How to use database adapters

[me-ascii]

We use model without Geddy.js Is it possible to load mongodb adapter without requiring like that: Adapter = require('../node_modules/model/lib/adapters/mongo').Adapter Thank you

[mde]

Yes, you can see how to bootstrap the Mongo adapter in the Mongo test file:

https://github.com/mde/model/blob/master/test/integration/adapters/mongo/index.js

The tests are all mixed in from the shared file, but the bootstrap happens in the 'before'.

[me-ascii]

Sorry, but example from the test file uses relative paths within the project:

Adapter = require('../../../../lib/adapters/mongo').Adapter`

How to do that in my application where the model installed via npm? For example

var model = require( 'model' ),
    Adapter = ??
    // may be something like model.adapters.mongo

[eins78]

@me-ascii I got it to work like this. Seems hack-ish, but it's the shortest 'clean' way I found after sifting through the model code and the node API.

var model = require('model'),
    path = require('path'),
    Adapter = require(path.join(path.dirname(require.resolve('model')), 'adapters', 'filesystem')).Adapter,
    adapter;

adapter = new Adapter();

var User = function () {
  this.adapter = adapter;
  this.property('name', 'string');
};

Edit: removed unnecessary "model.adapters.filesystem = adapter;".

[me-ascii]

thanks! require.resolve it's realy good idea :+1:

[ben-ng]

+1 for require.resolve, that was useful (:

[mde]

Nicely done.

[me-ascii]

: ) But it would be great to have access to the Adapter through the exports of model like model.adapters.origin.mongo or so

[mde]

You're just wanting to get access to all the different adapter constructors?