From 17c8576097cadff259c32e58b43a58c4cbbb269e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabien Franzen <info@atelierfabien.be>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:59:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Save parent model of embedded relations

---
 lib/relation-definition.js | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 test/relations.test.js     | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/relation-definition.js b/lib/relation-definition.js
index d374882a..aba111cd 100644
--- a/lib/relation-definition.js
+++ b/lib/relation-definition.js
@@ -1900,10 +1900,17 @@ EmbedsOne.prototype.create = function (targetModelData, cb) {
   var inst = this.callScopeMethod('build', targetModelData);
 
   var updateEmbedded = function() {
-    modelInstance.updateAttribute(propertyName,
-      inst, function(err) {
-      cb(err, err ? null : inst);
-    });
+    if (modelInstance.isNewRecord()) {
+      modelInstance.setAttribute(propertyName, inst);
+      modelInstance.save(function(err) {
+          cb(err, err ? null : inst);
+      });
+    } else {
+      modelInstance.updateAttribute(propertyName,
+        inst, function(err) {
+        cb(err, err ? null : inst);
+      });
+    }
   };
 
   if (this.definition.options.persistent) {
@@ -2385,10 +2392,17 @@ EmbedsMany.prototype.create = function (targetModelData, cb) {
   var inst = this.callScopeMethod('build', targetModelData);
 
   var updateEmbedded = function() {
-    modelInstance.updateAttribute(propertyName,
-      embeddedList, function(err, modelInst) {
-      cb(err, err ? null : inst);
-    });
+    if (modelInstance.isNewRecord()) {
+      modelInstance.setAttribute(propertyName, embeddedList);
+      modelInstance.save(function(err) {
+          cb(err, err ? null : inst);
+      });
+    } else {
+      modelInstance.updateAttribute(propertyName,
+        embeddedList, function(err) {
+        cb(err, err ? null : inst);
+      });
+    }
   };
 
   if (this.definition.options.persistent) {
diff --git a/test/relations.test.js b/test/relations.test.js
index 9cebef96..3dd7acc4 100644
--- a/test/relations.test.js
+++ b/test/relations.test.js
@@ -2407,6 +2407,17 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should save an unsaved model', function(done) {
+      var p = new Person({name: 'Fred'});
+      p.isNewRecord().should.be.true;
+      p.passportItem.create({name: 'Fredric'}, function(err, passport) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        p.passport.should.equal(passport);
+        p.isNewRecord().should.be.false;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('embedsOne - persisted model', function () {
@@ -2710,6 +2721,17 @@ describe('relations', function () {
         done();
       });
     });
+    
+    it('should save an unsaved model', function(done) {
+      var p = new Person({name: 'Fred'});
+      p.isNewRecord().should.be.true;
+      p.addressList.create({ street: 'Street 4' }, function(err, address) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        address.street.should.equal('Street 4');
+        p.isNewRecord().should.be.false;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
 
   });