How to query objects in the CloudCode beforeSave?

Question

I\'m trying to compare a new object with the original using CloudCode beforeSave function. I need to compare a field sent in t

Answer 1

After a lot test and error I could figure out what was going on.

Turn out that Parse is merging any objects with the same class and id into one instance. That was the reason why I always had either the object registered in DB or the one sent by the user. I honestly can't make sense of such behavior, but anyway...

The Parse javascript sdk offers an method called Parse.Object.disableSingeInstance link that disables this "feature". But, once the method is called, all object already defined are undefined. That includes the sent object. Witch means that you can't neither save the sent object for a later reference.

The only option was to save the key and values of the sent obj and recreate it later. So, I needed to capture the request before calling disableSingleInstance, transform it in a JSON, then disable single instance, fetch the object saved in DB and recreate the sent object using the JSON saved.

Its not pretty and definitely isn't the most efficient code, but I couldn't find any other way. If someone out there have another approach, by all means tell me.

Parse.Cloud.beforeSave('Tasks', function(request, response) {
  if ( !request.object.isNew() ) {
    var id = request.object.id;
    var jsonReq;
    var Task = Parse.Object.extend("Tasks");
    var newTask = new Task;
    var oldTask = new Task;

    // getting new Obj
    var queryNewTask = new Parse.Query(Task);
    queryNewTask.get(id)
        .then(function (result) {
            newTask = result;

            // Saving values as a JSON to later reference
            jsonReq = result.toJSON();

            // Disable the merge of obj w/same class and id
            // It will also undefine all Parse objects,
            // including the one sent in the request
            Parse.Object.disableSingleInstance();

            // getting object saved in DB
            oldTask.set("objectId", id);
            return oldTask.fetch();
        }).then(function (result) {
            oldTask = result;

            // Recreating new Task sent
            for ( key in jsonReq ) {
                newTask.set( key, jsonReq[key]);
            }

            // Do your job here
        }, function (error) {
            response.error( error.message );
        }
    );
  }
});