Class DataAdapter

addObserver (key, target, method, sync) Observable public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:286

key

String

The key to observe

target

Object

The target object to invoke

method

String|Function

The method to invoke

sync

Boolean

Whether the observer is sync or not

returns

Observable

Adds an observer on a property.

This is the core method used to register an observer for a property.

Once you call this method, any time the key's value is set, your observer will be notified. Note that the observers are triggered any time the value is set, regardless of whether it has actually changed. Your observer should be prepared to handle that.

There are two common invocation patterns for .addObserver():

• Passing two arguments:
  • the name of the property to observe (as a string)
  • the function to invoke (an actual function)
• Passing three arguments:
  • the name of the property to observe (as a string)
  • the target object (will be used to look up and invoke a function on)
  • the name of the function to invoke on the target object (as a string).

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import Component from '@ember/component';

export default Component.extend({
  init() {
    this._super(...arguments);

    // the following are equivalent:

    // using three arguments
    this.addObserver('foo', this, 'fooDidChange');

    // using two arguments
    this.addObserver('foo', (...args) => {
      this.fooDidChange(...args);
    });
  },

  fooDidChange() {
    // your custom logic code
  }
});

Observer Methods

Observer methods have the following signature:

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import Component from '@ember/component';

export default Component.extend({
  init() {
    this._super(...arguments);
    this.addObserver('foo', this, 'fooDidChange');
  },

  fooDidChange(sender, key, value, rev) {
    // your code
  }
});

The sender is the object that changed. The key is the property that changes. The value property is currently reserved and unused. The rev is the last property revision of the object when it changed, which you can use to detect if the key value has really changed or not.

Usually you will not need the value or revision parameters at the end. In this case, it is common to write observer methods that take only a sender and key value as parameters or, if you aren't interested in any of these values, to write an observer that has no parameters at all.

cacheFor (keyName) Object public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:487

keyName

String

returns

Object

The cached value of the computed property, if any

Returns the cached value of a computed property, if it exists. This allows you to inspect the value of a computed property without accidentally invoking it if it is intended to be generated lazily.

columnsForType Array public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:407

returns

Array

An array of columns of the following format: name: {String} The name of the column. desc: {String} Humanized description (what would show in a table column name).

Get the columns for a given model type.

decrementProperty (keyName, decrement) Number public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:448

keyName

String

The name of the property to decrement

decrement

Number

The amount to decrement by. Defaults to 1

returns

Number

The new property value

Set the value of a property to the current value minus some amount.

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player.decrementProperty('lives');
orc.decrementProperty('health', 5);

destroy EmberObject public

Inherited from CoreObject packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:613

returns

EmberObject

receiver

Destroys an object by setting the isDestroyed flag and removing its metadata, which effectively destroys observers and bindings.

If you try to set a property on a destroyed object, an exception will be raised.

Note that destruction is scheduled for the end of the run loop and does not happen immediately. It will set an isDestroying flag immediately.

detect public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:393

returns

boolean Whether the class is a model class or not.

Detect whether a class is a model.

Test that against the model class of your persistence library.

get (keyName) Object public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:93

keyName

String

The property to retrieve

returns

Object

The property value or undefined.

Retrieves the value of a property from the object.

This method is usually similar to using object[keyName] or object.keyName, however it supports both computed properties and the unknownProperty handler.

Because get unifies the syntax for accessing all these kinds of properties, it can make many refactorings easier, such as replacing a simple property with a computed property, or vice versa.

Computed Properties

Computed properties are methods defined with the property modifier declared at the end, such as:

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import { computed } from '@ember/object';

fullName: computed('firstName', 'lastName', function() {
  return this.get('firstName') + ' ' + this.get('lastName');
})

When you call get on a computed property, the function will be called and the return value will be returned instead of the function itself.

Unknown Properties

Likewise, if you try to call get on a property whose value is undefined, the unknownProperty() method will be called on the object. If this method returns any value other than undefined, it will be returned instead. This allows you to implement "virtual" properties that are not defined upfront.

getFilters Array public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:249

returns

Array

List of objects defining filters. The object should have a `name` and `desc` property.

Specifies how records can be filtered. Records returned will need to have a filterValues property with a key for every name in the returned array.

getProperties (list) Object public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:138

list

String...|Array

of keys to get

returns

Object

To get the values of multiple properties at once, call getProperties with a list of strings or an array:

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record.getProperties('firstName', 'lastName', 'zipCode');
// { firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Doe', zipCode: '10011' }

is equivalent to:

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record.getProperties(['firstName', 'lastName', 'zipCode']);
// { firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Doe', zipCode: '10011' }

getRecordColor (record) String public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:615

record

Object

The record instance

returns

String

The records color. Possible options: black, red, blue, green.

Each record can have a color that represents its state.

getRecordColumnValues Object public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:580

returns

Object

Keys should match column names defined by the model type.

Gets the values for each column.

getRecordFilterValues (record) Object public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:603

record

Object

The record instance.

returns

Object

The filter values.

Returns the values of filters defined by getFilters.

getRecordKeywords Array public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:592

returns

Array

Relevant keywords for search.

Returns keywords to match when searching records.

getRecords Array public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:546

returns

Array

An array of records. This array will be observed for changes, so it should update when new records are added/removed.

Fetches all loaded records for a given type.

incrementProperty (keyName, increment) Number public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:426

keyName

String

The name of the property to increment

increment

Number

The amount to increment by. Defaults to 1

returns

Number

The new property value

Set the value of a property to the current value plus some amount.

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person.incrementProperty('age');
team.incrementProperty('score', 2);

init public

Inherited from CoreObject packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:394

An overridable method called when objects are instantiated. By default, does nothing unless it is overridden during class definition.

Example:

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import EmberObject from '@ember/object';

const Person = EmberObject.extend({
  init() {
    alert(`Name is ${this.get('name')}`);
  }
});

let steve = Person.create({
  name: 'Steve'
});

// alerts 'Name is Steve'.

NOTE: If you do override init for a framework class like Component from @ember/component, be sure to call this._super(...arguments) in your init declaration! If you don't, Ember may not have an opportunity to do important setup work, and you'll see strange behavior in your application.

notifyPropertyChange (keyName) Observable public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:268

keyName

String

The property key to be notified about.

returns

Observable

Notify the observer system that a property has just changed.

Sometimes you need to change a value directly or indirectly without actually calling get() or set() on it. In this case, you can use this method instead. Calling this method will notify all observers that the property has potentially changed value.

removeObserver (key, target, method, sync) Observable public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:374

key

String

The key to observe

target

Object

The target object to invoke

method

String|Function

The method to invoke

sync

Boolean

Whether the observer is async or not

returns

Observable

Remove an observer you have previously registered on this object. Pass the same key, target, and method you passed to addObserver() and your target will no longer receive notifications.

set (keyName, value) Object public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:163

keyName

String

The property to set

value

Object

The value to set or `null`.

returns

Object

The passed value

Sets the provided key or path to the value.

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record.set("key", value);

This method is generally very similar to calling object["key"] = value or object.key = value, except that it provides support for computed properties, the setUnknownProperty() method and property observers.

Computed Properties

If you try to set a value on a key that has a computed property handler defined (see the get() method for an example), then set() will call that method, passing both the value and key instead of simply changing the value itself. This is useful for those times when you need to implement a property that is composed of one or more member properties.

Unknown Properties

If you try to set a value on a key that is undefined in the target object, then the setUnknownProperty() handler will be called instead. This gives you an opportunity to implement complex "virtual" properties that are not predefined on the object. If setUnknownProperty() returns undefined, then set() will simply set the value on the object.

Property Observers

In addition to changing the property, set() will also register a property change with the object. Unless you have placed this call inside of a beginPropertyChanges() and endPropertyChanges(), any "local" observers (i.e. observer methods declared on the same object), will be called immediately. Any "remote" observers (i.e. observer methods declared on another object) will be placed in a queue and called at a later time in a coalesced manner.

setProperties (hash) Object public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:211

hash

Object

the hash of keys and values to set

returns

Object

The passed in hash

Sets a list of properties at once. These properties are set inside a single beginPropertyChanges and endPropertyChanges batch, so observers will be buffered.

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record.setProperties({ firstName: 'Charles', lastName: 'Jolley' });

toString String public

Inherited from CoreObject packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:648

returns

String

string representation

Returns a string representation which attempts to provide more information than Javascript's toString typically does, in a generic way for all Ember objects.

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import EmberObject from '@ember/object';

const Person = EmberObject.extend();
person = Person.create();
person.toString(); //=> "<Person:ember1024>"

If the object's class is not defined on an Ember namespace, it will indicate it is a subclass of the registered superclass:

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const Student = Person.extend();
let student = Student.create();
student.toString(); //=> "<(subclass of Person):ember1025>"

If the method toStringExtension is defined, its return value will be included in the output.

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const Teacher = Person.extend({
  toStringExtension() {
    return this.get('fullName');
  }
});
teacher = Teacher.create();
teacher.toString(); //=> "<Teacher:ember1026:Tom Dale>"

toggleProperty (keyName) Boolean public

Inherited from Observable packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:470

keyName

String

The name of the property to toggle

returns

Boolean

The new property value

Set the value of a boolean property to the opposite of its current value.

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starship.toggleProperty('warpDriveEngaged');

watchModelTypes (typesAdded, typesUpdated) Function public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:263

typesAdded

Function

Callback to call to add types. Takes an array of objects containing wrapped types (returned from `wrapModelType`).

typesUpdated

Function

Callback to call when a type has changed. Takes an array of objects containing wrapped types.

returns

Function

Method to call to remove all observers

Fetch the model types and observe them for changes.

watchRecords (modelName, recordsAdded, recordsUpdated, recordsRemoved) Function public

Defined in packages/@ember/-internals/extension-support/lib/data_adapter.js:308

modelName

String

The model name.

recordsAdded

Function

Callback to call to add records. Takes an array of objects containing wrapped records. The object should have the following properties: columnValues: {Object} The key and value of a table cell. object: {Object} The actual record object.

recordsUpdated

Function

Callback to call when a record has changed. Takes an array of objects containing wrapped records.

recordsRemoved

Function

Callback to call when a record has removed. Takes an array of objects containing wrapped records.

returns

Function

Method to call to remove all observers.

Fetch the records of a given type and observe them for changes.

willDestroy public

Inherited from CoreObject packages/@ember/-internals/runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:640

Override to implement teardown.