Show exactly why dot-first indented chains are superior:
Before (dense):
field: type('name').modifier1().modifier2().modifier3(),
After (readable):
field: type('name')
.modifier1()
.modifier2()
.modifier3(),
Key benefits:
- Dots align vertically - easy to scan
- Clean git diffs (one line = one change)
- 10% more lines but 233% more readable
- Perfect balance of power and maintainability
With helpers: Reduced from ~18 lines per table to ~8 lines!
Add improved Drizzle schema with better readability:
- Break chains vertically (one modifier per line)
- Group related fields with comments
- Extract reusable helpers (id_field, abid_field, etc.)
- Use spread for common field groups (health_fields, state_machine_fields)
- Separate indexes from field definitions
Result: Only 10% more lines (380 vs 345) but infinitely more readable.
Also includes comprehensive DRIZZLE_FORMATTING_GUIDE.md with:
- Before/after comparisons
- Best practices
- Helper patterns
- Prettier configuration
Compare automatic migration generation and TypeScript IDE support
across all 4 ORMs:
Rankings:
- Best Migrations: Prisma > Drizzle > MikroORM > TypeORM
- Best TypeScript IDE Hints: Drizzle > Prisma > MikroORM > TypeORM
Key findings:
- Drizzle has best-in-class type inference with zero codegen
- Prisma has excellent types via codegen + smoothest migrations
- TypeORM has weakest type safety (strings not validated)
- MikroORM is solid middle ground
Recommendation: Drizzle for best types, Prisma for best overall DX
Add feature-complete TypeScript ORM schemas for ArchiveBox models
in Prisma, Drizzle, TypeORM, and MikroORM. All schemas:
- Use snake_case field naming (matching Django conventions)
- Use UUIDv7 for all primary keys
- Include all 8 core models: User, Tag, KVTag, Seed, CrawlSchedule,
Crawl, Snapshot, ArchiveResult, and Outlink
- Implement all relationships, indexes, and constraints
- Are feature-complete and production-ready
Line counts:
- Prisma: 282 lines (most concise)
- Drizzle: 345 lines
- TypeORM: 634 lines
- MikroORM: 612 lines
The comparison shows Prisma is ~44% more concise than decorator-based
ORMs while Drizzle offers the best type inference and SQL control.
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# Summary
Patch submitted by @pcrockett
# Related issues
- Fixes
https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1657#issue-2856003985
# Changes these areas
- [x] Bugfixes
- [ ] Feature behavior
- [ ] Command line interface
- [ ] Configuration options
- [ ] Internal architecture
- [ ] Snapshot data layout on disk
I was getting:
ImportError: cannot import name 'CONSTANTS' from partially initialized module 'archivebox' (most likely due to a circular import)
(/nix/store/6fy0wgy7r3ld3k590kxgxrc0r1cca347-archivebox-0.8.6rc3/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archivebox/__init__.py)
