I have a mongo db collection named like "name.types". When I am creating model for the collection in loopback, I cannot enter the model name with the "." as it says special characters not allowed. So I created the model as "name_types". Now how can I connect this model to the collection "name.types"? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
You can set collection name in model.json file :
//model.json
...
"options": {
"validateUpsert": true,
"mongodb": {
"collection": "name_types"
}
},
....
You can define a different collection name for your existing model by passing an option in model definition, something like this
Post = db.define('Post', {
title: { type: String },
content: { type: String }
},
{
mongodb: {
collection: 'PostCollection', // Custom the collection name
}
});
You can do it from the model.json file or from a boot script.
Good Luck.. :)