ORM for the edge
Edge computing platforms like Deno Deploy and Cloudflare Workers can provide a convenient and scalable way for developers to deploy their applications and APIs near the end-users, improving performance, reducing latency, and enhancing the user experience. Due to the resource constraints and compatibility issues (legacy libraries or specific drivers) of those environments, running a traditional Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) library might not be as easy as in normal deployments.
Case study
Suppose you are building a mobile app that allows users to order food from local restaurants. To provide a low-latency user experience, you want to run your server-side logic as close as possible to your users.
You can deploy your functions across multiple locations on distributed edge servers. For database interactions, you may need a lightweight relay API to remains compatible with the platform and offer an efficient interface like an ORM provide.
When a user makes a request to view the menu or place an order, the corresponding function running on the edge will make a request to the lightweight relay API to retrieve or modify the relevant data in the database.
Metatype's solution
Metatype can act out of the box as a lightweight relay API, simplifying database interactions via HTTP/GraphQL requests, and allowing you to query your database through the Prisma runtime. Prisma is a well-known ORM library that provides a convenient interface to interact with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, CockroachDB databases.