loopback/docs/api-datasource.md

Data Source object

LoopBack models can manipulate data via the DataSource object. Attaching a DataSource to a Model adds instance methods and static methods to the Model; some of the added methods may be remote methods.

Define a data source for persisting models.

var oracle = loopback.createDataSource({
  connector: 'oracle',
  host: '111.22.333.44',
  database: 'MYDB',
  username: 'username',
  password: 'password'
});

Methods

dataSource.createModel(name, properties, options)

Define a model and attach it to a DataSource.

var Color = oracle.createModel('color', {name: String});

You can define an ACL when you create a new data source with the DataSource.create() method. For example:

var Customer = ds.createModel('Customer', {
      name: {
        type: String,
        acls: [
          {principalType: ACL.USER, principalId: 'u001', accessType: ACL.WRITE, permission: ACL.DENY},
          {principalType: ACL.USER, principalId: 'u001', accessType: ACL.ALL, permission: ACL.ALLOW}
        ]
      }
    }, {
      acls: [
        {principalType: ACL.USER, principalId: 'u001', accessType: ACL.ALL, permission: ACL.ALLOW}
      ]
    });

dataSource.discoverModelDefinitions([username], fn)

Discover a set of model definitions (table or collection names) based on tables or collections in a data source.

oracle.discoverModelDefinitions(function (err, models) {
  models.forEach(function (def) {
    // def.name ~ the model name
    oracle.discoverSchema(null, def.name, function (err, schema) {
      console.log(schema);
    });
  });
});

dataSource.discoverSchema([owner], name, fn)

Discover the schema of a specific table or collection.

Example schema from oracle connector:

    {
      "name": "Product",
      "options": {
        "idInjection": false,
        "oracle": {
          "schema": "BLACKPOOL",
          "table": "PRODUCT"
        }
      },
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true,
          "length": 20,
          "id": 1,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "ID",
            "dataType": "VARCHAR2",
            "dataLength": 20,
            "nullable": "N"
          }
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false,
          "length": 64,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "NAME",
            "dataType": "VARCHAR2",
            "dataLength": 64,
            "nullable": "Y"
          }
        },
        "audibleRange": {
          "type": "Number",
          "required": false,
          "length": 22,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "AUDIBLE_RANGE",
            "dataType": "NUMBER",
            "dataLength": 22,
            "nullable": "Y"
          }
        },
        "effectiveRange": {
          "type": "Number",
          "required": false,
          "length": 22,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "EFFECTIVE_RANGE",
            "dataType": "NUMBER",
            "dataLength": 22,
            "nullable": "Y"
          }
        },
        "rounds": {
          "type": "Number",
          "required": false,
          "length": 22,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "ROUNDS",
            "dataType": "NUMBER",
            "dataLength": 22,
            "nullable": "Y"
          }
        },
        "extras": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false,
          "length": 64,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "EXTRAS",
            "dataType": "VARCHAR2",
            "dataLength": 64,
            "nullable": "Y"
          }
        },
        "fireModes": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false,
          "length": 64,
          "oracle": {
            "columnName": "FIRE_MODES",
            "dataType": "VARCHAR2",
            "dataLength": 64,
            "nullable": "Y"
          }
        }
      }
    }

dataSource.enableRemote(operation)

Enable remote access to a data source operation. Each connector has its own set of set remotely enabled and disabled operations. You can always list these by calling dataSource.operations().

dataSource.disableRemote(operation)

Disable remote access to a data source operation. Each connector has its own set of set enabled and disabled operations. You can always list these by calling dataSource.operations().

// all rest data source operations are
// disabled by default
var oracle = loopback.createDataSource({
  connector: require('loopback-connector-oracle'),
  host: '...',
  ...
});

// or only disable it as a remote method
oracle.disableRemote('destroyAll');

Notes:

• disabled operations will not be added to attached models
• disabling the remoting for a method only affects client access (it will still be available from server models)
• data sources must enable / disable operations before attaching or creating models

dataSource.operations()

List the enabled and disabled operations.

console.log(oracle.operations());

Output:

{
  find: {
    remoteEnabled: true,
    accepts: [...],
    returns: [...]
    enabled: true
  },
  save: {
    remoteEnabled: true,
    prototype: true,
    accepts: [...],
    returns: [...],
    enabled: true
  },
  ...
}