make iti_single and iti_multi sample values into functions

(test cases included)

errors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package orm
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrNotASlice               = errors.New("Current object or field is not a slice!")
+	ErrNotAStruct              = errors.New("Current object or field is not a struct!")
+	ErrOutOfBounds             = errors.New("Index(es) out of bounds!")
+	ErrAppendMultipleDocuments = errors.New("Cannot append to multiple documents!")
+	ErrNotSliceOrStruct        = errors.New("Current object or field is not a slice nor a struct!")
+)
+
+const (
+	errFmtMalformedField     = "Malformed field name passed: '%s'"
+	errFmtNotAModel          = "Type '%s' is not a model"
+	errFmtNotHasID           = "Type '%s' does not implement HasID"
+	errFmtModelNotRegistered = "Model not registered for type: '%s'"
+)

gridfs.go

@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+package orm
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/fatih/structtag"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/primitive"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/gridfs"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
+	"html/template"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type GridFSFile struct {
+	ID     primitive.ObjectID `bson:"_id"`
+	Name   string             `bson:"filename"`
+	Length int                `bson:"length"`
+}
+
+func parseFmt(format string, value any) string {
+	tmpl, err := template.New("filename").Parse(format)
+	panik(err)
+	w := new(strings.Builder)
+	err = tmpl.Execute(w, value)
+	panik(err)
+	return w.String()
+}
+
+func bucket(gfsRef GridFSReference) *gridfs.Bucket {
+	b, _ := gridfs.NewBucket(DB, options.GridFSBucket().SetName(gfsRef.BucketName))
+	return b
+}
+
+func gridFsLoad(val any, g GridFSReference, field string) any {
+	doc := reflect.ValueOf(val)
+	rdoc := reflect.ValueOf(val)
+	if doc.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+		doc = reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(val))
+		doc.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(val))
+	}
+	var next string
+	if len(strings.Split(field, ".")) > 1 {
+		next = strings.Join(strings.Split(field, ".")[1:], ".")
+		field = strings.Split(field, ".")[0]
+	} else {
+		next = field
+	}
+	_, rfield, ferr := getNested(field, rdoc)
+	if ferr != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	switch rfield.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		for i := 0; i < rfield.Len(); i++ {
+			cur := rfield.Index(i)
+			if cur.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+				tmp := reflect.New(cur.Type())
+				tmp.Elem().Set(cur)
+				cur = tmp
+			}
+			intermediate := gridFsLoad(cur.Interface(), g, next)
+			if intermediate == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			ival := reflect.ValueOf(intermediate)
+			if ival.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+				ival = ival.Elem()
+			}
+			rfield.Index(i).Set(ival)
+		}
+	case reflect.Struct:
+
+		intermediate := gridFsLoad(rfield.Interface(), g, next)
+		if intermediate != nil {
+			rfield.Set(reflect.ValueOf(intermediate))
+		}
+	default:
+		b := bucket(g)
+		var found GridFSFile
+		cursor, err := b.Find(bson.M{"filename": parseFmt(g.FilenameFmt, val)})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		cursor.Next(context.TODO())
+		_ = cursor.Decode(&found)
+		bb := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+		_, err = b.DownloadToStream(found.ID, bb)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if rfield.Type().AssignableTo(reflect.TypeFor[[]byte]()) {
+			rfield.Set(reflect.ValueOf(bb.Bytes()))
+		} else if rfield.Type().AssignableTo(reflect.TypeFor[string]()) {
+			rfield.Set(reflect.ValueOf(bb.String()))
+		}
+
+	}
+	if rdoc.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+		return doc.Elem().Interface()
+	}
+	return doc.Interface()
+}
+
+func gridFsSave(val any, imodel InternalModel) error {
+	var rerr error
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(val)
+	el := v
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+		el = el.Elem()
+	}
+
+	switch el.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		for i := 0; i < el.NumField(); i++ {
+			ft := el.Type().Field(i)
+			fv := el.Field(i)
+			if !ft.IsExported() {
+				continue
+			}
+			_, err := structtag.Parse(string(ft.Tag))
+			panik(err)
+			var gfsRef *GridFSReference
+			for kk, vv := range imodel.GridFSReferences {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(kk, ft.Name) {
+					gfsRef = &vv
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			var inner = func(b *gridfs.Bucket, it reflect.Value) error {
+				filename := parseFmt(gfsRef.FilenameFmt, it.Interface())
+				contents := GridFSFile{}
+				curs, err2 := b.Find(bson.M{"filename": filename})
+
+				if !errors.Is(err2, mongo.ErrNoDocuments) {
+					_ = curs.Decode(&contents)
+					if !reflect.ValueOf(contents).IsZero() {
+						_ = b.Delete(contents.ID)
+					}
+				}
+				c := it.Field(gfsRef.Idx)
+				var rdr io.Reader
+
+				if c.Type().AssignableTo(reflect.TypeOf([]byte{})) {
+					rdr = bytes.NewReader(c.Interface().([]byte))
+				} else if c.Type().AssignableTo(reflect.TypeOf("")) {
+					rdr = strings.NewReader(c.Interface().(string))
+				} else {
+					return fmt.Errorf("gridfs loader type '%s' not supported", c.Type().String())
+				}
+				_, err = b.UploadFromStream(filename, rdr)
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if gfsRef != nil {
+				b := bucket(*gfsRef)
+				if fv.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+					for j := 0; j < fv.Len(); j++ {
+						lerr := inner(b, fv.Index(j))
+						if lerr != nil {
+							return lerr
+						}
+					}
+				} else if fv.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+					lerr := inner(b, fv)
+					if lerr != nil {
+						return lerr
+					}
+				} else {
+					lerr := inner(b, el)
+					if lerr != nil {
+						return lerr
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			err = gridFsSave(fv.Interface(), imodel)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		for i := 0; i < el.Len(); i++ {
+			rerr = gridFsSave(el.Index(i).Interface(), imodel)
+			if rerr != nil {
+				return rerr
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		break
+	}
+	return rerr
+}

model.go

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type IModel interface {
 	getIdxs() []*mongo.IndexModel
 	getParsedIdxs() map[string][]InternalIndex
 	serializeToStore() any
+	getTypeName() string
 	setTypeName(str string)
 	getExists() bool
 	setExists(n bool)
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ type IModel interface {
 	setSelf(arg interface{})
 }
 
+func (m *Model) getTypeName() string {
+	return m.typeName
+}
+
 func (m *Model) setTypeName(str string) {
 	m.typeName = str
 }
@@ -135,10 +140,10 @@ func (m *Model) Find(query interface{}, opts ...*options.FindOptions) (*Query, e
 	qqv := reflect.New(qqt)
 	qqv.Elem().Set(reflect.MakeSlice(qqt, 0, 0))
 	qq := &Query{
-		Model:      m,
-		Collection: m.getColl(),
+		model:      m,
+		collection: m.getColl(),
 		doc:        qqv.Interface(),
-		Op:         OP_FIND_ALL,
+		op:         OP_FIND_ALL,
 	}
 	q, err := m.FindRaw(query, opts...)
 
@@ -172,7 +177,7 @@ func (m *Model) FindPaged(query interface{}, page int64, perPage int64, opts ...
 		opts = append(opts, options.Find().SetSkip(skipAmt).SetLimit(perPage))
 	}
 	q, err := m.Find(query, opts...)
-	q.Op = OP_FIND_PAGED
+	q.op = OP_FIND_PAGED
 	return q, err
 }
 
@@ -195,11 +200,11 @@ func (m *Model) FindOne(query interface{}, options ...*options.FindOneOptions) (
 	v := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(qqn))
 	v.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(qqn))
 	qq := &Query{
-		Collection: m.getColl(),
+		collection: m.getColl(),
 		rawDoc:     raw,
 		doc:        v.Elem().Interface(),
-		Op:         OP_FIND_ONE,
-		Model:      m,
+		op:         OP_FIND_ONE,
+		model:      m,
 	}
 	qq.rawDoc = raw
 	err = rip.Decode(qq.doc)
@@ -259,7 +264,7 @@ func (m *Model) Append(field string, a ...interface{}) error {
 		fv = fv.Elem()
 	}
 	if fv.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Current object is not a slice!")
+		return ErrNotASlice
 	}
 	for _, b := range a {
 		val := reflect.ValueOf(incrementTagged(b))
@@ -291,7 +296,7 @@ func (m *Model) Pull(field string, a ...any) error {
 		fv = fv.Elem()
 	}
 	if fv.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Current object is not a slice!")
+		return ErrNotASlice
 	}
 outer:
 	for _, b := range a {
@@ -332,7 +337,7 @@ func (m *Model) Swap(field string, i, j int) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if i >= fv.Len() || j >= fv.Len() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("index(es) out of bounds")
+		return ErrOutOfBounds
 	}
 	oi := fv.Index(i).Interface()
 	oj := fv.Index(j).Interface()

model_internals.go

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func doSave(c *mongo.Collection, isNew bool, arg interface{}) error {
 	var err error
 	m, ok := arg.(IModel)
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("type '%s' is not a model", nameOf(arg))
+		return fmt.Errorf(errFmtNotAModel, nameOf(arg))
 	}
 	m.setSelf(m)
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ func doSave(c *mongo.Collection, isNew bool, arg interface{}) error {
 		vp.Elem().Set(selfo)
 	}
 	var asHasId = vp.Interface().(HasID)
+	var asModel = vp.Interface().(IModel)
 	if isNew {
 		m.setCreated(now)
 	}
@@ -156,6 +157,8 @@ func doSave(c *mongo.Collection, isNew bool, arg interface{}) error {
 			(asHasId).SetId(pnid)
 		}
 		incrementAll(asHasId)
+		_, im, _ := ModelRegistry.HasByName(asModel.getTypeName())
+		_ = gridFsSave(asHasId, *im)
 
 		_, err = c.InsertOne(context.TODO(), m.serializeToStore())
 		if err == nil {
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ func doDelete(m *Model, arg interface{}) error {
 	self, ok := arg.(HasID)
 
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Object '%s' does not implement HasID", nameOf(arg))
+		return fmt.Errorf(errFmtNotHasID, nameOf(arg))
 	}
 	c := m.getColl()
 	_, err := c.DeleteOne(context.TODO(), bson.M{"_id": self.Id()})

model_test.go

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	doc := Create(&iti_single).(*story)
-	assert.Equal(t, iti_single.Title, doc.Title)
-	assert.Equal(t, iti_single.Chapters[0].Summary, doc.Chapters[0].Summary)
+	doc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
+	assert.Equal(t, iti_single().Title, doc.Title)
+	assert.Equal(t, iti_single().Chapters[0].Summary, doc.Chapters[0].Summary)
 }
 
 func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi).(*story)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi()).(*story)
 	lauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	storyDoc.Author = lauthor
 	assert.Equal(t, storyDoc.Id(), int64(0))
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPopulate(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
 
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_single).(*story)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
 	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
 	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_FindAll(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	createAndSave(t, &iti_multi)
+	im := iti_multi()
+	createAndSave(t, &im)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	query, err := smodel.Find(bson.M{}, options.Find())
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
@@ -90,12 +91,13 @@ func TestModel_FindAll(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_PopulateMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
 	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
 	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
-	iti_multi.Author = mauthor
-	createAndSave(t, &iti_multi)
+	im := iti_multi()
+	im.Author = mauthor
+	createAndSave(t, &im)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	query, err := smodel.Find(bson.M{}, options.Find())
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
@@ -107,6 +109,52 @@ func TestModel_PopulateMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestModel_PopulateChained_Multi(t *testing.T) {
+	initTest()
+	im := iti_multi()
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
+	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
+	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
+	im.Author = mauthor
+	createAndSave(t, &im)
+	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
+	query, err := smodel.Find(bson.M{}, options.Find())
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	final := CreateSlice(story{})
+	query.Populate("Author").Populate("Chapters.Bands").Exec(&final)
+	assert.Greater(t, len(final), 0)
+	for _, s := range final {
+		assert.NotZero(t, s.Chapters[0].Bands[0].Name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPopulate_Chained(t *testing.T) {
+	initTest()
+
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
+	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
+	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
+	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
+	storyDoc.Author = mauthor
+	saveDoc(t, storyDoc)
+	assert.Greater(t, storyDoc.ID, int64(0))
+
+	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
+	q, err := smodel.FindByID(storyDoc.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		foundDoc := &story{}
+		q.Populate("Author").Populate("Chapters.Bands").Exec(foundDoc)
+		j, _ := q.JSON()
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", j)
+	})
+	for _, c := range storyDoc.Chapters {
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Bands[0].Name)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestModel_Append(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
 	bandDoc := Create(metallica).(*band)
@@ -136,7 +184,7 @@ func TestModel_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_Pull(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi).(*story)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi()).(*story)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	saveDoc(t, storyDoc)
 	err := storyDoc.Pull("Chapters", storyDoc.Chapters[4])
@@ -152,15 +200,78 @@ func TestModel_Pull(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_Swap(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	iti_single.Author = &author
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_single).(*story)
+	is := iti_single()
+	is.Author = &author
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
 	saveDoc(t, storyDoc)
-	storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands = append(storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands, metallica)
+	storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands = append(storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands, bodom)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands))
 	err := storyDoc.Swap("Chapters[0].Bands", 0, 1)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	c := storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands
-	assert.Equal(t, metallica.ID, c[0].ID)
-	assert.Equal(t, dh.ID, c[1].ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, bodom.ID, c[0].ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, diamondHead.ID, c[1].ID)
 	saveDoc(t, storyDoc)
 }
+
+func TestModel_GridFSLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	initTest()
+	ModelRegistry.Model(somethingWithNestedChapters{})
+	model := Create(somethingWithNestedChapters{}).(*somethingWithNestedChapters)
+	thingDoc := Create(doSomethingWithNested()).(*somethingWithNestedChapters)
+	found := &somethingWithNestedChapters{}
+
+	saveDoc(t, thingDoc)
+	assert.NotZero(t, thingDoc.ID)
+	fq, err := model.FindByID(thingDoc.ID)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	fq.LoadFile("NestedText", "Chapters.Text").Exec(found)
+	assert.NotZero(t, found.NestedText)
+	assert.NotZero(t, len(found.Chapters))
+	for _, c := range found.Chapters {
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Text)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_GridFSLoad_Chained(t *testing.T) {
+	initTest()
+	ModelRegistry.Model(somethingWithNestedChapters{})
+	model := Create(somethingWithNestedChapters{}).(*somethingWithNestedChapters)
+	thingDoc := Create(doSomethingWithNested()).(*somethingWithNestedChapters)
+	found := &somethingWithNestedChapters{}
+
+	saveDoc(t, thingDoc)
+	assert.NotZero(t, thingDoc.ID)
+	fq, err := model.FindByID(thingDoc.ID)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	fq.LoadFile("NestedText").LoadFile("Chapters.Text").Exec(found)
+	assert.NotZero(t, found.NestedText)
+	assert.NotZero(t, len(found.Chapters))
+	for _, c := range found.Chapters {
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Text)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestModel_GridFSLoad_Complex(t *testing.T) {
+	initTest()
+	model := Create(story{}).(*story)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	thingDoc := Create(iti_multi()).(*story)
+	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
+	found := &story{}
+	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
+	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
+	thingDoc.Author = mauthor
+	saveDoc(t, thingDoc)
+	assert.NotZero(t, thingDoc.ID)
+	fq, err := model.FindByID(thingDoc.ID)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	fq.Populate("Author", "Chapters.Bands").LoadFile("Chapters.Text").Exec(found)
+	assert.NotZero(t, len(found.Chapters))
+	for _, c := range found.Chapters {
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Text)
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Bands[0].Name)
+	}
+	j, _ := fq.JSON()
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", j)
+}

query.go

@@ -15,15 +15,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Query struct {
-	// the handle of the collection associated with this query
-	Collection *mongo.Collection
-	// the operation from which this query stems
-	Op string
-	// the model instance associated with this query
-	Model  *Model
-	done   bool
-	rawDoc any
-	doc    any
+	collection *mongo.Collection
+	op         string
+	model      *Model
+	done       bool
+	rawDoc     any
+	doc        any
 }
 
 const (
@@ -187,9 +184,41 @@ func populate(r Reference, rcoll string, rawDoc interface{}, d string, src inter
 	return src
 }
 
+// LoadFile - loads the contents of one or more files
+// stored in gridFS into the fields named by `fields`.
+//
+// gridFS fields can be either a `string` or `[]byte`, and are
+// tagged with `gridfs:"BUCKET,FILE_FORMAT`
+// where:
+//   - `BUCKET` is the name of the bucket where the files are stored
+//   - `FILE_FORMAT` is any valid go template string that resolves to
+//     the unique file name.
+//     all exported values and methods present in the surrounding
+//     struct can be used in this template.
+func (q *Query) LoadFile(fields ...string) *Query {
+	_, cm, _ := ModelRegistry.HasByName(q.model.typeName)
+	if cm != nil {
+		for _, field := range fields {
+			var r GridFSReference
+			hasAnnotated := false
+			for k2, v := range cm.GridFSReferences {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(k2, field) {
+					r = v
+					hasAnnotated = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if hasAnnotated {
+				q.doc = gridFsLoad(q.doc, r, field)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return q
+}
+
 // Populate populates document references via reflection
 func (q *Query) Populate(fields ...string) *Query {
-	_, cm, _ := ModelRegistry.HasByName(q.Model.typeName)
+	_, cm, _ := ModelRegistry.HasByName(q.model.typeName)
 
 	if cm != nil {
 		rawDoc := q.rawDoc
@@ -254,7 +283,7 @@ func (q *Query) Populate(fields ...string) *Query {
 func (q *Query) reOrganize() {
 	var trvo reflect.Value
 	if arr, ok := q.rawDoc.(bson.A); ok {
-		typ := ModelRegistry[q.Model.typeName].Type
+		typ := ModelRegistry[q.model.typeName].Type
 		if typ.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
 			typ = reflect.PointerTo(typ)
 		}
@@ -468,7 +497,7 @@ func handleAnon(raw interface{}, rtype reflect.Type, rval reflect.Value) reflect
 
 // JSON - marshals this Query's results into json format
 func (q *Query) JSON() (string, error) {
-	res, err := json.MarshalIndent(q.doc, "\n", "\t")
+	res, err := json.MarshalIndent(q.doc, "", "\t")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -495,6 +524,6 @@ func (q *Query) Exec(result interface{}) {
 		}
 	}
 	reflect.ValueOf(result).Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(q.doc).Elem())
-	q.Model.self = q.doc
+	q.model.self = q.doc
 	q.done = true
 }

registry.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ import (
 // InternalModel, as the name suggests, is used
 // internally by the model registry
 type InternalModel struct {
-	Idx        int
-	Type       reflect.Type
-	Collection string
-	References map[string]Reference
-	Indexes    map[string][]InternalIndex
+	Idx              int
+	Type             reflect.Type
+	Collection       string
+	References       map[string]Reference
+	Indexes          map[string][]InternalIndex
+	GridFSReferences map[string]GridFSReference
 }
 
 // Reference stores a typed document reference
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ type Reference struct {
 	Exists bool
 }
 
+type GridFSReference struct {
+	BucketName  string
+	FilenameFmt string
+	LoadType    reflect.Type
+	Idx         int
+}
+
 type TModelRegistry map[string]*InternalModel
 
 // ModelRegistry - the ModelRegistry stores a map containing
@@ -82,6 +90,36 @@ func getRawTypeFromTag(tagOpt string, slice bool) reflect.Type {
 	return t
 }
 
+func makeGfsRef(tag *structtag.Tag, idx int) GridFSReference {
+	opts := tag.Options
+	var ffmt string
+	if len(opts) < 1 {
+		ffmt = "%s"
+	} else {
+		ffmt = opts[0]
+	}
+	var typ reflect.Type
+	if len(opts) < 2 {
+		typ = reflect.TypeOf("")
+	} else {
+		switch opts[1] {
+		case "bytes":
+			typ = reflect.TypeOf([]byte{})
+		case "string":
+			typ = reflect.TypeOf("")
+		default:
+			typ = reflect.TypeOf("")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return GridFSReference{
+		FilenameFmt: ffmt,
+		BucketName:  tag.Name,
+		LoadType:    typ,
+		Idx:         idx,
+	}
+}
+
 func makeRef(idx int, modelName string, fieldName string, ht reflect.Type) Reference {
 	if modelName != "" {
 		if ModelRegistry.Index(modelName) != -1 {
@@ -106,10 +144,11 @@ func makeRef(idx int, modelName string, fieldName string, ht reflect.Type) Refer
 	panic("model name was empty")
 }
 
-func parseTags(t reflect.Type, v reflect.Value) (map[string][]InternalIndex, map[string]Reference, string) {
+func parseTags(t reflect.Type, v reflect.Value) (map[string][]InternalIndex, map[string]Reference, map[string]GridFSReference, string) {
 	coll := ""
-	refs := make(map[string]Reference, 0)
-	idcs := make(map[string][]InternalIndex, 0)
+	refs := make(map[string]Reference)
+	idcs := make(map[string][]InternalIndex)
+	gfsRefs := make(map[string]GridFSReference)
 
 	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
 		sft := t.Field(i)
@@ -126,15 +165,17 @@ func parseTags(t reflect.Type, v reflect.Value) (map[string][]InternalIndex, map
 				ft = ft.Elem()
 				if _, ok := tags.Get("ref"); ok != nil {
 					if ft.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
-						ii2, rr2, _ := parseTags(ft, reflect.New(ft).Elem())
-						for k, v := range ii2 {
-							idcs[sft.Name+"."+k] = v
+						ii2, rr2, gg2, _ := parseTags(ft, reflect.New(ft).Elem())
+						for k, vv := range ii2 {
+							idcs[sft.Name+"."+k] = vv
 						}
-						for k, v := range rr2 {
-							refs[sft.Name+"."+k] = v
+						for k, vv := range rr2 {
+							refs[sft.Name+"."+k] = vv
+						}
+						for k, vv := range gg2 {
+							gfsRefs[sft.Name+"."+k] = vv
 						}
 					}
-
 				}
 				continue
 			case reflect.Pointer:
@@ -160,18 +201,26 @@ func parseTags(t reflect.Type, v reflect.Value) (map[string][]InternalIndex, map
 					sname := sft.Name + "@" + refTag.Name
 					refs[sname] = makeRef(i, refTag.Name, sft.Name, sft.Type)
 				}
+				if gtag, ok := tags.Get("gridfs"); ok == nil {
+					sname := sft.Name + "@" + gtag.Name
+					gfsRefs[sname] = makeGfsRef(gtag, i)
+				}
 				fallthrough
 			default:
 				idxTag, err := tags.Get("idx")
 				if err == nil {
 					idcs[sft.Name] = scanIndex(idxTag.Value())
 				}
+				if gtag, ok := tags.Get("gridfs"); ok == nil {
+					sname := sft.Name + "@" + gtag.Name
+					gfsRefs[sname] = makeGfsRef(gtag, i)
+				}
 				shouldContinue = false
 			}
 
 		}
 	}
-	return idcs, refs, coll
+	return idcs, refs, gfsRefs, coll
 }
 
 // Has returns the model typename and InternalModel instance corresponding
@@ -191,7 +240,7 @@ func (r TModelRegistry) Has(i interface{}) (string, *InternalModel, bool) {
 
 // HasByName functions almost identically to Has,
 // except that it takes a string as its argument.
-func (t TModelRegistry) HasByName(n string) (string, *InternalModel, bool) {
+func (r TModelRegistry) HasByName(n string) (string, *InternalModel, bool) {
 	if t, ok := ModelRegistry[n]; ok {
 		return n, t, true
 	}
@@ -206,7 +255,7 @@ func (r TModelRegistry) Index(n string) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
-func (t TModelRegistry) new_(n string) interface{} {
+func (r TModelRegistry) new_(n string) interface{} {
 	if name, m, ok := ModelRegistry.HasByName(n); ok {
 		v := reflect.New(m.Type)
 		df := v.Elem().Field(m.Idx)
@@ -262,16 +311,17 @@ func (r TModelRegistry) Model(mdl ...any) {
 		if idx < 0 {
 			panic("A model must embed the Model struct!")
 		}
-		inds, refs, coll := parseTags(t, v)
+		inds, refs, gfs, coll := parseTags(t, v)
 		if coll == "" {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("a model needs to be given a collection name! (passed type: %s)", n))
 		}
 		ModelRegistry[n] = &InternalModel{
-			Idx:        idx,
-			Type:       t,
-			Collection: coll,
-			Indexes:    inds,
-			References: refs,
+			Idx:              idx,
+			Type:             t,
+			Collection:       coll,
+			Indexes:          inds,
+			References:       refs,
+			GridFSReferences: gfs,
 		}
 	}
 	for k, v := range ModelRegistry {

testing.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ type chapter struct {
 	LoggedInOnly  bool               `bson:"loggedInOnly" json:"loggedInOnly" form:"loggedInOnly"`
 	Posted        time.Time          `bson:"datePosted,omitempty" json:"datePosted"`
 	FileName      string             `json:"fileName" bson:"-"`
-	Text          string             `json:"text" bson:"-"`
+	Text          string             `json:"text" bson:"-" gridfs:"story_text,/stories/{{.ChapterID}}.txt"`
 }
 
 type band struct {
@@ -59,6 +60,20 @@ type story struct {
 	Completed bool      `bson:"completed" json:"completed" form:"completed"`
 	Downloads int       `bson:"downloads" json:"downloads"`
 }
+type somethingWithNestedChapters struct {
+	ID         int64 `bson:"_id" json:"_id"`
+	Model      `bson:",inline" json:",inline" coll:"nested_stuff"`
+	Chapters   []chapter `bson:"chapters" json:"chapters"`
+	NestedText string    `json:"text" bson:"-" gridfs:"nested_text,/nested/{{.ID}}.txt"`
+}
+
+func (s *somethingWithNestedChapters) Id() any {
+	return s.ID
+}
+
+func (s *somethingWithNestedChapters) SetId(id any) {
+	s.ID = id.(int64)
+}
 
 func (s *story) Id() any {
 	return s.ID
@@ -114,6 +129,7 @@ func genChaps(single bool) []chapter {
 			{"Sean Harris", "Colin Kimberley", "Brian Tatler"},
 		},
 	}
+	l := loremipsum.New()
 
 	for i := 0; i < ceil; i++ {
 		spf := fmt.Sprintf("%d.md", i+1)
@@ -124,34 +140,47 @@ func genChaps(single bool) []chapter {
 			Words:         50,
 			Notes:         "notenotenote !!!",
 			Genre:         []string{"Slash"},
-			Bands:         []band{dh},
+			Bands:         []band{diamondHead},
 			Characters:    []string{"Sean Harris", "Brian Tatler", "Duncan Scott", "Colin Kimberley"},
 			Relationships: relMap[i],
 			Adult:         true,
-			Summary:       loremipsum.New().Paragraph(),
+			Summary:       l.Paragraph(),
 			Hidden:        false,
 			LoggedInOnly:  true,
 			FileName:      spf,
+			Text:          strings.Join(l.ParagraphList(10), "\n\n"),
 		})
 	}
 
 	return ret
 }
 
-var iti_single story = story{
-	Title:     "title",
-	Completed: true,
-	Chapters:  genChaps(true),
+func doSomethingWithNested() somethingWithNestedChapters {
+	l := loremipsum.New()
+	swnc := somethingWithNestedChapters{
+		Chapters:   genChaps(false),
+		NestedText: strings.Join(l.ParagraphList(15), "\n\n"),
+	}
+	return swnc
+}
+func iti_single() story {
+	return story{
+		Title:     "title",
+		Completed: true,
+		Chapters:  genChaps(true),
+	}
 }
 
-var iti_multi story = story{
-	Title:     "Brian Tatler Fucked and Abused Sean Harris",
-	Completed: false,
-	Chapters:  genChaps(false),
+func iti_multi() story {
+	return story{
+		Title:     "Brian Tatler Fucked and Abused Sean Harris",
+		Completed: false,
+		Chapters:  genChaps(false),
+	}
 }
 
 func iti_blank() story {
-	t := iti_single
+	t := iti_single()
 	t.Chapters = make([]chapter, 0)
 	return t
 }
@@ -190,11 +219,30 @@ var metallica = band{
 	Locked: false,
 }
 
-var dh = band{
-	ID:         503,
-	Name:       "Diamond Head",
-	Locked:     false,
-	Characters: []string{"Brian Tatler", "Sean Harris", "Duncan Scott", "Colin Kimberley"},
+var diamondHead = band{
+	ID:     503,
+	Name:   "Diamond Head",
+	Locked: false,
+	Characters: []string{
+		"Brian Tatler",
+		"Sean Harris",
+		"Duncan Scott",
+		"Colin Kimberley",
+	},
+}
+var bodom = band{
+	ID:     74,
+	Name:   "Children of Bodom",
+	Locked: false,
+	Characters: []string{
+		"Janne Wirman",
+		"Alexi Laiho",
+		"Jaska Raatikainen",
+		"Henkka T. Blacksmith",
+		"Roope Latvala",
+		"Daniel Freyberg",
+		"Alexander Kuoppala",
+	},
 }
 
 func saveDoc(t *testing.T, doc IModel) {

util.go

@@ -54,19 +54,45 @@ func coerceInt(input reflect.Value, dst reflect.Value) interface{} {
 
 var arrRegex, _ = regexp.Compile(`\[(?P<index>\d+)]$`)
 
-func getNested(field string, value reflect.Value) (*reflect.StructField, *reflect.Value, error) {
+func getNested(field string, aValue reflect.Value) (*reflect.Type, *reflect.Value, error) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(field, ".") || strings.HasSuffix(field, ".") {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Malformed field name %s passed", field)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(errFmtMalformedField, field)
 	}
+	value := aValue
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+		value = value.Elem()
+	}
+	aft := value.Type()
 	dots := strings.Split(field, ".")
-	if value.Kind() != reflect.Struct && arrRegex.FindString(dots[0]) == "" {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("This value is not a struct!")
+	if value.Kind() != reflect.Struct /*&& arrRegex.FindString(dots[0]) == ""*/ {
+		if value.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+			st := reflect.MakeSlice(value.Type().Elem(), 0, 0)
+			for i := 0; i < value.Len(); i++ {
+				cur := value.Index(i)
+				if len(dots) > 1 {
+					_, cv, _ := getNested(strings.Join(dots[1:], "."), cur.FieldByName(dots[0]))
+					reflect.Append(st, *cv)
+					//return getNested(, "."), fv)
+				} else {
+					reflect.Append(st, cur)
+				}
+			}
+			typ := st.Type().Elem()
+			return &typ, &st, nil
+		}
+		if len(dots) > 1 {
+			return nil, nil, ErrNotSliceOrStruct
+		} else {
+			return &aft, &value, nil
+		}
+		/*ft := value.Type()
+		 */
 	}
 	ref := value
 	if ref.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 		ref = ref.Elem()
 	}
-	var fv reflect.Value = ref.FieldByName(arrRegex.ReplaceAllString(dots[0], ""))
+	var fv = ref.FieldByName(arrRegex.ReplaceAllString(dots[0], ""))
 	if arrRegex.FindString(dots[0]) != "" && fv.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
 		matches := arrRegex.FindStringSubmatch(dots[0])
 		ridx, _ := strconv.Atoi(matches[0])
@@ -78,7 +104,7 @@ func getNested(field string, value reflect.Value) (*reflect.StructField, *reflec
 	if len(dots) > 1 {
 		return getNested(strings.Join(dots[1:], "."), fv)
 	} else {
-		return &ft, &fv, nil
+		return &ft.Type, &fv, nil
 	}
 }
 func makeSettable(rval reflect.Value, value interface{}) reflect.Value {
@@ -127,17 +153,17 @@ func pull(s reflect.Value, idx int, typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 
 func checkStruct(ref reflect.Value) error {
 	if ref.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot append to multiple documents!")
+		return ErrAppendMultipleDocuments
 	}
 	if ref.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Current object is not a struct!")
+		return ErrNotAStruct
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func checkSlice(ref reflect.Value) error {
 	if ref.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Current field is not a slice!")
+		return ErrNotASlice
 	}
 	return nil
 }