How to Handle MongoDB Transactions on your Local Server in Node.js

Until version 4, MongoDB lacked the ability to carry out ACID transactions. ACID transactions enable database operations (creating, reading, updating and deleting data) to be more resilient and dependable. This is necessary, especially in finance-related applications that have to do with transferring money among users. This guide is for you if you use Node.js and MongoDB. It is expected that you have installed MongoDB already and you have a running MongoDB server on your local computer....

February 16, 2023 · 4 min · Orim Dominic Adah
NestJS Integration Testing with TypeORM and MongoDB

Write Integration Tests with NestJS, TypeORM and MongoDB

NestJS projects that use TypeORM with MongoDB are rare. The recommended ODM1 to use with MongoDB is Mongoose, but the choice is not always within our control. This article is a guide for writing integration tests in a NestJS project that uses TypeORM with MongoDB. Integration tests verify that all units required to accomplish a particular goal work together as expected. For integration tests in a backend application, database calls are not mocked....

April 7, 2022 · 5 min · Orim Dominic Adah