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Version: 0.13.x 🚧

Custom Active Model

Creating your own struct with partial fields of a model, which implements IntoActiveModel that can be converted into an ActiveModel with the method into_active_model. For example, it can be used as a form submission in a REST API.

IntoActiveValue trait allows converting Option<T> into ActiveValue<T> with the method into_active_value.

// Define regular model as usual
#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, DeriveEntityModel)]
#[sea_orm(table_name = "fruit")]
pub struct Model {
#[sea_orm(primary_key)]
pub id: i32,
pub name: String,
pub cake_id: Option<i32>,
}

Create a new struct with some fields omitted.

use sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet;

#[derive(DeriveIntoActiveModel)]
pub struct NewFruit {
// id is omitted
pub name: String,
// it is required as opposed to optional in Model
pub cake_id: i32,
}

assert_eq!(
NewFruit {
name: "Apple".to_owned(),
cake_id: 1,
}
.into_active_model(),
fruit::ActiveModel {
id: NotSet,
name: Set("Apple".to_owned()),
cake_id: Set(Some(1)),
}
);

Option<Option<T>> allows for Some(None) to update the column to be NULL.

use sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet;

#[derive(DeriveIntoActiveModel)]
pub struct UpdateFruit {
pub cake_id: Option<Option<i32>>,
}

assert_eq!(
UpdateFruit {
cake_id: Some(Some(1)),
}
.into_active_model(),
fruit::ActiveModel {
id: NotSet,
name: NotSet,
cake_id: Set(Some(1)),
}
);

assert_eq!(
UpdateFruit {
cake_id: Some(None),
}
.into_active_model(),
fruit::ActiveModel {
id: NotSet,
name: NotSet,
cake_id: Set(None),
}
);

assert_eq!(
UpdateFruit {
cake_id: None,
}
.into_active_model(),
fruit::ActiveModel {
id: NotSet,
name: NotSet,
cake_id: NotSet,
}
);