@mikro-orm/core 7.0.0-dev.8 → 7.0.0-dev.81

package/utils/Configuration.d.ts

@@ -1,149 +1,139 @@
 import type { NamingStrategy } from '../naming-strategy/NamingStrategy.js';
-import { FileCacheAdapter } from '../cache/FileCacheAdapter.js';
-import { type SyncCacheAdapter, type CacheAdapter } from '../cache/CacheAdapter.js';
+import { type CacheAdapter, type SyncCacheAdapter } from '../cache/CacheAdapter.js';
 import type { EntityRepository } from '../entity/EntityRepository.js';
-import type { AnyEntity, Constructor, Dictionary, EntityClass, EntityClassGroup, FilterDef, Highlighter, HydratorConstructor, IHydrator, IMigrationGenerator, IPrimaryKey, MaybePromise, MigrationObject, EntityMetadata, EnsureDatabaseOptions, GenerateOptions, Migration } from '../typings.js';
+import type { AnyEntity, Constructor, Dictionary, EnsureDatabaseOptions, EntityClass, EntityMetadata, FilterDef, GenerateOptions, Highlighter, HydratorConstructor, IHydrator, IMigrationGenerator, IPrimaryKey, MaybePromise, Migration, MigrationObject } from '../typings.js';
 import { ObjectHydrator } from '../hydration/ObjectHydrator.js';
 import { NullHighlighter } from '../utils/NullHighlighter.js';
 import { type Logger, type LoggerNamespace, type LoggerOptions } from '../logging/Logger.js';
 import type { EntityManager } from '../EntityManager.js';
 import type { Platform } from '../platforms/Platform.js';
 import type { EntitySchema } from '../metadata/EntitySchema.js';
-import type { MetadataProvider } from '../metadata/MetadataProvider.js';
+import { MetadataProvider } from '../metadata/MetadataProvider.js';
 import type { MetadataStorage } from '../metadata/MetadataStorage.js';
-import { ReflectMetadataProvider } from '../metadata/ReflectMetadataProvider.js';
-import type { EmbeddedPrefixMode } from '../decorators/Embedded.js';
 import type { EventSubscriber } from '../events/EventSubscriber.js';
 import type { AssignOptions } from '../entity/EntityAssigner.js';
 import type { EntityManagerType, IDatabaseDriver } from '../drivers/IDatabaseDriver.js';
 import { NotFoundError } from '../errors.js';
-import { DataloaderType, FlushMode, LoadStrategy, PopulateHint } from '../enums.js';
+import { DataloaderType, FlushMode, LoadStrategy, PopulateHint, type EmbeddedPrefixMode } from '../enums.js';
 import { MemoryCacheAdapter } from '../cache/MemoryCacheAdapter.js';
 import { EntityComparator } from './EntityComparator.js';
 import type { Type } from '../types/Type.js';
 import type { MikroORM } from '../MikroORM.js';
-export declare class Configuration<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends EntityManager = D[typeof EntityManagerType] & EntityManager> {
-    static readonly DEFAULTS: {
-        pool: {};
-        entities: never[];
-        entitiesTs: never[];
-        extensions: never[];
-        subscribers: never[];
-        filters: {};
-        discovery: {
-            warnWhenNoEntities: true;
-            requireEntitiesArray: false;
-            checkDuplicateTableNames: true;
-            checkDuplicateFieldNames: true;
-            checkDuplicateEntities: true;
-            checkNonPersistentCompositeProps: true;
-            alwaysAnalyseProperties: true;
-            disableDynamicFileAccess: false;
-            inferDefaultValues: true;
-        };
-        strict: false;
-        validate: false;
-        validateRequired: true;
-        context: (name: string) => EntityManager<IDatabaseDriver<import("../index.js").Connection>> | undefined;
-        contextName: string;
-        allowGlobalContext: false;
-        logger: (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]) => void;
-        colors: true;
-        findOneOrFailHandler: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => NotFoundError<Partial<any>>;
-        findExactlyOneOrFailHandler: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => NotFoundError<Partial<any>>;
-        baseDir: string;
-        hydrator: typeof ObjectHydrator;
-        flushMode: FlushMode.AUTO;
-        loadStrategy: LoadStrategy.JOINED;
-        dataloader: DataloaderType.NONE;
-        populateWhere: PopulateHint.ALL;
-        connect: true;
-        ignoreUndefinedInQuery: false;
-        onQuery: (sql: string) => string;
-        autoJoinOneToOneOwner: true;
-        autoJoinRefsForFilters: true;
-        propagationOnPrototype: true;
-        populateAfterFlush: true;
-        serialization: {
-            includePrimaryKeys: true;
-        };
-        assign: {
-            updateNestedEntities: true;
-            updateByPrimaryKey: true;
-            mergeObjectProperties: false;
-            mergeEmbeddedProperties: true;
-            ignoreUndefined: false;
-        };
-        persistOnCreate: true;
-        upsertManaged: true;
-        forceEntityConstructor: false;
-        forceUndefined: false;
-        ensureDatabase: true;
-        ensureIndexes: false;
-        batchSize: number;
-        debug: false;
-        ignoreDeprecations: false;
-        verbose: false;
-        driverOptions: {};
-        migrations: {
-            tableName: string;
-            path: string;
-            glob: string;
-            silent: false;
-            transactional: true;
-            disableForeignKeys: false;
-            allOrNothing: true;
-            dropTables: true;
-            safe: false;
-            snapshot: true;
-            emit: "ts";
-            fileName: (timestamp: string, name?: string) => string;
-        };
-        schemaGenerator: {
-            disableForeignKeys: false;
-            createForeignKeyConstraints: true;
-            ignoreSchema: never[];
-        };
-        embeddables: {
-            prefixMode: "absolute";
-        };
-        entityGenerator: {
-            forceUndefined: true;
-            undefinedDefaults: false;
-            bidirectionalRelations: false;
-            identifiedReferences: false;
-            scalarTypeInDecorator: false;
-            scalarPropertiesForRelations: "never";
-            fileName: (className: string) => string;
-            onlyPurePivotTables: false;
-            outputPurePivotTables: false;
-            readOnlyPivotTables: false;
-            useCoreBaseEntity: false;
-        };
-        metadataCache: {
-            pretty: false;
-            adapter: typeof FileCacheAdapter;
-            options: {
-                cacheDir: string;
-            };
-        };
-        resultCache: {
-            adapter: typeof MemoryCacheAdapter;
-            expiration: number;
-            options: {};
-        };
-        metadataProvider: typeof ReflectMetadataProvider;
-        highlighter: NullHighlighter;
-        seeder: {
-            path: string;
-            defaultSeeder: string;
-            glob: string;
-            emit: "ts";
-            fileName: (className: string) => string;
-        };
-        preferReadReplicas: true;
-        dynamicImportProvider: (id: string) => Promise<any>;
+declare const DEFAULTS: {
+    readonly pool: {};
+    readonly entities: readonly [];
+    readonly entitiesTs: readonly [];
+    readonly extensions: readonly [];
+    readonly subscribers: readonly [];
+    readonly filters: {};
+    readonly discovery: {
+        readonly warnWhenNoEntities: true;
+        readonly checkDuplicateTableNames: true;
+        readonly checkDuplicateFieldNames: true;
+        readonly checkDuplicateEntities: true;
+        readonly checkNonPersistentCompositeProps: true;
+        readonly inferDefaultValues: true;
+    };
+    readonly validateRequired: true;
+    readonly context: (name: string) => EntityManager<IDatabaseDriver<import("@mikro-orm/knex").Connection>> | undefined;
+    readonly contextName: "default";
+    readonly allowGlobalContext: false;
+    readonly logger: (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]) => void;
+    readonly colors: true;
+    readonly findOneOrFailHandler: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => NotFoundError<Partial<any>>;
+    readonly findExactlyOneOrFailHandler: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => NotFoundError<Partial<any>>;
+    readonly baseDir: string;
+    readonly hydrator: typeof ObjectHydrator;
+    readonly flushMode: FlushMode.AUTO;
+    readonly loadStrategy: LoadStrategy.BALANCED;
+    readonly dataloader: DataloaderType.NONE;
+    readonly populateWhere: PopulateHint.ALL;
+    readonly ignoreUndefinedInQuery: false;
+    readonly onQuery: (sql: string) => string;
+    readonly autoJoinOneToOneOwner: true;
+    readonly autoJoinRefsForFilters: true;
+    readonly filtersOnRelations: true;
+    readonly propagationOnPrototype: true;
+    readonly populateAfterFlush: true;
+    readonly serialization: {
+        readonly includePrimaryKeys: true;
+    };
+    readonly assign: {
+        readonly updateNestedEntities: true;
+        readonly updateByPrimaryKey: true;
+        readonly mergeObjectProperties: false;
+        readonly mergeEmbeddedProperties: true;
+        readonly ignoreUndefined: false;
+    };
+    readonly persistOnCreate: true;
+    readonly upsertManaged: true;
+    readonly forceEntityConstructor: false;
+    readonly forceUndefined: false;
+    readonly processOnCreateHooksEarly: true;
+    readonly ensureDatabase: true;
+    readonly ensureIndexes: false;
+    readonly batchSize: 300;
+    readonly debug: false;
+    readonly ignoreDeprecations: false;
+    readonly verbose: false;
+    readonly driverOptions: {};
+    readonly migrations: {
+        readonly tableName: "mikro_orm_migrations";
+        readonly glob: "!(*.d).{js,ts,cjs}";
+        readonly silent: false;
+        readonly transactional: true;
+        readonly disableForeignKeys: false;
+        readonly allOrNothing: true;
+        readonly dropTables: true;
+        readonly safe: false;
+        readonly snapshot: true;
+        readonly emit: "ts";
+        readonly fileName: (timestamp: string, name?: string) => string;
+    };
+    readonly schemaGenerator: {
+        readonly disableForeignKeys: false;
+        readonly createForeignKeyConstraints: true;
+        readonly ignoreSchema: readonly [];
+        readonly skipTables: readonly [];
+        readonly skipColumns: {};
+    };
+    readonly embeddables: {
+        readonly prefixMode: "relative";
     };
+    readonly entityGenerator: {
+        readonly forceUndefined: true;
+        readonly undefinedDefaults: false;
+        readonly scalarTypeInDecorator: false;
+        readonly bidirectionalRelations: true;
+        readonly identifiedReferences: true;
+        readonly scalarPropertiesForRelations: "never";
+        readonly entityDefinition: "defineEntity";
+        readonly decorators: "legacy";
+        readonly enumMode: "dictionary";
+        readonly fileName: (className: string) => string;
+        readonly onlyPurePivotTables: false;
+        readonly outputPurePivotTables: false;
+        readonly readOnlyPivotTables: false;
+        readonly useCoreBaseEntity: false;
+    };
+    readonly metadataCache: {};
+    readonly resultCache: {
+        readonly adapter: typeof MemoryCacheAdapter;
+        readonly expiration: 1000;
+        readonly options: {};
+    };
+    readonly metadataProvider: typeof MetadataProvider;
+    readonly highlighter: NullHighlighter;
+    readonly seeder: {
+        readonly defaultSeeder: "DatabaseSeeder";
+        readonly glob: "!(*.d).{js,ts}";
+        readonly emit: "ts";
+        readonly fileName: (className: string) => string;
+    };
+    readonly preferReadReplicas: true;
+    readonly dynamicImportProvider: (id: string) => Promise<any>;
+};
+export declare class Configuration<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends EntityManager<D> = D[typeof EntityManagerType] & EntityManager<D>> {
     private readonly options;
     private readonly logger;
     private readonly driver;
@@ -155,25 +145,21 @@ export declare class Configuration<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver,
     /**
      * Gets specific configuration option. Falls back to specified `defaultValue` if provided.
      */
-    get<T extends keyof MikroORMOptions<D, EM>, U extends MikroORMOptions<D, EM>[T]>(key: T, defaultValue?: U): U;
-    getAll(): MikroORMOptions<D, EM>;
+    get<T extends keyof Options<D, EM>, U extends RequiredOptions<D, EM>[T]>(key: T, defaultValue?: U): U;
+    getAll(): RequiredOptions<D, EM>;
     /**
      * Overrides specified configuration value.
      */
-    set<T extends keyof MikroORMOptions<D, EM>, U extends MikroORMOptions<D, EM>[T]>(key: T, value: U): void;
+    set<T extends keyof Options<D, EM>, U extends RequiredOptions<D, EM>[T]>(key: T, value: U): void;
     /**
      * Resets the configuration to its default value
      */
-    reset<T extends keyof MikroORMOptions<D, EM>>(key: T): void;
+    reset<T extends keyof RequiredOptions<D, EM>>(key: T): void;
     /**
      * Gets Logger instance.
      */
     getLogger(): Logger;
     getDataloaderType(): DataloaderType;
-    /**
-     * Gets current client URL (connection string).
-     */
-    getClientUrl(hidePassword?: boolean): string;
     getSchema(skipDefaultSchema?: boolean): string | undefined;
     /**
      * Gets current database driver instance.
@@ -208,7 +194,7 @@ export declare class Configuration<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver,
     /**
      * Gets EntityRepository class to be instantiated.
      */
-    getRepositoryClass(repository: () => EntityClass<EntityRepository<AnyEntity>>): MikroORMOptions<D, EM>['entityRepository'];
+    getRepositoryClass(repository: () => EntityClass<EntityRepository<AnyEntity>>): Options<D, EM>['entityRepository'];
     /**
      * Creates instance of given service and caches it.
      */
@@ -218,190 +204,755 @@ export declare class Configuration<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver,
     resetServiceCache(): void;
     private init;
     private sync;
-    /**
-     * Checks if `src` folder exists, it so, tries to adjust the migrations and seeders paths automatically to use it.
-     * If there is a `dist` or `build` folder, it will be used for the JS variant (`path` option), while the `src` folder will be
-     * used for the TS variant (`pathTs` option).
-     *
-     * If the default folder exists (e.g. `/migrations`), the config will respect that, so this auto-detection should not
-     * break existing projects, only help with the new ones.
-     */
-    private detectSourceFolder;
     private validateOptions;
 }
 /**
  * Type helper to make it easier to use `mikro-orm.config.js`.
  */
-export declare function defineConfig<D extends IDatabaseDriver>(options: Options<D>): Options<D, D[typeof EntityManagerType] & EntityManager<IDatabaseDriver<import("../index.js").Connection>>>;
+export declare function defineConfig<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends EntityManager<D> = EntityManager<D>, Entities extends (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[] = (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[]>(options: Options<D, EM, Entities>): Options<D, EM, Entities>;
+/**
+ * Connection configuration options for database connections.
+ * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/configuration#connection
+ */
 export interface ConnectionOptions {
+    /** Name of the database to connect to. */
     dbName?: string;
+    /** Default database schema to use. */
     schema?: string;
+    /** Name of the connection (used for logging when replicas are used). */
     name?: string;
+    /** Full client connection URL. Overrides individual connection options. */
     clientUrl?: string;
+    /** Database server hostname. */
     host?: string;
+    /** Database server port number. */
     port?: number;
+    /** Database user name. */
     user?: string;
+    /**
+     * Database password. Can be a string or a callback function that returns the password.
+     * The callback is useful for short-lived tokens from cloud providers.
+     * @example
+     * password: async () => someCallToGetTheToken()
+     */
     password?: string | (() => MaybePromise<string>);
+    /** Character set for the connection. */
     charset?: string;
+    /** Collation for the connection. */
     collate?: string;
+    /**
+     * Enable multiple statements in a single query.
+     * Required for importing database dump files.
+     * Should be disabled in production for security.
+     * @default false
+     */
     multipleStatements?: boolean;
+    /** Connection pool configuration. */
     pool?: PoolConfig;
+    /**
+     * Additional driver-specific options.
+     * The object will be deeply merged with internal driver options.
+     */
     driverOptions?: Dictionary;
+    /** Callback to execute when a new connection is created. */
     onCreateConnection?: (connection: unknown) => Promise<void>;
 }
+/**
+ * Configuration options for database migrations.
+ * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/migrations
+ */
 export type MigrationsOptions = {
+    /**
+     * Name of the migrations table.
+     * @default 'mikro_orm_migrations'
+     */
     tableName?: string;
+    /**
+     * Path to the folder with migration files (for compiled JavaScript files).
+     * @default './migrations'
+     */
     path?: string;
+    /**
+     * Path to the folder with migration files (for TypeScript source files).
+     * Used when running in TypeScript mode.
+     */
     pathTs?: string;
+    /**
+     * Glob pattern to match migration files.
+     * @default '!(*.d).{js,ts,cjs}'
+     */
     glob?: string;
+    /**
+     * Disable logging for migration operations.
+     * @default false
+     */
     silent?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Run each migration inside a transaction.
+     * @default true
+     */
     transactional?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Try to disable foreign key checks during migrations.
+     * @default false
+     */
     disableForeignKeys?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Run all migrations in the current batch in a master transaction.
+     * @default true
+     */
     allOrNothing?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Allow dropping tables during schema diff.
+     * @default true
+     */
     dropTables?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Safe mode - only allow adding new tables and columns, never dropping existing ones.
+     * @default false
+     */
     safe?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Create a snapshot of the current schema after migration generation.
+     * @default true
+     */
     snapshot?: boolean;
+    /** Custom name for the snapshot file. */
     snapshotName?: string;
+    /**
+     * File extension for generated migration files.
+     * @default 'ts'
+     */
     emit?: 'js' | 'ts' | 'cjs';
+    /** Custom migration generator class. */
     generator?: Constructor<IMigrationGenerator>;
+    /**
+     * Custom function to generate migration file names.
+     * @default (timestamp, name) => `Migration${timestamp}${name ? '_' + name : ''}`
+     */
     fileName?: (timestamp: string, name?: string) => string;
+    /** List of migration classes or objects to use instead of file-based discovery. */
     migrationsList?: (MigrationObject | Constructor<Migration>)[];
 };
+/**
+ * Configuration options for database seeders.
+ * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/seeding
+ */
 export interface SeederOptions {
+    /**
+     * Path to the folder with seeder files (for compiled JavaScript files).
+     * @default './seeders'
+     */
     path?: string;
+    /**
+     * Path to the folder with seeder files (for TypeScript source files).
+     * Used when running in TypeScript mode.
+     */
     pathTs?: string;
+    /**
+     * Glob pattern to match seeder files.
+     * @default '!(*.d).{js,ts}'
+     */
     glob?: string;
+    /**
+     * Name of the default seeder class to run.
+     * @default 'DatabaseSeeder'
+     */
     defaultSeeder?: string;
+    /**
+     * File extension for generated seeder files.
+     * @default 'ts'
+     */
     emit?: 'js' | 'ts';
+    /**
+     * Custom function to generate seeder file names.
+     * @default (className) => className
+     */
     fileName?: (className: string) => string;
 }
+/**
+ * Connection pool configuration.
+ * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/configuration#connection
+ */
 export interface PoolConfig {
+    /** Minimum number of connections to keep in the pool. */
     min?: number;
+    /** Maximum number of connections allowed in the pool. */
     max?: number;
+    /** Time in milliseconds before an idle connection is closed. */
     idleTimeoutMillis?: number;
 }
+/**
+ * Configuration options for metadata discovery.
+ * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/configuration#entity-discovery
+ */
 export interface MetadataDiscoveryOptions {
+    /**
+     * Throw an error when no entities are discovered.
+     * @default true
+     */
     warnWhenNoEntities?: boolean;
-    requireEntitiesArray?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Check for duplicate table names and throw an error if found.
+     * @default true
+     */
     checkDuplicateTableNames?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Check for duplicate field names and throw an error if found.
+     * @default true
+     */
     checkDuplicateFieldNames?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Check for duplicate entities and throw an error if found.
+     * @default true
+     */
     checkDuplicateEntities?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Check for composite primary keys marked as `persist: false` and throw an error if found.
+     * @default true
+     */
     checkNonPersistentCompositeProps?: boolean;
-    alwaysAnalyseProperties?: boolean;
-    disableDynamicFileAccess?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Infer default values from property initializers when possible
+     * (if the constructor can be invoked without parameters).
+     * @default true
+     */
     inferDefaultValues?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Custom callback to override default type mapping.
+     * Allows customizing how property types are mapped to database column types.
+     * @example
+     * getMappedType(type, platform) {
+     *   if (type === 'string') {
+     *     return Type.getType(TextType);
+     *   }
+     *   return platform.getDefaultMappedType(type);
+     * }
+     */
     getMappedType?: (type: string, platform: Platform) => Type<unknown> | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Hook called for each entity metadata during discovery.
+     * Can be used to modify metadata dynamically before defaults are filled in.
+     * The hook can be async when using `MikroORM.init()`.
+     */
     onMetadata?: (meta: EntityMetadata, platform: Platform) => MaybePromise<void>;
+    /**
+     * Hook called after all entities are discovered.
+     * Can be used to access and modify all metadata at once.
+     */
     afterDiscovered?: (storage: MetadataStorage, platform: Platform) => MaybePromise<void>;
+    /** Path to the TypeScript configuration file for ts-morph metadata provider. */
     tsConfigPath?: string;
+    /** @internal */
+    skipSyncDiscovery?: boolean;
 }
-export interface MikroORMOptions<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends EntityManager = EntityManager> extends ConnectionOptions {
-    entities: (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntityClassGroup<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[];
-    entitiesTs: (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntityClassGroup<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[];
-    extensions: {
+/**
+ * MikroORM configuration options.
+ * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/configuration
+ */
+export interface Options<Driver extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends EntityManager<Driver> & Driver[typeof EntityManagerType] = EntityManager<Driver> & Driver[typeof EntityManagerType], Entities extends (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[] = (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[]> extends ConnectionOptions {
+    /**
+     * Array of entity classes or paths to entity modules.
+     * Paths support glob patterns for automatic discovery.
+     * @example
+     * entities: [Author, Book, Publisher] // class references
+     * entities: ['./dist/entities'] // folder paths
+     */
+    entities?: Entities;
+    /**
+     * Array of TypeScript entity source paths.
+     * Used when running in TypeScript mode (e.g., via `tsx` or `swc`).
+     * Should always be specified when using folder-based discovery.
+     * @example
+     * entitiesTs: ['./src/entities']
+     */
+    entitiesTs?: Entities;
+    /**
+     * ORM extensions to register (e.g., Migrator, EntityGenerator, SeedManager).
+     * Extensions registered here are available via shortcuts like `orm.migrator`.
+     * @example
+     * extensions: [Migrator, EntityGenerator, SeedManager]
+     */
+    extensions?: {
         register: (orm: MikroORM) => void;
     }[];
-    subscribers: (EventSubscriber | Constructor<EventSubscriber>)[];
-    filters: Dictionary<{
+    /**
+     * Event subscribers to register.
+     * Can be class references or instances.
+     */
+    subscribers?: (EventSubscriber | Constructor<EventSubscriber>)[];
+    /**
+     * Global entity filters to apply.
+     * Filters are applied by default unless explicitly disabled.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/filters
+     */
+    filters?: Dictionary<{
         name?: string;
     } & Omit<FilterDef, 'name'>>;
-    discovery: MetadataDiscoveryOptions;
+    /**
+     * Metadata discovery configuration options.
+     * Controls how entities are discovered and validated.
+     */
+    discovery?: MetadataDiscoveryOptions;
+    /**
+     * Database driver class to use.
+     * Should be imported from the specific driver package (e.g. `@mikro-orm/mysql`, `@mikro-orm/postgresql`).
+     * Alternatively, use the `defineConfig` helper or `MikroORM` class exported from the driver package.
+     * @example
+     * import { MySqlDriver } from '@mikro-orm/mysql';
+     *
+     * MikroORM.init({
+     *   driver: MySqlDriver,
+     *   dbName: 'my_db',
+     * });
+     */
     driver?: {
-        new (config: Configuration): D;
+        new (config: Configuration): Driver;
     };
+    /**
+     * Custom naming strategy class for mapping entity/property names to database table/column names.
+     * Built-in options: `UnderscoreNamingStrategy`, `MongoNamingStrategy`, `EntityCaseNamingStrategy`.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/naming-strategy
+     */
     namingStrategy?: {
         new (): NamingStrategy;
     };
+    /**
+     * Enable implicit transactions for all write operations.
+     * When enabled, all queries will be wrapped in a transaction.
+     * Disabled for MongoDB driver by default.
+     */
     implicitTransactions?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Disable all transactions.
+     * When enabled, no queries will be wrapped in transactions, even when explicitly requested.
+     * @default false
+     */
     disableTransactions?: boolean;
-    connect: boolean;
-    verbose: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Enable verbose logging of internal operations.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    verbose?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Ignore `undefined` values in find queries instead of treating them as `null`.
+     * @default false
+     * @example
+     * // With ignoreUndefinedInQuery: true
+     * em.find(User, { email: undefined }) // resolves to em.find(User, {})
+     */
     ignoreUndefinedInQuery?: boolean;
-    onQuery: (sql: string, params: readonly unknown[]) => string;
-    autoJoinOneToOneOwner: boolean;
-    autoJoinRefsForFilters: boolean;
-    propagationOnPrototype: boolean;
-    populateAfterFlush: boolean;
-    serialization: {
+    /**
+     * Hook to modify SQL queries before execution.
+     * Useful for adding observability hints or query modifications.
+     * @param sql - The generated SQL query
+     * @param params - Query parameters
+     * @returns Modified SQL query
+     */
+    onQuery?: (sql: string, params: readonly unknown[]) => string;
+    /**
+     * Automatically join the owning side of 1:1 relations when querying the inverse side.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    autoJoinOneToOneOwner?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Automatically join M:1 and 1:1 relations when filters are defined on them.
+     * Important for implementing soft deletes via filters.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    autoJoinRefsForFilters?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Apply filters to relations in queries.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    filtersOnRelations?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Enable propagation of changes on entity prototypes.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    propagationOnPrototype?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Mark all relations as populated after flush for new entities.
+     * This aligns serialized output of loaded entities and just-inserted ones.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    populateAfterFlush?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Serialization options for `toJSON()` and `serialize()` methods.
+     */
+    serialization?: {
+        /**
+         * Include primary keys in serialized output.
+         * @default true
+         */
         includePrimaryKeys?: boolean;
-        /** Enforce unpopulated references to be returned as objects, e.g. `{ author: { id: 1 } }` instead of `{ author: 1 }`. */
+        /**
+         * Enforce unpopulated references to be returned as objects.
+         * When enabled, references are serialized as `{ author: { id: 1 } }` instead of `{ author: 1 }`.
+         * @default false
+         */
         forceObject?: boolean;
     };
-    assign: AssignOptions<boolean>;
-    persistOnCreate: boolean;
-    upsertManaged: boolean;
-    forceEntityConstructor: boolean | (Constructor<AnyEntity> | string)[];
-    forceUndefined: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Default options for entity assignment via `em.assign()`.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/entity-helper
+     */
+    assign?: AssignOptions<boolean>;
+    /**
+     * Automatically call `em.persist()` on entities created via `em.create()`.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    persistOnCreate?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * When upsert creates a new entity, mark it as managed in the identity map.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    upsertManaged?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Force use of entity constructors when creating entity instances.
+     * Required when using native private properties inside entities.
+     * Can be `true` for all entities or an array of specific entity classes/names.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    forceEntityConstructor?: boolean | (Constructor<AnyEntity> | string)[];
+    /**
+     * Convert `null` values from database to `undefined` when hydrating entities.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    forceUndefined?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Property `onCreate` hooks are normally executed during `flush` operation.
+     * With this option, they will be processed early inside `em.create()` method.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    processOnCreateHooksEarly?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Force `Date` values to be stored in UTC for datetime columns without timezone.
+     * Works for MySQL (`datetime` type) and PostgreSQL (`timestamp` type).
+     * SQLite does this by default.
+     * @default false
+     */
     forceUtcTimezone?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Timezone to use for date operations.
+     * @example '+02:00'
+     */
     timezone?: string;
-    ensureDatabase: boolean | EnsureDatabaseOptions;
-    ensureIndexes: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Ensure the database exists when initializing the ORM.
+     * When `true`, will create the database if it doesn't exist.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    ensureDatabase?: boolean | EnsureDatabaseOptions;
+    /**
+     * Ensure database indexes exist on startup. This option works only with the MongoDB driver.
+     * When enabled, indexes will be created based on entity metadata.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    ensureIndexes?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Use batch insert queries for better performance.
+     * @default true
+     */
     useBatchInserts?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Use batch update queries for better performance.
+     * @default true
+     */
     useBatchUpdates?: boolean;
-    batchSize: number;
-    hydrator: HydratorConstructor;
-    loadStrategy: LoadStrategy | 'select-in' | 'joined';
-    dataloader: DataloaderType | boolean;
+    /**
+     * Number of entities to process in each batch for batch inserts/updates.
+     * @default 300
+     */
+    batchSize?: number;
+    /**
+     * Custom hydrator class for assigning database values to entities.
+     * @default ObjectHydrator
+     */
+    hydrator?: HydratorConstructor;
+    /**
+     * Default loading strategy for relations.
+     * - `'joined'`: Use SQL JOINs (single query, may cause cartesian product)
+     * - `'select-in'`: Use separate SELECT IN queries (multiple queries)
+     * - `'balanced'`: Decides based on relation type and context.
+     * @default 'balanced'
+     */
+    loadStrategy?: LoadStrategy | `${LoadStrategy}`;
+    /**
+     * Enable dataloader for batching reference loading.
+     * - `true` or `DataloaderType.ALL`: Enable for all relation types
+     * - `false` or `DataloaderType.NONE`: Disable dataloader
+     * - `DataloaderType.REFERENCE`: Enable only for scalar references
+     * - `DataloaderType.COLLECTION`: Enable only for collections
+     * @default DataloaderType.NONE
+     */
+    dataloader?: DataloaderType | boolean;
+    /**
+     * Determines how where conditions are applied during population.
+     * - `'all'`: Populate all matching relations (default in v5+)
+     * - `'infer'`: Infer conditions from the original query (v4 behavior)
+     * @default 'all'
+     */
     populateWhere?: PopulateHint | `${PopulateHint}`;
-    flushMode: FlushMode | 'commit' | 'auto' | 'always';
+    /**
+     * Default flush mode for the entity manager.
+     * - `'commit'`: Flush only on explicit commit
+     * - `'auto'`: Flush before queries when needed
+     * - `'always'`: Always flush before queries
+     * @default 'auto'
+     */
+    flushMode?: FlushMode | `${FlushMode}`;
+    /**
+     * Custom base repository class for all entities.
+     * Entity-specific repositories can still be defined and will take precedence.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/repositories
+     */
     entityRepository?: EntityClass<EntityRepository<any>>;
+    /**
+     * Custom entity manager class to use.
+     */
     entityManager?: Constructor<EM>;
+    /**
+     * Read replica connection configurations.
+     * Each replica can override parts of the main connection options.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/read-connections
+     */
     replicas?: ConnectionOptions[];
-    strict: boolean;
-    validate: boolean;
-    validateRequired: boolean;
-    context: (name: string) => EntityManager | undefined;
-    contextName: string;
-    allowGlobalContext: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Validate that required properties are set on new entities before insert.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    validateRequired?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Callback to get the current request context's EntityManager.
+     * Used for automatic context propagation in web frameworks.
+     * @default RequestContext.getEntityManager
+     */
+    context?: (name: string) => EntityManager | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Name of the context for multi-ORM setups.
+     * @default 'default'
+     */
+    contextName?: string;
+    /**
+     * Allow using the global EntityManager without a request context.
+     * Not recommended for production - each request should have its own context.
+     * Can also be set via `MIKRO_ORM_ALLOW_GLOBAL_CONTEXT` environment variable.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    allowGlobalContext?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Disable the identity map.
+     * When disabled, each query returns new entity instances.
+     * Not recommended for most use cases.
+     * @default false
+     */
     disableIdentityMap?: boolean;
-    logger: (message: string) => void;
+    /**
+     * Custom logger function for ORM output.
+     * @default console.log
+     */
+    logger?: (message: string) => void;
+    /**
+     * Enable colored output in logs.
+     * @default true
+     */
     colors?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Factory function to create a custom logger instance.
+     * @default DefaultLogger.create
+     */
     loggerFactory?: (options: LoggerOptions) => Logger;
-    findOneOrFailHandler: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => Error;
-    findExactlyOneOrFailHandler: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => Error;
-    debug: boolean | LoggerNamespace[];
-    ignoreDeprecations: boolean | string[];
-    highlighter: Highlighter;
     /**
-     * Using this option, you can force the ORM to use the TS options regardless of whether the TypeScript support
-     * is detected or not. This effectively means using `entitiesTs` for discovery and `pathTs` for migrations and
-     * seeders. Should be used only for tests and stay disabled for production builds.
+     * Custom error handler for `em.findOneOrFail()` when no entity is found.
+     * @param entityName - Name of the entity being queried
+     * @param where - Query conditions
+     * @returns Error instance to throw
+     */
+    findOneOrFailHandler?: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => Error;
+    /**
+     * Custom error handler for `em.findExactlyOneOrFail()` when entity count is not exactly one.
+     * Used when strict mode is enabled.
+     * @param entityName - Name of the entity being queried
+     * @param where - Query conditions
+     * @returns Error instance to throw
+     */
+    findExactlyOneOrFailHandler?: (entityName: string, where: Dictionary | IPrimaryKey) => Error;
+    /**
+     * Enable debug logging.
+     * Can be `true` for all namespaces or an array of specific namespaces.
+     * Available namespaces: `'query'`, `'query-params'`, `'discovery'`, `'info'`.
+     * @default false
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/logging
+     */
+    debug?: boolean | LoggerNamespace[];
+    /**
+     * Ignore deprecation warnings.
+     * Can be `true` to ignore all or an array of specific deprecation labels.
+     * @default false
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/logging#deprecation-warnings
+     */
+    ignoreDeprecations?: boolean | string[];
+    /**
+     * Syntax highlighter for SQL queries in logs.
+     * @default NullHighlighter
+     */
+    highlighter?: Highlighter;
+    /**
+     * Force the ORM to use TypeScript options regardless of detection.
+     * Uses `entitiesTs` for discovery and `pathTs` for migrations/seeders.
+     * Should only be used for tests, not production builds.
+     * @default false
      */
     preferTs?: boolean;
-    baseDir: string;
-    migrations: MigrationsOptions;
-    schemaGenerator: {
+    /**
+     * Base directory for resolving relative paths.
+     * @default process.cwd()
+     */
+    baseDir?: string;
+    /**
+     * Migration configuration options.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/migrations
+     */
+    migrations?: MigrationsOptions;
+    /**
+     * Schema generator configuration options.
+     */
+    schemaGenerator?: {
+        /**
+         * Try to disable foreign key checks during schema operations.
+         * @default false
+         */
         disableForeignKeys?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Generate foreign key constraints.
+         * @default true
+         */
         createForeignKeyConstraints?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Schema names to ignore when comparing schemas.
+         * @default []
+         */
         ignoreSchema?: string[];
+        /**
+         * Table names or patterns to skip during schema generation.
+         * @default []
+         */
+        skipTables?: (string | RegExp)[];
+        /**
+         * Column names or patterns to skip during schema generation, keyed by table name.
+         * @default {}
+         */
+        skipColumns?: Dictionary<(string | RegExp)[]>;
+        /**
+         * Database name to use for management operations (e.g., creating/dropping databases).
+         */
         managementDbName?: string;
     };
-    embeddables: {
+    /**
+     * Embeddable entity configuration options.
+     */
+    embeddables?: {
+        /**
+         * Mode for generating column prefixes for embedded properties.
+         * @default 'relative'
+         */
         prefixMode: EmbeddedPrefixMode;
     };
-    entityGenerator: GenerateOptions;
-    metadataCache: {
+    /**
+     * Entity generator (code generation) configuration options.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/entity-generator
+     */
+    entityGenerator?: GenerateOptions;
+    /**
+     * Metadata cache configuration for improved startup performance.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/metadata-cache
+     */
+    metadataCache?: {
+        /**
+         * Enable metadata caching.
+         * Defaults based on the metadata provider's `useCache()` method.
+         */
         enabled?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Combine all metadata into a single cache file.
+         * Can be `true` for default path or a custom path string.
+         */
         combined?: boolean | string;
+        /**
+         * Pretty print JSON cache files.
+         * @default false
+         */
         pretty?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Cache adapter class to use. When cache is enabled, and no adapter is provided explicitly, {@link FileCacheAdapter} is used automatically - but only if you use the async `MikroORM.init()` method.
+         */
         adapter?: {
             new (...params: any[]): SyncCacheAdapter;
         };
+        /**
+         * Options passed to the cache adapter constructor.
+         * @default { cacheDir: process.cwd() + '/temp' }
+         */
         options?: Dictionary;
     };
-    resultCache: {
+    /**
+     * Result cache configuration for query result caching.
+     */
+    resultCache?: {
+        /**
+         * Default cache expiration time in milliseconds.
+         * @default 1000
+         */
         expiration?: number;
+        /**
+         * Cache adapter class to use.
+         * @default MemoryCacheAdapter
+         */
         adapter?: {
             new (...params: any[]): CacheAdapter;
         };
+        /**
+         * Options passed to the cache adapter constructor.
+         * @default {}
+         */
         options?: Dictionary;
+        /**
+         * Enable global result caching for all queries.
+         * Can be `true`, an expiration number, or a tuple of `[key, expiration]`.
+         */
         global?: boolean | number | [string, number];
     };
-    metadataProvider: {
+    /**
+     * Metadata provider class for entity discovery.
+     * Built-in options: `ReflectMetadataProvider` (default), `TsMorphMetadataProvider`.
+     * @default ReflectMetadataProvider
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/metadata-providers
+     */
+    metadataProvider?: {
         new (config: Configuration): MetadataProvider;
+        useCache?: MetadataProvider['useCache'];
     };
-    seeder: SeederOptions;
-    preferReadReplicas: boolean;
-    dynamicImportProvider: (id: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+    /**
+     * Seeder configuration options.
+     * @see https://mikro-orm.io/docs/seeding
+     */
+    seeder?: SeederOptions;
+    /**
+     * Prefer read replicas for read operations when available.
+     * @default true
+     */
+    preferReadReplicas?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Custom dynamic import provider for loading modules.
+     * @default (id) => import(id)
+     */
+    dynamicImportProvider?: (id: string) => Promise<unknown>;
 }
-export type Options<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends D[typeof EntityManagerType] & EntityManager = D[typeof EntityManagerType] & EntityManager> = Pick<MikroORMOptions<D, EM>, Exclude<keyof MikroORMOptions<D, EM>, keyof typeof Configuration.DEFAULTS>> & Partial<MikroORMOptions<D, EM>>;
+type MarkRequired<T, D> = {
+    [K in keyof T as Extract<K, keyof D>]-?: T[K];
+} & {
+    [K in keyof T as Exclude<K, keyof D>]?: T[K];
+};
+export type RequiredOptions<D extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDriver, EM extends EntityManager<D> = EntityManager<D>, Entities extends (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[] = (string | EntityClass<AnyEntity> | EntitySchema)[]> = MarkRequired<Options<D, EM, Entities>, typeof DEFAULTS>;
+export {};