Initialization

$a.db helper works with Appery.io Database specified in databaseId property of Settings service. But you can set/change database at any time with setDatabaseId method.

Settings service

This is a common Settings file (Create New -> Service -> Settings (REST settings)). Available settings are:

Property	Value	Description
databaseId	65733fc90a975a0123456789	Database API Key

addHeaders

addHeaders(headers: {[key:string]: string}): void

Add headers to default list of headers.

Parameters

Parameters	Description	Required
headers	Object with new headers	Yes.

Example

this.$a.db.addHeaders({
"Content-Type": "application/json"
});

autoLogin

autoLogin(): Promise

Returns

Promise with user data or null if login fails.

Example

let user = this.$a.db.autoLogin();
if (!user) {
    console.log("autologin fails");
}

clearItem

clearItem(item): void

Remove from item _id, acl, _createdAt, _updatedAt properties.

Example

item = this.$a.db.clearItem(item);

deleteFile

deleteFile(fileName: string, options): Promise

Remove from Database file with specified fileName

Parameters

fileName- name of the file to be deleted;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;

Example

await this.$a.db.deleteFile("75be9370-4313-43ea-bebd-3416decdbe14.test.png");

getById

getById(collection: string, id: string, options?): Promise

Get item from collection by id.

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
id - item id;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;
- cache - take result from cache if possible;
- saveInCache - save result to cache.

Returns

Promise with received object

Example

let item = await this.$a.db.getById("tasks", "52c6bfa7e4b03c65ed01f039");

getDatabaseId

getDatabaseId(): string|undefined

Get current Database Id.

Returns

Current Database Id or undefined if Database Id was not set.

Example

let dbId = this.$a.db.getDatabaseId();

getDefaultParams

getDefaultParams(): Object|null

Get default parameters.

Returns

Object with default parameters of null.

Example

let params = this.$a.db.getDefaultParams();

getFileUrl

getFileUrl(fileName: string): string

Get direct link to the specified file.

Parameters

fileName - name of the file;

Returns

String - direct link to the file.

Example

let url = this.$a.db.getFileUrl("75be9370-4313-43ea-bebd-3416decdbe14.test.png");

getHeaders

getHeaders(options?: {headers: any, clearContentType?: boolean, noExtend?: boolean}): {headers: HttpHeaders}
Get current headers as HttpHeaders.

Parameters

options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used.

getSessionToken

getSessionToken(): string|undefined

Get current Session Token.

Returns

Current Session Token or undefined if Session Token was not set.

Example

let token = this.$a.db.getSessionToken();

login

login(payload: {username: string, password: string, rememberMe?: boolean} , options?): Promise

Parameters

payload - user's credentials:
- username - login;
- password - password;
- rememberMe - (optional). If true - user's credentials will be saved in secure storage (secure Storage only works in native applications (apk/aab, ipa)). This saved credentials will be used by autoLogin method;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error.

Returns

Promise with user data or null if login fails.

Example

let userData = await this.$a.db.login(
   {
     username: "Joe",
     password: "123",
     rememberMe: true
   }
);

logout

logout(): Promise

Logout user. If the user's credentials were saved in secure storage, they will be cleared.

Example

await this.$a.db.logout();

query

query(collection: string, params?: QueryParams, options?): Promise<any[]>

Query collection.

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
params - query params object. See details. Available params are:
- where - (optional). object;
- count - (optional). number;
- include - (optional). string;
- sort - (optional). string;
- limit - (optional). number;
- skip - (optional). number;
- proj - (optional). object;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;
- cache - take result from cache if possible;
- saveInCache - save result to cache.

Returns

Promise with array of received objects

Example

let items = await this.$a.db.query("tasks", {where: {"status": "done"}});

queryOne

queryOne(collection: string, params?: QueryParams, options?): Promise<any[]>

Query collection.

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
params - query params object. See details. Available params are:
- where - (optional). object;
- count - (optional). number;
- include - (optional). string;
- sort - (optional). string;
- skip - (optional). number;
- proj - (optional). object;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;
- cache - take result from cache if possible;
- saveInCache - save result to cache.

Returns

Promise with received object or undefined if nothing was found

Example

let item = await this.$a.db.queryOne("tasks", {where: {"status": "done"}});

remove

remove(collection: string, item, options?): Promise

Remove item from Database.

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
item - string (item's _id), item object or array of item objects to be removed from the collection. Actually only _id property in the item object is needed;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;

Returns

If item parameter is a single item then Promise with an empty object will be returned.

If item parameter is an array of items then Promise with results array for each item will be returned. For example:

[
    {
        "success": {}
    },
    {
        "error": {
            "code": "DBSD205",
            "description": "Collection 'tasks' doesn't contain object with id 65379e1190fedb4582222222."
        }
    }
]

Example

await this.$a.db.remove("tasks", "52c6bfa7e4b03c65ed01f039");

removeWithFile

removeWithFile(collection: string, item, filePropName: string, options?): Promise

Remove item from Database with linked to the item file

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
item - (object) item to be removed from the collection;
filePropName - name of the property in the collection with file reference;
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;

Example

await this.$a.db.removeWithFile("tasks", item, "imageFile");

save

save(collection: string, item, options?): Promise

Save item to Database.

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
item - item or array of items to be saved
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error.

Returns

If item parameter is a single item then Promise with the saved object will be returned.

If item parameter is an array of items then Promise with results array for each item will be returned. For example:

[
    {
        "success": {
            "_id": "65379e1190fedb4581111111",
            "_createdAt": "2023-10-24T10:36:01.930Z"
        }
    },
    {
        "success": {
            "_updatedAt": "2023-10-24T10:34:53.937Z"
        }
    },
    {
        "error": {
            "code": "DBSU205",
            "description": "Collection 'tasks' doesn't contain object with id 65379e1190fedb4582222222."
        }
    }
]

Example

let newItem = {name: "Buy milk", description: "Buy one bottle", status: "new"};
let item = this.$a.db.save("tasks", newItem);

saveWithFile

saveWithFile(collection: string, item, fileData?: {base64Data?: string, fileName?: string, filePropName?: string}, options?): Promise

Save item with linked file to Database.

Parameters

collection - name of the collection;
item - item to be saved
fileData - (optional) file data:
- base64Data - (optional) base64Data or dataURL.
- fileName - (optional) name of the new file. Default is "file.dat"
- filePropName - (optional) name of the property in the collection with file reference. Default is "file"
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error;
- deleteOldFile - boolean. Delete old file if it exists or not (default is false).

Returns

Promise with the saved object

Example

let newItem = {name: "Buy milk", description: "Buy one bottle", status: "new"};
let imageDataURL = "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGO\  
DdhMAAwAPAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAMAAwAAAC8IyPqcvt\  
3wCcDkiLc7C0qwyGHhSWpjQu5yqmCYsapyuvUUlvON\  
mOZtfzgFzByTB10QgxOR0TqBQejhRNzOfkVJ+5YiUq\  
rXF5Y5lKh/DeuNcP5yLWGsEbtLiOSpa/TPg7JpJHxy\  
endzWTBfX0cxOnKPjgBzi4diinWGdkF8kjdfnycQZX\  
ZeYGejmJlZeGl9i2icVqaNVailT6F5iJ90m6mvuTS4\  
OK05M0vDk0Q4XUtwvKOzrcd3iq9uisF81M1OIcR7lE\  
ewwcLp7tuNNkM3uNna3F2JQFo97Vriy/Xl4/f1cf5V\  
WzXyym7PHhhx4dbgYKAAA7";
let item = this.$a.db.saveWithFile(
  "tasks",
  newItem,
  {
    base64Data: imageDataURL,
    filePropName: "imageFile"
  });

setDatabaseId

setDatabaseId(databaseId?: string|null|undefined): void

Set X-Appery-Database-Id header.

By default database Id is set to the value set in "Settings" -> "databaseId" config.

Parameters

databaseId - database Id.

Example

this.$a.db.setDatabaseId("51b8c9a7e4b0e832dd012345");

setDefaultParams

setDefaultParams(params?: {[key:string]: string}|null|undefined): void

Set default parameters.

Parameters

params - (optional) object|null|undefined. Default parameters are not updated. The passed object is saved as-is as the default parameters. If params is not provided (or null|undefined), the default parameters are cleared.

Example

this.$a.db.setDefaultParams({
  "limit": "1500",
  "sort": "studentName"
});

setHeaders

setHeaders(headers: {[key:string]: string}): void
Set default list of headers.

Parameters

headers - object with headers. Default list of headers is not updated. The passed object is saved as-is as the default list of headers.

Example

this.$a.db.setHeaders({  
"Content-Type": "application/json"  
});

setSessionToken

setSessionToken(sessionToken?: string|null|undefined): void

Set X-Appery-Session-Token header. If you login with login or userCreate then session token will be set automatically and there is no need to set session token with this method.

Parameters

sessionToken - string with new token or null|undefined if you want to remove token header.

Example

let url = this.$a.db.setSessionToken("86a3f366-ec22-4006-9571-05b49965aef2");

uploadBase64File

uploadBase64File(base64Data: string, fileName?: string, options?): Promise<{fileName:string, originalFileName:string, fileurl:string}|null>

Save item with linked file to Database.

Parameters

base64Data - (optional) base64Data or dataURL.
fileName - (optional) name of the new file. Default is "file.dat"

Returns

Promise with the saved file data {fileName:string, originalFileName:string, fileurl:string}

Example

let imageDataURL = "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGO\  
DdhMAAwAPAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAMAAwAAAC8IyPqcvt\  
3wCcDkiLc7C0qwyGHhSWpjQu5yqmCYsapyuvUUlvON\  
mOZtfzgFzByTB10QgxOR0TqBQejhRNzOfkVJ+5YiUq\  
rXF5Y5lKh/DeuNcP5yLWGsEbtLiOSpa/TPg7JpJHxy\  
endzWTBfX0cxOnKPjgBzi4diinWGdkF8kjdfnycQZX\  
ZeYGejmJlZeGl9i2icVqaNVailT6F5iJ90m6mvuTS4\  
OK05M0vDk0Q4XUtwvKOzrcd3iq9uisF81M1OIcR7lE\  
ewwcLp7tuNNkM3uNna3F2JQFo97Vriy/Xl4/f1cf5V\  
WzXyym7PHhhx4dbgYKAAA7";
let file = this.$a.db.uploadBase64File(imageDataURL);

userCreate

userCreate(userData, options?): Promise

Create new User. Under the hood, after creation, the new user will be automatically logged in.

Parameters

userData - object with user's data. Required fields: username and password.
options - (optional). Available options are:
- headers - object with new headers;
- clearContentType - boolean. If true - 'Content-Type' header will be deleted;
- noExtend - boolean. If true - default headers will not be extended and only headers from options will be used;
- loadingStart - show loading on service execution start (default is false);
- loadingEnd - hide loading on service execution end (default is false);
- loading - boolean. Shortening for (loadingStart = true and loadingEnd = true);
- showError - show toast with error if error occurs (default is true);
- message - message to be shown after success service execution;
- errorMessage - message to be shown after error in service execution;
- throwError - throw error if service execution ends with error.

Returns

Promise with the saved user's data.

Example

await this.$a.db.userCreate({  
  "username": "[email protected]",
  "password": "123",
  "status": "unconfirmed"
});

userGetData

userGetData(options?): Promise

Get current user's data.

Parameters

options - (optional). See available options in userCreate

Returns

Promise with the full user's data.

Example

let userData = await this.$a.db.userGetData();

userUpdate

userUpdate(userData, options?): Promise

Update current user's data.

Parameters

userData - object with user's data to be updated.
options - (optional). See available options in userCreate

Returns

Promise with the full user's data.

Example

await this.$a.db.userUpdate({  
  "status": "active"
});

userRemove

userRemove(options?): Promise

Remove current user.

Parameters

options - (optional). See available options in userCreate

Returns

Promise

Example

await this.$a.db.userRemove();

userGetId

userGetId(): string

Get current user's id.

Returns

String. Current user id.

Example

let userId = this.$a.db.userGetId();

userSetId

userSetId(userId?: string|null|undefined): void;

Set current user's id. If you login with login or userCreate then user ID will be set automatically and there is no need to set user ID with this method.

Parameters

userId- (optional). User ID

Example

this.$a.db.userSetId("653790ab3c62ea7f21111111");