Method getRepository

packages/core/src/EntityManager.ts:179–190

* Gets repository for given entity. You can pass either string name or entity class reference.

(
    entityName: EntityName<Entity>,
  )

   * Gets repository for given entity. You can pass either string name or entity class reference.
   */
  getRepository<Entity extends object, Repository extends EntityRepository<Entity> = EntityRepository<Entity>>(
    entityName: EntityName<Entity>,
  ): GetRepository<Entity, Repository> {
    const meta = this.metadata.get(entityName);

    if (!this.#repositoryMap.has(meta)) {
      const RepositoryClass = this.config.getRepositoryClass(meta.repository) as Constructor<EntityRepository<any>>;
      this.#repositoryMap.set(meta, new RepositoryClass(this, entityName));
    }

    return this.#repositoryMap.get(meta) as GetRepository<Entity, Repository>;
  }

  /**
   * Shortcut for `em.getRepository()`.