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RAprogramm edited this page Jul 4, 2026 · 3 revisions

Real-World Examples

Practical examples for common use cases.

User Management

Classic user entity with authentication fields:

use entity_derive::Entity;
use uuid::Uuid;
use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "users", schema = "auth")]
pub struct User {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub username: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub email: String,
 #[field(create, update)] // Accept but never return
 pub password_hash: String,
 #[field(response)]
 pub email_verified: bool,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub avatar_url: Option<String>,
 #[field(response)]
 pub role: String,
 #[field(skip)] // Internal audit field
 pub last_login_ip: Option<String>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}

Usage:

// Create user
let request = CreateUserRequest {
 username: "john_doe".into(),
 email: "john@example.com".into(),
 password_hash: hash_password("secret123"),
};
let user = pool.create(request).await?;
// Update user
let update = UpdateUserRequest {
 avatar_url: Some(Some("https://cdn.example.com/avatar.jpg".into())),
 ..Default::default()
};
let user = pool.update(user.id, update).await?;
// Response is safe - no password_hash, no last_login_ip
let response = UserResponse::from(&user);

Blog System

Posts with author relationship:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "posts", schema = "blog")]
pub struct Post {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub title: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub slug: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub content: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub excerpt: Option<String>,
 #[field(create, response)] // Set once, can't change author
 pub author_id: Uuid,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub published: bool,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub published_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
 #[field(response)] // Read-only, managed by triggers
 pub view_count: i64,
 #[field(skip)] // Internal moderation
 pub moderation_status: String,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}

Categories with many-to-many:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "categories", schema = "blog")]
pub struct Category {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub name: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub slug: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub description: Option<String>,
 #[field(response)]
 pub post_count: i64, // Computed field
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}

E-Commerce

Product catalog:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "products", schema = "catalog")]
pub struct Product {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub name: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub sku: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub description: Option<String>,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub price_cents: i64,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub currency: String,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub stock_quantity: i32,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub is_active: bool,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub category_id: Uuid,
 #[field(skip)] // Internal cost tracking
 pub cost_cents: i64,
 #[field(skip)] // Supplier info
 pub supplier_id: Option<Uuid>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}

Orders with status tracking:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "orders", schema = "sales")]
pub struct Order {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub customer_id: Uuid,
 #[field(response)]
 pub order_number: String, // Generated by DB sequence
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub status: String,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub total_cents: i64,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub currency: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub shipping_address: String,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub tracking_number: Option<String>,
 #[field(skip)] // Payment processor data
 pub payment_intent_id: Option<String>,
 #[field(skip)] // Internal notes
 pub admin_notes: Option<String>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}

Multi-Tenant SaaS

Organization-scoped entities:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "organizations", schema = "tenants")]
pub struct Organization {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub name: String,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub slug: String, // Immutable after creation
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub plan: String,
 #[field(response)]
 pub member_count: i32,
 #[field(skip)] // Billing info
 pub stripe_customer_id: Option<String>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}
#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "projects", schema = "tenants")]
pub struct Project {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, response)] // Set once
 pub organization_id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub name: String,
 #[field(create, update, response)]
 pub description: Option<String>,
 #[field(update, response)]
 pub archived: bool,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}

DTOs Only (No Database)

For API contracts without persistence:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "webhooks", sql = "none")]
pub struct WebhookPayload {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub event_type: String,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub payload: String,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub timestamp: DateTime<Utc>,
 #[field(response)]
 pub signature: String,
}

This generates only:

  • CreateWebhookPayloadRequest
  • WebhookPayloadResponse
  • From implementations

No repository, no SQL, no Row/Insertable structs.

Custom Queries Only

When standard CRUD isn't enough:

#[derive(Entity)]
#[entity(table = "analytics_events", schema = "analytics", sql = "trait")]
pub struct AnalyticsEvent {
 #[id]
 pub id: Uuid,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub event_name: String,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub user_id: Option<Uuid>,
 #[field(create, response)]
 pub properties: serde_json::Value,
 #[auto]
 #[field(response)]
 pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
}
// Implement custom queries yourself:
impl AnalyticsEventRepository for PgPool {
 type Error = sqlx::Error;
 async fn create(&self, dto: CreateAnalyticsEventRequest) -> Result<AnalyticsEvent, Self::Error> {
 // Batch insert, partitioned tables, etc.
 }
 async fn find_by_id(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<AnalyticsEvent>, Self::Error> {
 // Query with time-based partitioning
 }
 // Custom methods beyond CRUD:
 async fn aggregate_by_event(&self, start: DateTime<Utc>, end: DateTime<Utc>)
 -> Result<Vec<EventAggregate>, Self::Error> {
 // Complex aggregation query
 }
}

Bulk Operations

Every repository ships batch primitives: find_by_ids (WHERE id = ANY(1ドル), single round-trip), atomic create_many (one transaction, a failing row rolls back the whole batch) and soft-delete-aware delete_many returning the actually-affected count. With events delivery (streams or outbox) per-row events are emitted inside the same transaction.

let posts: Vec<Post> = pool.find_by_ids(ids).await?;
let created: Vec<Post> = pool.create_many(dtos).await?;
let removed: u64 = pool.delete_many(stale_ids).await?;

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