FAQ

Routes

Regarding custom routes

Q: I've changed the Loopback restApiRoot property to / and now my custom routes (Passport auth routes, or other Express middleware routes) aren't working!

A: Ensure that your custom routes are initializing before loopback.rest (which initializes by default in a boot script). Loopback will throw back a 404 for invalid routes like /api/InvalidModel. It doesn’t allow for fallback to later routes.

Misc

Q. My model.js file has become large and unwieldy. How can I split it into separate files?

A: See the following gist: https://gist.github.com/doublemarked/7658a16d0f8f6420df8e

Q: How can I create a property that behaves like an enum?

A: Use a String property validated with validatesInclusionOf. For example,

   User.validatesInclusionOf('gender', {in: ['male', 'female']});

Docs: Validating Model Data