RoModel

RoModel is a simple, lightweight, unopinionated, read-only, immutable, model based data access library.

DOES NOT SUPPORT Node.js < 4.0

Install

npm install --save romodel

Usage

Basic

const MyModel = Model.create(class MyModel {
  // define a class method.
  getId() { return this.id; }
}, {
  // declare directly accessible fields
  fields: {
    // declare 'id' field with the default getter.
    id: true,
  },
});
 
 
const a = new MyModel({id: 1, foo: 'bar'});
 
 
// Accessing 'id' value
a.id === 1; // directly accessible since declared in 'fields'
 
a.getId() === 1; // access via calling a class method
 
a.$get('id') === 1; // accessible via pre-defined '$get' method
 
a.$data.id === 1; // accessible via '$data' method that returns the raw data
 
 
// Accessing 'foo' value
a.foo === undefined; // not directly accessible since not declared in 'fields'
 
a.$get('foo') === 'bar' // accessible via '$get' though not declared
 
a.$data.foo === 'bar' // or via '$data'

Class Methods / Getters / Static

const Plus = Model.create(class Plus {
  // static
  static plus1(obj) { return obj.value + 1; }
 
  // method
  plus2() { return this.value + 2; }
 
  // getter
  get plus3() { return this.value + 3; }
}, {
  fields: {
    value: true,
  },
});
 
const a = new Plus({value: 4});
 
Plus.plus1(a) === 5; // static method
 
a.plus2() === 6; // member method
 
a.plus3 === 7 // getter

Class Inheritance

const ShapeModel = Model.create(class Shape {
  // a static method
  static isShape(obj) { return obj instanceof ShapeModel; }
 
  // static property to be overriden
  static classId = 1
 
  // a method
  getName() { return this.name; }
 
  // method to be overriden
  getClassName() { return 'Shape'; }
}, {
  fields: {
    name: true,
  },
});
 
const ShapeWithColorModel = Model.create(class ShapeWithColor {
  // add a static property
  static isShapeWithColor(obj) { return obj instanceof ShapeWithColorModel; }
 
  // override a static property
  static classId = 2
 
  // add new method
  getColor() { return this.color; }
 
  // override a method
  getClassName() { return 'ShapeWithColor'; }
}, {
  base: ShapeModel,
  fields: {
    color: true,
  },
});
 
 
const s = new ShapeModel({name: 'box'});
 
(s instanceof ShapeModel) === true;
(s instanceof ShapeWithColorModel) === false;
 
// static
ShapeModel.isShape({}) === false;
ShapeModel.isShape(s) === true;
ShapeModel.classId === 1;
 
s.name === 'box';
s.getName() === 'box';
s.getClassName() === 'Shape';
 
 
const c = new ShapeWithColorModel({name: 'red box', color: 'red'});
 
(c instanceof ShapeModel) === true;
(c instanceof ShapeWithColorModel) === true;
 
// static
ShapeWithColorModel.isShape({}) === false;
ShapeWithColorModel.isShape(s) === true;
ShapeWithColorModel.isShape(c) === true;
ShapeWithColorModel.isShapeWithColor({}) === false;
ShapeWithColorModel.isShapeWithColor(s) === false;
ShapeWithColorModel.isShapeWithColor(c) === true;
ShapeWithColorModel.classId === 2;
 
// Inherited field and method
c.name === 'red box';
c.getName() === 'red box';
 
// Extended field and method
c.color === 'red';
c.getColor() === 'red';
 
// Method override
c.getClassName() === 'ShapeWithColor';

Parent / Child

const ChildModel = Model.create(class ChildModel {
  getName() { return this.name; }
}, {
  fields: {
    name: true,
  },
});
 
const ParentModel = Model.create(class ParentModel {
}, {
  fields: {
    // declare 'child' field as 'ChildModel'.
    child: ChildModel,
    children: [ChildModel],
  },
});
 
 
const p = new ParentModel({
  child: {name: 'a'},
  children: [{name: 'b'}, {name: 'c'}],
});
 
(p.child instanceof ChildModel) === true;
(p.children[0] instanceof ChildModel) === true;
(p.children[1] instanceof ChildModel) === true;
 
p.child.name === 'a';
p.child.getName() === 'a';
 
p.children[0].name === 'b';
p.children[0].getName() === 'b';

Advanced

Take a look at test file.

TODO

• super.superMethod();

LICENSE

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016 Joon Ho Cho

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