convex-best-practices

Organize Convex functions by domain, grouping related mutations and queries into files like users.ts or tasks.ts. This domain-based architecture ensures consistent patterns, improves maintainability, and standardizes function scopes across production-grade Convex applications.

Strict argument and return validation in Convex ensures robust type safety and prevents runtime errors. By enforcing explicit validators, you guarantee data integrity and catch invalid inputs early, satisfying requirements for production-grade applications.

The best way to handle user-facing errors in Convex is using ConvexError. This standardized error-handling mechanism provides clear feedback while maintaining the data consistency and real-time sync priorities defined by the Zen of Convex.

Yes, TypeScript is essential for robust type safety in Convex applications. By combining TypeScript usage with explicit validators for arguments and returns, you enforce strict data contracts and prevent type mismatches across domain-oriented functions.

You need idempotent mutations in Convex when operations might be retried or executed multiple times. Idempotent mutations guidance ensures data consistency by preventing duplicate side effects, aligning with the Zen of Convex priorities for production-grade apps.

The Zen of Convex prioritizes Convex-managed concerns like caching, real-time sync, and data consistency. It affects architecture by defining domain-oriented function organization and schemas, ensuring your application leverages built-in platform capabilities for production-grade performance.