How can I restore lifecycle callbacks in sails? - sails.js

Question

After testing model creation, I noticed that lifecycle callbacks were not getting called and upon reading Waterline's documentation I found:
NOTE: When using custom adapter methods the features of Waterline are not used. You no longer get the Lifecycle Callbacks and Validations as you would when using a defined Waterline method.
Though, I haven't knowingly used a custom adapter method, and that is the only reference I could find in the documentation about lifecycle callbacks getting disabled.
What criteria/setting of whichever files in config/* should I have to absolutely ensure that lifecycle callbacks are not disabled?
Here is a copy of my model for which the only lifecycle callback I use does not get called:
/**
* User.js
*
*/
var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
module.exports = {
attributes: {
'email': {
type: 'email',
required: true,
unique: true
},
'username': {
type: 'string',
required: true,
unique: true,
minLength: 5,
maxLength: 16
},
'password': {
type: 'string',
required: true
},
'family': {
model: 'family'
},
'lastlogin': {
type: 'datetime',
defaultsTo: function() {return new Date().toISOString();}
},
beforeCreate: function(obj, cb) {
console.log("In beforeCreate");
bcrypt.hash(obj.password, 10, function(err, hash) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
return cb(err);
}
obj.password = hash;
cb();
});
}
}
};`

Answer 1

Your callback need to be on the exports object, its not an attribute.
/**
* User.js
*
*/
var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
module.exports = {
attributes: {
'email': {
type: 'email',
required: true,
unique: true
},
'username': {
type: 'string',
required: true,
unique: true,
minLength: 5,
maxLength: 16
},
'password': {
type: 'string',
required: true
},
'family': {
model: 'family'
},
'lastlogin': {
type: 'datetime',
defaultsTo: function() {return new Date().toISOString();}
},
},
beforeCreate: function(obj, cb) {
console.log("In beforeCreate");
bcrypt.hash(obj.password, 10, function(err, hash) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
return cb(err);
}
obj.password = hash;
cb();
});
}
};