Save multiple models in loopback

Question

I\'m doing research on loopback and was wondering if it\'s possible to save to multiple models from one request. Say.. an Post has many Tags with many Images. A user form wo

Answer 1

You can create RemoteMethods in a Model, which can define parameters, so in your example you could create something like this in your Post model:

// remote method, defined below
Post.SaveFull = function(title, 
        description,
        tags,
        imageUrl,
        cb) {

    var models = Post.app.Models; // provides access to your other models, like 'Tags'

    Post.create({"title": title, "description": description}, function(createdPost) {
         foreach(tag in tags) {
             // do something with models.Tags

         }
         // do something with the image

         // callback at the end
         cb(null, {}); // whatever you want to return
    })

}

Post.remoteMethod(
    'SaveFull', 
    {
      accepts: [
          {arg: 'title', type: 'string'},
          {arg: 'description', type: 'string'},
          {arg: 'tags', type: 'object'},
          {arg: 'imageUrl', type: 'string'}
        ],
      returns: {arg: 'Post', type: 'object'}
    }
);