I have an upsert query in PostgreSQL like:
x
INSERT INTO table
(id, name)
values
(1, 'Gabbar')
ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET
name = 'Gabbar'
WHERE
table.id = 1
I need to use knex to this upsert query. How to go about this?
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Answer
So I solved this using the following suggestion from Dotnil’s answer on Knex Issues Page:
var data = {id: 1, name: 'Gabbar'};
var insert = knex('table').insert(data);
var dataClone = {id: 1, name: 'Gabbar'};
delete dataClone.id;
var update = knex('table').update(dataClone).whereRaw('table.id = ' + data.id);
var query = `${ insert.toString() } ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET ${ update.toString().replace(/^updates.*ssets/i, '') }`;
return knex.raw(query)
.then(function(dbRes){
// stuff
});
Hope this helps someone.