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## repository() function

Decorator for DefaultCrudRepository generation and injection on properties or method arguments based on the given model and dataSource (or their names)

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function repository(model: string | typeof Entity, dataSource: string | juggler.DataSource): RepositoryDecorator;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  model | string \| typeof [Entity](./repository.entity.md) | Name/class of the model |
|  dataSource | string \| juggler.DataSource | Name/instance of the dataSource |

<b>Returns:</b>

[RepositoryDecorator](./repository.repositorydecorator.md)

## Example


```ts
class CustomerController {
  @repository('Customer', 'mySqlDataSource')
  public custRepo: DefaultCrudRepository<
    Customer,
    typeof Customer.prototype.id
  >;

  constructor(
    @repository(Product, mySqlDataSource)
    public prodRepo: DefaultCrudRepository<
      Product,
      typeof Product.prototype.id
    >,
  ) {}
  // ...
}

```


