db._svc.FieldTypeService

Contains logic pertaining to FieldType objects: mongoose schema elements, calling to/fromDb function.

Todo

this is really low-level functionality probably not suitable for published API

fieldtypes.init()

Initialize FieldType cache from DB.

Returns

promise – fullfilled upon completion of caching

augmentTypeDescMap(tdm)

Augments a type descriptor map’s composites and arrays: flag composites, pull in definitions for named composites, and recursively process (Mutates the provided object; Used in initialization of BO Metadata.)

Arguments

• tdm (object) – type descriptor map to process

Returns

object – the same object that was passed in

class MongooseSchemaWrapper()

Arguments

• textIndex (boolean) – indicates whether text index is configured for the FieldType

• type (function) – the constructor object passed to mongoose

getSchemaElem(typeDescriptor)

Convert typeDescriptor object from BOD into mongoose schema element.

Arguments

• typeDescriptor (object) – the type descriptor to convert

Returns

MongooseSchemaWrapper – the object used by the Mongoose schema for a field w/ provided typeDescriptor

getFieldTypeHandler(typeDescriptorOrId)

Get the actual FieldType object by ID or by type descriptor

Arguments

• typeDescriptorOrId (object|string) – type descriptor object or field type name

Returns

FieldType –

processToDb(modelObj)

Preprocess fields for persistence to mongo using the respective FieldType’s to_db function

Arguments

• modelObj (BusinessObject) – object to process

processFromDb(modelObj)

Preprocess fields coming from mongo using the respective FieldType’s from_db function

Arguments

• modelObj (BusinessObject) – object to process