feat(query_builder): add orderByRandom

src/database/query_builder/database.ts

@@ -281,6 +281,27 @@ export class DatabaseQueryBuilder extends Chainable implements DatabaseQueryBuil
     return this
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Order results by random value.
+   */
+  orderByRandom(seed = '') {
+    switch (this.client.dialect.name) {
+      case 'sqlite3':
+      case 'better-sqlite3':
+      case 'postgres':
+      case 'redshift':
+        return this.orderByRaw('RANDOM()')
+      case 'mysql':
+        return this.orderByRaw(`RAND(${seed})`)
+      case 'mssql':
+        return this.orderByRaw('NEWID()')
+      case 'oracledb':
+        return this.orderByRaw('dbms_random.value')
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Cannot order by random for the given dialect ${this.client.dialect.name}`)
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Executes the query
    */

src/types/querybuilder.ts

@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ export interface ChainableContract {
 
   orderBy: OrderBy<this>
   orderByRaw: RawQueryFn<this>
+  orderByRandom: (seed?: string) => this
 
   union: Union<this>
   unionAll: UnionAll<this>

test/database/query_builder.spec.ts

@@ -5439,6 +5439,49 @@ test.group('Query Builder | orderByRaw', (group) => {
   })
 })
 
+test.group('Query Builder | orderByRandom', (group) => {
+  group.setup(async () => {
+    await setup()
+  })
+
+  group.teardown(async () => {
+    await cleanup()
+  })
+
+  group.each.teardown(async () => {
+    await resetTables()
+  })
+
+  test('define order by random value', async ({ assert }) => {
+    const connection = new Connection('primary', getConfig(), logger)
+    connection.connect()
+
+    const db = getQueryBuilder(getQueryClient(connection))
+    await getInsertBuilder(getQueryClient(connection))
+      .table('users')
+      .multiInsert([
+        {
+          username: 'virk',
+          email: 'virk@adonisjs.com',
+        },
+        {
+          username: 'romain',
+          email: 'romain@adonisjs.com',
+        },
+        {
+          username: 'nikk',
+          email: 'nikk@adonisjs.com',
+        },
+      ])
+
+    const users = await db.from('users').orderByRandom()
+    const users2 = await db.from('users').orderByRandom()
+
+    assert.notEqual(users[0].id, users2[0].id)
+    await connection.disconnect()
+  }).retry(3)
+})
+
 test.group('Query Builder | offset', (group) => {
   group.setup(async () => {
     await setup()