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attributes

Attributes are usually set as part of create or update calls, or directly using dot notation (balloon.color = red and then calling balloon.save); however, there are times (e.g. when adding custom getters and setters that transform the data prior to persisting) when it is helpful to bypass the getters and setters.

Bypassing methods​

getAttributes​

Returns an object containing all the columns on this dream class, as well as their values, bypassing getters.

const user = User.new({ email: 'how@yadoin' })
user.getAttributes()
// {
//   email: 'how@yadoin',
//   ...
// }

getAttribute​

Returns the value for a columnName provided, bypassing the getters.

const user = User.new({ email: 'how@yadoin' })
user.getAttribute('email')
// 'how@yadoin'

setAttributes​

Takes the attributes passed in and sets their values internally, bypassing custom setters defined for these attributes.

const user = new User()
user.setAttributes({ email: 'my@email', password: 'my password' })

setAttribute​

Changes the attribute value for a single attribute internally, bypassing custom-defined setters.

const user = new User()
user.setAttribute('email', 'sally@gmail.com')

Non-bypassing methods​

assignAttributes​

Takes the attributes passed in and sets their values, leveraging custom setters defined for these attributes.

const user = new User()
user.assignAttributes({ email: 'my@email', password: 'my password' })

assignAttribute​

Changes the attribute value for a single attribute, leveraging custom-defined setters.

const user = new User()
user.assignAttribute('email', 'sally@gmail.com')