delete()

Method Syntax

db.delete(resource)

use surrealdb::engine::any::connect;
use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
use surrealdb::opt::Resource;
use surrealdb_types::{RecordId, SurrealValue};

#[derive(Debug, SurrealValue)]
struct Person {
    id: RecordId,
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
    let db = connect("ws://localhost:8000").await?;
    db.signin(Root {
        username: "root".to_string(),
        password: "secret".to_string(),
    })
    .await?;
    db.use_ns("ns").use_db("db").await?;

    // Create three `person` records
    db.create(Resource::from(("person", "one"))).await?;
    db.create(Resource::from(("person", "two"))).await?;
    db.create(Resource::from(("person", "three"))).await?;

    let deleted_one: Option<Person> = db.delete(("person", "one")).await?;
    dbg!(deleted_one);
    let deleted_rest: Vec<Person> = db.delete("person").await?;
    dbg!(deleted_rest);
    Ok(())
}

Method Syntax

db.delete(resource)

use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use surrealdb::engine::any::connect;
use surrealdb::opt::auth::Root;
use surrealdb::opt::Resource;
use surrealdb::RecordId;

#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct Person {
    id: RecordId,
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> surrealdb::Result<()> {
    let db = connect("ws://localhost:8000").await?;
    db.signin(Root {
        username: "root",
        password: "secret",
    })
    .await?;
    db.use_ns("ns").use_db("db").await?;

    // Create three `person` records
    db.create(Resource::from(("person", "one"))).await?;
    db.create(Resource::from(("person", "two"))).await?;
    db.create(Resource::from(("person", "three"))).await?;

    let deleted_one: Option<Person> = db.delete(("person", "one")).await?;
    dbg!(deleted_one);
    let deleted_rest: Vec<Person> = db.delete("person").await?;
    dbg!(deleted_rest);
    Ok(())
}