# on any OS
docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name postgresql -e POSTGRES_USER=test-user -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password -p 5432:5432 -v postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data postgres:alpine

Initialize PostgreSQL Database

cd databases/diesel-async
cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features postgres

echo DATABASE_URL=postgres://test-user:password@localhost:5432/test_db > .env
diesel setup
diesel migration run

The database will now be created in your PostgreSQL instance.

docker exec -i postgresql psql -U test-user -c "\l"

Running Server

cd databases/diesel-async
cargo run

# Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8080

Available Routes

`POST /item`

Inserts a new item into the PostgreSQL DB.

Provide a JSON payload with a name. Eg:

{ "name": "bill" }

On success, a response like the following is returned:

{
  "id": "01948982-67d0-7a55-b4b1-8b8b962d8c6b",
  "name": "bill"
}

Client Examples

Using HTTPie:

http POST localhost:8080/item name=bill

Using cURL:

curl -S -X POST --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"name":"bill"}' http://localhost:8080/item

`GET /item/{item_uid}`

Gets an item from the DB using its UID (returned from the insert request or taken from the DB directly). Returns a 404 when no item exists with that UID.

Client Examples

Using HTTPie:

http localhost:8080/item/9e46baba-a001-4bb3-b4cf-4b3e5bab5e97

Using cURL:

curl -S http://localhost:8080/item/9e46baba-a001-4bb3-b4cf-4b3e5bab5e97

Explore The PostgreSQL DB

docker exec -i postgresql psql -U test-user -d test_db -c "select * from public.items"

Using Other Databases

You can find a complete example of Diesel + PostgreSQL at: https://github.com/TechEmpower/FrameworkBenchmarks/tree/master/frameworks/Rust/actix