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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/sequelize](./sequelize.md) &gt; [SequelizeDataSource](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.md)

## SequelizeDataSource class

Sequelize DataSource Class

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare class SequelizeDataSource implements LifeCycleObserver 
```
**Implements:** [LifeCycleObserver](./core.lifecycleobserver.md)

## Constructors

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[(constructor)(config)](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource._constructor_.md)


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Constructs a new instance of the `SequelizeDataSource` class


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## Properties

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[config](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.config.md)


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[SequelizeDataSourceConfig](./sequelize.sequelizedatasourceconfig.md)


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[name](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.name.md)


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string


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[parseJsonColumns](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.parsejsoncolumns.md)


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`readonly`


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boolean


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Gets the flag indicating whether to parse JSON columns. If the `parseJsonColumns` property is set in the configuration, its value will be returned. Otherwise, it returns `true` if the dialect is MySQL, `false` otherwise.


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[sequelize](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.sequelize.md)


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Sequelize


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[sequelizeConfig](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.sequelizeconfig.md)


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SequelizeOptions


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[settings](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.settings.md)


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## Methods

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[automigrate()](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.automigrate.md)


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[autoupdate()](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.autoupdate.md)


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[beginTransaction(options)](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.begintransaction.md)


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Begin a new transaction.


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[execute(command, parameters, options)](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.execute.md)


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Execute a SQL command.

\*\*WARNING:\*\* In general, it is always better to perform database actions through repository methods. Directly executing SQL may lead to unexpected results, corrupted data, security vulnerabilities and other issues.


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[getPoolOptions()](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.getpooloptions.md)


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[init()](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.init.md)


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[start(\_injectedArgs)](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.start.md)


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[stop()](./sequelize.sequelizedatasource.stop.md)


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