@mikro-orm/core 7.1.0-dev.7 → 7.1.0-dev.9

package/EntityManager.d.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { type EntityRepository } from './entity/EntityRepository.js';
 import { EntityLoader, type EntityLoaderOptions } from './entity/EntityLoader.js';
 import { Reference } from './entity/Reference.js';
 import { UnitOfWork } from './unit-of-work/UnitOfWork.js';
-import type { CountOptions, DeleteOptions, FilterOptions, FindAllOptions, FindByCursorOptions, FindOneOptions, FindOneOrFailOptions, FindOptions, GetReferenceOptions, IDatabaseDriver, LockOptions, NativeInsertUpdateOptions, StreamOptions, UpdateOptions, UpsertManyOptions, UpsertOptions } from './drivers/IDatabaseDriver.js';
-import type { AnyString, ArrayElement, AutoPath, ConnectionType, Dictionary, EntityClass, EntityData, EntityDictionary, EntityDTO, EntityMetadata, EntityName, FilterDef, FilterQuery, FromEntityType, GetRepository, IHydrator, IsSubset, Loaded, MergeLoaded, MergeSelected, ObjectQuery, PopulateOptions, Primary, Ref, RequiredEntityData, UnboxArray, IndexFilterQuery, WithUsingOptions } from './typings.js';
+import type { CountByOptions, CountOptions, DeleteOptions, FilterOptions, FindAllOptions, FindByCursorOptions, FindOneOptions, FindOneOrFailOptions, FindOptions, GetReferenceOptions, IDatabaseDriver, LockOptions, NativeInsertUpdateOptions, StreamOptions, UpdateOptions, UpsertManyOptions, UpsertOptions } from './drivers/IDatabaseDriver.js';
+import type { AnyString, ArrayElement, AutoPath, ConnectionType, Dictionary, EntityClass, EntityData, EntityDictionary, EntityDTO, EntityKey, EntityMetadata, EntityName, FilterDef, FilterQuery, FromEntityType, GetRepository, IHydrator, IsSubset, Loaded, MergeLoaded, MergeSelected, ObjectQuery, PopulateOptions, Primary, Ref, RequiredEntityData, UnboxArray, IndexFilterQuery, WithUsingOptions } from './typings.js';
 import { FlushMode, LockMode, PopulatePath, type TransactionOptions } from './enums.js';
 import type { MetadataStorage } from './metadata/MetadataStorage.js';
 import type { Transaction } from './connections/Connection.js';
@@ -441,6 +441,27 @@ export declare class EntityManager<Driver extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDri
      * Returns total number of entities matching your `where` query.
      */
     count<Entity extends object, Hint extends string = never>(entityName: EntityName<Entity>, where?: FilterQuery<NoInfer<Entity>>, options?: CountOptions<Entity, Hint>): Promise<number>;
+    /**
+     * Counts entities grouped by one or more properties. Returns a dictionary keyed by the grouped
+     * field value(s), with counts as values. For composite `groupBy`, keys are joined with `~~~`.
+     *
+     * SQL drivers issue a single `GROUP BY` query; MongoDB uses an aggregation pipeline.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```ts
+     * // Count books per author
+     * const counts = await em.countBy(Book, 'author');
+     * // { '1': 2, '2': 1, '3': 3 }
+     *
+     * // Count with a filter
+     * const counts = await em.countBy(Book, 'author', { where: { active: true } });
+     *
+     * // Composite groupBy — keys joined with ~~~
+     * const counts = await em.countBy(Order, ['status', 'country']);
+     * // { 'pending~~~US': 5, 'shipped~~~DE': 3 }
+     * ```
+     */
+    countBy<Entity extends object>(entityName: EntityName<Entity>, groupBy: EntityKey<Entity> | readonly EntityKey<Entity>[], options?: CountByOptions<Entity>): Promise<Dictionary<number>>;
     /**
      * Tells the EntityManager to make an instance managed and persistent.
      * The entity will be entered into the database at or before transaction commit or as a result of the flush operation.
@@ -543,7 +564,7 @@ export declare class EntityManager<Driver extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDri
      * some additional lazy properties, if so, we reload and merge the data from database
      */
     protected shouldRefresh<T extends object, P extends string = never, F extends string = never, E extends string = never>(meta: EntityMetadata<T>, entity: T, options: FindOneOptions<T, P, F, E>): boolean;
-    protected prepareOptions(options: FindOptions<any, any, any, any> | FindOneOptions<any, any, any, any> | CountOptions<any, any>): void;
+    protected prepareOptions(options: FindOptions<any, any, any, any> | FindOneOptions<any, any, any, any> | CountOptions<any, any> | CountByOptions<any>): void;
     /**
      * @internal
      */
@@ -585,7 +606,7 @@ export declare class EntityManager<Driver extends IDatabaseDriver = IDatabaseDri
      */
     set schema(schema: string | null | undefined);
     /** @internal */
-    getDataLoader(type: 'ref' | '1:m' | 'm:n'): Promise<any>;
+    getDataLoader(type: 'ref' | '1:m' | 'm:n' | 'count'): Promise<any>;
     /**
      * Returns the ID of this EntityManager. Respects the context, so global EM will give you the contextual ID
      * if executed inside request context handler.

package/EntityManager.js

@@ -1458,6 +1458,29 @@ export class EntityManager {
         await em.storeCache(options.cache, cached, () => +count);
         return +count;
     }
+    /**
+     * Counts entities grouped by one or more properties. Returns a dictionary keyed by the grouped
+     * field value(s), with counts as values. For composite `groupBy`, keys are joined with `~~~`.
+     *
+     * SQL drivers issue a single `GROUP BY` query; MongoDB uses an aggregation pipeline.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```ts
+     * // Count books per author
+     * const counts = await em.countBy(Book, 'author');
+     * // { '1': 2, '2': 1, '3': 3 }
+     *
+     * // Count with a filter
+     * const counts = await em.countBy(Book, 'author', { where: { active: true } });
+     *
+     * // Composite groupBy — keys joined with ~~~
+     * const counts = await em.countBy(Order, ['status', 'country']);
+     * // { 'pending~~~US': 5, 'shipped~~~DE': 3 }
+     * ```
+     */
+    async countBy(entityName, groupBy, options) {
+        throw new Error(`${this.constructor.name}.countBy() is not supported by the current driver`);
+    }
     /**
      * Tells the EntityManager to make an instance managed and persistent.
      * The entity will be entered into the database at or before transaction commit or as a result of the flush operation.
@@ -2031,6 +2054,8 @@ export class EntityManager {
                 return (em.#loaders[type] ??= new DataLoader(DataloaderUtils.getColBatchLoadFn(em)));
             case 'm:n':
                 return (em.#loaders[type] ??= new DataLoader(DataloaderUtils.getManyToManyColBatchLoadFn(em)));
+            case 'count':
+                return (em.#loaders[type] ??= new DataLoader(DataloaderUtils.getCountBatchLoadFn(em)));
         }
     }
     /**

package/drivers/IDatabaseDriver.d.ts

@@ -325,6 +325,16 @@ export interface CountOptions<T extends object, P extends string = never> {
     /** @internal used to apply filters to the auto-joined relations */
     em?: EntityManager;
 }
+/** Options for `em.countBy()` queries. */
+export interface CountByOptions<T extends object> {
+    where?: FilterQuery<T>;
+    filters?: FilterOptions;
+    having?: FilterQuery<T>;
+    schema?: string;
+    flushMode?: FlushMode | `${FlushMode}`;
+    loggerContext?: LogContext;
+    logging?: LoggingOptions;
+}
 /** Options for `em.qb().update()` operations. */
 export interface UpdateOptions<T> {
     filters?: FilterOptions;

package/entity/Collection.d.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export declare class Collection<T extends object, O extends object = object> {
     /**
      * Gets the count of collection items from database instead of counting loaded items.
      * The value is cached (unless you use the `where` option), use `refresh: true` to force reload it.
+     * When the dataloader is enabled (globally or per-query), multiple calls are batched into a single grouped query.
      */
     loadCount(options?: LoadCountOptions<T> | boolean): Promise<number>;
     /** Queries a subset of the collection items from the database with custom filtering, ordering, and pagination. */
@@ -193,4 +194,6 @@ export interface LoadCountOptions<T extends object> extends CountOptions<T, '*'>
     refresh?: boolean;
     /** Additional filtering conditions for the count query. */
     where?: FilterQuery<T>;
+    /** Whether to use the dataloader for batching count operations. */
+    dataloader?: boolean;
 }

package/entity/Collection.js

@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ export class Collection {
     /**
      * Gets the count of collection items from database instead of counting loaded items.
      * The value is cached (unless you use the `where` option), use `refresh: true` to force reload it.
+     * When the dataloader is enabled (globally or per-query), multiple calls are batched into a single grouped query.
      */
     async loadCount(options = {}) {
         options = typeof options === 'boolean' ? { refresh: options } : options;
-        const { refresh, where, ...countOptions } = options;
+        const { refresh, where, dataloader, ...countOptions } = options;
         if (!refresh && !where && this.#count != null) {
             return this.#count;
         }
@@ -92,8 +93,15 @@ export class Collection {
             this.property.owner) {
             return (this.#count = this.length);
         }
-        const cond = this.createLoadCountCondition(where ?? {});
-        const count = await em.count(this.property.targetMeta.class, cond, countOptions);
+        let count;
+        if (dataloader ?? [DataloaderType.ALL, DataloaderType.COLLECTION].includes(em.config.getDataloaderType())) {
+            const loader = await em.getDataLoader('count');
+            count = await loader.load([this, { where, ...countOptions }]);
+        }
+        else {
+            const cond = this.createLoadCountCondition(where ?? {});
+            count = await em.count(this.property.targetMeta.class, cond, countOptions);
+        }
         if (!where) {
             this.#count = count;
         }

package/entity/EntityRepository.d.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { PopulatePath } from '../enums.js';
 import type { CreateOptions, EntityManager, MergeOptions } from '../EntityManager.js';
 import type { AssignOptions } from './EntityAssigner.js';
-import type { EntityData, EntityName, Primary, Loaded, FilterQuery, EntityDictionary, AutoPath, RequiredEntityData, Ref, EntityType, EntityDTO, MergeSelected, FromEntityType, IsSubset, MergeLoaded, ArrayElement, IndexFilterQuery, WithUsingOptions } from '../typings.js';
-import type { CountOptions, DeleteOptions, FindAllOptions, FindByCursorOptions, FindOneOptions, FindOneOrFailOptions, FindOptions, GetReferenceOptions, NativeInsertUpdateOptions, StreamOptions, UpdateOptions, UpsertManyOptions, UpsertOptions } from '../drivers/IDatabaseDriver.js';
+import type { Dictionary, EntityData, EntityDictionary, EntityKey, EntityName, FilterQuery, Loaded, Primary, AutoPath, RequiredEntityData, Ref, EntityType, EntityDTO, MergeSelected, FromEntityType, IsSubset, MergeLoaded, ArrayElement, IndexFilterQuery, WithUsingOptions } from '../typings.js';
+import type { CountByOptions, CountOptions, DeleteOptions, FindAllOptions, FindByCursorOptions, FindOneOptions, FindOneOrFailOptions, FindOptions, GetReferenceOptions, NativeInsertUpdateOptions, StreamOptions, UpdateOptions, UpsertManyOptions, UpsertOptions } from '../drivers/IDatabaseDriver.js';
 import type { EntityLoaderOptions } from './EntityLoader.js';
 import type { Cursor } from '../utils/Cursor.js';
 /** Repository class providing a type-safe API for querying and persisting a specific entity type. */
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ export declare class EntityRepository<Entity extends object> {
      * Returns total number of entities matching your `where` query.
      */
     count<Hint extends string = never>(where?: FilterQuery<Entity>, options?: CountOptions<Entity, Hint>): Promise<number>;
+    /**
+     * Counts entities grouped by one or more properties.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```ts
+     * const counts = await repo.countBy('status');
+     * // { 'active': 5, 'inactive': 2 }
+     * ```
+     */
+    countBy(groupBy: EntityKey<Entity> | readonly EntityKey<Entity>[], options?: CountByOptions<Entity>): Promise<Dictionary<number>>;
     /** Returns the entity class name associated with this repository. */
     getEntityName(): string;
     /**

package/entity/EntityRepository.js

@@ -194,6 +194,18 @@ export class EntityRepository {
     async count(where = {}, options = {}) {
         return this.getEntityManager().count(this.entityName, where, options);
     }
+    /**
+     * Counts entities grouped by one or more properties.
+     *
+     * @example
+     * ```ts
+     * const counts = await repo.countBy('status');
+     * // { 'active': 5, 'inactive': 2 }
+     * ```
+     */
+    async countBy(groupBy, options) {
+        return this.getEntityManager().countBy(this.entityName, groupBy, options);
+    }
     /** Returns the entity class name associated with this repository. */
     getEntityName() {
         return Utils.className(this.entityName);

package/entity/defineEntity.d.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { EntityManager } from '../EntityManager.js';
 import type { ColumnType, PropertyOptions, ReferenceOptions, EnumOptions, EmbeddedOptions, ManyToOneOptions, OneToManyOptions, OneToOneOptions, ManyToManyOptions, IndexColumnOptions } from '../metadata/types.js';
-import type { AnyString, GeneratedColumnCallback, Constructor, CheckCallback, FilterQuery, EntityName, Dictionary, EntityMetadata, PrimaryKeyProp, EntityRepositoryType, Hidden, Opt, Primary, EntityClass, EntitySchemaWithMeta, InferEntity, MaybeReturnType, Ref, IndexCallback, FormulaCallback, EntityCtor, IsNever, IWrappedEntity, DefineConfig, Config, MaybePromise, IndexHints } from '../typings.js';
+import type { AnyString, GeneratedColumnCallback, Constructor, CheckCallback, FilterQuery, EntityName, Dictionary, EntityMetadata, PrimaryKeyProp, EntityRepositoryType, Hidden, Opt, Primary, EntityClass, EntitySchemaWithMeta, InferEntity, MaybeReturnType, Ref, IndexCallback, TriggerCallback, FormulaCallback, EntityCtor, IsNever, IWrappedEntity, DefineConfig, Config, MaybePromise, IndexHints } from '../typings.js';
 import type { Raw } from '../utils/RawQueryFragment.js';
 import type { ScalarReference } from './Reference.js';
 import type { SerializeOptions } from '../serialization/EntitySerializer.js';
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ export type PropertyBuilders = {
 /** Own keys + base entity keys (when TBase is not `never`). Guards against `keyof never = string | number | symbol`. */
 type AllKeys<TProperties, TBase> = keyof TProperties | (IsNever<TBase> extends true ? never : keyof TBase);
 /** Metadata descriptor for `defineEntity()`, combining entity options with property definitions. */
-export interface EntityMetadataWithProperties<TName extends string, TTableName extends string, TProperties extends Record<string, any>, TPK extends (keyof TProperties)[] | undefined = undefined, TBase = never, TRepository = never, TForceObject extends boolean = false> extends Omit<Partial<EntityMetadata<InferEntityFromProperties<TProperties, TPK, TBase, TRepository>>>, 'properties' | 'extends' | 'primaryKeys' | 'hooks' | 'discriminatorColumn' | 'versionProperty' | 'concurrencyCheckKeys' | 'serializedPrimaryKey' | 'indexes' | 'uniques' | 'repository' | 'filters' | 'orderBy'> {
+export interface EntityMetadataWithProperties<TName extends string, TTableName extends string, TProperties extends Record<string, any>, TPK extends (keyof TProperties)[] | undefined = undefined, TBase = never, TRepository = never, TForceObject extends boolean = false> extends Omit<Partial<EntityMetadata<InferEntityFromProperties<TProperties, TPK, TBase, TRepository>>>, 'properties' | 'extends' | 'primaryKeys' | 'hooks' | 'discriminatorColumn' | 'versionProperty' | 'concurrencyCheckKeys' | 'serializedPrimaryKey' | 'indexes' | 'uniques' | 'triggers' | 'repository' | 'filters' | 'orderBy'> {
     name: TName;
     tableName?: TTableName;
     extends?: {
@@ -629,6 +629,15 @@ export interface EntityMetadataWithProperties<TName extends string, TTableName e
         fillFactor?: number;
         disabled?: boolean;
     }[];
+    triggers?: {
+        name?: string;
+        timing: 'before' | 'after' | 'instead of';
+        events: ('insert' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'truncate')[];
+        forEach?: 'row' | 'statement';
+        body?: string | Raw | TriggerCallback<InferEntityFromProperties<TProperties, TPK, TBase>>;
+        when?: string;
+        expression?: string;
+    }[];
 }
 /** Defines an entity schema using property builders, with full type inference from the property definitions. */
 export declare function defineEntity<const TName extends string, const TTableName extends string, const TProperties extends Record<string, any>, const TPK extends (keyof TProperties)[] | undefined = undefined, const TBase = never, const TRepository = never, const TForceObject extends boolean = false>(meta: EntityMetadataWithProperties<TName, TTableName, TProperties, TPK, TBase, TRepository, TForceObject>): EntitySchemaWithMeta<TName, TTableName, InferEntityFromProperties<TProperties, TPK, TBase, TRepository, TForceObject>, TBase, TProperties>;

package/errors.d.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export declare class MetadataError<T extends AnyEntity = AnyEntity> extends Vali
     static viewEntityWithoutExpression(meta: EntityMetadata): MetadataError;
     static mixedInheritanceStrategies(root: EntityMetadata, child: EntityMetadata): MetadataError;
     static tptNotSupportedByDriver(meta: EntityMetadata): MetadataError;
+    /** Thrown when database triggers are defined on an entity using a driver that does not support them. */
+    static triggersNotSupportedByDriver(meta: EntityMetadata): MetadataError;
     private static fromMessage;
 }
 /** Error thrown when an entity lookup fails to find the expected result. */

package/errors.js

@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ export class MetadataError extends ValidationError {
     static tptNotSupportedByDriver(meta) {
         return new MetadataError(`Entity ${meta.className} uses TPT (Table-Per-Type) inheritance which is not supported by the current driver. TPT requires SQL JOINs and is only available with SQL drivers.`);
     }
+    /** Thrown when database triggers are defined on an entity using a driver that does not support them. */
+    static triggersNotSupportedByDriver(meta) {
+        return new MetadataError(`Entity ${meta.className} defines database triggers which are not supported by the current driver. Triggers are only available with SQL drivers.`);
+    }
     static fromMessage(meta, prop, message) {
         return new MetadataError(`${meta.className}.${prop.name} ${message}`);
     }

package/index.d.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * @module core
  */
 export { EntityMetadata, PrimaryKeyProp, EntityRepositoryType, OptionalProps, EagerProps, HiddenProps, Config, EntityName, IndexHints, } from './typings.js';
-export type { CompiledFunctions, Constructor, ConnectionType, Dictionary, Primary, IPrimaryKey, ObjectQuery, FilterQuery, IWrappedEntity, InferEntityName, EntityData, Highlighter, MaybePromise, AnyEntity, EntityClass, EntityProperty, PopulateOptions, Populate, Loaded, New, LoadedReference, LoadedCollection, IMigrator, IMigrationGenerator, MigratorEvent, GetRepository, MigrationObject, DeepPartial, PrimaryProperty, Cast, IsUnknown, EntityDictionary, EntityDTO, EntityDTOFlat, EntityDTOProp, SerializeDTO, MigrationDiff, GenerateOptions, FilterObject, IndexFilterQuery, ExtractIndexHints, IndexName, IndexColumns, WithUsingOptions, IMigrationRunner, IEntityGenerator, ISeedManager, SeederObject, IMigratorStorage, RequiredEntityData, CheckCallback, IndexCallback, FormulaCallback, FormulaTable, SchemaTable, SchemaColumns, SimpleColumnMeta, Rel, Ref, ScalarRef, EntityRef, ISchemaGenerator, MigrationInfo, MigrateOptions, MigrationResult, MigrationRow, EntityKey, EntityValue, EntityDataValue, FilterKey, EntityType, FromEntityType, Selected, IsSubset, EntityProps, ExpandProperty, ExpandScalar, FilterItemValue, ExpandQuery, Scalar, ExpandHint, FilterValue, MergeLoaded, MergeSelected, TypeConfig, AnyString, ClearDatabaseOptions, CreateSchemaOptions, EnsureDatabaseOptions, UpdateSchemaOptions, DropSchemaOptions, RefreshDatabaseOptions, AutoPath, UnboxArray, MetadataProcessor, ImportsResolver, RequiredNullable, DefineConfig, Opt, Hidden, EntitySchemaWithMeta, InferEntity, CheckConstraint, GeneratedColumnCallback, FilterDef, EntityCtor, Subquery, PopulateHintOptions, Prefixes, } from './typings.js';
+export type { CompiledFunctions, Constructor, ConnectionType, Dictionary, Primary, IPrimaryKey, ObjectQuery, FilterQuery, IWrappedEntity, InferEntityName, EntityData, Highlighter, MaybePromise, AnyEntity, EntityClass, EntityProperty, PopulateOptions, Populate, Loaded, New, LoadedReference, LoadedCollection, IMigrator, IMigrationGenerator, MigratorEvent, GetRepository, MigrationObject, DeepPartial, PrimaryProperty, Cast, IsUnknown, EntityDictionary, EntityDTO, EntityDTOFlat, EntityDTOProp, SerializeDTO, MigrationDiff, GenerateOptions, FilterObject, IndexFilterQuery, ExtractIndexHints, IndexName, IndexColumns, WithUsingOptions, IMigrationRunner, IEntityGenerator, ISeedManager, SeederObject, IMigratorStorage, RequiredEntityData, CheckCallback, TriggerCallback, IndexCallback, FormulaCallback, FormulaTable, SchemaTable, SchemaColumns, SimpleColumnMeta, Rel, Ref, ScalarRef, EntityRef, ISchemaGenerator, MigrationInfo, MigrateOptions, MigrationResult, MigrationRow, EntityKey, EntityValue, EntityDataValue, FilterKey, EntityType, FromEntityType, Selected, IsSubset, EntityProps, ExpandProperty, ExpandScalar, FilterItemValue, ExpandQuery, Scalar, ExpandHint, FilterValue, MergeLoaded, MergeSelected, TypeConfig, AnyString, ClearDatabaseOptions, CreateSchemaOptions, EnsureDatabaseOptions, UpdateSchemaOptions, DropSchemaOptions, RefreshDatabaseOptions, AutoPath, UnboxArray, MetadataProcessor, ImportsResolver, RequiredNullable, DefineConfig, Opt, Hidden, EntitySchemaWithMeta, InferEntity, CheckConstraint, TriggerDef, GeneratedColumnCallback, FilterDef, EntityCtor, Subquery, PopulateHintOptions, Prefixes, } from './typings.js';
 export * from './enums.js';
 export * from './errors.js';
 export * from './exceptions.js';

package/metadata/MetadataDiscovery.d.ts

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export declare class MetadataDiscovery {
     private initAutoincrement;
     private createSchemaTable;
     private initCheckConstraints;
+    private initTriggers;
     private initGeneratedColumn;
     private getDefaultVersionValue;
     private inferDefaultValue;

package/metadata/MetadataDiscovery.js

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ export class MetadataDiscovery {
         forEachProp((m, p) => this.initGeneratedColumn(m, p));
         filtered.forEach(meta => this.initAutoincrement(meta)); // once again after we init custom types
         filtered.forEach(meta => this.initCheckConstraints(meta));
+        filtered.forEach(meta => this.initTriggers(meta));
         forEachProp((_m, p) => {
             this.initDefaultValue(p);
             this.inferTypeFromDefault(p);
@@ -1021,6 +1022,7 @@ export class MetadataDiscovery {
         meta.indexes = Utils.unique([...base.indexes, ...meta.indexes]);
         meta.uniques = Utils.unique([...base.uniques, ...meta.uniques]);
         meta.checks = Utils.unique([...base.checks, ...meta.checks]);
+        meta.triggers = Utils.unique([...base.triggers, ...meta.triggers]);
         const pks = Object.values(meta.properties)
             .filter(p => p.primary)
             .map(p => p.name);
@@ -1584,6 +1586,27 @@ export class MetadataDiscovery {
             }
         }
     }
+    initTriggers(meta) {
+        if (meta.triggers.length === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const columns = meta.createSchemaColumnMappingObject();
+        const table = this.createSchemaTable(meta);
+        for (const trigger of meta.triggers) {
+            if (trigger.body && trigger.expression) {
+                throw new MetadataError(`Trigger "${trigger.name ?? '(unnamed)'}" on entity ${meta.className} defines both 'body' and 'expression'. Use one or the other.`);
+            }
+            if (!trigger.body && !trigger.expression) {
+                throw new MetadataError(`Trigger "${trigger.name ?? '(unnamed)'}" on entity ${meta.className} must define either 'body' or 'expression'.`);
+            }
+            trigger.name ??= this.#namingStrategy.indexName(meta.tableName, trigger.events, 'trigger');
+            trigger.forEach ??= 'row';
+            if (trigger.body instanceof Function) {
+                trigger.body = trigger.body(columns, table);
+            }
+        }
+        meta.hasTriggers = true;
+    }
     initGeneratedColumn(meta, prop) {
         if (!prop.generated && prop.columnTypes) {
             const match = /(.*) generated always as (.*)/i.exec(prop.columnTypes[0]);

package/metadata/types.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { AnyEntity, Constructor, EntityName, AnyString, CheckCallback, GeneratedColumnCallback, FormulaCallback, FilterQuery, Dictionary, AutoPath, EntityClass, IndexCallback, ObjectQuery, Raw } from '../typings.js';
+import type { AnyEntity, Constructor, EntityName, AnyString, CheckCallback, GeneratedColumnCallback, FormulaCallback, FilterQuery, Dictionary, AutoPath, EntityClass, IndexCallback, ObjectQuery, Raw, TriggerDef } from '../typings.js';
 import type { Cascade, LoadStrategy, DeferMode, QueryOrderMap, EmbeddedPrefixMode } from '../enums.js';
 import type { Type, types } from '../types/index.js';
 import type { EntityManager } from '../EntityManager.js';
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export type EntityOptions<T, E = T extends EntityClass<infer P> ? P : T> = {
     };
     /** Used to make ORM aware of externally defined triggers. This is needed for MS SQL Server multi inserts, ignored in other dialects. */
     hasTriggers?: boolean;
+    /** Database triggers to create for this entity's table. (SQL drivers only) */
+    triggers?: TriggerDef<E>[];
     /** SQL query that maps to a {@doclink virtual-entities | virtual entity}, or for view entities, the view definition. */
     expression?: string | ((em: any, where: ObjectQuery<E>, options: FindOptions<E, any, any, any>, stream?: boolean) => object);
     /** Set {@doclink repositories#custom-repository | custom repository class}. */

package/naming-strategy/AbstractNamingStrategy.d.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { type ReferenceKind } from '../enums.js';
 export declare abstract class AbstractNamingStrategy implements NamingStrategy {
     getClassName(file: string, separator?: string): string;
     classToMigrationName(timestamp: string, customMigrationName?: string): string;
-    indexName(tableName: string, columns: string[], type: 'primary' | 'foreign' | 'unique' | 'index' | 'sequence' | 'check' | 'default'): string;
+    indexName(tableName: string, columns: string[], type: 'primary' | 'foreign' | 'unique' | 'index' | 'sequence' | 'check' | 'default' | 'trigger'): string;
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
      */

package/naming-strategy/NamingStrategy.d.ts

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export interface NamingStrategy {
     /**
      * Returns key/constraint name for the given type. Some drivers might not support all the types (e.g. mysql and sqlite enforce the PK name).
      */
-    indexName(tableName: string, columns: string[], type: 'primary' | 'foreign' | 'unique' | 'index' | 'sequence' | 'check' | 'default'): string;
+    indexName(tableName: string, columns: string[], type: 'primary' | 'foreign' | 'unique' | 'index' | 'sequence' | 'check' | 'default' | 'trigger'): string;
     /**
      * Returns alias name for given entity. The alias needs to be unique across the query, which is by default
      * ensured via appended index parameter. It is optional to use it as long as you ensure it will be unique.

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mikro-orm/core",
-  "version": "7.1.0-dev.7",
+  "version": "7.1.0-dev.9",
   "description": "TypeScript ORM for Node.js based on Data Mapper, Unit of Work and Identity Map patterns. Supports MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases as well as usage with vanilla JavaScript.",
   "keywords": [
     "data-mapper",

package/typings.d.ts

@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ export type IndexCallback<T> = (columns: Record<PropertyName<T>, string>, table:
 export type FormulaCallback<T> = (columns: FormulaColumns<T>, table: FormulaTable) => string | Raw;
 /** Callback for CHECK constraint expressions. Receives column mappings and table info. */
 export type CheckCallback<T> = (columns: Record<PropertyName<T>, string>, table: SchemaTable) => string | Raw;
+/** Callback for trigger body expressions. Receives column mappings and table info. */
+export type TriggerCallback<T> = (columns: Record<PropertyName<T>, string>, table: SchemaTable) => string | Raw;
 /** Callback for generated (computed) column expressions. Receives column mappings and table info. */
 export type GeneratedColumnCallback<T> = (columns: Record<PropertyName<T>, string>, table: SchemaTable) => string | Raw;
 /** Definition of a CHECK constraint on a table or property. */
@@ -664,6 +666,23 @@ export interface CheckConstraint<T = any> {
     property?: string;
     expression: string | Raw | CheckCallback<T>;
 }
+/** Definition of a database trigger on a table. */
+export interface TriggerDef<T = any> {
+    /** Trigger name. Auto-generated if omitted. */
+    name?: string;
+    /** When the trigger fires relative to the event. */
+    timing: 'before' | 'after' | 'instead of';
+    /** Which DML events activate the trigger. */
+    events: ('insert' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'truncate')[];
+    /** Whether the trigger fires once per row or per statement. Defaults to `'row'`. */
+    forEach?: 'row' | 'statement';
+    /** SQL body of the trigger. Can be a string, Raw query, or callback receiving column name mappings. */
+    body?: string | Raw | TriggerCallback<T>;
+    /** Optional SQL WHEN condition for the trigger. */
+    when?: string;
+    /** Raw DDL escape hatch — full CREATE TRIGGER statement. Mutually exclusive with `body`. */
+    expression?: string;
+}
 /** Branded string that accepts any string value while preserving autocompletion for known literals. */
 export type AnyString = string & {};
 /** Describes a single property (column, relation, or embedded) within an entity's metadata. */
@@ -883,6 +902,7 @@ export interface EntityMetadata<Entity = any, Class extends EntityCtor<Entity> =
         disabled?: boolean;
     }[];
     checks: CheckConstraint<Entity>[];
+    triggers: TriggerDef<Entity>[];
     repositoryClass?: string;
     repository: () => EntityClass<EntityRepository<any>>;
     hooks: {

package/typings.js

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class EntityMetadata {
         this.indexes = [];
         this.uniques = [];
         this.checks = [];
+        this.triggers = [];
         this.referencingProperties = [];
         this.concurrencyCheckKeys = new Set();
         Object.assign(this, meta);

package/utils/DataloaderUtils.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Constructor, Primary, Ref } from '../typings.js';
-import { Collection, type InitCollectionOptions } from '../entity/Collection.js';
+import { Collection, type InitCollectionOptions, type LoadCountOptions } from '../entity/Collection.js';
 import { type EntityManager } from '../EntityManager.js';
 import { type LoadReferenceOptions } from '../entity/Reference.js';
 type BatchLoadFn<K, V> = (keys: readonly K[]) => PromiseLike<ArrayLike<V | Error>>;
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ export declare class DataloaderUtils {
      * makes one query per entity and maps each input collection to the corresponding result.
      */
     static getManyToManyColBatchLoadFn(em: EntityManager): BatchLoadFn<[Collection<any>, Omit<InitCollectionOptions<any, any>, 'dataloader'>?], any>;
+    /**
+     * Returns the count dataloader batchLoadFn, which aggregates `Collection.loadCount()` calls
+     * by entity and relation, issues a single grouped count query per entity+options combination
+     * via `em.countBy()`, and maps each input collection to the corresponding count.
+     *
+     * For 1:M relations, groups by the FK property on the target entity.
+     * For M:N relations, groups by the owner FK on the pivot entity.
+     */
+    static getCountBatchLoadFn(em: EntityManager): BatchLoadFn<[Collection<any>, Omit<LoadCountOptions<any>, 'dataloader' | 'refresh'>?], number>;
     static getDataLoader(): Promise<Constructor<{
         load: (...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown>;
     }>>;

package/utils/DataloaderUtils.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Collection } from '../entity/Collection.js';
 import { helper } from '../entity/wrap.js';
 import { Reference } from '../entity/Reference.js';
+import { ReferenceKind } from '../enums.js';
 import { Utils } from './Utils.js';
 export class DataloaderUtils {
     static DataLoader;
@@ -216,6 +217,83 @@ export class DataloaderUtils {
             return ret;
         };
     }
+    /**
+     * Returns the count dataloader batchLoadFn, which aggregates `Collection.loadCount()` calls
+     * by entity and relation, issues a single grouped count query per entity+options combination
+     * via `em.countBy()`, and maps each input collection to the corresponding count.
+     *
+     * For 1:M relations, groups by the FK property on the target entity.
+     * For M:N relations, groups by the owner FK on the pivot entity.
+     */
+    static getCountBatchLoadFn(em) {
+        return async (collsWithOpts) => {
+            const groups = new Map();
+            const keys = [];
+            for (const [col, opts] of collsWithOpts) {
+                const prop = col.property;
+                let fkProp;
+                let countByClass;
+                let targetFilterProp;
+                if (prop.kind === ReferenceKind.ONE_TO_MANY) {
+                    fkProp = prop.mappedBy;
+                    countByClass = prop.targetMeta.class;
+                }
+                else {
+                    // M:N: group by the owner FK on the pivot entity
+                    const pivotMeta = em.getMetadata().get(prop.pivotEntity);
+                    const ownerPivotProp = pivotMeta.relations[prop.owner ? 0 : 1];
+                    const targetPivotProp = pivotMeta.relations[prop.owner ? 1 : 0];
+                    fkProp = ownerPivotProp.name;
+                    countByClass = pivotMeta.class;
+                    targetFilterProp = targetPivotProp.name;
+                }
+                // Include the owner-side uniqueName in the key so that two distinct owner entity types
+                // sharing a relation with the same property name (e.g. `Author.books` and `Publisher.books`)
+                // don't collide into a single batch that would use one owner's FK mapping for the other.
+                const ownerUniqueName = helper(col.owner).__meta.uniqueName;
+                const key = `${ownerUniqueName}.${prop.name}|${JSON.stringify(opts ?? {})}`;
+                keys.push(key);
+                let group = groups.get(key);
+                if (!group) {
+                    group = { fkProp, countByClass, targetFilterProp, ownerPKs: new Map(), opts: opts ?? {} };
+                    groups.set(key, group);
+                }
+                const pk = helper(col.owner).getPrimaryKey();
+                group.ownerPKs.set(JSON.stringify(pk), pk);
+            }
+            const promises = Array.from(groups.entries()).map(async ([key, group]) => {
+                const allPKs = Array.from(group.ownerPKs.values());
+                const { where, ...countOpts } = group.opts;
+                const conditions = [{ [group.fkProp]: { $in: allPKs } }];
+                if (where) {
+                    conditions.push(where);
+                }
+                // For M:N, apply the target entity's filters through the pivot's target relation
+                if (group.targetFilterProp) {
+                    const targetMeta = em.getMetadata().find(group.countByClass);
+                    const targetRelMeta = targetMeta.properties[group.targetFilterProp]?.targetMeta;
+                    if (targetRelMeta) {
+                        const filterCond = await em.applyFilters(targetRelMeta.class, {}, countOpts.filters, 'read');
+                        if (filterCond && Object.keys(filterCond).length > 0) {
+                            conditions.push({ [group.targetFilterProp]: filterCond });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                const fkWhere = conditions.length === 1 ? conditions[0] : { $and: conditions };
+                const counts = await em.countBy(group.countByClass, group.fkProp, {
+                    where: fkWhere,
+                    ...countOpts,
+                });
+                return [key, counts];
+            });
+            const resultsMap = new Map(await Promise.all(promises));
+            return collsWithOpts.map(([col], i) => {
+                const pk = helper(col.owner).getPrimaryKey();
+                const counts = resultsMap.get(keys[i]);
+                return counts?.[String(pk)] ?? 0;
+            });
+        };
+    }
     static async getDataLoader() {
         if (this.DataLoader) {
             return this.DataLoader;

package/utils/Utils.js

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export function parseJsonSafe(value) {
 /** Collection of general-purpose utility methods used throughout the ORM. */
 export class Utils {
     static PK_SEPARATOR = '~~~';
-    static #ORM_VERSION = '7.1.0-dev.7';
+    static #ORM_VERSION = '7.1.0-dev.9';
     /**
      * Checks if the argument is instance of `Object`. Returns false for arrays.
      */