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sequelize table without column 'id'

I have the following sequelize definition of a table:

AcademyModule = sequelize.define('academy_module', {
        academy_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
        module_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
        module_module_type_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
        sort_number: DataTypes.INTEGER,
        requirements_id: DataTypes.INTEGER
    }, {
        freezeTableName: true
});

As you can see there is not an id column in this table. However when I try to insert it still tries the following sql:

 INSERT INTO `academy_module` (`id`,`academy_id`,`module_id`,`sort_number`) VALUES (DEFAULT,'3',5,1);

How can I disable the id function it clearly has?

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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If you don't define a primaryKey then sequelize uses id by default.

If you want to set your own, just use primaryKey: true on your column.

AcademyModule = sequelize.define('academy_module', {
    academy_id: {
        type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
        primaryKey: true
    },
    module_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    module_module_type_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    sort_number: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    requirements_id: DataTypes.INTEGER
}, {
    freezeTableName: true
});
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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If you want to completely disable the primary key for the table, you can use Model.removeAttribute. Be warned that this could cause problems in the future, as Sequelize is an ORM and joins will need extra setup.

const AcademyModule = sequelize.define('academy_module', {
    academy_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    module_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    module_module_type_id: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    sort_number: DataTypes.INTEGER,
    requirements_id: DataTypes.INTEGER
}, {
    freezeTableName: true
});
AcademyModule.removeAttribute('id');
over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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For a composite primary key, you should add "primaryKey: true" to all columns part of the primary key. Sequelize considers such columns to be part of a composite primary key.

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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