gorm/documents/models.md
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# Models
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## Model Definition
```go
type User struct {
gorm.Model
Birthday time.Time
Age int
Name string `gorm:"size:255"` // Default size for string is 255, reset it with this tag
Num int `gorm:"AUTO_INCREMENT"`
CreditCard CreditCard // One-To-One relationship (has one - use CreditCard's UserID as foreign key)
Emails []Email // One-To-Many relationship (has many - use Email's UserID as foreign key)
BillingAddress Address // One-To-One relationship (belongs to - use BillingAddressID as foreign key)
BillingAddressID sql.NullInt64
ShippingAddress Address // One-To-One relationship (belongs to - use ShippingAddressID as foreign key)
ShippingAddressID int
IgnoreMe int `gorm:"-"` // Ignore this field
Languages []Language `gorm:"many2many:user_languages;"` // Many-To-Many relationship, 'user_languages' is join table
}
type Email struct {
ID int
UserID int `gorm:"index"` // Foreign key (belongs to), tag `index` will create index for this column
Email string `gorm:"type:varchar(100);unique_index"` // `type` set sql type, `unique_index` will create unique index for this column
Subscribed bool
}
type Address struct {
ID int
Address1 string `gorm:"not null;unique"` // Set field as not nullable and unique
Address2 string `gorm:"type:varchar(100);unique"`
Post sql.NullString `gorm:"not null"`
}
type Language struct {
ID int
Name string `gorm:"index:idx_name_code"` // Create index with name, and will create combined index if find other fields defined same name
Code string `gorm:"index:idx_name_code"` // `unique_index` also works
}
type CreditCard struct {
gorm.Model
UserID uint
Number string
}
```
## Conventions
### `gorm.Model` struct
Base model definition `gorm.Model`, including fields `ID`, `CreatedAt`, `UpdatedAt`, `DeletedAt`, you could embed it in your model, or only write those fields you want
```go
// Base Model's definition
type Model struct {
ID uint `gorm:"primary_key"`
CreatedAt time.Time
UpdatedAt time.Time
DeletedAt *time.Time
}
// Add fields `ID`, `CreatedAt`, `UpdatedAt`, `DeletedAt`
type User struct {
gorm.Model
Name string
}
// Only need field `ID`, `CreatedAt`
type User struct {
ID uint
CreatedAt time.Time
Name string
}
```
### Table name is the pluralized version of struct name
```go
type User struct {} // default table name is `users`
// set User's table name to be `profiles
func (User) TableName() string {
return "profiles"
}
func (u User) TableName() string {
if u.Role == "admin" {
return "admin_users"
} else {
return "users"
}
}
// Disable table name's pluralization globally
db.SingularTable(true) // if set this to true, `User`'s default table name will be `user`, table name setted with `TableName` won't be affected
```
### Column name is the snake case of field's name
```go
type User struct {
ID uint // column name will be `id`
Name string // column name will be `name`
Birthday time.Time // column name will be `birthday`
CreatedAt time.Time // column name will be `created_at`
}
// Overriding Column Name
type Animal struct {
AnimalId int64 `gorm:"column:beast_id"` // set column name to `beast_id`
Birthday time.Time `gorm:"column:day_of_the_beast"` // set column name to `day_of_the_beast`
Age int64 `gorm:"column:age_of_the_beast"` // set column name to `age_of_the_beast`
}
```
### Field `ID` as primary key
```go
type User struct {
ID uint // field named `ID` will be the default primary field
Name string
}
// Set a field to be primary field with tag `primary_key`
type Animal struct {
AnimalId int64 `gorm:"primary_key"` // set AnimalId to be primary key
Name string
Age int64
}
```
### Field `CreatedAt` used to store record's created time
Create records having `CreatedAt` field will set it to current time.
```go
db.Create(&user) // will set `CreatedAt` to current time
// To change its value, you could use `Update`
db.Model(&user).Update("CreatedAt", time.Now())
```
### Use `UpdatedAt` used to store record's updated time
Save records having `UpdatedAt` field will set it to current time.
```go
db.Save(&user) // will set `UpdatedAt` to current time
db.Model(&user).Update("name", "jinzhu") // will set `UpdatedAt` to current time
```
### Use `DeletedAt` to store record's deleted time if field exists
Delete records having `DeletedAt` field, it won't be deleted from database, but only set field `DeletedAt`'s value to current time, and the record is not findable when querying, refer [Soft Delete](curd.html#soft-delete)