feat(nodejs): support BigInt type for timestamp values (#20)

* feat(nodejs): support BigInt type for timestamp values

* Fix typo

* fix doc and version bump

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Co-authored-by: glasstiger <imre@questdb.io>

Author: puzpuzpuz

docs/Sender.html

@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ <h5>Parameters:</h5>
 
 
 <span class="param-type">string</span>
+|
+
+<span class="param-type">bigint</span>
 
 
 
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ <h5>Parameters:</h5>
 
 
 
-            <td class="description last">A string represents the designated timestamp in nanoseconds.</td>
+            <td class="description last">A string or BigInt that represents the designated timestamp in epoch nanoseconds.</td>
         </tr>
 
 
@@ -420,7 +423,7 @@ <h4 class="name" id="atNow"><span class="type-signature"></span>atNow<span class
 
     <dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
     <dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
-        <a href="src_sender.js.html">src/sender.js</a>, <a href="src_sender.js.html#line380">line 380</a>
+        <a href="src_sender.js.html">src/sender.js</a>, <a href="src_sender.js.html#line381">line 381</a>
     </li></ul></dd>
 
 
@@ -2266,6 +2269,9 @@ <h5>Parameters:</h5>
 
 
 <span class="param-type">number</span>
+|
+
+<span class="param-type">bigint</span>
 
 
 
@@ -2275,7 +2281,7 @@ <h5>Parameters:</h5>
 
 
 
-            <td class="description last">Column value, accepts only number objects.</td>
+            <td class="description last">Epoch timestamp in microseconds, accepts only numbers or BigInts.</td>
         </tr>
 
 
@@ -2390,7 +2396,7 @@ <h2><a href="index.html">Home</a></h2><h3>Modules</h3><ul><li><a href="module-@q
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+    Documentation generated by <a href="https://github.com/jsdoc/jsdoc">JSDoc 3.6.11</a> on Mon Sep 18 2023 15:34:51 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
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docs/index.html

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ <h2><a href="index.html">Home</a></h2><h3>Modules</h3><ul><li><a href="module-@q
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docs/index.js.html

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docs/module-@questdb_nodejs-client.html

@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ <h1 class="page-title">Module: @questdb/nodejs-client</h1>
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@@ -156,7 +120,7 @@ <h2><a href="index.html">Home</a></h2><h3>Modules</h3><ul><li><a href="module-@q
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+    Documentation generated by <a href="https://github.com/jsdoc/jsdoc">JSDoc 3.6.11</a> on Mon Sep 18 2023 15:34:51 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
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docs/src_sender.js.html

@@ -357,46 +357,47 @@ <h1 class="page-title">Source: src/sender.js</h1>
             checkCapacity(this, [valueStr], 1 + valueStr.length);
             write(this, valueStr);
             write(this, 'i');
-        }, "number");
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
      * Write a timestamp column with its value into the buffer of the sender.
      *
      * @param {string} name - Column name.
-     * @param {number} value - Column value, accepts only number objects.
+     * @param {number | bigint} value - Epoch timestamp in microseconds, accepts only numbers or BigInts.
      * @return {Sender} Returns with a reference to this sender.
      */
     timestampColumn(name, value) {
-        if (!Number.isInteger(value)) {
-            throw new Error(`Value must be an integer, received ${value}`);
+        if (typeof value !== "bigint" &amp;&amp; !Number.isInteger(value)) {
+            throw new Error(`Value must be an integer or BigInt, received ${value}`);
         }
         writeColumn(this, name, value, () => {
             const valueStr = value.toString();
             checkCapacity(this, [valueStr], 1 + valueStr.length);
             write(this, valueStr);
             write(this, 't');
-        }, "number");
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
      * Closing the row after writing the designated timestamp into the buffer of the sender.
      *
-     * @param {string} timestamp - A string represents the designated timestamp in nanoseconds.
+     * @param {string | bigint} timestamp - A string or BigInt that represents the designated timestamp in epoch nanoseconds.
      */
     at(timestamp) {
         if (!this.hasSymbols &amp;&amp; !this.hasColumns) {
             throw new Error("The row must have a symbol or column set before it is closed");
         }
-        if (typeof timestamp !== "string") {
-            throw new Error(`The designated timestamp must be of type string, received ${typeof timestamp}`);
+        if (typeof timestamp !== "string" &amp;&amp; typeof timestamp !== "bigint") {
+            throw new Error(`The designated timestamp must be of type string or BigInt, received ${typeof timestamp}`);
         }
         validateDesignatedTimestamp(timestamp);
-        checkCapacity(this, [], 2 + timestamp.length);
+        const timestampStr = timestamp.toString();
+        checkCapacity(this, [], 2 + timestampStr.length);
         write(this, ' ');
-        write(this, timestamp);
+        write(this, timestampStr);
         write(this, '\n');
         startNewRow(this);
     }
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ <h1 class="page-title">Source: src/sender.js</h1>
     if (typeof name !== "string") {
         throw new Error(`Column name must be a string, received ${typeof name}`);
     }
-    if (typeof value !== valueType) {
+    if (valueType != null &amp;&amp; typeof value !== valueType) {
         throw new Error(`Column value must be of type ${valueType}, received ${typeof value}`);
     }
     if (!sender.hasTable) {
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ <h1 class="page-title">Source: src/sender.js</h1>
 }
 
 exports.Sender = Sender;
-exports.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
+exports.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE;
 </code></pre>
         </article>
     </section>
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ <h2><a href="index.html">Home</a></h2><h3>Modules</h3><ul><li><a href="module-@q
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 <footer>
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+    Documentation generated by <a href="https://github.com/jsdoc/jsdoc">JSDoc 3.6.11</a> on Mon Sep 18 2023 15:34:51 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
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examples/basic.js

@@ -1,47 +1,40 @@
 const { Sender } = require("@questdb/nodejs-client");
 
 async function run() {
-  // create a sender with a 4k buffer
+  // create a sender with a 4KB buffer
   const sender = new Sender({ bufferSize: 4096 });
 
   // connect to QuestDB
   // host and port are required in connect options
   await sender.connect({ port: 9009, host: "localhost" });
 
   // add rows to the buffer of the sender
+  let bday = Date.parse("1856-07-10");
   sender
-    .table("prices")
-    .symbol("instrument", "EURUSD")
-    .floatColumn("bid", 1.0195)
-    .floatColumn("ask", 1.0221)
-    .atNow();
-
+    .table("inventors")
+    .symbol("born", "Austrian Empire")
+    .timestampColumn("birthday", BigInt(bday) * 1000n) // epoch in micros (BigInt)
+    .intColumn("id", 0)
+    .stringColumn("name", "Nicola Tesla")
+    .at(BigInt(Date.now()) * 1000_000n); // epoch in nanos (BigInt)
+  bday = Date.parse("1847-02-11");
   sender
-    .table("prices")
-    .symbol("instrument", "GBPUSD")
-    .floatColumn("bid", 1.2076)
-    .floatColumn("ask", 1.2082)
+    .table("inventors")
+    .symbol("born", "USA")
+    .timestampColumn("birthday", BigInt(bday) * 1000n)
+    .intColumn("id", 1)
+    .stringColumn("name", "Thomas Alva Edison")
     .atNow();
 
   // flush the buffer of the sender, sending the data to QuestDB
   // the buffer is cleared after the data is sent and the sender is ready to accept new data
   await sender.flush();
 
-  // add rows to the buffer again and send it to the server
-  sender
-    .table("prices")
-    .symbol("instrument", "EURUSD")
-    .floatColumn("bid", 1.0197)
-    .floatColumn("ask", 1.0224)
-    .atNow();
-
-  await sender.flush();
-
-  // close the connection after all rows ingested
+  // close the connection after all rows were sent
   await sender.close();
   return 0;
 }
 
 run()
-  .then((value) => console.log(value))
-  .catch((err) => console.log(err));
+  .then(console.log)
+  .catch(console.error);

notes.md

@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 ### Certs used in tests generated by running:
 > ./scripts/generateCerts.sh . questdbPwd123
-
-### TODO:
-- Would be nice to accept alternative logger implementations to be used instead of console
-- If the buffer had to be extended, shrink it back to original size on a subsequent flush() call?

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@questdb/nodejs-client",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.0.5",
   "description": "QuestDB Node.js Client",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",

package.json

@@ -329,46 +329,47 @@ class Sender {
             checkCapacity(this, [valueStr], 1 + valueStr.length);
             write(this, valueStr);
             write(this, 'i');
-        }, "number");
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
      * Write a timestamp column with its value into the buffer of the sender.
      *
      * @param {string} name - Column name.
-     * @param {number} value - Column value, accepts only number objects.
+     * @param {number | bigint} value - Epoch timestamp in microseconds, accepts only numbers or BigInts.
      * @return {Sender} Returns with a reference to this sender.
      */
     timestampColumn(name, value) {
-        if (!Number.isInteger(value)) {
-            throw new Error(`Value must be an integer, received ${value}`);
+        if (typeof value !== "bigint" && !Number.isInteger(value)) {
+            throw new Error(`Value must be an integer or BigInt, received ${value}`);
         }
         writeColumn(this, name, value, () => {
             const valueStr = value.toString();
             checkCapacity(this, [valueStr], 1 + valueStr.length);
             write(this, valueStr);
             write(this, 't');
-        }, "number");
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
     /**
      * Closing the row after writing the designated timestamp into the buffer of the sender.
      *
-     * @param {string} timestamp - A string represents the designated timestamp in nanoseconds.
+     * @param {string | bigint} timestamp - A string or BigInt that represents the designated timestamp in epoch nanoseconds.
      */
     at(timestamp) {
         if (!this.hasSymbols && !this.hasColumns) {
             throw new Error("The row must have a symbol or column set before it is closed");
         }
-        if (typeof timestamp !== "string") {
-            throw new Error(`The designated timestamp must be of type string, received ${typeof timestamp}`);
+        if (typeof timestamp !== "string" && typeof timestamp !== "bigint") {
+            throw new Error(`The designated timestamp must be of type string or BigInt, received ${typeof timestamp}`);
         }
         validateDesignatedTimestamp(timestamp);
-        checkCapacity(this, [], 2 + timestamp.length);
+        const timestampStr = timestamp.toString();
+        checkCapacity(this, [], 2 + timestampStr.length);
         write(this, ' ');
-        write(this, timestamp);
+        write(this, timestampStr);
         write(this, '\n');
         startNewRow(this);
     }
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ function writeColumn(sender, name, value, writeValue, valueType) {
     if (typeof name !== "string") {
         throw new Error(`Column name must be a string, received ${typeof name}`);
     }
-    if (typeof value !== valueType) {
+    if (valueType != null && typeof value !== valueType) {
         throw new Error(`Column value must be of type ${valueType}, received ${typeof value}`);
     }
     if (!sender.hasTable) {