feat: allow specifying db config through JSON string or JSON file

Signed-off-by: Eladio Mora <8742215+ejose19@users.noreply.github.com>

packages/nocodb/src/__tests__/noco/NcConfigFactory.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ import {NcConfigFactory} from "../../lib";
 
 describe('Config Factory Tests', () => {
 
+  const expectedObject = {
+    client: 'pg',
+    connection: {
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 5432,
+      user: 'postgres',
+      password: 'xgene',
+      database: 'abcde'
+    },
+    pool: {
+      min: 1,
+      max: 2
+    },
+    ssl: {
+      rejectUnauthorized: false
+    },
+    acquireConnectionTimeout: 600000
+  };
 
   before(function (done) {
     done();
@@ -17,27 +35,35 @@ describe('Config Factory Tests', () => {
 
   it('Generate config from string', function (done) {
     const config = NcConfigFactory.metaUrlToDbConfig(`pg://localhost:5432?u=postgres&p=xgene&d=abcde`);
-    expect(config.client).to.be.eq('pg')
-    expect(config.connection).to.be.a('object')
-    expect(config.connection.user).to.be.eq('postgres')
-    expect(config.connection.port).to.be.eq(5432)
-    expect(config.connection.password).to.be.eq('xgene')
-    expect(config.connection.database).to.be.eq('abcde')
+    const { pool, ssl, ...rest } = expectedObject;
+    expect(config).to.deep.equal(rest);
     done();
   });
   it('Connection string with nested property', function (done) {
     const config = NcConfigFactory.metaUrlToDbConfig(`pg://localhost:5432?u=postgres&p=xgene&d=abcde&pool.min=1&pool.max=2&ssl.rejectUnauthorized=false`);
-    expect(config.client).to.be.eq('pg')
-    expect(config.connection).to.be.a('object')
-    expect(config.connection.user).to.be.eq('postgres')
-    expect(config.connection.port).to.be.eq(5432)
-    expect(config.connection.password).to.be.eq('xgene')
-    expect(config.connection.database).to.be.eq('abcde')
-    expect(config.pool).to.be.a('object')
-    expect(config.pool.min).to.be.eq(1)
-    expect(config.pool.max).to.be.eq(2)
-    expect(config.ssl).to.be.a('object')
-    expect(config.ssl.rejectUnauthorized).to.be.eq(false)
+    expect(config).to.deep.equal(expectedObject);
     done();
   });
+  it('Allow creating config from JSON string', function(done) {
+    try {
+      process.env.NC_DB_JSON = JSON.stringify(expectedObject);
+      
+      const { meta: { db: config } } = NcConfigFactory.make();
+      expect(config).to.deep.equal(expectedObject);
+      done();
+    } finally {
+      delete process.env.NC_DB_JSON;
+    }
+  });
+  it('Allow creating config from JSON file', function(done) {
+    try {
+      process.env.NC_DB_JSON_FILE = `${__dirname}/dbConfig.json`;
+      
+      const { meta: { db: config } } = NcConfigFactory.make();
+      expect(config).to.deep.equal(expectedObject);
+      done();
+    } finally {
+      delete process.env.NC_DB_JSON_FILE;
+    }
+  });
 });

packages/nocodb/src/__tests__/noco/dbConfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "client": "pg",
+  "connection": {
+    "host": "localhost",
+    "port": 5432,
+    "user": "postgres",
+    "password": "xgene",
+    "database": "abcde"
+  },
+  "pool": {
+    "min": 1,
+    "max": 2
+  },
+  "ssl": {
+    "rejectUnauthorized": false
+  },
+  "acquireConnectionTimeout": 600000
+}

packages/nocodb/src/lib/utils/NcConfigFactory.ts

@@ -50,8 +50,18 @@ export default class NcConfigFactory implements NcConfig {
       config.meta.db.connection.filename = path.join(config.toolDir, config.meta.db.connection.filename)
     }
 
+    if (process.env.NC_DB_JSON) {
+      config.meta.db = JSON.parse(process.env.NC_DB_JSON);
+    } else if (process.env.NC_DB_JSON_FILE) {
+      const filePath = process.env.NC_DB_JSON_FILE;
 
-    if (process.env.NC_DB) {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        throw new Error(`NC_DB_JSON_FILE not found: ${filePath}`);
+      }
+
+      const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+      config.meta.db = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+    } else if (process.env.NC_DB) {
       config.meta.db = this.metaUrlToDbConfig(process.env.NC_DB)
     }