Improving Base model timestamp logic

ianwalter · Jun 10, 2021 · 6d087e8 · 6d087e8
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diff --git a/.changeset/nice-crews-change.md b/.changeset/nice-crews-change.md
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+---
+"@ianwalter/nrg": patch
+---
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+Improving Base model timestamp logic
diff --git a/packages/nrg/lib/models/Base.js b/packages/nrg/lib/models/Base.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { Model } = require('objection')
+const { Model, raw } = require('objection')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 
 module.exports = class Base extends Model {
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ module.exports = class Base extends Model {
   }
 
   $beforeInsert () {
-    const timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
-    this.createdAt = timestamp
-    this.updatedAt = timestamp
+    this.createdAt = raw('NOW()')
+    this.updatedAt = raw('NOW()')
 
     // If no primary key value was specified, generate one using nanoid.
     const idColumn = this.constructor.idColumn
     if (!this[idColumn]) this[idColumn] = nanoid()
   }
 
   $beforeUpdate () {
-    this.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString()
+    this.updatedAt = raw('NOW()')
   }
 }