Map field to id of other table (FOREIGN KEY)

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examples/surrealdb/map-field-to-id-of-other-table/src/main.rs

use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use surrealdb::engine::local::{Db, Mem};
use surrealdb::sql::{Id, Thing};
use surrealdb::Surreal;

const DANCE: &str = "dance";
const STUDENT: &str = "student";

#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct DanceClass {
    id: Thing,
    name: String,
}

#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct Student {
    id: Thing,
    name: String,
    classes: Vec<Thing>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
#[allow(dead_code)]
struct StudentClasses {
    id: Thing,
    name: String,
    classes: Vec<DanceClass>,
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
    let db = Surreal::new::<Mem>(()).await?;

    db.use_ns("namespace").use_db("database").await?;

    add_classes(&db).await?;
    let classes = get_classes(&db).await?;

    // the next lines are valid but then will lead to an error when fetching the data
    // classes.push(DanceClass {
    //     id: Thing::from((DANCE, Id::rand())),
    //     name: String::from("Belly dance"),
    // });

    add_students(&db, classes).await?;

    show_students_in_classes(&db).await?;

    Ok(())
}

async fn add_classes(db: &Surreal<Db>) -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
    for name in ["Introduction to Dancing", "Flamenco"] {
        let classes: Vec<DanceClass> = db
            .create(DANCE)
            .content(DanceClass {
                id: Thing::from((DANCE, Id::rand())),
                name: name.to_owned(),
            })
            .await?;
        println!("class added: {classes:?}");
    }

    Ok(())
}

async fn get_classes(db: &Surreal<Db>) -> surrealdb::Result<Vec<DanceClass>> {
    let sql = "SELECT * FROM dance";
    let mut results = db.query(sql).await?;
    let classes: Vec<DanceClass> = results.take(0)?;

    for class in &classes {
        println!("get_classes: {class:?}");
    }

    Ok(classes)
}

async fn add_students(db: &Surreal<Db>, classes: Vec<DanceClass>) -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
    let students: Vec<Student> = db
        .create(STUDENT)
        .content(Student {
            id: Thing::from((STUDENT, Id::rand())),
            name: "Jane Doe".to_owned(),
            classes: classes.into_iter().map(|class| class.id).collect(),
        })
        .await?;
    println!("student added: {students:#?}");

    Ok(())
}

async fn show_students_in_classes(db: &Surreal<Db>) -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
    let sql = format!("SELECT * FROM {STUDENT} FETCH classes");
    let mut results = db.query(sql).await?;
    let students: Vec<StudentClasses> = results.take(0)?;
    println!("Students: {students:#?}");

    Ok(())
}

class added: [DanceClass { id: Thing { tb: "dance", id: String("gjjhx7vr62vaiqr49ivr") }, name: "Introduction to Dancing" }]
class added: [DanceClass { id: Thing { tb: "dance", id: String("c4v2dpfzsreg1u5nleeq") }, name: "Flamenco" }]
get_classes: DanceClass { id: Thing { tb: "dance", id: String("c4v2dpfzsreg1u5nleeq") }, name: "Flamenco" }
get_classes: DanceClass { id: Thing { tb: "dance", id: String("gjjhx7vr62vaiqr49ivr") }, name: "Introduction to Dancing" }
student added: [
    Student {
        id: Thing {
            tb: "student",
            id: String(
                "h8c5rpmyhb3p3l0yu7al",
            ),
        },
        name: "Jane Doe",
        classes: [
            Thing {
                tb: "dance",
                id: String(
                    "c4v2dpfzsreg1u5nleeq",
                ),
            },
            Thing {
                tb: "dance",
                id: String(
                    "gjjhx7vr62vaiqr49ivr",
                ),
            },
        ],
    },
]
Students: [
    StudentClasses {
        id: Thing {
            tb: "student",
            id: String(
                "h8c5rpmyhb3p3l0yu7al",
            ),
        },
        name: "Jane Doe",
        classes: [
            DanceClass {
                id: Thing {
                    tb: "dance",
                    id: String(
                        "c4v2dpfzsreg1u5nleeq",
                    ),
                },
                name: "Flamenco",
            },
            DanceClass {
                id: Thing {
                    tb: "dance",
                    id: String(
                        "gjjhx7vr62vaiqr49ivr",
                    ),
                },
                name: "Introduction to Dancing",
            },
        ],
    },
]