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Next-gen ORM for Node.js/TypeScript with type-safe queries, migrations, and Prisma Studio.

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Features (10)

Type-safe database client

Schema-first design

Auto-generated migrations

Prisma Studio (GUI)

PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB

Relation queries

Raw SQL support

Prisma Accelerate (edge caching)

Prisma Pulse (real-time)

Seeding

User Stories (5)

As a developer, I can define my schema and get type-safe queries

As a team, I can manage database migrations

As a developer, I can explore data with Prisma Studio

As a developer, I can cache queries at the edge with Accelerate

As a developer, I can react to DB changes in real-time

Suggested Tech Stack

RustTypeScriptPostgreSQLMySQLSQLiteMongoDBGraphQLNode.jsWasm

Non-Functional Requirements

Category	Requirement	Target
Performance	Query generation	< 10ms to generate SQL from TypeScript (compile time)
Performance	Runtime	< 1ms overhead vs raw SQL queries
Scalability	Schema	Support 500+ models with complex relations
Security	Queries	SQL injection impossible by design (parameterized)

Release Milestones

MVPORM Core

Schema definitionType-safe clientMigrationsPostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite

v1.0Ecosystem

Prisma StudioSeedingMongoDB supportRaw SQLMiddleware

v2.0Platform

Prisma Accelerate (edge cache)Prisma Pulse (real-time)Driver adaptersClient extensions

Success Metrics

npm weekly downloads: > 3M

GitHub stars: > 35K

Databases supported: 5+ (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, CockroachDB)

Accelerate adoption: > 10K active projects

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