VIRTUAL
Extends:
lib/data-types.js~ABSTRACT → VIRTUAL
A virtual value that is not stored in the DB. This could for example be useful if you want to provide a default value in your model that is returned to the user but not stored in the DB.
You could also use it to validate a value before permuting and storing it. VIRTUAL also takes a return type and dependency fields as arguments
If a virtual attribute is present in attributes it will automatically pull in the extra fields as well.
Return type is mostly useful for setups that rely on types like GraphQL.
Example:
Checking password length before hashing it
sequelize.define('user', {
password_hash: DataTypes.STRING,
password: {
type: DataTypes.VIRTUAL,
set: function (val) {
// Remember to set the data value, otherwise it won't be validated
this.setDataValue('password', val);
this.setDataValue('password_hash', this.salt + val);
},
validate: {
isLongEnough: function (val) {
if (val.length < 7) {
throw new Error("Please choose a longer password")
}
}
}
}
})
# In the above code the password is stored plainly in the password field so it can be validated, but is never stored in the DB.Virtual with dependency fields
{
active: {
type: new DataTypes.VIRTUAL(DataTypes.BOOLEAN, ['createdAt']),
get: function() {
return this.get('createdAt') > Date.now() - (7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
}
}
}Constructor Summary
| Public Constructor | ||
| public |
constructor(ReturnType: ABSTRACT, fields: Array) |
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