TypeDB Client for Node.js
Client Architecture
To learn about the mechanism that a TypeDB Client uses to set up communication with databases running on the TypeDB Server, refer to TypeDB > Client API > Overview.
API Reference
To learn about the methods available for executing queries and retrieving their answers using Client Node.js, refer to TypeDB > Client API > Node.js > API Reference.
Concept API
To learn about the methods available on the concepts retrieved as the answers to TypeQL queries, refer to TypeDB > Concept API > Overview.
Installation
Node.js version 14 or above is recommended.
npm install typedb-client
Further documentation: https://docs.vaticle.com/docs/client-api/nodejs
Using TypeScript
typedb-client
is a TypeScript project and provides its own type definitions out of the box - for example:
import { EntityType } from 'typedb-client';
Build TypeDB Client for Node.js from Source
Note: You don't need to compile TypeDB Client from source if you just want to use it in your code. See the "Import TypeDB Client for Node.js" section above.
We recommend using
yarn
, see https://yarnpkg.com/ for information aboutyarn
.
- Make sure you have the following installed: Node.js (version 14 or above);
npm
package manager;yarn
package manager. - Clone the project and run
yarn
at the root directory (containingpackage.json
) - Run
yarn run build
- The JavaScript files, and their matching TypeScript type definitions are compiled to the
dist
directory.
Note: TypeDB Client can be run without TypeScript, however its type assertions may make development smoother.