Work around for sequelize boolean value from mysql database - mysql

Question

I am getting data from mysql database to express rest api app. Using sequelize as a ORM.
When it is comes to a BIT(1) value from mysql, sequelize returns a instance of buffer object.
{
"id": 4,
"ProductPrice": 12.25,
"ProductQuantityOnHand": 0,
"ProductCode": "P486",
"ProductName": "FirstProduct",
"ProductDescription": null,
"ProductActive": {
"type": "Buffer",
"data": [
1
]
},
"createdAt": "2019-02-02T11:27:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2019-02-02T11:27:00.000Z"
}
Like here product active a BIT(1) and sequelize returning a object.
How can I get boolean value instead of an object?
Like this.
{
"id": 4,
"ProductPrice": 12.25,
"ProductQuantityOnHand": 0,
"ProductCode": "P486",
"ProductName": "FirstProduct",
"ProductDescription": null,
"ProductActive": true,
"createdAt": "2019-02-02T11:27:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2019-02-02T11:27:00.000Z"
}

Answer 1

I might suggest that you just use an INT column in your MySQL table. Assuming you only store values 0 and 1, these same values should show up in your ORM/application layer.
As the value 0 is "falsy" in JavaScipt, it would logically behave the same way as false, and vice-versa for 1, which is "truthy."