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From database schemas to queries, from auth to APIs, express every part of your backend in pure TypeScript. Your backend code lives next to your app code, is typechecked and autocompleted, and is generated by AI with exceptional accuracy.
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From database schemas to queries, from auth to APIs, express every part of your backend in pure TypeScript. Your backend code lives next to your app code, is typechecked and autocompleted, and is generated by AI with exceptional accuracy.
01import { mutation, query }
from "./_generated/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";
export const setComplete = mutation({
args: { id: v.id("todos") },
handler: async (ctx, args) => {
await ctx.db.patch("todos", args.id, {
// Try checking a todo--nothing happens!
// Change this to `true` and try again.
completed: false,
});
},
});
export const list = query({…});
export const add = mutation({…});
export const setIncomplete = mutation({…});
Try it out!
import { defineSchema, defineTable } from "convex/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";
export default defineSchema({
todos: defineTable({
text: v.string(),
category: v.optional(v.string()),
completed: v.boolean(),
}).index("by_completed", ["completed"]),
});
import { api } from "../../convex/_generated/api";
import { TodoList } from "./TodoList";
import { useQuery } from "convex/react";
export function TodoApp() {
// Load more by changing `count` to 10.
// Everything updates reactively.
const todos = useQuery(api.todos.list, { count: 5 });
return <TodoList todos={todos} />;
}
Try it out!
import { mutation, query } from "./_generated/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";
export const setComplete = mutation({…});
export const list = query({
args: { count: v.number() },
handler: async (ctx, args) => {
return await ctx.db.query("todos").order("desc").take(args.count);
},
});
export const add = mutation({…});
export const setIncomplete = mutation({…});
import { cronJobs } from "convex/server";
import { internal } from "./_generated/api";
const crons = cronJobs();
crons.interval(
"categorize todos",
{ seconds: 5 },
internal.categorize.categorize,
{
// Add categories "Sports" and "Health"
// to see the todos categorized on the
// next cron job run.
categories: ["Chores", "Work"],
},
);
export default crons;
Try it out!
import { v } from "convex/values";
import { api, internal } from "./_generated/api";
import { Doc, Id } from "./_generated/dataModel";
import { internalAction, internalMutation } from "./_generated/server";
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";
type AiCategorizeResponse = {
id: Id<"todos">;
category: string;
};
export const categorize = internalAction({
args: { categories: v.array(v.string()) },
handler: async (ctx, args) => {
const todos = await ctx.runQuery(api.todos.list, { count: 100 });
const response = await categorizeTodos(todos, args.categories);
await ctx.runMutation(internal.categorize.setCategories, {
categories: response,
});
},
});
export const setCategories = internalMutation({
args: {
categories: v.array(v.object({ id: v.id("todos"), category: v.string() })),
},
handler: async (ctx, args) => {
for (const category of args.categories) {
await ctx.db.patch("todos", category.id, {
category: category.category,
});
}
},
});
async function categorizeTodos(
todos: Doc<"todos">[],
categories: string[],
): Promise<AiCategorizeResponse[]> {…}
import { defineSchema, defineTable } from "convex/server";
import { v } from "convex/values";
export default defineSchema({
todos: defineTable({
text: v.string(),
category: v.optional(v.string()),
completed: v.boolean(),
}).index("by_completed", ["completed"]),
});
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WebDevCody@webdevcody
@convex Simple. Fast. Realtime.
AndyOz@andy_austin_dev
I think @convex might be the best DB I've ever used
Robin@robinxpfp
Happy to see more first-class clerk x convex integration
There's such a major architecture shift around Serverless + Edge + React + Typescript that (imo) it's unlikely sql is still the right abstraction
Very compelling that convex is approaching this from first principles
Colin | Clerk.com@tweetsbycolin
😱 @convex is the gift that keeps on giving
Check it out in combination with @nextjs docs.convex.dev
Guillermo Rauch@rauchg
@convex is everything I wanted Firebase to be. Such a great tool. Feels illegal to know about this before others.
Timothy Stepro@tim_stepro
#dailytip if you are a #react developer and want an alternative to Firebase, you might want to give @convex a try. It has amazing ReactHooks with samples in #Javascript and #typescript and the price isn't bad. I'm not a Firebase expert but it looks like all features are there
urubatan@urubatan
@convex feels like what I wanted Firebase and MongoDB Realm to be and more. Really enjoying the DX so far!
David Kim@dvddkkim
I used @convex once to make sure our integration at @ClerkDev worked and the docs matched what we expected.
It's magical. I don't say that lightly. I think it's time to do a video on the channel.
James Perkins@james_r_perkins
I'm working on a new app build with @convex and I am *very* excited about the tech here
- DB schema defined in TS - end-to-end types (like if tRPC also set up your DB) - real-time updates Just Work™
Jason Lengstorf@jlengstorf
Managing an application's state has become easier, but the global state concept is still a pain for developers, which @convex aims to solve. I made a realtime application using @convex, @nextjs, and @auth0 and loved it.😍
Anshuman Bhardwaj@sun_anshuman
Interesting tool of the week: convex.dev by @convex
We like: Makes it easy to build a live-updating web app with a document database. Strictly-typed fully relational schemas defined in code (optional, but recommended)
Console - Devtools, devtools, devtools@consoledotdev
#dailytip if you are a #react developer and want an alternative to Firebase, you might want to give @convex a try. It has amazing ReactHooks with samples in #Javascript and #typescript and the price isn't bad. I'm not a Firebase expert but it looks like all features are there
urubatan@urubatan
I used @convex once to make sure our integration at @ClerkDev worked and the docs matched what we expected.
It's magical. I don't say that lightly. I think it's time to do a video on the channel.
James Perkins@james_r_perkins
@convex is everything I wanted Firebase to be. Such a great tool. Feels illegal to know about this before others.
Timothy Stepro@tim_stepro
I think @convex might be the best DB I've ever used
Robin@robinxpfp
#dailytip if you are a #react developer and want an alternative to Firebase, you might want to give @convex a try. It has amazing ReactHooks with samples in #Javascript and #typescript and the price isn't bad. I'm not a Firebase expert but it looks like all features are there
urubatan@urubatan
I used @convex once to make sure our integration at @ClerkDev worked and the docs matched what we expected.
It's magical. I don't say that lightly. I think it's time to do a video on the channel.
James Perkins@james_r_perkins
@convex is everything I wanted Firebase to be. Such a great tool. Feels illegal to know about this before others.
Timothy Stepro@tim_stepro
I think @convex might be the best DB I've ever used
Robin@robinxpfp
Happy to see more first-class clerk x convex integration
There's such a major architecture shift around Serverless + Edge + React + Typescript that (imo) it's unlikely sql is still the right abstraction
Very compelling that convex is approaching this from first principles
Colin | Clerk.com@tweetsbycolin
I'm working on a new app build with @convex and I am *very* excited about the tech here
- DB schema defined in TS - end-to-end types (like if tRPC also set up your DB) - real-time updates Just Work™
Jason Lengstorf@jlengstorf
@convex feels like what I wanted Firebase and MongoDB Realm to be and more. Really enjoying the DX so far!
David Kim@dvddkkim
😱 @convex is the gift that keeps on giving
Check it out in combination with @nextjs docs.convex.dev
Guillermo Rauch@rauchg
Happy to see more first-class clerk x convex integration
There's such a major architecture shift around Serverless + Edge + React + Typescript that (imo) it's unlikely sql is still the right abstraction
Very compelling that convex is approaching this from first principles
Colin | Clerk.com@tweetsbycolin
I'm working on a new app build with @convex and I am *very* excited about the tech here
- DB schema defined in TS - end-to-end types (like if tRPC also set up your DB) - real-time updates Just Work™
Jason Lengstorf@jlengstorf
@convex feels like what I wanted Firebase and MongoDB Realm to be and more. Really enjoying the DX so far!
David Kim@dvddkkim
😱 @convex is the gift that keeps on giving
Check it out in combination with @nextjs docs.convex.dev
Guillermo Rauch@rauchg
Managing an application's state has become easier, but the global state concept is still a pain for developers, which @convex aims to solve. I made a realtime application using @convex, @nextjs, and @auth0 and loved it.😍
Anshuman Bhardwaj@sun_anshuman
Interesting tool of the week: convex.dev by @convex
We like: Makes it easy to build a live-updating web app with a document database. Strictly-typed fully relational schemas defined in code (optional, but recommended)
Console - Devtools, devtools, devtools@consoledotdev
Next + Convex (all in typescript)
Vs
Angular (typescript) + Django (python) + Postgres + S3 + Websocket DIY + SQS + IaC + DIY e2e type safety
🤔
WebDevCody@webdevcody
@convex Simple. Fast. Realtime.
AndyOz@andy_austin_dev
Managing an application's state has become easier, but the global state concept is still a pain for developers, which @convex aims to solve. I made a realtime application using @convex, @nextjs, and @auth0 and loved it.😍
Anshuman Bhardwaj@sun_anshuman
Interesting tool of the week: convex.dev by @convex
We like: Makes it easy to build a live-updating web app with a document database. Strictly-typed fully relational schemas defined in code (optional, but recommended)
Console - Devtools, devtools, devtools@consoledotdev
Next + Convex (all in typescript)
Vs
Angular (typescript) + Django (python) + Postgres + S3 + Websocket DIY + SQS + IaC + DIY e2e type safety
🤔
WebDevCody@webdevcody
@convex Simple. Fast. Realtime.
AndyOz@andy_austin_dev
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