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<h1 id="getting-started-with-models">Getting Started with Models<a class="headerlink" href="#getting-started-with-models" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h1>
<p>Models are the heart of Fluent. Unlike ORMs in other languages, Fluent doesn't return untyped
arrays or dictionaries for queries. Instead, you query the database using models. This allows the
Swift compiler to catch many errors that have burdened ORM users for ages.</p>
<p>In this guide, we will cover the creation of a basic <code>User</code> model.</p>
<h2 id="class">Class<a class="headerlink" href="#class" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Every Fluent model starts with a <code>Codable</code> class. You can make any <code>Codable</code> class a Fluent model,
even ones that come from a different module. All you have to do is conform to <code>Model</code>.</p>
<div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">Foundation</span>
<span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">Vapor</span>
<span class="kr">final</span> <span class="kd">class</span> <span class="nc">User</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Content</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">id</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">UUID</span><span class="p">?</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">name</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">String</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">age</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">Int</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</pre></div>
<p>Although it's not necessary, adding <code>final</code> to your Swift classes can make them more performant
and also make adding <code>init</code> methods in extensions easier.</p>
<h2 id="conforming-to-model">Conforming to Model<a class="headerlink" href="#conforming-to-model" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Now that we have our <code>User</code> class, let's conform it to <code>Model</code>.</p>
<div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">FluentMySQL</span>
<span class="kd">extension</span> <span class="nc">User</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Model</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</pre></div>
<p>Once you add this conformance requirement, Swift will tell you that it does not yet conform.
Let's add the necessary items to make <code>User</code> conform to model.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>We recommend adding <code>Model</code> conformance in an extension to help keep your code clean.</p>
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<h3 id="database">Database<a class="headerlink" href="#database" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<p>The first step to conforming to <code>Model</code> is to let Fluent know which type of database you plan
on using this model with. This allows Fluent to enable database-specific features wherever you
use this model.</p>
<div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">FluentMySQL</span>
<span class="kd">extension</span> <span class="nc">User</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Model</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="p">...</span>
<span class="c1">/// See Model.Database</span>
<span class="kd">typealias</span> <span class="n">Database</span> <span class="p">=</span> <span class="n">MySQLDatabase</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</pre></div>
<h3 id="id">ID<a class="headerlink" href="#id" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h3>
<p>Now we can tell Fluent what type of ID this model uses. In this example, our <code>User</code> model
has an ID property of type <code>UUID</code> named <code>id</code>.</p>
<div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">FluentMySQL</span>
<span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">Foundation</span>
<span class="kd">extension</span> <span class="nc">User</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Model</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="p">...</span>
<span class="c1">/// See Model.ID</span>
<span class="kd">typealias</span> <span class="n">ID</span> <span class="p">=</span> <span class="n">UUID</span>
<span class="c1">/// See Model.idKey</span>
<span class="kd">static</span> <span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">idKey</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">IDKey</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="err">\</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">id</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</pre></div>
<p>You can use any type that conforms to <code>IDType</code> as a Fluent ID. You can also use any property name you'd like for the id.</p>
<div class="admonition warning">
<p class="admonition-title">Warning</p>
<p>Some databases require certain ID keys. For example, MongoDB requires <code>_id</code>.</p>
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<h2 id="example">Example<a class="headerlink" href="#example" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>We now have a fully-conformed Fluent model!</p>
<div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">FluentMySQL</span>
<span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">Foundation</span>
<span class="kd">import</span> <span class="nc">Vapor</span>
<span class="kr">final</span> <span class="kd">class</span> <span class="nc">User</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Codable</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">id</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">UUID</span><span class="p">?</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">name</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">String</span>
<span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">age</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">Int</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="kd">extension</span> <span class="nc">User</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">Model</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="c1">/// See Model.Database</span>
<span class="kd">typealias</span> <span class="n">Database</span> <span class="p">=</span> <span class="n">MySQLDatabase</span>
<span class="c1">/// See Model.ID</span>
<span class="kd">typealias</span> <span class="n">ID</span> <span class="p">=</span> <span class="n">UUID</span>
<span class="c1">/// See Model.idKey</span>
<span class="kd">static</span> <span class="kd">var</span> <span class="nv">idKey</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">IDKey</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="k">return</span> <span class="err">\</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">id</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
<span class="p">}</span>
</pre></div>
<h2 id="done">Done<a class="headerlink" href="#done" title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2>
<p>Now that you have a working Fluent model, you can move onto <a href="../querying/">querying</a> your model.
However, if your database uses schemas, you may need to create a <a href="../migrations/">migration</a> for your model first.</p>
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