Waterline model loader

Node module to load Waterline models from a directory and use the file names (without the extension) for the model names. It is an abstraction on the Waterline loading process.

Installation

npm install --save waterline-model-loader

Basic usage

Create a directory where your models live. The files are loaded recursively, however the name of the model files must be unique.

Model example:

// ./models/Example.js
 
// A regular Waterline model
module.exports = {
    attributes: {
        name: {
            type: 'string',
            required: true
        }
    }
};

Usage example:

const path = require('path');
const modelLoader = require('waterline-model-loader').default;
 
let config = {
    modelsDir: path.join(__dirname, './models'),
    connections: {
        // Waterline connections object
    }
};
 
modelLoader.setup(config).then(models => {
    // do stuff with your Waterline models
    let ExampleModel = models.Example;
 
    // do stuff with ExampleModel
}).catch(err => {
    // deal with any setup errors
});
 
// Alternatively you can access the models from the modelLoader singleton after setup:
// let models = modelLoader.models;
 
 
// When quiting your app you can teardown the connections.
// This could be necessary for tests if multiple connections are loaded.
modelLoader.teardown().then(() => {
    console.log('done');
}).catch(err => {
    // deal with an error (and report it if you suspect a bug)
})
 

See the Waterline docs for a connections object or check the tests for an example.