le-model v0.1.1

Le model

Models for le db.

Usage

var Model = require('le-model');
var le = require('le');
var co = require('co');

var db = le('db');

var User = Model('user', db, {
  name: {
    required: true,
    unique: true,
    index: true
  },
  createdAt: {
    require: true,
    default: function(){ return Date.now() }
  }
});

co(function*(){

  var user = new User({ name: 'julian' });
  yield user.save();

  // ...

  var user = yield User.byName('julian');
  console.log('user created at: %s', user.createdAt);

})();

Installation

$ npm install le-model

Stability

Expect things to change a lot as this module grows with its usage. So far it's only being used in tiny websites.

Roadmap

• schemata
• unique fields
• indexed fields
• field defaults
• getters
• setters
• plugins
• fluent field api
• test suite

API

Model(name, db, fields)

Create a new model named name in db with given fields.

model(data)

Create an instance of model from a data object.

model#

Getter for every field.

model#validate*()

Validate current data, throws if invalid.

model#save*()

Save, if validations pass.

model#delete*()

Delete.

model.by

Load a model by each indexed Field.

Schema

{
  "field_name": {
    // options
  }
}

• required: Require a field to be set before a record can be saved.
• unique: Ensure a field's value is unique across all records.
• index: Index a field to make it accessible via model.by<Field>.
• default: A function whose return value will be used as default for a field. Called with the context of the model instance.

License

MIT