Class Model

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A Model represents a table in the database. Sometimes you might also see it referred to as model, or simply as factory. This class should not be instantiated directly, it is created using sequelize.define, and already created models can be loaded using sequelize.import

Mixes:

  • Hooks
  • Associations

removeAttribute([attribute])

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Remove attribute from model definition

Params:

Name Type Description
[attribute] String

sync() -> Promise.<this>

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Sync this Model to the DB, that is create the table. Upon success, the callback will be called with the model instance (this)

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drop([options]) -> Promise

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Drop the table represented by this Model

Params:

Name Type Description
[options] Object
[options.cascade=false] Boolean Also drop all objects depending on this table, such as views. Only works in postgres
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

schema(schema, [options]) -> this

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Apply a schema to this model. For postgres, this will actually place the schema in front of the table name - "schema"."tableName", while the schema will be prepended to the table name for mysql and sqlite - 'schema.tablename'.

Params:

Name Type Description
schema String The name of the schema
[options] Object
[options.schemaDelimiter='.'] String The character(s) that separates the schema name from the table name
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

getTableName([options]) -> String|Object

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Get the tablename of the model, taking schema into account. The method will return The name as a string if the model has no schema, or an object with tableName, schema and delimiter properties.

Params:

Name Type Description
[options] Object The hash of options from any query. You can use one model to access tables with matching schemas by overriding getTableName and using custom key/values to alter the name of the table. (eg. subscribers_1, subscribers_2)
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

unscoped() -> Model

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addScope(name, scope, [options])

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Add a new scope to the model. This is especially useful for adding scopes with includes, when the model you want to include is not available at the time this model is defined.

By default this will throw an error if a scope with that name already exists. Pass override: true in the options object to silence this error.

Params:

Name Type Description
name String The name of the scope. Use defaultScope to override the default scope
scope Object | Function
[options] Object
[options.override=false] Boolean

scope(options*) -> Model

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Apply a scope created in define to the model. First let's look at how to create scopes:

var Model = sequelize.define('model', attributes, {
  defaultScope: {
    where: {
      username: 'dan'
    },
    limit: 12
  },
  scopes: {
    isALie: {
      where: {
        stuff: 'cake'
      }
    },
    complexFunction: function(email, accessLevel) {
      return {
        where: {
          email: {
            $like: email
          },
          accesss_level {
            $gte: accessLevel
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
})

Now, since you defined a default scope, every time you do Model.find, the default scope is appended to your query. Here's a couple of examples:

Model.findAll() // WHERE username = 'dan'
Model.findAll({ where: { age: { gt: 12 } } }) // WHERE age > 12 AND username = 'dan'

To invoke scope functions you can do:

Model.scope({ method: ['complexFunction' 'dan@sequelize.com', 42]}).findAll()
// WHERE email like 'dan@sequelize.com%' AND access_level >= 42

Params:

Name Type Description
options* Array | Object | String The scope(s) to apply. Scopes can either be passed as consecutive arguments, or as an array of arguments. To apply simple scopes and scope functions with no arguments, pass them as strings. For scope function, pass an object, with a method property. The value can either be a string, if the method does not take any arguments, or an array, where the first element is the name of the method, and consecutive elements are arguments to that method. Pass null to remove all scopes, including the default.

Returns: A reference to the model, with the scope(s) applied. Calling scope again on the returned model will clear the previous scope.

findAll([options]) -> Promise.<Array.<Instance>>

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Search for multiple instances.

Simple search using AND and =

Model.findAll({
  where: {
    attr1: 42,
    attr2: 'cake'
  }
})

WHERE attr1 = 42 AND attr2 = 'cake'

Using greater than, less than etc.


Model.findAll({
  where: {
    attr1: {
      gt: 50
    },
    attr2: {
      lte: 45
    },
    attr3: {
      in: [1,2,3]
    },
    attr4: {
      ne: 5
    }
  }
})

WHERE attr1 > 50 AND attr2 <= 45 AND attr3 IN (1,2,3) AND attr4 != 5

Possible options are: $ne, $in, $not, $notIn, $gte, $gt, $lte, $lt, $like, $ilike/$iLike, $notLike, $notILike, '..'/$between, '!..'/$notBetween, '&&'/$overlap, '@>'/$contains, '<@'/$contained

Queries using OR

Model.findAll({
  where: {
    name: 'a project',
    $or: [
      {id: [1, 2, 3]},
      {
        $and: [
          {id: {gt: 10}},
          {id: {lt: 100}}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
});

WHERE `Model`.`name` = 'a project' AND (`Model`.`id` IN (1, 2, 3) OR (`Model`.`id` > 10 AND `Model`.`id` < 100));

The success listener is called with an array of instances if the query succeeds.

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Params:

Name Type Description
[options] Object A hash of options to describe the scope of the search
[options.where] Object A hash of attributes to describe your search. See above for examples.
[options.attributes] Array.<String> | Object A list of the attributes that you want to select, or an object with include and exclude keys. To rename an attribute, you can pass an array, with two elements - the first is the name of the attribute in the DB (or some kind of expression such as Sequelize.literal, Sequelize.fn and so on), and the second is the name you want the attribute to have in the returned instance
[options.attributes.include] Array.<String> Select all the attributes of the model, plus some additional ones. Useful for aggregations, e.g. { attributes: { include: [[sequelize.fn('COUNT', sequelize.col('id')), 'total']] }
[options.attributes.exclude] Array.<String> Select all the attributes of the model, except some few. Useful for security purposes e.g. { attributes: { exclude: ['password'] } }
[options.paranoid=true] Boolean If true, only non-deleted records will be returned. If false, both deleted and non-deleted records will be returned. Only applies if options.paranoid is true for the model.
[options.include] Array.<Object | Model> A list of associations to eagerly load using a left join. Supported is either { include: [ Model1, Model2, ...]} or { include: [{ model: Model1, as: 'Alias' }]}. If your association are set up with an as (eg. X.hasMany(Y, { as: 'Z }, you need to specify Z in the as attribute when eager loading Y).
[options.include[].model] Model The model you want to eagerly load
[options.include[].as] String The alias of the relation, in case the model you want to eagerly load is aliased. For hasOne / belongsTo, this should be the singular name, and for hasMany, it should be the plural
[options.include[].association] Association The association you want to eagerly load. (This can be used instead of providing a model/as pair)
[options.include[].where] Object Where clauses to apply to the child models. Note that this converts the eager load to an inner join, unless you explicitly set required: false
[options.include[].or=false] Boolean Whether to bind the ON and WHERE clause together by OR instead of AND.
[options.include[].on] Object Supply your own ON condition for the join.
[options.include[].attributes] Array.<String> A list of attributes to select from the child model
[options.include[].required] Boolean If true, converts to an inner join, which means that the parent model will only be loaded if it has any matching children. True if include.where is set, false otherwise.
[options.include[].separate] Boolean If true, runs a separate query to fetch the associated instances, only supported for hasMany associations
[options.include[].limit] Number Limit the joined rows, only supported with include.separate=true
[options.include[].through.where] Object Filter on the join model for belongsToMany relations
[options.include[].through.attributes] Array A list of attributes to select from the join model for belongsToMany relations
[options.include[].include] Array.<Object | Model> Load further nested related models
[options.order] String | Array | Sequelize.fn Specifies an ordering. If a string is provided, it will be escaped. Using an array, you can provide several columns / functions to order by. Each element can be further wrapped in a two-element array. The first element is the column / function to order by, the second is the direction. For example: order: [['name', 'DESC']]. In this way the column will be escaped, but the direction will not.
[options.limit] Number
[options.offset] Number
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.lock] String | Object Lock the selected rows. Possible options are transaction.LOCK.UPDATE and transaction.LOCK.SHARE. Postgres also supports transaction.LOCK.KEY_SHARE, transaction.LOCK.NO_KEY_UPDATE and specific model locks with joins. See transaction.LOCK for an example
[options.raw] Boolean Return raw result. See sequelize.query for more information.
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.having] Object
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

Aliases: all

findById(id, [options]) -> Promise.<Instance>

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Search for a single instance by its primary key.

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Params:

Name Type Description
id Number | String | Buffer The value of the desired instance's primary key.
[options] Object
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)

Aliases: findByPrimary

findOne([options]) -> Promise.<Instance>

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Search for a single instance. This applies LIMIT 1, so the listener will always be called with a single instance.

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Params:

Name Type Description
[options] Object A hash of options to describe the scope of the search
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)

Aliases: find

aggregate(field, aggregateFunction, [options]) -> Promise.<options.dataType|object>

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Run an aggregation method on the specified field

Params:

Name Type Description
field String The field to aggregate over. Can be a field name or *
aggregateFunction String The function to use for aggregation, e.g. sum, max etc.
[options] Object Query options. See sequelize.query for full options
[options.where] Object A hash of search attributes.
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.dataType] DataType | String The type of the result. If field is a field in this Model, the default will be the type of that field, otherwise defaults to float.
[options.distinct] boolean Applies DISTINCT to the field being aggregated over
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.plain] Boolean When true, the first returned value of aggregateFunction is cast to dataType and returned. If additional attributes are specified, along with group clauses, set plain to false to return all values of all returned rows. Defaults to true
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

Returns: Returns the aggregate result cast to options.dataType, unless options.plain is false, in which case the complete data result is returned.

count([options]) -> Promise.<Integer>

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Count the number of records matching the provided where clause.

If you provide an include option, the number of matching associations will be counted instead.

Params:

Name Type Description
[options] Object
[options.where] Object A hash of search attributes.
[options.include] Object Include options. See find for details
[options.distinct] boolean Apply COUNT(DISTINCT(col)) on primary key, Model.aggregate should be used for other columns
[options.attributes] Object Used in conjunction with group
[options.group] Object For creating complex counts. Will return multiple rows as needed.
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

findAndCount([findOptions]) -> Promise.<Object>

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Find all the rows matching your query, within a specified offset / limit, and get the total number of rows matching your query. This is very useful for paging

Model.findAndCountAll({
  where: ...,
  limit: 12,
  offset: 12
}).then(function (result) {
  ...
})

In the above example, result.rows will contain rows 13 through 24, while result.count will return the total number of rows that matched your query.

When you add includes, only those which are required (either because they have a where clause, or because required is explicitly set to true on the include) will be added to the count part.

Suppose you want to find all users who have a profile attached:

User.findAndCountAll({
  include: [
     { model: Profile, required: true}
  ],
  limit 3
});

Because the include for Profile has required set it will result in an inner join, and only the users who have a profile will be counted. If we remove required from the include, both users with and without profiles will be counted

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Params:

Name Type Description
[findOptions] Object See findAll

Aliases: findAndCountAll

max(field, [options]) -> Promise.<Any>

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Find the maximum value of field

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Params:

Name Type Description
field String
[options] Object See aggregate

min(field, [options]) -> Promise.<Any>

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Find the minimum value of field

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Params:

Name Type Description
field String
[options] Object See aggregate

sum(field, [options]) -> Promise.<Number>

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Find the sum of field

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Params:

Name Type Description
field String
[options] Object See aggregate

build(values, [options]) -> Instance

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Builds a new model instance. Values is an object of key value pairs, must be defined but can be empty.

Params:

Name Type Description
values Object
[options] Object
[options.raw=false] Boolean If set to true, values will ignore field and virtual setters.
[options.isNewRecord=true] Boolean
[options.include] Array an array of include options - Used to build prefetched/included model instances. See set

create(values, [options]) -> Promise.<Instance>

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Builds a new model instance and calls save on it.

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Params:

Name Type Description
values Object
[options] Object
[options.raw=false] Boolean If set to true, values will ignore field and virtual setters.
[options.isNewRecord=true] Boolean
[options.fields] Array If set, only columns matching those in fields will be saved
[options.include] Array an array of include options - Used to build prefetched/included model instances
[options.onDuplicate] String
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

findOrInitialize -> Promise.<Instance, initialized>

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Find a row that matches the query, or build (but don't save) the row if none is found. The successful result of the promise will be (instance, initialized) - Make sure to use .spread()

Params:

Name Type Description
options Object
options.where Object A hash of search attributes.
[options.defaults] Object Default values to use if building a new instance
[options.transaction] Object Transaction to run query under
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

Aliases: findOrBuild

findOrCreate(options) -> Promise.<Instance, created>

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Find a row that matches the query, or build and save the row if none is found The successful result of the promise will be (instance, created) - Make sure to use .spread()

If no transaction is passed in the options object, a new transaction will be created internally, to prevent the race condition where a matching row is created by another connection after the find but before the insert call. However, it is not always possible to handle this case in SQLite, specifically if one transaction inserts and another tries to select before the first one has committed. In this case, an instance of sequelize.TimeoutError will be thrown instead. If a transaction is created, a savepoint will be created instead, and any unique constraint violation will be handled internally.

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Params:

Name Type Description
options Object
options.where Object where A hash of search attributes.
[options.defaults] Object Default values to use if creating a new instance
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under

findCreateFind(options) -> Promise.<Instance, created>

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A more performant findOrCreate that will not work under a transaction (at least not in postgres) Will execute a find call, if empty then attempt to create, if unique constraint then attempt to find again

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Params:

Name Type Description
options Object
options.where Object where A hash of search attributes.
[options.defaults] Object Default values to use if creating a new instance

upsert(values, [options]) -> Promise.<created>

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Insert or update a single row. An update will be executed if a row which matches the supplied values on either the primary key or a unique key is found. Note that the unique index must be defined in your sequelize model and not just in the table. Otherwise you may experience a unique constraint violation, because sequelize fails to identify the row that should be updated.

Implementation details:

  • MySQL - Implemented as a single query INSERT values ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE values
  • PostgreSQL - Implemented as a temporary function with exception handling: INSERT EXCEPTION WHEN unique_constraint UPDATE
  • SQLite - Implemented as two queries INSERT; UPDATE. This means that the update is executed regardless of whether the row already existed or not

Note that SQLite returns undefined for created, no matter if the row was created or updated. This is because SQLite always runs INSERT OR IGNORE + UPDATE, in a single query, so there is no way to know whether the row was inserted or not.

Params:

Name Type Description
values Object
[options] Object
[options.validate=true] Boolean Run validations before the row is inserted
[options.fields=Object.keys(this.attributes)] Array The fields to insert / update. Defaults to all fields
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

Returns: Returns a boolean indicating whether the row was created or updated. Aliases: insertOrUpdate

bulkCreate(records, [options]) -> Promise.<Array.<Instance>>

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Create and insert multiple instances in bulk.

The success handler is passed an array of instances, but please notice that these may not completely represent the state of the rows in the DB. This is because MySQL and SQLite do not make it easy to obtain back automatically generated IDs and other default values in a way that can be mapped to multiple records. To obtain Instances for the newly created values, you will need to query for them again.

Params:

Name Type Description
records Array List of objects (key/value pairs) to create instances from
[options] Object
[options.fields] Array Fields to insert (defaults to all fields)
[options.validate=false] Boolean Should each row be subject to validation before it is inserted. The whole insert will fail if one row fails validation
[options.hooks=true] Boolean Run before / after bulk create hooks?
[options.individualHooks=false] Boolean Run before / after create hooks for each individual Instance? BulkCreate hooks will still be run if options.hooks is true.
[options.ignoreDuplicates=false] Boolean Ignore duplicate values for primary keys? (not supported by postgres)
[options.updateOnDuplicate] Array Fields to update if row key already exists (on duplicate key update)? (only supported by mysql & mariadb). By default, all fields are updated.
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.returning=false] Boolean Append RETURNING * to get back auto generated values (Postgres only)
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

truncate([options]) -> Promise

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Truncate all instances of the model. This is a convenient method for Model.destroy({ truncate: true }).

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Params:

Name Type Description
[options] object The options passed to Model.destroy in addition to truncate
[options.transaction] Boolean | function Transaction to run query under
[options.cascade Boolean | function = false] Only used in conjunction with TRUNCATE. Truncates all tables that have foreign-key references to the named table, or to any tables added to the group due to CASCADE.
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.logging] Boolean | function A function that logs sql queries, or false for no logging
[options.searchPath=DEFAULT] String An optional parameter to specify the schema search_path (Postgres only)
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

destroy(options) -> Promise.<Integer>

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Delete multiple instances, or set their deletedAt timestamp to the current time if paranoid is enabled.

Params:

Name Type Description
options Object
[options.where] Object Filter the destroy
[options.hooks=true] Boolean Run before / after bulk destroy hooks?
[options.individualHooks=false] Boolean If set to true, destroy will SELECT all records matching the where parameter and will execute before / after destroy hooks on each row
[options.limit] Number How many rows to delete
[options.force=false] Boolean Delete instead of setting deletedAt to current timestamp (only applicable if paranoid is enabled)
[options.truncate=false] Boolean If set to true, dialects that support it will use TRUNCATE instead of DELETE FROM. If a table is truncated the where and limit options are ignored
[options.cascade=false] Boolean Only used in conjunction with TRUNCATE. Truncates all tables that have foreign-key references to the named table, or to any tables added to the group due to CASCADE.
[options.restartIdentity=false] Boolean Only used in conjunction with TRUNCATE. Automatically restart sequences owned by columns of the truncated table. Postgres only.
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.

Returns: The number of destroyed rows

restore(options) -> Promise.<undefined>

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Restore multiple instances if paranoid is enabled.

Params:

Name Type Description
options Object
[options.where] Object Filter the restore
[options.hooks=true] Boolean Run before / after bulk restore hooks?
[options.individualHooks=false] Boolean If set to true, restore will find all records within the where parameter and will execute before / after bulkRestore hooks on each row
[options.limit] Number How many rows to undelete
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under

update(values, options) -> Promise.<Array.<affectedCount, affectedRows>>

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Update multiple instances that match the where options. The promise returns an array with one or two elements. The first element is always the number of affected rows, while the second element is the actual affected rows (only supported in postgres with options.returning true.)

Params:

Name Type Description
values Object
options Object
options.where Object Options to describe the scope of the search.
[options.fields] Array Fields to update (defaults to all fields)
[options.validate=true] Boolean Should each row be subject to validation before it is inserted. The whole insert will fail if one row fails validation
[options.hooks=true] Boolean Run before / after bulk update hooks?
[options.sideEffects=true] Boolean Whether or not to update the side effects of any virtual setters.
[options.individualHooks=false] Boolean Run before / after update hooks?. If true, this will execute a SELECT followed by individual UPDATEs. A select is needed, because the row data needs to be passed to the hooks
[options.returning=false] Boolean Return the affected rows (only for postgres)
[options.limit] Number How many rows to update (only for mysql and mariadb)
[options.logging=false] Function A function that gets executed while running the query to log the sql.
[options.benchmark=false] Boolean Print query execution time in milliseconds when logging SQL.
[options.transaction] Transaction Transaction to run query under
[options.silent=false] Boolean If true, the updatedAt timestamp will not be updated.

describe() -> Promise

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Run a describe query on the table. The result will be return to the listener as a hash of attributes and their types.

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