Expose `Replace*` methods

*Re-mapping `updateAttributes` endpoint to use
`PATCH` and `PUT`(configurable) verb
*Exposing `replaceById` and `replaceOrCreate` via
`POST` and `PUT`(configurable) verb

common/models/user.json

@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
       "permission": "ALLOW",
       "property": "updateAttributes"
     },
+    {
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$owner",
+      "permission": "ALLOW",
+      "property": "replaceById"
+    },  
     {
       "principalType": "ROLE",
       "principalId": "$everyone",

lib/persisted-model.js

@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
    * @param {Object} model Updated model instance.
    */
 
-  PersistedModel.upsert = PersistedModel.updateOrCreate = function upsert(data, callback) {
+  PersistedModel.upsert = PersistedModel.updateOrCreate = PersistedModel.patchOrCreate =
+  function upsert(data, callback) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'upsert');
   };
 
@@ -494,7 +495,8 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
    * @param {Object} instance Updated instance.
    */
 
-  PersistedModel.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, cb) {
+  PersistedModel.prototype.updateAttributes = PersistedModel.prototype.patchAttributes =
+  function updateAttributes(data, cb) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'updateAttributes');
   };
 
@@ -600,6 +602,9 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
     var typeName = PersistedModel.modelName;
     var options = PersistedModel.settings;
 
+    // This is just for LB 3.x
+    options.replaceOnPUT = options.replaceOnPUT !== false;
+
     function setRemoting(scope, name, options) {
       var fn = scope[name];
       fn._delegate = true;
@@ -616,15 +621,35 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
       http: { verb: 'post', path: '/' },
     });
 
-    setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'upsert', {
+    var upsertOptions = {
-      aliases: ['updateOrCreate'],
+      aliases: ['upsert', 'updateOrCreate'],
-      description: 'Update an existing model instance or insert a new one into the data source.',
+      description: 'Patch an existing model instance or insert a new one into the data source.',
       accessType: 'WRITE',
       accepts: { arg: 'data', type: 'object', http: { source: 'body' }, description:
         'Model instance data' },
       returns: { arg: 'data', type: typeName, root: true },
-      http: { verb: 'put', path: '/' },
+      http: [{ verb: 'patch', path: '/' }],
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (!options.replaceOnPUT) {
+      upsertOptions.http.push({ verb: 'put', path: '/' });
+    }
+    setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'patchOrCreate', upsertOptions);
+
+    var replaceOrCreateOptions = {
+      description: 'Replace an existing model instance or insert a new one into the data source.',
+      accessType: 'WRITE',
+      accepts: { arg: 'data', type: 'object', http: { source: 'body' }, description:
+        'Model instance data' },
+      returns: { arg: 'data', type: typeName, root: true },
+      http: [{ verb: 'post', path: '/replaceOrCreate' }],
+    };
+
+    if (options.replaceOnPUT) {
+      replaceOrCreateOptions.http.push({ verb: 'put', path: '/' });
+    }
+
+    setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'replaceOrCreate', replaceOrCreateOptions);
 
     setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'exists', {
       description: 'Check whether a model instance exists in the data source.',
@@ -671,6 +696,26 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
       rest: { after: convertNullToNotFoundError },
     });
 
+    var replaceByIdOptions = {
+      description: 'Replace attributes for a model instance and persist it into the data source.',
+      accessType: 'WRITE',
+      accepts: [
+        { arg: 'id', type: 'any', description: 'Model id', required: true,
+          http: { source: 'path' }},
+          { arg: 'data', type: 'object', http: { source: 'body' }, description:
+        'Model instance data' },
+      ],
+      returns: { arg: 'data', type: typeName, root: true },
+      http: [{ verb: 'post', path: '/:id/replace' }],
+    };
+
+    if (options.replaceOnPUT) {
+      replaceByIdOptions.http.push({ verb: 'put', path: '/:id' });
+    }
+
+    setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'replaceById', replaceByIdOptions);
+
+
     setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'find', {
       description: 'Find all instances of the model matched by filter from the data source.',
       accessType: 'READ',
@@ -741,13 +786,20 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
       http: { verb: 'get', path: '/count' },
     });
 
-    setRemoting(PersistedModel.prototype, 'updateAttributes', {
+    var updateAttributesOptions = {
-      description: 'Update attributes for a model instance and persist it into the data source.',
+      aliases: ['updateAttributes'],
+      description: 'Patch attributes for a model instance and persist it into the data source.',
       accessType: 'WRITE',
       accepts: { arg: 'data', type: 'object', http: { source: 'body' }, description: 'An object of model property name/value pairs' },
       returns: { arg: 'data', type: typeName, root: true },
-      http: { verb: 'put', path: '/' },
+      http: [{ verb: 'patch', path: '/' }],
-    });
+    };
+
+    setRemoting(PersistedModel.prototype, 'patchAttributes', updateAttributesOptions);
+
+    if (!options.replaceOnPUT) {
+      updateAttributesOptions.http.push({ verb: 'put', path: '/' });
+    }
 
     if (options.trackChanges || options.enableRemoteReplication) {
       setRemoting(PersistedModel, 'diff', {

test/access-control.integration.js

@@ -111,9 +111,15 @@ describe('access control - integration', function() {
           assert.equal(user.password, undefined);
         });
       });
+
+      // user has replaceOnPUT = false; so then both PUT and PATCH should be allowed for update
       lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PUT', '/api/users/:id', function() {
         lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
       });
+
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PATCH', '/api/users/:id', function() {
+        lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+      });
     });
 
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('DELETE', urlForUser);
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ describe('access control - integration', function() {
     }
   });
 
-  describe('/accounts', function() {
+  describe('/accounts with replaceOnPUT true', function() {
     var count = 0;
     before(function() {
       var roleModel = loopback.getModelByType(loopback.Role);
@@ -177,48 +183,68 @@ describe('access control - integration', function() {
       });
     });
 
-    lt.beforeEach.givenModel('account');
+    lt.beforeEach.givenModel('accountWithReplaceOnPUTtrue');
 
-    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('GET', '/api/accounts');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('GET', '/api/accounts-replacing');
-    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('GET', '/api/accounts');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('GET', '/api/accounts-replacing');
-    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'GET', '/api/accounts');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'GET', '/api/accounts-replacing');
 
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('GET', urlForAccount);
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('GET', urlForAccount);
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'GET', urlForAccount);
 
-    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('POST', '/api/accounts');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('POST', '/api/accounts-replacing');
-    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('POST', '/api/accounts');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('POST', '/api/accounts-replacing');
-    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'POST', '/api/accounts');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'POST', '/api/accounts-replacing');
+
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('POST', urlForReplaceAccountPOST);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('POST', urlForReplaceAccountPOST);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'POST', urlForReplaceAccountPOST);
 
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('PUT', urlForAccount);
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('PUT', urlForAccount);
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'PUT', urlForAccount);
 
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('PATCH', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('PATCH', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'PATCH', urlForAccount);
+
     lt.describe.whenLoggedInAsUser(CURRENT_USER, function() {
+      var actId;
       beforeEach(function(done) {
         var self = this;
-
         // Create an account under the given user
-        app.models.account.create({
+        app.models.accountWithReplaceOnPUTtrue.create({
           userId: self.user.id,
           balance: 100,
         }, function(err, act) {
-          self.url = '/api/accounts/' + act.id;
+          actId = act.id;
-
+          self.url = '/api/accounts-replacing/' + actId;
           done();
         });
       });
 
-      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PUT', '/api/accounts/:id', function() {
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PATCH', '/api/accounts-replacing/:id', function() {
         lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
       });
-      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('GET', '/api/accounts/:id', function() {
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PUT', '/api/accounts-replacing/:id', function() {
         lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
       });
-      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('DELETE', '/api/accounts/:id', function() {
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('GET', '/api/accounts-replacing/:id', function() {
+        lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+      });
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('DELETE', '/api/accounts-replacing/:id', function() {
         lt.it.shouldBeDenied();
       });
+      describe('replace on POST verb', function() {
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+          this.url = '/api/accounts-replacing/' + actId + '/replace';
+          done();
+        });
+        lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('POST', '/api/accounts-replacing/:id/replace', function() {
+          lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('DELETE', urlForAccount);
@@ -226,7 +252,76 @@ describe('access control - integration', function() {
     lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'DELETE', urlForAccount);
 
     function urlForAccount() {
-      return '/api/accounts/' + this.account.id;
+      return '/api/accounts-replacing/' + this.accountWithReplaceOnPUTtrue.id;
+    }
+    function urlForReplaceAccountPOST() {
+      return '/api/accounts-replacing/' + this.accountWithReplaceOnPUTtrue.id + '/replace';
+    }
+  });
+
+  describe('/accounts with replaceOnPUT false', function() {
+    lt.beforeEach.givenModel('accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse');
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('POST', urlForReplaceAccountPOST);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('POST', urlForReplaceAccountPOST);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'POST', urlForReplaceAccountPOST);
+
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('PUT', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('PUT', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'PUT', urlForAccount);
+
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('PATCH', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('PATCH', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'PATCH', urlForAccount);
+
+    lt.describe.whenLoggedInAsUser(CURRENT_USER, function() {
+      var actId;
+      beforeEach(function(done) {
+        var self = this;
+        // Create an account under the given user
+        app.models.accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse.create({
+          userId: self.user.id,
+          balance: 100,
+        }, function(err, act) {
+          actId = act.id;
+          self.url = '/api/accounts-updating/' + actId;
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PATCH', '/api/accounts-updating/:id', function() {
+        lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+      });
+
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('PUT', '/api/accounts-updating/:id', function() {
+        lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+      });
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('GET', '/api/accounts-updating/:id', function() {
+        lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+      });
+      lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('DELETE', '/api/accounts-updating/:id', function() {
+        lt.it.shouldBeDenied();
+      });
+
+      describe('replace on POST verb', function() {
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+          this.url = '/api/accounts-updating/' + actId + '/replace';
+          done();
+        });
+        lt.describe.whenCalledRemotely('POST', '/api/accounts-updating/:id/replace', function() {
+          lt.it.shouldBeAllowed();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledAnonymously('DELETE', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledUnauthenticated('DELETE', urlForAccount);
+    lt.it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser(CURRENT_USER, 'DELETE', urlForAccount);
+
+    function urlForAccount() {
+      return '/api/accounts-updating/' + this.accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse.id;
+    }
+    function urlForReplaceAccountPOST() {
+      return '/api/accounts-updating/' + this.accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse.id + '/replace';
     }
   });
 });

test/fixtures/access-control/common/models/account.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "name": "account",
+  "name": "accountWithReplaceOnPUTtrue",
+  "plural": "accounts-replacing",
   "relations": {
     "transactions": {
       "model": "transaction",
@@ -38,5 +39,6 @@
       "principalId": "$dummy"
     }
   ],
-  "properties": {}
+  "properties": {},
+  "replaceOnPUT": true
 }

test/fixtures/access-control/common/models/accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse.json

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  "name": "accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse",
+  "plural": "accounts-updating",
+  "relations": {
+    "transactions": {
+      "model": "transaction",
+      "type": "hasMany"
+    },
+    "user": {
+      "model": "user",
+      "type": "belongsTo",
+      "foreignKey": "userId"
+    }
+  },
+  "acls": [
+    {
+      "accessType": "*",
+      "permission": "DENY",
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$everyone"
+    },
+    {
+      "accessType": "*",
+      "permission": "ALLOW",
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$owner"
+    },
+    {
+      "permission": "DENY",
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$owner",
+      "property": "deleteById"
+    },
+    {
+      "accessType": "*",
+      "permission": "DENY",
+      "property": "find",
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$dummy"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": {},
+  "replaceOnPUT": false
+}

test/fixtures/access-control/common/models/user.json

@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
       "principalType": "ROLE",
       "principalId": "$everyone"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "replaceOnPUT": false  
 }

test/fixtures/access-control/server/model-config.json

@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
     "public": true,
     "dataSource": "db"
   },
-  "account": {
+  "accountWithReplaceOnPUTtrue": {
+    "public": true,
+    "dataSource": "db"
+  },
+  "accountWithReplaceOnPUTfalse": {
     "public": true,
     "dataSource": "db"
   },

test/fixtures/simple-integration-app/common/models/store-replacing.json

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue",
+  "plural": "stores-replacing",
+  "properties": {},
+  "scopes": {
+    "superStores": {
+      "where": {
+        "size": "super"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "relations": {
+    "widgets": {
+      "model": "widget",
+      "type": "hasMany"
+    }
+  },
+  "replaceOnPUT": true
+}

test/fixtures/simple-integration-app/common/models/store-updating.json

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse",
+  "plural": "stores-updating",
+  "properties": {},
+  "scopes": {
+    "superStores": {
+      "where": {
+        "size": "super"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "relations": {
+    "widgets": {
+      "model": "widget",
+      "type": "hasMany"
+    }
+  },
+  "replaceOnPUT": false
+}

test/fixtures/simple-integration-app/server/model-config.json

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
     "public": true,
     "dataSource": "db"
   },
+  "storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse": {
+    "public": true,
+    "dataSource": "db"
+  },
+  "storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue": {
+    "public": true,
+    "dataSource": "db"
+  },
   "physician": {
     "dataSource": "db",
     "public": true

test/model.test.js

@@ -624,9 +624,14 @@ describe.onServer('Remote Methods', function() {
       var methodNames = [];
       metadata.methods.forEach(function(method) {
         methodNames.push(method.name);
-        methodNames = methodNames.concat(method.sharedMethod.aliases || []);
+        var aliases = method.sharedMethod.aliases;
+        if (method.name.indexOf('prototype.') === 0) {
+          aliases = aliases.map(function(alias) {
+            return 'prototype.' + alias;
+          });
+        }
+        methodNames = methodNames.concat(aliases || []);
       });
-
       expect(methodNames).to.have.members([
         // NOTE(bajtos) These three methods are disabled by default
         // Because all tests share the same global registry model
@@ -634,9 +639,11 @@ describe.onServer('Remote Methods', function() {
         // this test was seeing this method (with all aliases) as public
         // 'destroyAll', 'deleteAll', 'remove',
         'create',
-        'upsert', 'updateOrCreate',
+        'upsert', 'updateOrCreate', 'patchOrCreate',
         'exists',
         'findById',
+        'replaceById',
+        'replaceOrCreate',
         'find',
         'findOne',
         'updateAll', 'update',
@@ -644,7 +651,7 @@ describe.onServer('Remote Methods', function() {
         'destroyById',
         'removeById',
         'count',
-        'prototype.updateAttributes',
+        'prototype.patchAttributes', 'prototype.updateAttributes',
         'createChangeStream',
       ]);
     });

test/remoting.integration.js

@@ -74,60 +74,27 @@ describe('remoting - integration', function() {
   });
 
   describe('Model shared classes', function() {
-    function formatReturns(m) {
+    it('has expected remote methods with default model.settings.replaceOnPUT' +
-      var returns = m.returns;
+      'set to true (3.x)',
-      if (!returns || returns.length === 0) {
+    function() {
-        return '';
-      }
-      var type = returns[0].type;
-      return type ? ':' + type : '';
-    }
-
-    function formatMethod(m) {
-      return [
-        m.name,
-        '(',
-        m.accepts.map(function(a) {
-          return a.arg + ':' + a.type;
-        }).join(','),
-        ')',
-        formatReturns(m),
-        ' ',
-        m.getHttpMethod(),
-        ' ',
-        m.getFullPath(),
-      ].join('');
-    }
-
-    function findClass(name) {
-      return app.handler('rest').adapter
-        .getClasses()
-        .filter(function(c) {
-          return c.name === name;
-        })[0];
-    }
-
-    it('has expected remote methods', function() {
       var storeClass = findClass('store');
-      var methods = storeClass.methods
+      var methods = getFormattedMethodsExcludingRelations(storeClass.methods);
-        .filter(function(m) {
-          return m.name.indexOf('__') === -1;
-        })
-        .map(function(m) {
-          return formatMethod(m);
-        });
 
       var expectedMethods = [
         'create(data:object):store POST /stores',
-        'upsert(data:object):store PUT /stores',
+        'patchOrCreate(data:object):store PATCH /stores',
+        'replaceOrCreate(data:object):store PUT /stores',
+        'replaceOrCreate(data:object):store POST /stores/replaceOrCreate',
         'exists(id:any):boolean GET /stores/:id/exists',
         'findById(id:any,filter:object):store GET /stores/:id',
+        'replaceById(id:any,data:object):store PUT /stores/:id',
+        'replaceById(id:any,data:object):store POST /stores/:id/replace',
         'find(filter:object):store GET /stores',
         'findOne(filter:object):store GET /stores/findOne',
         'updateAll(where:object,data:object):object POST /stores/update',
         'deleteById(id:any):object DELETE /stores/:id',
         'count(where:object):number GET /stores/count',
-        'prototype.updateAttributes(data:object):store PUT /stores/:id',
+        'prototype.patchAttributes(data:object):store PATCH /stores/:id',
         'createChangeStream(options:object):ReadableStream POST /stores/change-stream',
       ];
 
@@ -138,13 +105,7 @@ describe('remoting - integration', function() {
 
     it('has expected remote methods for scopes', function() {
       var storeClass = findClass('store');
-      var methods = storeClass.methods
+      var methods = getFormattedScopeMethods(storeClass.methods);
-        .filter(function(m) {
-          return m.name.indexOf('__') === 0;
-        })
-        .map(function(m) {
-          return formatMethod(m);
-        });
 
       var expectedMethods = [
         '__get__superStores(filter:object):store GET /stores/superStores',
@@ -159,13 +120,7 @@ describe('remoting - integration', function() {
     it('should have correct signatures for belongsTo methods',
       function() {
         var widgetClass = findClass('widget');
-        var methods = widgetClass.methods
+        var methods = getFormattedPrototypeMethods(widgetClass.methods);
-          .filter(function(m) {
-            return m.name.indexOf('prototype.__') === 0;
-          })
-          .map(function(m) {
-            return formatMethod(m);
-          });
 
         var expectedMethods = [
           'prototype.__get__store(refresh:boolean):store ' +
@@ -177,13 +132,7 @@ describe('remoting - integration', function() {
     it('should have correct signatures for hasMany methods',
       function() {
         var physicianClass = findClass('store');
-        var methods = physicianClass.methods
+        var methods = getFormattedPrototypeMethods(physicianClass.methods);
-          .filter(function(m) {
-            return m.name.indexOf('prototype.__') === 0;
-          })
-          .map(function(m) {
-            return formatMethod(m);
-          });
 
         var expectedMethods = [
           'prototype.__findById__widgets(fk:any):widget ' +
@@ -207,13 +156,7 @@ describe('remoting - integration', function() {
     it('should have correct signatures for hasMany-through methods',
       function() { // jscs:disable validateIndentation
         var physicianClass = findClass('physician');
-        var methods = physicianClass.methods
+        var methods = getFormattedPrototypeMethods(physicianClass.methods);
-        .filter(function(m) {
-          return m.name.indexOf('prototype.__') === 0;
-        })
-        .map(function(m) {
-          return formatMethod(m);
-        });
 
         var expectedMethods = [
           'prototype.__findById__patients(fk:any):patient ' +
@@ -241,3 +184,127 @@ describe('remoting - integration', function() {
       });
   });
 });
+
+describe('With model.settings.replaceOnPUT false', function() {
+  lt.beforeEach.withApp(app);
+  lt.beforeEach.givenModel('storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse');
+  afterEach(function(done) {
+    this.app.models.storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse.destroyAll(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should have expected remote methods',
+  function() {
+    var storeClass = findClass('storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse');
+    var methods = getFormattedMethodsExcludingRelations(storeClass.methods);
+
+    var expectedMethods = [
+      'patchOrCreate(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse PATCH /stores-updating',
+      'patchOrCreate(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse PUT /stores-updating',
+      'replaceOrCreate(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse POST /stores-updating/replaceOrCreate',
+      'replaceById(id:any,data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse POST /stores-updating/:id/replace',
+      'prototype.patchAttributes(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse PATCH /stores-updating/:id',
+      'prototype.patchAttributes(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTfalse PUT /stores-updating/:id',
+    ];
+
+    expect(methods).to.include.members(expectedMethods);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('With model.settings.replaceOnPUT true', function() {
+  lt.beforeEach.withApp(app);
+  lt.beforeEach.givenModel('storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue');
+  afterEach(function(done) {
+    this.app.models.storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue.destroyAll(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should have expected remote methods',
+  function() {
+    var storeClass = findClass('storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue');
+    var methods = getFormattedMethodsExcludingRelations(storeClass.methods);
+
+    var expectedMethods = [
+      'patchOrCreate(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue PATCH /stores-replacing',
+      'replaceOrCreate(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue POST /stores-replacing/replaceOrCreate',
+      'replaceOrCreate(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue PUT /stores-replacing',
+      'replaceById(id:any,data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue POST /stores-replacing/:id/replace',
+      'replaceById(id:any,data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue PUT /stores-replacing/:id',
+      'prototype.patchAttributes(data:object):storeWithReplaceOnPUTtrue PATCH /stores-replacing/:id',
+    ];
+
+    expect(methods).to.include.members(expectedMethods);
+  });
+});
+
+function formatReturns(m) {
+  var returns = m.returns;
+  if (!returns || returns.length === 0) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  var type = returns[0].type;
+  return type ? ':' + type : '';
+}
+
+function formatMethod(m) {
+  var arr = [];
+  var endpoints = m.getEndpoints();
+  for (var i = 0; i < endpoints.length; i++) {
+    arr.push([
+      m.name,
+      '(',
+      m.accepts.map(function(a) {
+        return a.arg + ':' + a.type;
+      }).join(','),
+      ')',
+      formatReturns(m),
+      ' ',
+      endpoints[i].verb,
+      ' ',
+      endpoints[i].fullPath,
+    ].join(''));
+  }
+  return arr;
+}
+
+function findClass(name) {
+  return app.handler('rest').adapter
+    .getClasses()
+    .filter(function(c) {
+      return c.name === name;
+    })[0];
+}
+
+function getFormattedMethodsExcludingRelations(methods) {
+  return result = methods.filter(function(m) {
+    return m.name.indexOf('__') === -1;
+  })
+  .map(function(m) {
+    return formatMethod(m);
+  })
+  .reduce(function(p, c) {
+    return p.concat(c);
+  });
+}
+
+function getFormattedScopeMethods(methods) {
+  return result = methods.filter(function(m) {
+    return m.name.indexOf('__') === 0;
+  })
+  .map(function(m) {
+    return formatMethod(m);
+  })
+  .reduce(function(p, c) {
+    return p.concat(c);
+  });
+}
+
+function getFormattedPrototypeMethods(methods) {
+  return result = methods.filter(function(m) {
+    return m.name.indexOf('prototype.__') === 0;
+  })
+  .map(function(m) {
+    return formatMethod(m);
+  })
+  .reduce(function(p, c) {
+    return p.concat(c);
+  });
+}