parse-utils

Parse JS SDK and Parse-Server utilities

Setup

This library is available on npm, install it with: npm install --save parse-utils

API

setParseLib(parseLib)

Set the Parse library to use (node/react-native).

initializeParseSDK(serverURL, appId, masterKey)

Initialize the Parse SDK.

createPointerFromId(className, objectId) ⇒ ParseObject

Create a pointer to a Parse object given its id and the class name

getObjectWithoutParseAttributes(object)

⇒ Object

Strip off the Parse specific attributes from an Object

setField(parseObject, fieldName, fieldValue)

Set the value of Parse object field (it mutates the object).

setPointer(parseObject, fieldName, pointerId, pointerClassName)

Set the value of Parse object field to a Parse pointer (it mutates the object).

setArrayOfPointers(parseObject, fieldName, pointersIds, pointersClassName)

Set the value of Parse object field to an array of pointers (it mutates the object).

uploadFile(fileName, file) ⇒ ParseObject

Upload a file.

getUserByEmail(userEmail) ⇒ ParseObject

Get a User given its email.

getUserById(userId) ⇒ ParseObject

Get a User given its id.

getRoleByName(roleName) ⇒ ParseObject

Get a Role given its name.

findAll(parseQuery, findOptions) ⇒ Array.<ParseObject>

Execute a "find" Parse Query regardless of the limit imposed by Parse (which is 500).

saveAllInChunks(parseObjects, saveOptions, chunkSize) ⇒ Array.<ParseObject>

Execute a "saveAll" Parse Query splitting in chunks the saveAll instructions.

createRoleIfNotExists(roleName, saveOptions) ⇒ ParseObject

Create a Role with the specified name (only if it doesn't alrady exists).

isUserInRole(userId, roleName) ⇒ Bool

Check if the the user is in a certain role.

loadClassesFromSchemas(parseServerDb, schemas, shouldUpdate)

Given an array of schemas of classes loads them in Parse Server.

setParseLib

Set the Parse library to use (node/react-native).

Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseLib	Object	The Parse library instance.

initializeParseSDK

Initialize the Parse SDK.

Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type
serverURL	String
appId	String
masterKey	String

createPointerFromId ⇒ ParseObject

Create a pointer to a Parse object given its id and the class name.

Returns: ParseObject - Pointer to the Parse object.
Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type	Description
className	String	The class name of the Parse object.
objectId	String	The id of the Parse object.

getObjectWithoutParseAttributes ⇒ Object

Strip off the Parse specific attributes from an Object.

Returns: Object - Object without the Parse specific attributes. Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type	Description
object	Object	Plain Javascript representation of a Parse Object.

setField

Set the value of Parse object field (it mutates the object).

Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseObject	ParseObject	The Parse object with the field that must be set.
fieldName	String	The name of the field.
fieldValue	Number,Boolean,String,Array,ParseObject	The value of the field.

setPointer

Set the value of Parse object field to a Parse pointer (it mutates the object).

Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseObject	ParseObject	The Parse object with the field that must be set.
fieldName	String	The name of the field.
pointerId	String	The objectId of the object pointed by the Parse pointer.
pointerClassName	String	The class name of the pointed object.

setArrayOfPointers

Set the value of Parse object field to an array of pointers (it mutates the object).

Category: Synchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseObject	ParseObject	The object that with field that must be set.
fieldName	String	The name of the field
pointersIds	Array.<String>	The objectIds of the objects pointed by the Parse pointers.
pointersClassName	String	The class name of the pointed objects.

uploadFile ⇒ ParseObject

Upload a file.

Returns: ParseObject - The uploaded file.
Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type
fileName	String
file	File

getUserByEmail ⇒ ParseObject

Get a User given its email.

Returns: ParseObject - The User object.
Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type
userEmail	String

getUserById ⇒ ParseObject

Get a User given its id.

Returns: ParseObject - The User object.
Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type
objectId	String

getRoleByName ⇒ ParseObject

Get a Role given its name.

Returns: ParseObject - The Role object.
Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type
roleName	String

findAll ⇒ Array.<ParseObject>

Execute a "find" Parse Query regardless of the limit imposed by Parse (which is 500).

Returns: Array.<ParseObject> - The array with the found Parse objects.
Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseQuery	ParseQuery	The "find" Parse Query that will be executed.
findOptions	Object	Options passed to the "find" function.

saveAllInChunks ⇒ Array.<ParseObject>

Execute a "saveAll" Parse Query splitting in chunks the saveAll instructions.

Returns: Array.<ParseObject> - An array with the saved Parse Objects Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseObjects	Array.<ParseObject>	The array of Parse object that will be saved.
saveOptions	Object	Options passed to the "saveAll" function.
chunkSize	Number	The chunk size of the promises.

createRoleIfNotExists ⇒ ParseObject

Create a Role with the specified name (only if it doesn't alrady exists).

Returns: ParseObject - The created Role (undefined if the role already exists).
Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type	Description
roleName	String	The Role name.
saveOptions	Object	Options passed to the "save" command.

isUserInRole ⇒ Boolean

Check if the the user is in a certain role.

Returns: Boolean - Is the user in the role? Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type	Description
userId	String	The user objectId.
roleName	String	The role name.

loadClassesFromSchemas

Given an array of schemas of classes loads them in Parse Server

Category: Asynchronous.

Param	Type	Description
parseServerDb	Object	The Parse Server DB instance.
schemas	Array	Array of schemas.
shouldUpdate	Boolean	Should the class be updated if it already exists?