API Docs for: v3.9.0-beta.1
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DS.Reference Class

This is the baseClass for the different References like RecordReference/HasManyReference/BelongsToReference

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Methods

Methods

meta

() Object

The meta data for the belongs-to relationship.

Example

// models/blog.js
export default DS.Model.extend({
   user: DS.belongsTo({ async: true })
 });

let blog = store.push({
   data: {
     type: 'blog',
     id: 1,
     relationships: {
       user: {
         links: {
           related: {
             href: '/articles/1/author',
             meta: {
               lastUpdated: 1458014400000
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }
   }
 });

let userRef = blog.belongsTo('user');

userRef.meta() // { lastUpdated: 1458014400000 }

Returns:

Object:

The meta information for the belongs-to relationship.

remoteType

() String

This returns a string that represents how the reference will be looked up when it is loaded. If the relationship has a link it will use the "link" otherwise it defaults to "id".

Example

export default DS.Model.extend({
  comments: DS.hasMany({ async: true })
});
let post = store.push({
  data: {
    type: 'post',
    id: 1,
    relationships: {
      comments: {
        data: [{ type: 'comment', id: 1 }]
      }
    }
  }
});

let commentsRef = post.hasMany('comments');

// get the identifier of the reference
if (commentsRef.remoteType() === "ids") {
  let ids = commentsRef.ids();
} else if (commentsRef.remoteType() === "link") {
  let link = commentsRef.link();
}

Returns:

String:

The name of the remote type. This should either be "link" or "ids"