loopback-denormalize

Module for denormalizing association attributes in loopback mongodb models

Install

1. Add "loopback-denormalize": "latest" to your package.json file then run npm install OR run npm install loopback-denormalize
2. Set the module in your Entity.js

Sample: Product with many tags and on category.

require('loopback-denormalize')(Product,
{
tags: { attributes: ['id', 'text'], type: 'hasMany' },
category: { attributes: ['id', 'title'], type: 'hasOne' }
});
3. See the results

GET product.json

{
id: ....,
title: ....,
_tags:[{ id:'dsgsdg', text:'tag1'}, { id:'fsfsffff', text:'tag2'}],
_category:{ id:'dsgsdg', title:'My Category'}
}

Info

Methods added to your entity

1. Before Save observer who automatically denormalize fields
2. Refresh remote method entities/denormalize/:id

Sample: http://mysite/api/products/denormalize/565f69bbd3810ed01977cdf1.

Enjoy ;)