moltyjs

What is moltyjs?

A tiny ODM for MongoDB with multy tenancy support.

Install

$ npm install moltyjs --save

Usage

const { connect } = require('moltys');

// ES2015
import { connect } from ('moltyjs');

Connect to a DB

To connect to a database use the "connect()" function passing trough 'options' payload all the settings required:

const { connect } = require('moltys');

const options = {
  engine: 'mongodb', // By default
  uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/test',
  max: 100, // By default
  min: 1, // By default
};

const connection = connect(options);

"connect()" will return a connection instance which will allow you to perform all the actions availables on the DB.

Note: For the time being MoltyJS only support Mongo Databases.

Drop a DB

const res = await connection.dropDatabase('test');
// true

Create a new Schema

Molty Schema are based on Mongoose Schema structure with some changes on the declaration of the inherit schema options. I even keep some field options name to make the Molty integration as easier as posible in those project are currently running Mongoose.

To create a new Schema use the "Schema()" constructor passing the schema and the options:

const { Schema } = require('moltys');

const newSchema = Schema(
  {
    email: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
      unique: true,
      maxlength: 100,
    },
    password: {
      type: Number,
      required: true,
    },
    name: {
      type: String,
      default: '',
    },
    age: {
      type: Number,
    },
  },
  {
    timestamps: true,
    inheritOptions: {
      discriminatorKey: '__kind',
    },
  },
);

The schema field properties alowed are:

type: Mandatory [String, Number, Boolean, Buffer, Date, Array, Object] required: Optional {Boolean} unique: Optional {Boolean} default: Optional match: Optional enum: Optional min: Optional max: Optional maxlength: Optional validate: Optional

And the schema options allowed are:

timestamps: Optional inheritOptions: Optional --discriminatorKey: Required once "inheritOptions" is set --merge: Optional ['methods', 'preHooks', 'postHooks']

Create a new Model

Once we have created our schema we need to register as a model so we can start to create, find, updete and delete documents. To do this you must provide the a proper schema and a model name. The model name will be the collection name on the DB so use the criteria you want since Molty does not make any accomodation on them like auto plurilize.

const { Model } = require('moltys');

const TestModel = new Model(newSchema, 'TestModel');

Create a Model discriminator

You can also create models which inherits from other models and you can decide in which fashion you wan to do it. You have to make sure that the discriminator key of the child models are the same than the parents and also set what you want to merge from the parent model.

const { Schema } = require('moltys');

const newSchemaDiscriminator = Schema(
  {
    job: {
      type: String,
      default: '',
    },
    position: {
      type: String,
    },
  },
  {
    timestamps: true,
    inheritOptions: {
      discriminatorKey: '__kind',
      merge: ['methods', 'preHooks', 'postHooks'],
    },
  },
);

TestModelDiscriminator = TestModel.discriminator(
  newSchemaDiscriminator,
  'TestModelDiscriminator',
);

The merge option must be an array with the element you want to merge from the parent model, teh options are:

methods: which corresponds to the static methods. preHooks: which corresponds to the hooks that are executed before performing actions on the DB postHooks: which corresponds to the hooks that are executed after performing actions on the DB

Create a new document

Once we have already set up the Schema and registered the Model with it we can start creating document from that Model as follow:

const { Model } = require('moltys');

const TestModel = new Model(newSchema, 'TestModel');

newDoc = TestModel.new({
  email: '[e-mail]',
  password: '1321321',
  name: 'Mario Lemes',
});

Hooks middleware (Work in progress)

Document middleware is supported for the following document functions. In document middleware functions, this refers to the document.

save

Query middleware is supported for the following Model and Query functions. In query middleware functions, this refers to the query.

update

Referencing Documents

MoltyJS support referencing document that later on you wil be able to populate on find queries. To make a refference to another Model just add a new field on the Schema with the type ObjectId and the "ref" propertie with the Model name referenciated.

const { Schema } = require('moltys');

const referenceSchema = new Schema(
  {
    email: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
      unique: true,
      maxlength: 100,
    },
    password: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
      unique: true,
      maxlength: 150,
      default: () => crypto.randomBytes(20).toString('hex'),
    },
    accountExpiration: {
      type: Date,
      default: () =>
        moment()
          .add(24, 'hours')
          .utc()
          .format(),
    },
    status: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
      enum: ['pending', 'accepted', 'error'],
      default: 'pending',
    },
    model: {
      type: Schema.types().ObjectId,
      ref: 'TestModel',
    },
  },
  {
    timestamps: true,
  },
);

You can use an array of ObjectId also as type ([ObjectId]). Noticed that to get the proper ObjectId type you must tu get it from the Schema.types() method object is returned.

Saving a document

There are several operations to save a document into the database:

• insertOne

insertOne()

Recovering a document

There are several operations to recover a document from the database:

• findOne

TODO

• Improove documentation
• Populate
• delete()
• Add embedded documents
• The mquery query builder

Changelog

[0.1.4] - 2017-12-16

Added

• Saving and recovering functions documentation.

Fixed

• Bad initialization on dropped databases.