What is ZenStack?
ZenStack is a comprehensive data layer solution designed specifically for TypeScript applications. It offers a unified approach to managing data, security, and API generation through a single coherent schema. The platform combines intuitive data modeling with a powerful ORM that enforces access control policies and runtime data validation.
The system automatically derives crucial development artifacts from the schema, including HTTP query services and client SDKs. ZenStack's ORM features both high-level query APIs and low-level SQL query builders while maintaining full type safety. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular frameworks like Next.js, Nuxt, and Express, and works with any authentication solution.
Features
- Data Modeling: Define data models, relations, validation rules, and access control policies in a single schema language
- Type-Safe ORM: High-level query API and low-level SQL query builder with built-in access control enforcement
- Automatic API Generation: HTTP query service that mirrors ORM API and integrates with popular frameworks
- Access Control: Built-in policy enforcement at the data layer with runtime validation
- Framework Integration: Out-of-the-box support for Next.js, Nuxt, Express and other frameworks
- Client SDK Generation: Type-safe client hooks powered by TanStack Query
Use Cases
- Building secure TypeScript applications with built-in data access control
- Generating type-safe APIs from data models automatically
- Migrating existing Prisma projects to a more comprehensive data layer
- Developing applications with complex data validation and security requirements
- Creating full-stack applications with automatic client-server synchronization
FAQs
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How does ZenStack compare to Prisma?
ZenStack's schema language is a superset of Prisma Schema Language, making migration simple through file renaming, while adding features like built-in access control and automatic API generation. -
What frameworks does ZenStack integrate with?
ZenStack provides out-of-the-box integrations with popular frameworks including Next.js, Nuxt, Express, and others. -
How does access control work in ZenStack?
Access control policies are defined in the schema alongside data models and are automatically enforced by the ORM at runtime. -
Can ZenStack generate client-side code?
Yes, ZenStack can generate type-safe client SDKs and hooks powered by TanStack Query from the schema. -
What is the underlying technology for ZenStack's ORM?
ZenStack's ORM is built on top of the Kysely SQL query builder while maintaining compatibility with Prisma Client's query API.
