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### CRUD remote methods
- Model.create
- Model.upsert
- Model.exists
- Model.findById
- Model.find
- Model.findOne
- Model.deleteById
- Model.count
- Model.prototype.updateAttributes
- Model.prototype.reload
- Model.create: POST /locations
- Model.upsert: PUT /locations
- Model.exists: GET /locations/:id/exists
- Model.findById: GET /locations/:id
- Model.find: GET /locations
- Model.findOne: GET /locations/findOne
- Model.deleteById: DELETE /locations/:id
- Model.count: GET /locations/count
- Model.prototype.updateAttributes: PUT /locations/:id
### Custom remote methods
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);
The remoting is defined using the following properties:
- description: Description of the REST API
- accepts: An array of parameter description
- returns: Description of the return value
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POST /locations
####Arguments
* **data**
* **data** The model instance data
####Example Request
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '' http://localhost:3000/locations
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '{"name": "L1", "street": "107 S B St", "city": "San Mateo", "zipcode": "94401"}' http://localhost:3000/locations
####Example Response
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###upsert
Update or create a model instance
Update an existing model instance or insert a new one into the data source
####Definition
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PUT /locations
####Arguments
* **data**
* **data** The model instance data
####Example Request
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '' http://localhost:3000/locations
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '{"name": "L1", "street": "107 S B St", "city": "San Mateo", "zipcode": "94401"}' http://localhost:3000/locations
####Example Response
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###exists
Check the existence of a model instance by id
Check whether a model instance exists by id in the data source
####Definition
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GET /locations/exists
####Arguments
* **id**
* **id** The model id
####Example Request
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###findById
Retrieve a model instance by id
Find a model instance by id from the data source
####Definition
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GET /locations/{id}
####Arguments
* **id**
* **id** The model id
####Example Request
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###find
Find all model instances matching the filter
Find all instances of the model matched by filter from the data source
####Definition
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GET /locations
####Arguments
* **filter**
* **filter** The filter that defines where, order, fields, skip, and limit
Properties for the filter object:
where - Object { key: val, key2: {gt: 'val2'}}
include - String, Object or Array.
order - String "key1 ASC, key2 DESC"
limit - Number The max number of items
skip - Number The number of items to be skipped
fields - Object|Array|String A list of properties to be included or excluded
['foo'] or 'foo' - include only the foo property
['foo', 'bar'] - include the foo and bar properties
{foo: true} - include only foo
{bat: false} - include all properties, exclude bat
####Example Request
curl http://localhost:3000/locations
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###findOne
Find one model instance matching the filter
Find first instance of the model matched by filter from the data source
####Definition
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GET /locations/findOne
####Arguments
* **filter**
* **filter** The filter that defines where, order, fields, skip, and limit
Properties for the filter object:
where - Object { key: val, key2: {gt: 'val2'}}
include - String, Object or Array.
order - String "key1 ASC, key2 DESC"
limit - Number The max number of items
skip - Number The number of items to be skipped
fields - Object|Array|String A list of properties to be included or excluded
['foo'] or 'foo' - include only the foo property
['foo', 'bar'] - include the foo and bar properties
{foo: true} - include only foo
{bat: false} - include all properties, exclude bat
####Example Request
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###deleteById
Delete a model instance by id
Delete a model instance by id from the data source
####Definition
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DELETE /locations/{id}
####Arguments
* **id**
* **id** The model id
####Example Request
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###count
Count the number of model instances matching the where criteria
Count instances of the model matched by where from the data source
####Definition
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GET /locations/count
####Arguments
* **where**
* **where** The criteria to match model instances
####Example Request
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###nearby
Find nearby locations around a given geolocation
Find nearby locations around the geo point
####Definition
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GET /locations/nearby
####Arguments
* **here**
* **page**
* **max** - max distance in miles
* **here** geo location object with `lat` and `lng` properties
* **page** number of pages (page size=10)
* **max** max distance in miles
####Example Request
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* None
###update
###updateAttributes
Update a model instance by id
Update attributes for a model instance and persist it into the data source
####Definition
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PUT /locations/{id}
####Arguments
* **data**
* **id**
* **data** An object containing property name/value pairs
* **id** The model id
####Example Request
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '' http://localhost:3000/locations/{id}
####Example Response
####Potential Errors
* None
###reload
Reload a model instance by id
####Definition
POST /locations/{id}/reload
####Arguments
* **id**
####Example Request
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '' http://localhost:3000/locations/{id}/reload
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type:application/json" -d '{"name': "L2"}' http://localhost:3000/locations/88
####Example Response