Function: createCollection()

Call Signature

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, TUtils, T, InferSchemaInput<T>> & NonSingleResult;

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, TUtils, T, InferSchemaInput<T>> & NonSingleResult;

Defined in: packages/db/src/collection/index.ts:130

Creates a new Collection instance with the given configuration

Type Parameters

T

T extends StandardSchemaV1<unknown, unknown>

The schema type if a schema is provided, otherwise the type of items in the collection

TKey

TKey extends string | number = string | number

The type of the key for the collection

TUtils

TUtils extends UtilsRecord = UtilsRecord

The utilities record type

Parameters

options

CollectionConfig<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, T, UtilsRecord> & object & NonSingleResult

Collection options with optional utilities

Returns

Collection<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, TUtils, T, InferSchemaInput<T>> & NonSingleResult

A new Collection with utilities exposed both at top level and under .utils

Examples

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

Call Signature

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, TUtils, T, InferSchemaInput<T>> & SingleResult;

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, TUtils, T, InferSchemaInput<T>> & SingleResult;

Defined in: packages/db/src/collection/index.ts:143

Creates a new Collection instance with the given configuration

Type Parameters

T

T extends StandardSchemaV1<unknown, unknown>

The schema type if a schema is provided, otherwise the type of items in the collection

TKey

TKey extends string | number = string | number

The type of the key for the collection

TUtils

TUtils extends UtilsRecord = UtilsRecord

The utilities record type

Parameters

options

CollectionConfig<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, T, UtilsRecord> & object & SingleResult

Collection options with optional utilities

Returns

Collection<InferSchemaOutput<T>, TKey, TUtils, T, InferSchemaInput<T>> & SingleResult

A new Collection with utilities exposed both at top level and under .utils

Examples

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

Call Signature

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<T, TKey, TUtils, never, T> & NonSingleResult;

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<T, TKey, TUtils, never, T> & NonSingleResult;

Defined in: packages/db/src/collection/index.ts:157

Creates a new Collection instance with the given configuration

Type Parameters

T

T extends object

The schema type if a schema is provided, otherwise the type of items in the collection

TKey

TKey extends string | number = string | number

The type of the key for the collection

TUtils

TUtils extends UtilsRecord = UtilsRecord

The utilities record type

Parameters

options

CollectionConfig<T, TKey, never, UtilsRecord> & object & NonSingleResult

Collection options with optional utilities

Returns

Collection<T, TKey, TUtils, never, T> & NonSingleResult

A new Collection with utilities exposed both at top level and under .utils

Examples

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

Call Signature

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<T, TKey, TUtils, never, T> & SingleResult;

function createCollection<T, TKey, TUtils>(options): Collection<T, TKey, TUtils, never, T> & SingleResult;

Defined in: packages/db/src/collection/index.ts:170

Creates a new Collection instance with the given configuration

Type Parameters

T

T extends object

The schema type if a schema is provided, otherwise the type of items in the collection

TKey

TKey extends string | number = string | number

The type of the key for the collection

TUtils

TUtils extends UtilsRecord = UtilsRecord

The utilities record type

Parameters

options

CollectionConfig<T, TKey, never, UtilsRecord> & object & SingleResult

Collection options with optional utilities

Returns

Collection<T, TKey, TUtils, never, T> & SingleResult

A new Collection with utilities exposed both at top level and under .utils

Examples

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 1: With operation handlers (direct collection calls)
const todos = createCollection({
  id: "todos",
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema,
  onInsert: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    // Send to API
    await api.createTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onUpdate: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.updateTodo(transaction.mutations[0].modified)
  },
  onDelete: async ({ transaction, collection }) => {
    await api.deleteTodo(transaction.mutations[0].key)
  },
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Direct usage (handlers manage transactions)
const tx = todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk", completed: false })
await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Pattern 2: Manual transaction management
const todos = createCollection({
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  schema: todoSchema,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Explicit transaction usage
const tx = createTransaction({
  mutationFn: async ({ transaction }) => {
    // Handle all mutations in transaction
    await api.saveChanges(transaction.mutations)
  }
})

tx.mutate(() => {
  todos.insert({ id: "1", text: "Buy milk" })
  todos.update("2", draft => { draft.completed = true })
})

await tx.isPersisted.promise

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})

// Using schema for type inference (preferred as it also gives you client side validation)
const todoSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  title: z.string(),
  completed: z.boolean()
})

const todos = createCollection({
  schema: todoSchema,
  getKey: (todo) => todo.id,
  sync: { sync: () => {} }
})