Seed Data for PostgreSQL with pg-promise and faker
Introduction pg-promise is a powerful library for Node.js dedicated to interacting with PostgreSQL databases. This library is built on top of the native pg driver but provides a high-level abstraction layer with a Promise-based architecture, making the source code cleaner, easier to read and more maintainable. Advantages Automatically manages connections and transactions safely Features a built-in powerful SQL formatting system to prevent SQL Injection attacks Supports handling external SQL files via Query Files and offers exceptionally high performance for bulk data insertion thanks to optimized utilities like pgp.helpers.insert and pgp.helpers.update . Prerequisites In the previous article, I provided instructions on using Prisma to seed data, but using ORMs always introduces limitations such as lack of support for all data types as well as advanced database features. Since ORMs are designed to work with various database types, they sacrifice specific functionalities to solve gener...