Postgres enum in typeorm

Question

In typeorm, how can I create a postgres enum type Gender as in this raw query

CREATE TYPE public.Gender AS ENUM (
    \'male\', \'female\'
);
ALTER TABL         


        

Answer 1

Enum is now supported on TypeOrm for postgres

By the docs

enum column type is supported by postgres and mysql. There are various possible column definitions:

Using typescript enums:

export enum UserRole {
    ADMIN = "admin",
    EDITOR = "editor",
    GHOST = "ghost"
}

@Entity()
export class User {

    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
    id: number;

    @Column({
        type: "enum",
        enum: UserRole,
        default: UserRole.GHOST
    })
    role: UserRole;

}

Using array with enum values:

export type UserRoleType = "admin" | "editor" | "ghost",

@Entity()
export class User {

    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
    id: number;

    @Column({
        type: "enum",
        enum: ["admin", "editor", "ghost"],
        default: "ghost"
    })
    role: UserRoleType;
}