In this chapter, we went through a real whirlwind of different database technologies. While we looked at the same seven functions over and over, it's useful to be exposed to the various data storage models and ways of getting things done. Even so, we only touched on the surface of options for accessing databases and data storage engines in Node.js.
By abstracting the model implementations correctly, we were able to easily switch data storage engines without changing the rest of the application. This technique lets us explore how subclassing works in JavaScript and the concept of creating different implementations of the same API. Additionally, we got a practical introduction to the import() function and saw how it can be used to dynamically choose which module to load.
In real-life applications, we frequently create abstractions for a similar purpose. They help us hide details or allow us to change implementations while insulating the rest of the application from the change...
