Lifecycle callbacks
Overview
#Lifecycle callbacks are functions that are called before or after certain model methods. For example, you might use lifecycle callbacks to automatically compute the value of a fullName attribute before creating or updating a User record.
Sails exposes a handful of lifecycle callbacks by default:
Lifecycle callbacks on .create()
#
The afterCreate lifecycle callback will only be run on queries that have the fetch meta flag set to true. For more information on using the meta flags, see Waterline Queries.
- beforeCreate: fn(recordToCreate, proceed)
- afterCreate: fn(newlyCreatedRecord, proceed)
beforeCreateis also run on bulk inserts of data when you call.createEach(). However,afterCreateis not.
Lifecycle callbacks on .update()
#
The afterUpdate lifecycle callback will only be run on .update() queries that have the fetch meta flag set to true. For more information on using the meta flags, see Waterline Queries.
- beforeUpdate: fn(valuesToSet, proceed)
- afterUpdate: fn(updatedRecord, proceed)
Lifecycle callbacks on .destroy()
#
The afterDestroy lifecycle callback will only be run on .destroy() queries that have the fetch meta flag set to true. For more information on using the meta flags, see Waterline Queries.
- beforeDestroy: fn(criteria, proceed)
- afterDestroy: fn(destroyedRecord, proceed)
Example
#If you want to hash a password before saving in the database, you might use the beforeCreate lifecycle callback.
// User.js
module.exports = {
attributes: {
username: {
type: 'string',
required: true
},
password: {
type: 'string',
minLength: 6,
required: true
}
},
beforeCreate: function (valuesToSet, proceed) {
// Hash password
sails.helpers.passwords.hashPassword(valuesToSet.password).exec((err, hashedPassword)=>{
if (err) { return proceed(err); }
valuesToSet.password = hashedPassword;
return proceed();
});//_∏_
}
};
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