SQLite boilerplate

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 
 # Binary name built by nimble
 nimblog
+
+# Database
+blog.db

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # nimblog
 
-Placeholder text
+Basic blog written in nim, mostly for learning purposes.
 
 ## How to run
 

schema.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+CREATE TABLE users (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    displayname TEXT NOT NULL,
+    username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    password TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE posts (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    author_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    title TEXT NOT NULL,
+    body TEXT NOT NULL,
+    FOREIGN KEY (author_id) REFERENCES users (id)
+);

src/modules/blog.nim

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import prologue
 import prologue/middlewares/staticfile
 import views
 
-proc runWebsite(settings: Table) =
+proc runWebsite(settings: Table[string, bool], dbSettings: Table[string, string]) =
   let prologueSettings = newSettings(
     debug = settings["debug"]
   )

src/modules/db.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import tables
+import std/[os, db_sqlite, strutils, streams]
+
+proc createDb(dbSettings: Table): bool =
+  if not fileExists(dbSettings["path"]):
+    var userConsent: bool = false
+    while userConsent != true:
+      stdout.write "Did not find database. Create one now? (y/n) "
+      stdout.flushFile()
+      var userInput = readChar(stdin)
+      stdin.flushFile()
+      case userInput
+      of 'y', 'Y':
+        userConsent = true
+      of 'n', 'N':
+        return false
+      else:
+        discard
+
+    let
+      schema = readFile(dbSettings["schema_path"])
+      db = open(dbSettings["path"], "", "", "")
+    for command in schema.split(";"):
+      # Skip "command" if it's just a blank line
+      if command == "\c\n" or command == "\n":
+        continue
+      db.exec(sql(command.strip))
+      echo "Ran command: " & command.strip
+    db.close()
+  return true
+
+export createDb

src/nimblog.nim

@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@ when isMainModule:
   import tables
   import modules/blog
   import modules/env
+  import modules/db
 
   let settings = {
     "debug": boolEnvOrDefault("DEBUG", false),
     "logging": boolEnvOrDefault("NIMBLOG_LOG", true)
   }.toTable()
 
+  let dbSettings = {
+    "path": "blog.db",
+    "schema_path": "schema.sql"
+  }.toTable()
+
+  if not createDb(dbSettings):
+    echo "Failed to prepare database"
+    quit(QuitFailure)
+
   try:
     echo "Starting website"
-    runWebsite(settings)
+    runWebsite(settings=settings, dbSettings=dbSettings)
   except:
     echo "Could not run website"