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< Models

Models : Test the Server Side Model

SailsJS includes a console feature for helping you test and debug your Server side models.

We are going to use this console to test out the example Model we created in step 1a: ENRecipient

# in your [sailsRoot]
$ sails console

This starts up an interactive console running within the sails environment.

Let's try to create some new data for your ENRecipient model:

sails> ENRecipient.create([{ title:"X-Men", recipients:"profX@email.com, cyclopse@email.com" }, 
{ title:"Avengers", recipients:"capt@email.com, hulk@email.com"}]).then(console.log)

NOTE: type that all on one line

When it executes, you should see a response like:

sails> [ { title: 'X-Men',
    recipients: 'profX@email.com, cyclopse@email.com',
    createdAt: Fri Mar 27 2015 13:43:11 GMT+0700 (ICT),
    updatedAt: Fri Mar 27 2015 13:43:11 GMT+0700 (ICT),
    id: 1 },
  { title: 'Avengers',
    recipients: 'capt@email.com, hulk@email.com',
    createdAt: Fri Mar 27 2015 13:43:11 GMT+0700 (ICT),
    updatedAt: Fri Mar 27 2015 13:43:11 GMT+0700 (ICT),
    id: 2 } ]

This tells us two instances of ENRecipients were created and their respective id, createdAt, and updatedAt fields were populated.

You can also practice searching for entries as well:

sails> ENRecipient.find({id:2}).then(console.log)
sails> [ { title: 'Avengers',
    recipients: 'capt@email.com, hulk@email.com',
    id: 2,
    createdAt: Fri Mar 27 2015 13:43:11 GMT+0700 (ICT),
    updatedAt: Fri Mar 27 2015 13:43:11 GMT+0700 (ICT) } ]

Verify that these values are properly setup in your MySQL table.

NOTE: The sails console will allow you to [tab] select available entries. So typing EN[tab] would auto fill the known Model. ENRecipient.[tab] would display a list of available options.

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