Model API
Each application comes with a cross-platform relational database, based on ModelDB.
ModelDB supports these types in the database:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
primary | String primary key. |
number | Number. |
integer | Integer. |
float | Floating-point number. |
string | String. |
bytes | Byte array. |
boolean | Boolean. |
json | Arbitrary JSON. |
@reference | Reference to the primary key of another model. Foreign keys are not enforced. |
@relation[] | One-to-many reference to the primary keys of another model. Stored as a separate table internally. Foreign keys are not enforced. |
Any property may be made nullable by adding a ? to the end of the property type. Nullable properties must be provided as null when a database record is initialized using db.create or db.set - they aren't optional.
Additionally, each database table can specify these special properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
$indexes | A list of indexes on the database. |
$primary | The primary key, if no primary type is provided. Provide a list of keys to create a composite primary key. |
$rules | An optional { create, update, delete } object that defines permissions on the database. Can only be used in model-based contracts, not on class contracts. |
For full details, refer to the ModelDB documentation for schemas and indexes.
ModelAPI
The ModelAPI object is available inside actions, and includes APIs for reading and writing from the database, and managing transactions.
| Method | Description | Tx-only |
|---|---|---|
id() | Generates a unique 32-byte ID, using client-side PRNG. | |
random() | Generates a random number, using client-side PRNG. | |
get(model, key) | Retrieves a record from the database. | |
create(model, record) | Creates or replaces a record. The primary key field is optional when calling create(). | |
set(model, record) | Creates or replaces a record. | |
delete(model, key) | Deletes a record. | |
update(model, record) | Updates a record. Fetches the existing record, and writes back a shallow-merged record. | Yes |
merge(model, record) | Updates a record. Fetches the existing record, and writes back a deep-merged record. | Yes |
link(modelPath, source, target) | Adds a link to a relation between two models. | Yes |
unlink(modelPath, source, target) | Removes a link from a relation between two models. | Yes |
transaction(callback) | Executes operations in an rollback transaction. |
Link and unlink operations are called with a syntax like:
this.db.link("game.player", gameId, playerId)
See ModelAPI in the API Types for more information.
Transactional-only operations
Transactional-only operations must run inside a db.transaction() block. They will roll back if any of the records they read from have changed.
See Transactions to understand how this works.