig together with a nested relationship, you could customize the code.
import { PrismaService } from './prisma.service'; // Importieren Sie Ihren Prisma-Service
import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';

@Injectable()
export class UserConfigService {
constructor(private readonly prisma: PrismaService) {}

async updateUserConfigWithRelations(userId: number, updatedUserConfigData: any) {
const { preferences, accountSettings, ...otherFields } = updatedUserConfigData;

try {
// Starte eine Transaktion
const result = await this.prisma.$transaction(async (prisma) => {
// UserConfig aktualisieren
const updatedUserConfig = await prisma.userConfig.update({
where: { userId },
data: otherFields,
include: {
preferences: {
include: {
notificationSettings: {
include: {
emailSettings: true,
},
},
themeSettings: true,
},
},
accountSettings: {
include: {
privacySettings: true,
},
},
},
});

// Preferences aktualisieren oder erstellen
if (preferences) {
await this.updatePreferences(prisma, updatedUserConfig.preferences.id, preferences);
}

// AccountSettings aktualisieren oder erstellen
// (ähnlicher Ansatz wie bei Preferences)

return updatedUserConfig;
});

return result;
} catch (error) {
// Fehler behandeln
throw new Error(`Fehler beim Aktualisieren der Benutzerkonfiguration: ${error.message}`);
}
}
import { PrismaService } from './prisma.service'; // Importieren Sie Ihren Prisma-Service
import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';

@Injectable()
export class UserConfigService {
constructor(private readonly prisma: PrismaService) {}

async updateUserConfigWithRelations(userId: number, updatedUserConfigData: any) {
const { preferences, accountSettings, ...otherFields } = updatedUserConfigData;

try {
// Starte eine Transaktion
const result = await this.prisma.$transaction(async (prisma) => {
// UserConfig aktualisieren
const updatedUserConfig = await prisma.userConfig.update({
where: { userId },
data: otherFields,
include: {
preferences: {
include: {
notificationSettings: {
include: {
emailSettings: true,
},
},
themeSettings: true,
},
},
accountSettings: {
include: {
privacySettings: true,
},
},
},
});

// Preferences aktualisieren oder erstellen
if (preferences) {
await this.updatePreferences(prisma, updatedUserConfig.preferences.id, preferences);
}

// AccountSettings aktualisieren oder erstellen
// (ähnlicher Ansatz wie bei Preferences)

return updatedUserConfig;
});

return result;
} catch (error) {
// Fehler behandeln
throw new Error(`Fehler beim Aktualisieren der Benutzerkonfiguration: ${error.message}`);
}
}
private async updatePreferences(prisma: PrismaService, preferencesId: number, preferencesData: any) {
// Implementieren Sie die Logik zum Aktualisieren oder Erstellen von Preferences und verwandten Modellen
// Beispiel:
// await prisma.preferences.update({ where: { id: preferencesId }, data: preferencesData });
}
}
private async updatePreferences(prisma: PrismaService, preferencesId: number, preferencesData: any) {
// Implementieren Sie die Logik zum Aktualisieren oder Erstellen von Preferences und verwandten Modellen
// Beispiel:
// await prisma.preferences.update({ where: { id: preferencesId }, data: preferencesData });
}
}
I think that the key here is "prisma.$transaction". Include is used for data integrity.
Fright XO
Fright XOOP5mo ago
For the update, would you prefer PUT or PATCH? It looks to me like this code would be handling a PUT payload.
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