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fendjs-model

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Minimalistic extensible model component for Fend.js.

API

Modeler(name)

Create a new model with the given name.

var Modeler = require('fendjs-model');
var User = Modeler('User');

Modeler.use(fn)

Use the given plugin fn() on all model.

var Modeler = require('fendjs-model');
Modeler.use(function (Model) {
  Model.attr('created_at', { type: 'date' });
  Model.attr('updated_at', { type: 'date' });
});

Model.attr(name, [meta])

Define an attribute name with optional meta data object.

var Modeler = require('fendjs-model');

var Post = Modeler('Post')
  .attr('id')
  .attr('title')
  .attr('body')
  .attr('created_at')
  .attr('updated_at')

With meta data used by plugins:

var Modeler = require('fendjs-model');

var Post = Modeler('Post')
  .attr('id', { required: true, type: 'number' })
  .attr('title', { required: true, type: 'string' })
  .attr('body', { required: true, type: 'string' })
  .attr('created_at', { type: 'date' })
  .attr('updated_at', { type: 'date' })

Model.validate(fn)

Add validation fn().

Model.use(fn)

Use the given plugin fn().

var Modeler = require('fendjs-model');
var Post = Modeler('Post')
Post.use(function (Model) {
  Model.attr('created_at', { type: 'date' });
  Model.attr('updated_at', { type: 'date' });
});

Model.get(id, fn)

Get id and invoke fn(err, model).

Model.all(fn)

Get all and invoke fn(err, model).

Model.destroyAll(fn)

Remove all and invoke fn(err).

Model#ATTR()

"Getter" function generated when Model.attr(name) is called.

var Post = Modeler('Post')
  .attr('title')
  .attr('body')

var post = new Post;
post.title('Ferrets')
post.body('Make really good pets')

Model#ATTR(value)

"Setter" function generated when Model.attr(name) is called.

var Post = Modeler('Post')
  .attr('title')
  .attr('body')

var post = new Post({ title: 'Cats' });

post.title()
// => "Cats"

post.title('Ferrets')
post.title()
// => "Ferrets"
  • Emits "change" event with (name, value, previousValue).
  • Emits "change ATTR" event with (value, previousValue).
post.on('change', function(name, val, prev){
  console.log('changed %s from %s to %s', name, prev, val)
})

post.on('change title', function(val, prev){
  console.log('changed title')
})

Model#primary(val)

Get / set the primary key.

Model#isNew()

Returns true if the model is unsaved.

Model#toJSON()

Return a JSON representation of the model (its attributes).

Model#has(attr)

Check if attr is non-null.

Model#get(attr)

Get attr's value.

Model#set(attrs)

Set multiple attrs.

user.set({ name: 'Tobi', age: 2 })

Model#changed([attr])

Check if the model is "dirty" and return an object of changed attributes. Optionally check a specific attr and return a Boolean.

Model#error(attr, msg)

Define error msg for attr.

Model#isValid()

Run validations and check if the model is valid.

user.isValid()
// => false

user.errors
// => [{ attr: ..., message: ... }]

Model#save(fn)

Save or update and invoke the given callback fn(err).

var user = new User({ name: 'Tobi' })

user.save(function(err){

})

Emits "save" when complete.

Model#destroy([fn])

Destroy and invoke optional fn(err).

Emits "destroy" when successfully deleted.

Testing

$ npm install
$ make test

License

MIT license.

See the LICENSE.

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