.patch()

Applies JSON Patch changes to all records, or a specific record, in the database.

Method Syntax
async db.patch<T,U>(thing, data)

Note

This function patches the current document / record data with the specified JSON Patch data.

Arguments

Example usage

// Update all records in a table
const people = await db.patch('person', [
	{ op: 'replace', path: '/created_at', value: new Date() },
]);

// Update a record with a specific ID
const person = await db.patch(new RecordId('person', 'tobie'), [
	{ op: 'replace', path: '/settings/active', value: false },
	{ op: 'add', path: '/tags', value: ['developer', 'engineer'] },
	{ op: 'remove', path: '/temp' },
]);

Translated query

This function will run the following query in the database.

UPDATE $thing PATCH $data;