Feathersjs retrieve foreign key value through API - postgresql

Question

I am using PostgresSQL database with Feathersjs, connecting both through Knex. The database table (NewTable) was created with a foreign key, referencing to the users services.
Following describe the database table.
module.exports = function (app) {
const db = app.get('knexClient');
db.schema.createTableIfNotExists('NewTable', table => {
table.increments('id').primary();
table.integer('ownerId').references('users.id');
})
I will receive the foreign key value of ownerId (in integer) when I query it through GET.
export function load(id) {
return {
types: [LOAD, LOAD_SUCCESS, LOAD_FAIL],
promise: ({ app }) => app.service('NewTable').get(id)
};
}
What is the proper way to retrieve the first_name column of the user instead of userId through the GET api?
Do I need to run another GET api within the hook of NewTable service to get the first_name column, or there is a better/easier way to do it?

Answer 1

Create a function like below within the hook of feathersjs.
function populateUser() {
return populate({
schema: {
include: [{
nameAs: 'sentBy',
service: 'users',
parentField: 'ownerId',
childField: 'id'
}]
}
});
}
Use it within the hook to call it after the GET. The columns of user service will be included within the response.
after: {
all: [],
find: [],
get: [
populateUser(),
}
],
create: [],
update: [],
patch: [],
remove: []
},