ZORM

Note: ZORM is a work in progress (WIP).

For schema syntax highlighting and LSP support, check out the ZORM VSCode Extension and the Github repo.

ZORM is a Zig ORM library with a custom schema file support. You can define your schema in a readable .zorm file and let the zorm-generator generate the necessary typings for you.

Currently ZORM only supports Postgres and Sqlite3. More functionality and backends are being worked on.

Features

• Static library for embedding in Zig projects
• Generator tool to convert .zorm schema files to Zig code
• Supports both SQLite and PostgreSQL backends
• Easily extensible and integrates with Zig build system

Getting Started

1. Add as Dependency

Add ZORM to your build.zig.zon using :

zig fetch --save git+https://github.com/Tony-ArtZ/zorm

2. Add ZORM to your build.zig

const zorm_dep = b.dependency("zorm", .{
    .target = target,
    .optimize = optimize,
});
const zorm_mod = zorm_dep.module("zorm");

const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
    .name = "zorm_test",
    .root_module = exe_mod,
});

exe.root_module.addImport("zorm", zorm_mod);

3. Generating the schema

You have two options to generate Zig code from your .zorm schema:

Option 1: Build and run the generator executable

1. Add Generator Artifact to your build step:

const generator = zorm_dep.artifact("zorm-generator");
b.installArtifact(generator);

1. Run the generator with your schema and output paths:

./zig-out/bin/zorm-generator <input_schema_path> <output_path?>

Option 2: Use the generator programmatically in Zig

Import and call the generator in your Zig code:

const zorm = @import("zorm");
try zorm.generator.generateSchema(
    allocator,         // std.mem.Allocator
    schema_path,       // []const u8
    output_path        // []const u8
);

Important: When building your executable, make sure to link the appropriate C library headers for your backend (SQLite or PostgreSQL). For SQLite, link -lsqlite3; for PostgreSQL, link -lpq and ensure the headers are available. This is required for successful compilation and runtime.

Schema Definition (schema.zorm)

Define your data models and backend in a .zorm file. For example:

[config]
backend postgres

model User {
  id     Int     @id
  name   String
  email  String  @unique
  age    Int?
}

• The [config] section specifies the backend (postgres or sqlite).
• Each model defines a table with fields and attributes (e.g., @id, @unique).
• Optional fields use ? (e.g., Int?).

See examples/schema.zorm for a complete example.

Example Usage

See the examples/ directory for a full working example. Here is a minimal usage:

const std = @import("std");
const zorm = @import("zorm");
const schema = @import("generated_schema.zig"); // Generated from schema.zorm
const SQLITE = zorm.SQLITE;

pub fn main() !void {
    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
    const allocator = gpa.allocator();

    // Initialize SQLite backend
    var db = SQLITE.init(allocator);
    defer db.disconnect();

    try db.connect("test.db");
    try db.createTable(schema.UserMeta);

    const user = schema.User{
        .id = "1",
        .name = "John Doe",
        .email = "[email protected]",
        .age = "30",
    };
    try db.insert(schema.User, user);
    std.debug.print("User inserted successfully!\n", .{});
}

• The example above uses SQLite, but you can switch to PostgreSQL by changing the backend and connection string.
• The generated schema file provides types and metadata for your models.
• You can switch to PostgreSQL by using const PG = zorm.pg.PG; and updating the backend initialization and connection string.
• The generated schema file will provide types like User and UserMeta.

More Examples

• See examples/example.zig for a complete example.
• See examples/query_builder_example.zig for a sample query builder example.
• See examples/schema.zorm for a sample schema definition.

Roadmap & Status

• ZORM is a work in progress. Features and APIs may change.
• Contributions and feedback are welcome!

License

MIT