Add ability to attach data source to an existing model

lib/dao.js

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, callback) {
         }, obj);
     }
 
+    // for chaining
     return obj;
 };
 
@@ -308,6 +309,13 @@ DataAccessObject.all = function all(params, cb) {
     });
 };
 
+// shared by default
+DataAccessObject.all.accepts = {arg: 'filter', type: 'object'};
+DataAccessObject.all.shared = true;
+DataAccessObject.all.http = {
+  
+}
+
 /**
  * Find one record, same as `all`, limited by 1 and return object, not collection
  * 

lib/datasource.js

@@ -55,10 +55,16 @@ function DataSource(name, settings) {
     }
     ADL.call(this);
     this.setup(name, settings);
+    
+    // default DataAccessObject
+    this.DataAccessObject = this.constructor.DataAccessObject;
 };
 
 util.inherits(DataSource, ADL);
 
+// allow child classes to supply a data access object
+DataSource.DataAccessObject = DataAccessObject;
+
 // Copy over statics
 for (var m in ADL) {
     if (!DataSource.hasOwnProperty(m) && 'super_' !== m) {
@@ -198,13 +204,8 @@ DataSource.prototype.define = function defineClass(className, properties, settin
 
     var NewClass = ADL.prototype.define.call(this, className, properties, settings);
 
-    // inherit DataAccessObject methods
+    // add data access objects
-    for (var m in DataAccessObject) {
+    this.mixin(NewClass);
-        NewClass[m] = DataAccessObject[m];
-    }
-    for (var n in DataAccessObject.prototype) {
-        NewClass.prototype[n] = DataAccessObject.prototype[n];
-    }
 
     if(this.adapter) {
         // pass control to adapter
@@ -219,6 +220,41 @@ DataSource.prototype.define = function defineClass(className, properties, settin
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * Mixin DataAccessObject methods.
+ */
+
+DataSource.prototype.mixin = function (ModelCtor) {
+  var DataAccessObject = this.DataAccessObject;
+  
+  // inherit DataAccessObject methods
+  for (var m in DataAccessObject) {
+      ModelCtor[m] = DataAccessObject[m];
+  }
+  for (var n in DataAccessObject.prototype) {
+      ModelCtor.prototype[n] = DataAccessObject.prototype[n];
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attach an existing model to a data source.
+ */
+
+DataSource.prototype.attach = function (ModelCtor) {
+  this.mixin(ModelCtor);
+
+  if(this.adapter) {
+      // pass control to adapter
+      this.adapter.define({
+          model: ModelCtor,
+          properties: ModelCtor.properties,
+          settings: ModelCtor.settings
+      });
+  }
+  
+  return this;
+}
+
 /**
  * Define single property named `prop` on `model`
  *

lib/model.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module.exports = ModelBaseClass;
 /**
  * Module dependencies
  */
+ 
 var util = require('util');
 var List = require('./list.js');
 require('./hooks.js');
@@ -230,7 +231,6 @@ ModelBaseClass.prototype.inspect = function () {
     return util.inspect(this.__data, false, 4, true);
 };
 
-
 /**
  * Check whether `s` is not undefined
  * @param {Mixed} s