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Automock vs prisma-sql
Short answer: Pick Automock if you want automated mocks for DI testing; pick prisma-sql if you want accelerated Prisma read queries. Automock is free and open source; prisma-sql has a free plan, paid from $7/month.
Which to pick
Pick Automock if you want…
- Automated mocks for DI testing
- Testing utilities
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with TypeScript, NestJS or Inversify (on Automock's list, not prisma-sql's)
Pick prisma-sql if you want…
- Accelerated Prisma read queries
- Integrations with Prisma Client, postgres.js or better-sqlite3 (on prisma-sql's list, not Automock's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Automock:Automock provides a virtual isolated environment and automated mock generation to simplify unit testing in TypeScript DI frameworks like NestJS and Inversify.
- prisma-sql:prisma-sql speeds up Prisma read queries by generating SQL and executing it via postgres.js or better-sqlite3.
- Best for
- Automock:Automated mocks for DI testing
- prisma-sql:Accelerated Prisma read queries
- Who it’s for
- Automock:TypeScript developers using dependency-injection frameworks
- prisma-sql:Node.js developers using Prisma for PostgreSQL or SQLite who need faster read performance.
- Pricing
- Automock:Open source
- prisma-sql:Freemium
- Starting price
- Automock:Free
- prisma-sql:$7/month (Pro)
- Free plan or trial
- Automock:Free to use
- prisma-sql:Free plan (Free)
- Plans
- Automock:—
- prisma-sql:Free $0 · Pro $7 per month · Teams $7 per user per month
- Open source
- Automock:Yes
- prisma-sql:Yes
- Works with
- Automock:TypeScript, NestJS, Inversify
- prisma-sql:Prisma Client, postgres.js, better-sqlite3
Automock features
- Virtual isolated environment. Creates a sandboxed context for tests to run without side effects.
- Automated mock generation. Generates mocks for classes and services automatically.
- DI framework support. Works with NestJS and Inversify out of the box.
- Open-source. Free to use and contributed by the community.
prisma-sql features
- Runtime SQL generation. Converts supported Prisma read queries into SQL at runtime.
- Prebaked hot queries. Allows @optimize annotations to generate SQL at build time for hot query shapes.
- PostgreSQL batch queries. Combines multiple read queries into a single round-trip using Prisma $batch.
- Include & relation reduction. Optimizes includes with flat joins, where-in loading, or correlated subqueries.
- Large to-many include protection. Detects large child tables and switches to batched where-in loading to avoid expensive scans.
- Aggregate type handling. Maps aggregate results back to Prisma-style types like Decimal, BigInt, and DateTime.
Automock vs prisma-sql FAQ
What is the difference between Automock and prisma-sql?+
Automock simplifies unit testing, not database query performance.
Should I use Automock or prisma-sql?+
Pick Automock if you want automated mocks for DI testing, testing utilities or a free, open-source tool. Pick prisma-sql if you want accelerated Prisma read queries or integrations with Prisma Client, postgres.js or better-sqlite3 (on prisma-sql's list, not Automock's).
Is Automock or prisma-sql free?+
Automock is free and open source. prisma-sql has a free plan; paid plans start at $7/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, Automock or prisma-sql?+
Automock is free, so it costs less. prisma-sql starts at $7/month (Pro).
Is Automock or prisma-sql open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Automock (automock/automock on GitHub) and prisma-sql (multipliedtwice/prisma-to-sql on GitHub).
Do Automock and prisma-sql integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Automock lists TypeScript, NestJS and Inversify; prisma-sql lists Prisma Client, postgres.js and better-sqlite3.
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