Clarified tests, fixed BelongsTo.prototype.create

Added clarified test-case based on previous documentation example.

Fixed BelongsTo.prototype.create - although the foreignKey was set on
the model instance,
it was never actually persisted, unless you'd issue a separate call to
save the 'parent' model.

lib/relation-definition.js

@@ -181,16 +181,20 @@ RelationDefinition.prototype.applyScope = function(modelInstance, filter) {
  * @param {Object} modelInstance
  * @param {Object} target
  */
-RelationDefinition.prototype.applyProperties = function(modelInstance, target) {
+RelationDefinition.prototype.applyProperties = function(modelInstance, obj) {
+  var source = modelInstance, target = obj;
+  if (this.options.invertProperties) {
+    source = obj, target = modelInstance;
+  }
   if (typeof this.properties === 'function') {
-    var data = this.properties.call(this, modelInstance);
+    var data = this.properties.call(this, source);
     for(var k in data) {
       target[k] = data[k];
     }
   } else if (typeof this.properties === 'object') {
     for(var k in this.properties) {
       var key = this.properties[k];
-      target[key] = modelInstance[k];
+      target[key] = source[k];
     }
   }
   if ((this.type !== 'belongsTo' || this.type === 'hasOne')
@@ -1088,8 +1092,11 @@ BelongsTo.prototype.create = function(targetModelData, cb) {
   modelTo.create(targetModelData, function(err, targetModel) {
     if(!err) {
       modelInstance[fk] = targetModel[pk];
-      self.resetCache(targetModel);
+      modelInstance.save(function(err, inst) {
-      cb && cb(err, targetModel);
+        if (cb && err) return cb && cb(err);
+        self.resetCache(targetModel);
+        cb && cb(err, targetModel);
+      });
     } else {
       cb && cb(err);
     }
@@ -1138,9 +1145,7 @@ BelongsTo.prototype.related = function (refresh, params) {
     modelInstance[fk] = params[pk];
     if (discriminator) modelInstance[discriminator] = params.constructor.modelName;
     
-    var data = {};
+    this.definition.applyProperties(modelInstance, params);
-    this.definition.applyProperties(params, data);
-    modelInstance.setAttributes(data);
     
     self.resetCache(params);
   } else if (typeof params === 'function') { // acts as async getter
@@ -1652,7 +1657,7 @@ EmbedsMany.prototype.related = function(receiver, scopeParams, condOrRefresh, cb
   
   var params = mergeQuery(actualCond, scopeParams);
   
-  if (params.where) {
+  if (params.where) { // TODO [fabien] Support order/sorting
     embeddedList = embeddedList ? embeddedList.filter(applyFilter(params)) : embeddedList;
   }
   

test/relations.test.js

@@ -1109,11 +1109,9 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       p.person.create({name: 'Fred', age: 36 }, function(err, person) {
         personCreated = person;
         p.personId.should.equal(person.id);
-        p.save(function (err, p) {
+        person.name.should.equal('Fred');
-          person.name.should.equal('Fred');
+        person.passportNotes.should.equal('Some notes...');
-          person.passportNotes.should.equal('Some notes...');
+        done();
-          done();
-        });
       });
     });
     
@@ -1191,7 +1189,6 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       Article.create(function (e, article) {
         article.tags.create({name: 'popular'}, function (e, t) {
           t.should.be.an.instanceOf(Tag);
-          // console.log(t);
           ArticleTag.findOne(function (e, at) {
             should.exist(at);
             at.tagId.toString().should.equal(t.id.toString());
@@ -1566,17 +1563,13 @@ describe('relations', function () {
   
   describe('embedsMany - relations, scope and properties', function () {
     
-    var product1, product2, product3;
+    var category, product1, product2, product3;
     
-    before(function (done) {
+    before(function () {
       db = getSchema();
       Category = db.define('Category', {name: String});
       Product = db.define('Product', {name: String});
       Link = db.define('Link', {name: String});
-
-      db.automigrate(function () {
-        Person.destroyAll(done);
-      });
     });
     
     it('can be declared', function (done) {
@@ -1588,6 +1581,7 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       Link.belongsTo(Product, { 
         foreignKey: 'id', // re-use the actual product id
         properties: { id: 'id', name: 'name' }, // denormalize, transfer id
+        options: { invertProperties: true }
       });
       db.automigrate(function() {
         Product.create({ name: 'Product 0' }, done); // offset ids for tests
@@ -1607,7 +1601,7 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });
     });
     
-    it('should create items on scope', function(done) {
+    it('should associate items on scope', function(done) {
       Category.create({ name: 'Category A' }, function(err, cat) {
         var link = cat.items.build();
         link.product(product1);
@@ -1718,13 +1712,47 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });
     });
     
-    it('should remove embedded items by reference id', function(done) {
+    it('should have removed embedded items by reference id', function(done) {
       Category.findOne(function(err, cat) {
         cat.links.should.have.length(1);
         done();
       });
     });
     
+    it('should create items on scope', function(done) {
+      Category.create({ name: 'Category B' }, function(err, cat) {
+        category = cat;
+        var link = cat.items.build({ notes: 'Some notes...' });
+        link.product.create({ name: 'Product 1' }, function(err, p) {
+          cat.save(function(err, cat) { // save parent object!
+            cat.links[0].id.should.eql(p.id);
+            cat.links[0].name.should.equal('Product 1'); // denormalized
+            cat.links[0].notes.should.equal('Some notes...');
+            cat.items.at(0).should.equal(cat.links[0]);
+            done();
+          });
+        })
+      });
+    });
+    
+    it('should find items on scope', function(done) {
+      Category.findById(category.id, function(err, cat) {
+        cat.name.should.equal('Category B');
+        cat.links.toObject().should.eql([
+          {id: 5, name: 'Product 1', notes: 'Some notes...'}
+        ]);
+        cat.items.at(0).should.equal(cat.links[0]);
+        cat.items(function(err, items) { // alternative access
+          items.should.be.an.array;
+          items.should.have.length(1);
+          items[0].product(function(err, p) {
+            p.name.should.equal('Product 1'); // actual value
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+    
   });
   
   describe('embedsMany - polymorphic relations', function () {
@@ -1757,7 +1785,8 @@ describe('relations', function () {
       });      
       Link.belongsTo('linked', {
         polymorphic: true, // needs unique auto-id
-        properties: { name: 'name' } // denormalized
+        properties: { name: 'name' }, // denormalized
+        options: { invertProperties: true }
       });
       db.automigrate(done);
     });