# Kura
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<img src="priv/kura.png" alt="Kura" width="600" />
</p>
Database layer for Erlang - Ecto-equivalent abstractions in pure Erlang. Pluggable backends: [`kura_postgres`](https://github.com/Taure/kura_postgres) (PostgreSQL via pgo), [`kura_sqlite`](https://github.com/Taure/kura_sqlite) (SQLite via esqlite).
## Features
- **Schema** - behaviour-based schema definitions with type metadata
- **Changeset** - cast external params, validate, track changes and errors
- **Query Builder** - composable, functional query construction
- **SQL Compiler** - parameterized SQL generation (no string interpolation)
- **Repo** - CRUD operations with automatic type conversion and PG error mapping
- **Associations** - `belongs_to`, `has_one`, `has_many`, `many_to_many` with preloading
- **Embedded Schemas** - `embeds_one`, `embeds_many` stored as JSONB
- **Multi** - atomic transaction pipelines
- **Migrations** - DDL operations with automatic module-based discovery
- **Enums** - atom-backed enum types stored as `VARCHAR`
- **Telemetry** - query logging with timing
- **Lifecycle Hooks** - before/after callbacks for insert, update, delete
- **Audit Trail** - automatic change tracking with actor context
- **Pagination** - offset-based and cursor-based pagination
- **Streaming** - server-side cursor streaming for large result sets
- **Multitenancy** - schema prefix and attribute-based tenant isolation
- **Optimistic Locking** - concurrent update conflict detection
## Quick Start
### Define a Schema
```erlang
-module(user).
-behaviour(kura_schema).
-include_lib("kura/include/kura.hrl").
-export([table/0, fields/0]).
table() -> ~"users".
fields() ->
[
#kura_field{name = id, type = id, primary_key = true, nullable = false},
#kura_field{name = name, type = string, nullable = false},
#kura_field{name = email, type = string, nullable = false},
#kura_field{name = age, type = integer},
#kura_field{name = inserted_at, type = utc_datetime},
#kura_field{name = updated_at, type = utc_datetime}
].
```
### Define a Repo
```erlang
-module(my_repo).
-behaviour(kura_repo).
-export([otp_app/0, start/0, all/1, get/2, insert/1, update/1, delete/1]).
otp_app() -> my_app.
start() -> kura_repo_worker:start(?MODULE).
all(Q) -> kura_repo_worker:all(?MODULE, Q).
get(Schema, Id) -> kura_repo_worker:get(?MODULE, Schema, Id).
insert(CS) -> kura_repo_worker:insert(?MODULE, CS).
update(CS) -> kura_repo_worker:update(?MODULE, CS).
delete(CS) -> kura_repo_worker:delete(?MODULE, CS).
```
Configure the database connection in `sys.config`:
```erlang
[{my_app, [
{my_repo, #{
database => ~"myapp",
hostname => ~"localhost",
port => 5432,
username => ~"postgres",
password => <<>>,
pool_size => 10
}}
]}].
```
### Changesets
```erlang
%% Cast and validate external params
CS = kura_changeset:cast(user, #{}, #{~"name" => ~"Alice", ~"email" => ~"alice@example.com"}, [name, email, age]),
CS1 = kura_changeset:validate_required(CS, [name, email]),
CS2 = kura_changeset:validate_format(CS1, email, ~"@"),
CS3 = kura_changeset:validate_length(CS2, name, [{min, 1}, {max, 100}]),
%% Insert
{ok, User} = my_repo:insert(CS3).
```
### Query Builder
```erlang
Q = kura_query:from(user),
Q1 = kura_query:where(Q, {age, '>', 18}),
Q2 = kura_query:where(Q1, {'or', [{role, ~"admin"}, {role, ~"moderator"}]}),
Q3 = kura_query:select(Q2, [name, email]),
Q4 = kura_query:order_by(Q3, [{name, asc}]),
Q5 = kura_query:limit(Q4, 10),
{ok, Users} = my_repo:all(Q5).
```
Supported conditions: `=`, `!=`, `<`, `>`, `<=`, `>=`, `like`, `ilike`, `in`, `not_in`, `is_nil`, `is_not_nil`, `between`, `{'and', [...]}`, `{'or', [...]}`, `{'not', ...}`, `{fragment, SQL, Params}`.
### Migrations
```erlang
-module(m20240115120000_create_users).
-behaviour(kura_migration).
-include_lib("kura/include/kura.hrl").
-export([up/0, down/0]).
up() ->
[{create_table, ~"users", [
#kura_column{name = id, type = id, primary_key = true, nullable = false},
#kura_column{name = name, type = string, nullable = false},
#kura_column{name = email, type = string, nullable = false},
#kura_column{name = age, type = integer},
#kura_column{name = inserted_at, type = utc_datetime},
#kura_column{name = updated_at, type = utc_datetime}
]},
{create_index, ~"users", [email], #{unique => true}}].
down() ->
[{drop_index, ~"users_email_index"},
{drop_table, ~"users"}].
```
Run migrations:
```erlang
kura_migrator:migrate(my_repo).
kura_migrator:rollback(my_repo).
kura_migrator:status(my_repo).
```
## Type Mapping
| Kura | PostgreSQL | SQLite | Erlang |
|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `BIGSERIAL` | `INTEGER PRIMARY KEY` | `integer()` |
| `integer` | `INTEGER` | `INTEGER` | `integer()` |
| `float` | `DOUBLE PRECISION` | `REAL` | `float()` |
| `string` | `VARCHAR(255)` | `TEXT` | `binary()` |
| `text` | `TEXT` | `TEXT` | `binary()` |
| `boolean` | `BOOLEAN` | `INTEGER` (0/1) | `boolean()` |
| `date` | `DATE` | `TEXT` (ISO 8601) | `{Y, M, D}` |
| `utc_datetime` | `TIMESTAMPTZ` | `TEXT` (ISO 8601) | `calendar:datetime()` |
| `uuid` | `UUID` | `TEXT` | `binary()` |
| `jsonb` | `JSONB` | `TEXT` | `map()` |
| `{array, T}` | `T[]` | unsupported | `list()` |
SQLite values round-trip transparently via `kura_types:cast/2` (booleans 0/1 → `true`/`false`, ISO 8601 → datetime tuples, JSON text → maps).
## Configuration
Configure repos under the `kura` app env. Each repo is a map keyed by
its module name; pick a backend package and Kura starts the configured
pool at app boot, populating `dialect`, `pool_module`, and `driver_module`
from the aggregator automatically.
```erlang
%% sys.config — single Postgres repo
[{kura, [
{repos, #{
my_repo => #{
backend => kura_backend_postgres,
host => "localhost",
port => 5432,
database => "my_app_dev",
user => "postgres",
password => "postgres",
pool_size => 10
}
}}
]}].
```
```erlang
%% sys.config — single SQLite repo
[{kura, [
{repos, #{
my_repo => #{
backend => kura_backend_sqlite,
database => <<"my_app.db">>, %% or <<":memory:">>
pool_size => 4
}
}}
]}].
```
```erlang
%% sys.config — Postgres primary + SQLite analytics
[{kura, [
{repos, #{
my_repo => #{
backend => kura_backend_postgres,
host => "localhost",
database => "main",
user => "postgres",
pool_size => 10
},
analytics_repo => #{
backend => kura_backend_sqlite,
database => <<":memory:">>
}
}}
]}].
```
Each repo module declares itself in code:
```erlang
-module(my_repo).
-behaviour(kura_repo).
-export([otp_app/0]).
otp_app() -> my_app.
```
Queries through `my_repo` emit Postgres SQL; queries through
`analytics_repo` emit SQLite SQL. The query cache is keyed per repo so
the dialects never share entries. UUID primary keys are auto-generated
on insert when no value is provided.
<details>
<summary>Legacy v1.x config forms (still supported)</summary>
The flat single-repo form:
```erlang
[{kura, [
{repo, my_repo},
{backend, kura_backend_postgres},
{host, "localhost"},
{port, 5432},
{database, "my_app_dev"},
{user, "postgres"},
{password, "postgres"},
{pool_size, 10}
]}].
```
The per-app form:
```erlang
[{my_app, [
{my_repo, #{
backend => kura_backend_postgres,
database => ~"my_app_dev",
hostname => ~"localhost",
port => 5432,
username => ~"postgres",
password => ~"postgres",
pool_size => 10
}}
]}].
```
The per-app form requires the consuming app to call `my_repo:start()`
manually. The `{repos, #{...}}` form (above) is preferred for new
projects - single-repo today, no rewrite when you add a second backend.
</details>
Migrations are discovered automatically from compiled modules implementing the `kura_migration` behaviour.
Optional telemetry/logging config:
```erlang
[{kura, [
{log, true} %% true | {M, F} | false (default)
]}].
```
## Plugins
- [rebar3_kura](https://github.com/Taure/rebar3_kura) - Rebar3 plugin that auto-generates migration files from schema changes. Add a field to your schema, run `rebar3 compile`, and the migration is created for you.
- [opentelemetry_kura](https://github.com/Taure/opentelemetry_kura) - OpenTelemetry instrumentation. Subscribes to Kura's telemetry events and creates spans for every database query.
## Examples
- [pet_store](https://github.com/Taure/pet_store) - A sample REST API built with Kura and Nova demonstrating schemas, changesets, queries, migrations, and associations in practice.
## Requirements
- Erlang/OTP 28+
- One backend: PostgreSQL 14+ (via [kura_postgres](https://github.com/Taure/kura_postgres)) or SQLite 3.35+ (via [kura_sqlite](https://github.com/Taure/kura_sqlite))