Method createTable

lib/model.ts:154–175

Create a model in the database. Should not be called from a child model.

()

  /** Create a model in the database. Should not be called from a child model. */
  static async createTable() {
    if (this._isCreatedInDatabase) {
      throw new Error("This model has already been initialized.");
    }

    const createQuery = this._options.queryBuilder
      .queryForSchema(this)
      .table(this.table)
      .createTable(
        this.formatFieldToDatabase(this.fields) as ModelFields,
        this.formatFieldToDatabase(this.defaults) as ModelDefaults,
        {
          withTimestamps: this.timestamps,
          ifNotExists: true,
        },
      )
      .toDescription();

    await this._options.database.query(createQuery);

    this._isCreatedInDatabase = true;
  }

  /** Manually find the primary field by going through the schema fields. */
  private static _findPrimaryField(): FieldOptions {