Ecto

Getting started

• Get motivated: Leveling Up With Ecto

• Start with "Programming Phoenix". Part 1 contains chapters specifically related to Ecto which will provide a foundation.

• Read the API documentation. Focus on these areas:

  • Ecto Overview

  • Repo

  • Schema

  • Changesets

  • Query and Query.API

• What's new in Ecto 2.0

Additional References to help out round your understanding:

• Composable Queries with Ecto

• Working with Ecto associations and embeds

• The Ecto Query Library - Lew Parker (GitHub Repo)

• Nicholas' Bookmarks

Talks

• Composable Queries with Ecto
• Ecto

"Patterns"

Ecto, as a database wrapper, is significantly different to ORM such as Rails' ActiveRecord. Dealing with certain data structures are not quite "out-of-the box". Here's a few patterns to deal with these:

• Many to many and upserts
• TODO: Add another Many to many

• Modeling Polymorphic Associations in a Relational Database
• Ecto Docs Polymorphic Associations

Asking for help

• Google Groups