Method toObject

packages/repository/src/model.ts:381–420

* Convert to a plain object as DTO * * If `ignoreUnknownProperty` is set to false, convert all properties in the * model instance, otherwise only convert the ones defined in the model * definitions. * * See function `asObject` for each property's conversion rules.

(options?: Options)

   * See function `asObject` for each property's conversion rules.
   */
  toObject(options?: Options): Object {
    const def = (this.constructor as typeof Model).definition;
    const obj: AnyObject = {};

    if (options?.ignoreUnknownProperties === false) {
      const hiddenProperties: string[] = def?.settings.hiddenProperties || [];
      for (const p in this) {
        if (!hiddenProperties.includes(p)) {
          const val = (this as AnyObject)[p];
          obj[p] = asObject(val, options);
        }
      }
      return obj;
    }

    if (def?.relations) {
      for (const r in def.relations) {
        const relName = def.relations[r].name;
        if (relName in this) {
          obj[relName] = asObject((this as AnyObject)[relName], {
            ...options,
            ignoreUnknownProperties: false,
          });
        }
      }
    }

    const props = def.properties;
    const keys = Object.keys(props);

    for (const i in keys) {
      const propertyName = keys[i];
      const val = (this as AnyObject)[propertyName];

      if (val === undefined) continue;
      obj[propertyName] = asObject(val, options);
    }

    return obj;
  }

  constructor(data?: DataObject<Model>) {
    Object.assign(this, data);