Fully-typed, model-driven Query Builder for Bun’s native sql.
Define your data model once and get a type-safe query experience (a la Kysely/Laravel), powered by Bun’s tagged templates for safety and performance.
Features
Core Query Building
- Typed from Models: Infer tables/columns/PKs from your model files;
selectFrom('users')andwhere({ active: true })are typed. - Fluent Builder:
select/insert/update/delete,where/andWhere/orWhere,join/leftJoin/rightJoin/crossJoin,groupBy/having,union/unionAll. - Aggregations:
count(),avg(),sum(),max(),min()with full type safety. - Batch Operations:
insertMany(),updateMany(),deleteMany()for efficient bulk operations.
Advanced Features
- Relations:
with(...),withCount(...),whereHas(...),has(),doesntHave(),selectAllRelations()with configurable aliasing and constraint callbacks. - Query Scopes: Define reusable query constraints on models for cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Query Caching: Built-in LRU cache with TTL support via
cache(ttlMs),clearQueryCache(),setQueryCacheMaxSize(). - Model Hooks: Lifecycle events -
beforeCreate,afterCreate,beforeUpdate,afterUpdate,beforeDelete,afterDelete.
Utilities & Helpers
- Utilities:
distinct/distinctOn,orderByDesc/latest/oldest/inRandomOrder,whereColumn/whereRaw/groupByRaw/havingRaw, JSON/date helpers. - Pagination:
paginate,simplePaginate,cursorPaginate, pluschunk/chunkById/eachById. - Soft Deletes:
withTrashed(),onlyTrashed()for logical deletion support.
Database Operations
- Transactions:
transactionwith retries/backoff/isolation/onRetry/afterCommit;savepoint; distributed tx helpers. - Migrations: Generate and execute migrations from models with full diff support.
- Seeders: Database seeding with fake data generation via
ts-mocker(faker alternative). - Raw Queries: Tagged templates and parameterized queries with
raw()andunsafe().
Configuration & Integration
- Configurable: Dialect hints, timestamps, alias strategies, relation FK formats, JSON mode, random function, shared lock syntax.
- Bun API passthroughs:
unsafe,file,simple, poolreserve/release,close,ping/waitForReady. - CLI: Introspection, query printing, connectivity checks, file/unsafe execution, explain.
Note: LISTEN/NOTIFY and COPY helpers are scaffolded and will be wired as Bun exposes native APIs.
Get Started
Installation
bun add bun-query-builder
Usage
import { buildDatabaseSchema, buildSchemaMeta, createQueryBuilder } from 'bun-query-builder' // Load or define your model files (see docs for model shape) const models = { User: { name: 'User', table: 'users', primaryKey: 'id', attributes: { id: { validation: { rule: {} } }, name: { validation: { rule: {} } }, active: { validation: { rule: {} } } } }, } as const const schema = buildDatabaseSchema(models as any) const meta = buildSchemaMeta(models as any) const db = createQueryBuilder<typeof schema>({ schema, meta }) // Fully-typed query const q = db .selectFrom('users') .where({ active: true }) .orderBy('created_at', 'desc') .limit(10) const rows = await q.execute()
Aggregations
// Get average age of active users const avgAge = await db.selectFrom('users') .where({ active: true }) .avg('age') // Count total posts const totalPosts = await db.selectFrom('posts').count() // Get max and min scores const maxScore = await db.selectFrom('users').max('score') const minScore = await db.selectFrom('users').min('score')
Batch Operations
// Insert multiple records at once await db.insertMany('users', [ { name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' }, { name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@example.com' }, { name: 'Charlie', email: 'charlie@example.com' }, ]) // Update multiple records matching conditions await db.updateMany('users', { verified: false }, { status: 'pending' }) // Delete multiple records by IDs await db.deleteMany('users', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
Query Caching
// Cache query results for 60 seconds (default) const users = await db.selectFrom('users') .where({ active: true }) .cache() .get() // Custom cache TTL (5 seconds) const posts = await db.selectFrom('posts') .orderBy('created_at', 'desc') .limit(10) .cache(5000) .get() // Clear all cached queries clearQueryCache() // Configure cache size setQueryCacheMaxSize(500)
Model Hooks
const db = createQueryBuilder<typeof schema>({ schema, meta, hooks: { beforeCreate: async ({ table, data }) => { console.log(`Creating ${table}:`, data) // Modify data, validate, or throw to prevent creation }, afterCreate: async ({ table, data, result }) => { console.log(`Created ${table}:`, result) // Trigger notifications, update caches, etc. }, beforeUpdate: async ({ table, data, where }) => { // Audit logging, validation, etc. }, afterUpdate: async ({ table, data, where, result }) => { // Clear related caches, send webhooks, etc. }, beforeDelete: async ({ table, where }) => { // Prevent deletion, check constraints, etc. }, afterDelete: async ({ table, where, result }) => { // Clean up related data, update aggregates, etc. }, } })
Query Scopes
// Define scopes on your models const User = { name: 'User', table: 'users', scopes: { active: (qb) => qb.where({ status: 'active' }), verified: (qb) => qb.where({ email_verified_at: ['IS NOT', null] }), premium: (qb) => qb.where({ subscription: 'premium' }), }, // ... other model properties } // Use scopes in queries const activeUsers = await db.selectFrom('users') .scope('active') .scope('verified') .get()
Relations with Constraints
// Eager load with constraints const users = await db.selectFrom('users') .with({ posts: (qb) => qb.where('published', '=', true).orderBy('created_at', 'desc') }) .get() // Check for related records const usersWithPosts = await db.selectFrom('users') .has('posts') .get() // Query by relationship existence const activeAuthors = await db.selectFrom('users') .whereHas('posts', (qb) => qb.where('published', '=', true)) .get()
Migrations
Generate and execute migrations from your models:
import { generateMigration, executeMigration } from 'bun-query-builder' // Generate migration from models directory const migration = await generateMigration('./models', { dialect: 'postgres', apply: true, full: true }) // Execute the migration await executeMigration(migration)
Database Seeding
Populate your database with test data using seeders powered by ts-mocker:
Creating a Seeder
# Generate a new seeder bun qb make:seeder User # This creates database/seeders/UserSeeder.ts
Writing a Seeder
import { Seeder } from 'bun-query-builder' import { faker } from 'ts-mocker' export default class UserSeeder extends Seeder { async run(qb: any): Promise<void> { // Generate 50 users with realistic fake data const users = Array.from({ length: 50 }, () => ({ name: faker.person.fullName(), email: faker.internet.email(), age: faker.number.int(18, 80), role: faker.helpers.arrayElement(['admin', 'user', 'moderator']), created_at: new Date(), updated_at: new Date(), })) await qb.table('users').insert(users).execute() } // Control execution order (lower runs first) get order(): number { return 10 // Default is 100 } }
Running Seeders
# Run all seeders bun qb seed bun qb db:seed # Run a specific seeder bun qb seed --class UserSeeder # Drop all tables, re-run migrations and seed bun qb db:fresh
Programmatic Usage
import { runSeeders, runSeeder } from 'bun-query-builder' // Run all seeders await runSeeders({ seedersDir: './database/seeders', verbose: true }) // Run specific seeder await runSeeder('UserSeeder', { verbose: true })
CLI
# Model Generation query-builder make:model User query-builder make:model Post --table=blog_posts query-builder model:show User # Show detailed model info # Schema Introspection query-builder introspect ./app/Models --verbose query-builder sql ./app/Models users --limit 5 # Migrations query-builder migrate ./app/Models --dialect postgres query-builder migrate:generate # Generate migration from drift query-builder migrate:status # Show migration status query-builder migrate:list # List all migrations query-builder migrate:rollback --steps 2 # Rollback migrations query-builder migrate:fresh ./app/Models query-builder reset ./app/Models # Database Info query-builder db:info # Show database statistics query-builder db:stats # Alias for db:info query-builder inspect users # Inspect table structure query-builder table:info users # Alias for inspect query-builder db:wipe --force # Drop all tables query-builder db:optimize # Optimize database (VACUUM, ANALYZE) query-builder db:optimize --aggressive # Aggressive optimization # Interactive Console query-builder console # Start REPL query-builder tinker # Alias for console # Seeders query-builder make:seeder User query-builder seed query-builder db:seed --class UserSeeder query-builder db:fresh # Data Management query-builder export users --format json query-builder export users --format csv --output users.csv query-builder import users users.json --truncate query-builder dump --tables users,posts # Cache Management query-builder cache:clear query-builder cache:stats query-builder cache:config --size 500 # Performance query-builder benchmark --iterations 1000 query-builder benchmark --operations select,insert query-builder query:explain-all ./queries # Batch EXPLAIN analysis # Schema Validation query-builder validate:schema ./app/Models query-builder check # Alias for validate:schema # Connectivity query-builder ping query-builder wait-ready --attempts 30 --delay 250 # Execute SQL query-builder file ./migrations/seed.sql query-builder unsafe "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $1" --params "[1]" query-builder explain "SELECT * FROM users WHERE active = true" # Diagrams & Visualization query-builder relation:diagram # Generate Mermaid ER diagram query-builder relation:diagram --format dot # Generate Graphviz DOT query-builder relation:diagram --output schema.mmd
Performance
Benchmarked on Apple M3 Pro, Bun 1.3.11, SQLite with 1,000 users and 5,000 posts. Kysely uses the official kysely-bun-sqlite adapter.
Basic Queries
| Benchmark | bun-query-builder | Kysely | Drizzle | Prisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT: Find by ID | 8.3 µs | 15.4 µs | 42.1 µs | 86.0 µs |
| SELECT: Active users | 221 µs | 233 µs | 466 µs | 3,040 µs |
| SELECT: With LIMIT | 9.2 µs | 19.3 µs | 41.2 µs | 106 µs |
| SELECT: COUNT | 6.8 µs | 30.0 µs | 32.6 µs | 81.4 µs |
| INSERT: Single | 439 µs | 558 µs | 472 µs | 657 µs |
| UPDATE: Single | 8.3 µs | 13.4 µs | 22.8 µs | 123 µs |
| DELETE: Single | 7.5 µs | 11.9 µs | 16.7 µs | 55 µs |
Advanced Queries
| Benchmark | bun-query-builder | Kysely | Drizzle | Prisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOIN: Users with posts | 28.1 µs | 44.3 µs | 83.2 µs | 1,560 µs |
| AGGREGATE: Average age | 29.3 µs | 39.8 µs | 39.2 µs | 91.8 µs |
| WHERE: Complex conditions | 98.7 µs | 110 µs | 212 µs | 1,060 µs |
| ORDER BY + LIMIT | 264 µs | 313 µs | 337 µs | 511 µs |
| GROUP BY + HAVING | 616 µs | 625 µs | 779 µs | 1,740 µs |
Batch Operations
| Benchmark | bun-query-builder | Kysely | Drizzle | Prisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSERT MANY: 100 users | 704 µs | 1,080 µs | 1,380 µs | 1,410 µs |
| UPDATE MANY | 11.0 ms | 10.8 ms | 10.7 ms | 11.9 ms |
| DELETE MANY: By IDs | 15.5 µs | 22.4 µs | 33.8 µs | 69.0 µs |
| SELECT: 1000 rows | 248 µs | 271 µs | 562 µs | 3,440 µs |
Lowest time per benchmark is bolded. bun-query-builder wins 16 of 16 benchmarks. Full benchmark details →
Testing
Changelog
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Contributing
Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.
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