Encore Go Database Operations Instructions Database Setup package user
import "encore.dev/storage/sqldb"
var db = sqldb.NewDatabase("userdb", sqldb.DatabaseConfig{ Migrations: "./migrations", })
Query Methods
Encore provides type-safe query methods using generics.
Query - Multiple Rows type User struct { ID string Email string Name string }
func listActiveUsers(ctx context.Context) ([]*User, error) { rows, err := sqldb.QueryUser if err != nil { return nil, err } defer rows.Close()
var users []*User
for rows.Next() {
users = append(users, rows.Value())
}
return users, rows.Err()
}
QueryRow - Single Row func getUser(ctx context.Context, id string) (*User, error) { user, err := sqldb.QueryRowUser if errors.Is(err, sqldb.ErrNoRows) { return nil, &errs.Error{ Code: errs.NotFound, Message: "user not found", } } if err != nil { return nil, err } return user, nil }
Exec - No Return Value
For INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE operations:
func createUser(ctx context.Context, email, name string) error {
_, err := sqldb.Exec(ctx, db, INSERT INTO users (id, email, name)
VALUES ($1, $2, $3), generateID(), email, name)
return err
}
func updateUser(ctx context.Context, id, name string) error {
_, err := sqldb.Exec(ctx, db, UPDATE users SET name = $1 WHERE id = $2, name, id)
return err
}
func deleteUser(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
_, err := sqldb.Exec(ctx, db, DELETE FROM users WHERE id = $1, id)
return err
}
Migrations File Structure user/ └── migrations/ ├── 1_create_users.up.sql ├── 2_add_posts.up.sql └── 3_add_indexes.up.sql
Naming Convention Start with a number (1, 2, etc.) Followed by underscore and description End with .up.sql Numbers must be sequential Example Migration -- migrations/1_create_users.up.sql CREATE TABLE users ( id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), email TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL, name TEXT NOT NULL, created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT NOW() );
CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);
Transactions func transferFunds(ctx context.Context, fromID, toID string, amount int) error { tx, err := db.Begin(ctx) if err != nil { return err } defer tx.Rollback() // No-op if committed
_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, `
UPDATE accounts SET balance = balance - $1 WHERE id = $2
`, amount, fromID)
if err != nil {
return err
}
_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, `
UPDATE accounts SET balance = balance + $1 WHERE id = $2
`, amount, toID)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return tx.Commit()
}
Struct Mapping
Query results map to struct fields by name (case-insensitive) or sql tag:
type User struct {
ID string sql:"id"
Email string sql:"email"
Name string sql:"name"
CreatedAt time.Time sql:"created_at"
}
// Columns: id, email, name, created_at // Will map correctly to struct fields
SQL Injection Protection
Always use parameterized queries:
// SAFE - values are parameterized user, err := sqldb.QueryRowUser
// WRONG - SQL injection risk query := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '%s'", email)
Error Handling import ( "errors" "encore.dev/storage/sqldb" "encore.dev/beta/errs" )
func getUser(ctx context.Context, id string) (*User, error) { user, err := sqldb.QueryRowUser
if errors.Is(err, sqldb.ErrNoRows) {
return nil, &errs.Error{
Code: errs.NotFound,
Message: "user not found",
}
}
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return user, nil
}
Guidelines Always use parameterized queries ($1, $2, etc.) Use generics with sqldb.Query[T] and sqldb.QueryRow[T] Check for sqldb.ErrNoRows when expecting a single row Migrations are applied automatically on startup Database names should be lowercase, descriptive Each service typically has its own database Use transactions for operations that must be atomic