Feature Request: Handling JS Date variables
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Description
First of all, thanks for creating/maintaining this amazing library. I'll cut into my request.
Background
I am using sql.js with typeorm to do integration testing rather than spinning up a mysql service for that.
Issue
I noted that if I use Javascript Date objects in the where conditions, it works in production, but fails in tests, because sql.js doesn't convert the dates similar to how node-mysql driver does that.
Expectation
I would love it if sql.js would convert the dates correctly.
For example, take the following example:
const updatedAt = new Date(/*Some date string goes here*/);
// Assume db is setup correctly as explained in ReadMe
db.run("SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE example_column = ?", [updatedAt]);
Now, this fails because sql.js would call updatedAt.toString(). But AFAIK, in node-mysql they call updatedAt.toISOString() (or some valid date string) internally.
Notes
- Code works with sql.js when we do
updatedAt.toISOString()explicitly - The error that's being thrown at the moment is:
QueryFailedError: Wrong API use : tried to bind a value of an unknown type (Fri Jan 11 2019 01:01:01 GMT+1100 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)).
at new QueryFailedError (/Users/pubudu/Projects/typeorm-test/src/error/QueryFailedError.ts:9:9)
at SqljsQueryRunner.<anonymous> (/Users/pubudu/Projects/typeorm-test/src/driver/sqljs/SqljsQueryRunner.ts:79:22)
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the db.run example with a JavaScript Date value and inspect the parameter-binding path that produces the reported unknown-type error. The issue mentions SqljsQueryRunner.ts:79:22 in the stack trace; done means Date parameters are accepted with the expected SQL date representation and the existing binding behavior remains covered by a test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, sqlite
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100