How to insert initial data using sequelize migrations/seeds? - node.js

Question

I'm trying to create my initial migration to populate the test database but I can't get it working. This is what I have in my migration:
'use strict';
module.exports = {
up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
return [
queryInterface.bulkInsert('Users', [
{ username: "user1" },
{ username: "user2" }
])];
},
down: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
return queryInterface.dropTable('Users');
}
};
And I get this error:
== 20151024144833-create-conjugation: migrating =======
{ [SequelizeUniqueConstraintError: Validation error]
name: 'SequelizeUniqueConstraintError',
message: 'Validation error',
errors: [],
fields: [] }
There must be an easier way to do this. I've checked other SO questions, but the syntax has changed in the current version of sequelize.
UPDATE
Ok, I realized my mistake: I was assuming that sequelize would take care of the timestamps. This fixes the problem:
up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
console.log(User);
return [
queryInterface.bulkInsert('Users', [
{ username: "user1", createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now() },
{ username: "user2", createdAt: Date.now(), updatedAt: Date.now() }
])
];
}
But I'm still wondering if this is the right way to seed my database. Is there a way to do it using User.create({})?

Answer 1

new Date()
also required for mysql, i.e.
return queryInterface.bulkInsert('users', [
{
"Forename":"A",
"Surname": "User",
"UserType":"1",
"Email":"auser#gmail.com",
"Password":"password",
"LastLogin":0,
"Tokens": JSON.stringify({"tokens":[]}),
"CreatedBy": 999,
"CreatedAt": new Date(),
"UpdatedAt": new Date()
}]);

Answer 2

You can use next:
const City = sequelize.define('city', {
name: { type: Sequelize.STRING },
order_: { type: Sequelize.INTEGER }
});
City.sync().then(() => {
City.create({
name: 'Neuquen',
order_: 0
});
City.create({
name: 'General Roca',
order_: 1
});
});
Or read about "migrations" at http://docs.sequelizejs.com/en/latest/docs/migrations/

Answer 3

An alternative could be use : sequelize fixtures , you could init your tables with default data declared as a json file or other format.

Answer 4

For a quick and easy way (without seeds or migrations) on sequelize v6:
I modified my sequelize.sync() call:
import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize';
// This will create an in-memory sqlite db
const sequelize = new Sequelize('sqlite::memory:', {
logging: sequelizeLogger
});
await sequelize
.sync({ force: true })
.then(() => {
// seed db
Users.create({ username: 'user1' })
});