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Eager Loading
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Overview
Use casereducing database queries by loading related data in a single operation
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Lazy Loading
Based onSQL JOIN operations
Competes with
Lazy Loading pattern
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Eager Loading

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Pattern where related data is loaded from database as part of initial query to reduce queries

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primary use case

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reducing database queries by loading related data in a single operation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Optimizing database queries by loading related data in a single query to avoid N+1 query problems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Preventing N+1 query performance problems in database applications○UnverifiedHighFresh1

technique type

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database query optimization strategy○UnverifiedHighFresh1

solves problem

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N+1 query problem○UnverifiedHighFresh1

performance benefit

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reduces number of database round trips○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Hibernate ORM○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Entity Framework○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Django ORM○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
ActiveRecord○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Sequelize ORM○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

implemented in

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Hibernate ORM○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Entity Framework○UnverifiedHighFresh1
ActiveRecord○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Django ORM○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

alternative to

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Lazy Loading○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pattern category

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Object-Relational Mapping pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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SQL JOIN operations○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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Relational database system○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

uses sql feature

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JOIN operations○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

tradeoff consideration

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increased memory usage for loaded data○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

common implementation

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LEFT JOIN queries○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

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Lazy Loading pattern○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Lazy Loading
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Commonly Used With

Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworksHibernate ORMEntity FrameworkDjango ORMActiveRecordSequelize ORM

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