Underscored createdAt and updatedAt

[awm33]

Is there a way to change the default createdAt and updatedAt to created_at and updated_at while keeping the automatic behavior for updated_at? created_at could just use a defaultTo

I'm trying to use waterline with an existing database that uses underscores

[particlebanana]

Not currently but you could tap into the beforeCreate and beforeUpdate lifecycle callbacks to do the same thing the auto ones do.

[elad]

@particlebanana I'd like to do this too, would you be receptive to such a change?

If yes, I have two ideas:

• Repurpose autoCreatedAt and autoUpdatedAt so they either accept a boolean (current functionality) or a string to be used as the field name. As in, autoCreatedAt: 'created_at'.
• Introduce two new options to specify field names.

Thoughts? (I prefer the first)

[awm33]

@elad I like the first one as well, just modifying autoCreatedAt and autoUpdatedAt. I'd be opening to adding it / contributing it. I'm just not sure how @particlebanana / the community would want it work. I've actually never contributed to a large open source project before

[Esya]

I just started implementing this change, pull-request incoming soon.

[devinivy]

See @Esya's PR balderdashy/waterline-schema#23