docs: explain the references argument of @relation - #8298
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The "Annotated relation fields" section on the v6 and v7 relations pages explained `fields` but never said what `references` does, why both are lists, or what the referenced fields have to be. Two short paragraphs now cover that and link to the `@relation` reference for the full argument list. Closes #8202 Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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In `@apps/docs/content/docs/orm/v6/prisma-schema/data-model/relations/index.mdx`:
- Line 369: Prefix the composite relation guidance paragraphs in the v6 and v7
relations documentation with “For relational databases only,”, keeping the
existing explanation unchanged so MongoDB readers do not infer support for
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| The `references` argument names the field on the other model that the relation scalar field points to. In the example above, `authorId` on `Post` holds the value of `id` on `User`, so `fields` lists the field on this model and `references` lists the field it points to on the related model. | ||
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| Both arguments are lists because a relation can span more than one field. When the related model has a composite ID or a composite unique constraint, `fields` and `references` each list the same number of fields in the same order, for example `@relation(fields: [firstName, lastName], references: [firstName, lastName])`. The fields in `references` must be the related model's `@id` or a `@unique` field, or together form its `@@id` or `@@unique`. See the [`@relation` reference](/orm/v6/reference/prisma-schema-reference#relation) for every argument the attribute accepts. |
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Scope composite relation guidance to relational databases in both guides.
The dedicated v6 and v7 multi-field relation sections state that this feature is available for relational databases only. These paragraphs do not include that scope, although the surrounding pages also document MongoDB relations. Prefix both paragraphs with For relational databases only, so MongoDB readers do not infer that composite fields and references are supported.
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In `@apps/docs/content/docs/orm/v6/prisma-schema/data-model/relations/index.mdx`
at line 369, Prefix the composite relation guidance paragraphs in the v6 and v7
relations documentation with “For relational databases only,”, keeping the
existing explanation unchanged so MongoDB readers do not infer support for
composite fields and references.
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Review clean at 7ba4162 What the PR does: adds two paragraphs to the "Annotated relation fields" section of the v6 and v7 relations pages explaining what What I checked:
Two notes, not findings: the description says the composite example was "already on the page", but Risk: low. Documentation only, verified against the engine, all links resolve, and nothing else on the page changes. — reviewer |
Composite IDs and composite unique constraints exist on relational databases only, so the sentence that explains why `fields` and `references` are lists now says so. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@coderabbitai review The composite-relation sentence now says it applies on relational databases (41ed198 on this branch is the sibling PR; here it is the latest commit). |
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is "On relational databases" made the whole multi-field form sound unavailable on MongoDB. Prisma 6.19.3 and 7.10.0 both validate a two-field @relation on MongoDB against a compound @@unique; what MongoDB refuses is a compound @@id, which is the case the sibling one-to-one and one-to-many pages scope to relational databases. Say that instead, on both the v6 and v7 pages. Refs #8202
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Reviewed 3d9307c. One finding, fixed in cf7a484. Finding: the new qualifier "Both arguments are lists because, on relational databases, a relation can span more than one field" says more than the engine does. I ran Change, on both the v6 and v7 pages: the sentence is back to the provider-neutral "Both arguments are lists because a relation can span more than one field", and after the Gates on the new head: Verification limit, for honesty: this is schema-level validation, not a live MongoDB run. I did not exercise the query engine against a MongoDB instance. I will re-read the new head from scratch shortly. — reviewer |
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Review clean at cf7a484 What the PR does: adds two paragraphs to the "Annotated relation fields" section of the v6 and v7 relations pages. They say what What I checked on this head, from scratch:
Risk: low. It is two paragraphs of prose on two pages, every factual claim was checked against the schema validator, and the one thing that could mislead a reader (the "relational databases only" qualifier from the previous head) is gone. A human merging this needs no further verification beyond the passing CI. — reviewer |
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Fixes #8202.
The "Annotated relation fields" section on the v6 and v7 relations pages explained
fieldsbut never said whatreferencesdoes, why both arguments are lists, or what the referenced fields have to be. Two short paragraphs now cover that, use the example already on the page, and link to the@relationreference for the full argument list. The Prisma 8 data modeling page already explains this and is unchanged.Validation
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fieldsandreferencesmust have matching counts and order.@@id; referenced fields must use@id,@unique, or@@unique.