added serialize function

README.md

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ dunkel.save(function (err) {
 
 ### _model_.destroy(callback, context)
 
+### _model_.serialize()
+
 ### collection.extend(config)
 
 ### collection.create(propertiesList)
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ dunkel.save(function (err) {
 
 ### _collection_.find(query, callback, context)
 
+### _collection_.serialize()
+
 ## License
 Copyright (c) 2012 August Hovland
 Licensed under the MIT license.

dist/lilmodel.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*! lilmodel - v0.0.9 - 2013-01-25
+/*! lilmodel - v0.0.10 - 2013-02-05
  * Copyright (c) 2013 August Hovland <gushov@gmail.com>; Licensed MIT */
 
 (function (ctx) {
@@ -589,6 +589,14 @@ module.exports = arr.extend({
     this.query = query;
     sync('find', this, parser(ctx, this, next));
 
+  },
+
+  serialize: function () {
+
+    return _.map(this, function (elem) {
+      return elem.serialize();
+    });
+
   }
 
 });
@@ -714,6 +722,20 @@ module.exports = obj.extend({
     var sync = syncr();
     sync('destroy', this, parser(ctx, this, next));
 
+  },
+
+  serialize: function () {
+
+    return _.map(this.$, function (name, value) {
+
+      if (this.children && this.children[name]) {
+        return value.serialize();
+      } else {
+        return value;
+      }
+
+    }, this);
+
   }
 
 });

lib/lilmodel/collection.js

@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ module.exports = arr.extend({
     this.query = query;
     sync('find', this, parser(ctx, this, next));
 
+  },
+
+  serialize: function () {
+
+    return _.map(this, function (elem) {
+      return elem.serialize();
+    });
+
   }
 
 });

lib/lilmodel/model.js

@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ module.exports = obj.extend({
     var sync = syncr();
     sync('destroy', this, parser(ctx, this, next));
 
+  },
+
+  serialize: function () {
+
+    return _.map(this.$, function (name, value) {
+
+      if (this.children && this.children[name]) {
+        return value.serialize();
+      } else {
+        return value;
+      }
+
+    }, this);
+
   }
 
 });

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "August Hovland <gushov@gmail.com>",
   "name": "lilmodel",
   "description": "A li'l model wrapper",
-  "version": "0.0.10",
+  "version": "0.0.11",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/gushov/lilmodel.git"

test/lilmodel-test.js

@@ -62,8 +62,21 @@ buster.testCase("lilmodel", {
     var results = chef.recipes.get({ name: 'tacos' });
     chef.recipes.remove({ name: 'meatball sauce' });
 
+    var serialized = chef.serialize();
     assert.equals(chef.name, 'gus');
     assert.equals(chef.sousChef.name, 'zoe');
+    assert.equals(serialized, {
+      name: 'gus',
+      style: 'classic',
+      sousChef: {
+        name: 'zoe',
+        style: 'classic'
+      },
+      recipes: [
+        { name: 'tacos' },
+        { name: 'eggs' }
+      ]
+    });
 
     chef.name = 'august';
     chef.sousChef = { name: 'zozo' };