What's the difference between "strapi.db.connection.context.raw" and "strapi.connections.default.raw"?

AlexKorovyansky · July 25, 2023, 8:08am

What’s the difference between “strapi.db.connection.context.raw” and “strapi.connections.default.raw” in terms of performance and connections usage?

System Information

Strapi Version: v4.0.7
Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04
Database: PostgreSQL 14.6
Node Version: 17.9.1
NPM Version: 8.11.0

Thanks!

Shekhar · July 25, 2023, 10:09am

Hey @AlexKorovyansky,

For better understanding see the below image. (Source taken from Bard)

AlexKorovyansky · July 25, 2023, 10:23am

Summary: strapi.connection.default.raw is obsolete option. it’s not available in strapi v4, and was replaced with more powerful strapi.db.connection.context.raw.

Thanks @Shekhar and Bard!

AlexKorovyansky · July 25, 2023, 10:25am

Btw, that’s answer from ChatGPT3. It seems Bard has better knowledge of Strapi internals =D

Shekhar · July 25, 2023, 10:29am

Bard is up to date with the latest information while ChatGPT isn’t