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TypeORM: update item and return it

As far as I know, it's a best practice to return an item after it has been updated. TypeORM's updateById returns void, not the updated item though.

My question: Is it possible to update and return the modified item in a single line?

What I tried so far:

await this.taskRepository.updateById(id, { state, dueDate });
return this.taskRepository.findOne({ id });

What I'm looking for:

return this.taskRepository.updateById(id, { state, dueDate }); // returns updated task
Solution

  • I just found out that I can do this with the .save method:

    return this.taskRepository.save({
    id: task.id,
    state,
    dueDate
});

    According to the docs (section save), partial updates are supported as well:

    Also supports partial updating since all undefined properties are skipped.