vapor-docs/2.0/docs/fluent/package.md

Using Fluent

This section outlines how to import the Fluent package both with or without a Vapor project.

With Vapor

Fluent comes included with most Vapor templates. However, if you have created a project from scratch you will need to add the provider to your Package.swift file.

import PackageDescription

let package = Package(
    name: "Project",
    dependencies: [
        .Package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/vapor.git", majorVersion: 2),
        .Package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/fluent-provider.git", majorVersion: 1)
    ],
    exclude: [ ... ]
)

The Fluent provider package adds Fluent to your project and adds some additional, Vapor-specific conveniences like HTTP conformances.

Using import FluentProvider will import both Fluent and Fluent's Vapor-specific APIs.

Without Vapor

Fluent is a powerful, pure-Swift ORM that can be used with any Server-Side Swift framework. To include it in your package, add it to your Package.swift file.

import PackageDescription

let package = Package(
    name: "Project",
    dependencies: [
        ...
        .Package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/fluent.git", majorVersion: 2)
    ],
    exclude: [ ... ]
)

Use import Fluent to access Fluent's APIs.

!!! warning Model is a Vapor + Fluent type, use Entity instead.

Drivers

Fluent drivers allow Fluent models and queries to communicate with various database technologies like MySQL or Mongo. For a full list of drivers, check out the fluent-driver tag on GitHub.