Add docs for KeyValue model

Author: simonhoibm

common/models/key-value-model.js

@@ -1,36 +1,163 @@
 var g = require('strong-globalize')();
 
+/**
+ * Data model for key-value databases.
+ *
+ * @class KeyValueModel
+ * @inherits {Model}
+ */
+
 module.exports = function(KeyValueModel) {
-  // TODO add api docs
+  /**
+   * Return the value associated with a given key.
+   *
+   * @param {String} key Key to use when searching the database.
+   * @options {Object} options
+   * @callback {Function} callback
+   * @param {Error} err Error object.
+   * @param {Any} result Value associated with the given key.
+   * @promise
+   *
+   * @header KeyValueModel.get(key, cb)
+   */
   KeyValueModel.get = function(key, options, callback) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'get');
   };
 
-  // TODO add api docs
+  /**
+   * Persist a value and associate it with the given key.
+   *
+   * @param {String} key Key to associate with the given value.
+   * @param {Any} value Value to persist.
+   * @options {Number|Object} options Optional settings for the key-value
+   *   pair. If a Number is provided, it is set as the TTL (time to live) in ms
+   *   (milliseconds) for the key-value pair.
+   * @property {Number} ttl TTL for the key-value pair in ms.
+   * @callback {Function} callback
+   * @param {Error} err Error object.
+   * @promise
+   *
+   * @header KeyValueModel.set(key, value, cb)
+   */
   KeyValueModel.set = function(key, value, options, callback) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'set');
   };
 
-  // TODO add api docs
+  /**
+   * Set the TTL (time to live) in ms (milliseconds) for a given key. TTL is the
+   * remaining time before a key-value pair is discarded from the database.
+   *
+   * @param {String} key Key to use when searching the database.
+   * @param {Number} ttl TTL in ms to set for the key.
+   * @options {Object} options
+   * @callback {Function} callback
+   * @param {Error} err Error object.
+   * @promise
+   *
+   * @header KeyValueModel.expire(key, ttl, cb)
+   */
   KeyValueModel.expire = function(key, ttl, options, callback) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'expire');
   };
 
-  // TODO add api docs
+  /**
+   * Return the TTL (time to live) for a given key. TTL is the remaining time
+   * before a key-value pair is discarded from the database.
+   *
+   * @param {String} key Key to use when searching the database.
+   * @options {Object} options
+   * @callback {Function} callback
+   * @param {Error} error
+   * @param {Number} ttl Expiration time for the key-value pair. `undefined` if
+   *   TTL was not initially set.
+   * @promise
+   *
+   * @header KeyValueModel.ttl(key, cb)
+   */
   KeyValueModel.ttl = function(key, options, callback) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'ttl');
   };
 
-  // TODO add api docs
+  /**
+   * Return all keys in the database.
+   *
+   * **WARNING**: This method is not suitable for large data sets as all
+   * key-values pairs are loaded into memory at once. For large data sets,
+   * use `iterateKeys()` instead.
+   *
+   * @param {Object} filter An optional filter object with the following
+   * @param {String} filter.match Glob string used to filter returned
+   *   keys (i.e. `userid.*`). All connectors are required to support `*` and
+   *   `?`, but may also support additional special characters specific to the
+   *   database.
+   * @param {Object} options
+   * @callback {Function} callback
+   * @promise
+   *
+   * @header KeyValueModel.keys(filter, cb)
+   */
   KeyValueModel.keys = function(filter, options, callback) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'keys');
   };
 
-  // TODO add api docs
+  /**
+   * Asynchronously iterate all keys in the database. Similar to `.keys()` but
+   * instead allows for iteration over large data sets without having to load
+   * everything into memory at once.
+   *
+   * Callback example:
+   * ```js
+   * // Given a model named `Color` with two keys `red` and `blue`
+   * var iterator = Color.iterateKeys();
+   * it.next(function(err, key) {
+   *   // key contains `red`
+   *   it.next(function(err, key) {
+   *     // key contains `blue`
+   *   });
+   * });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * Promise example:
+   * ```js
+   * // Given a model named `Color` with two keys `red` and `blue`
+   * var iterator = Color.iterateKeys();
+   * Promise.resolve().then(function() {
+   *   return it.next();
+   * })
+   * .then(function(key) {
+   *   // key contains `red`
+   *   return it.next();
+   * });
+   * .then(function(key) {
+   *   // key contains `blue`
+   * });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param {Object} filter An optional filter object with the following
+   * @param {String} filter.match Glob string to use to filter returned
+   *   keys (i.e. `userid.*`). All connectors are required to support `*` and
+   *   `?`. They may also support additional special characters that are
+   *   specific to the backing database.
+   * @param {Object} options
+   * @returns {AsyncIterator} An Object implementing `next(cb) -> Promise`
+   *   function that can be used to iterate all keys.
+   *
+   * @header KeyValueModel.iterateKeys(filter)
+   */
   KeyValueModel.iterateKeys = function(filter, options) {
     throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'iterateKeys');
   };
 
+  /*!
+   * Set up remoting metadata for this model.
+   *
+   * **Notes**:
+   * - The method is called automatically by `Model.extend` and/or
+   *   `app.registry.createModel`
+   * - In general, base models use call this to ensure remote methods are
+   *   inherited correctly, see bug at
+   *   https://github.com/strongloop/loopback/issues/2350
+   */
   KeyValueModel.setup = function() {
     KeyValueModel.base.setup.apply(this, arguments);
 

docs.json

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "common/models/application.js",
     "common/models/change.js",
     "common/models/email.js",
+    "common/models/key-value-model.js",
     "common/models/role.js",
     "common/models/role-mapping.js",
     "common/models/scope.js",