sails.js query json objects inside table column - mysql

Question

So this must be a strange question, I want sails.js ORM to search something like following
If this is the result for query for the following
Venue.findOne({id: 125274827508536}).exec()
returns >
{
"id": "125274827508536",
"attire": "Casual",
"can_post": false,
"category": "Restaurant/cafe",
"category_list": [
{
"id": "200742186618963",
"name": "Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant"
},
{
"id": "192108214153222",
"name": "Breakfast & Brunch Restaurant"
},
{
"id": "188296324525457",
"name": "Sandwich Shop"
}
],
"checkins": 562,
"cover": {
"cover_id": 356427064393310,
"offset_x": 0,
"offset_y": 13,
"source": "https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/s720x720/460144_356427064393310_1179113344_o.jpg",
"id": "356427064393310"
},
"culinary_team": "Ramy Abu-Yousef : Owner, Chef\nDallas Jones: Chef",
"description": "Unique Sandwiches\nDelicious Salads\nHomemade Soups (4 daily)\nFresh Fruit Smoothies\nMilkshakes\nMOUSTACHE WALL OF FAME",
"general_manager": "Ramy Abu-Yousef & Syndey Friedemann",
"has_added_app": false,
"hours": {
"mon_1_open": "08:00",
"mon_1_close": "22:00",
"tue_1_open": "08:00",
"tue_1_close": "22:00",
"wed_1_open": "08:00",
"wed_1_close": "22:00",
"thu_1_open": "08:00",
"thu_1_close": "22:00",
"fri_1_open": "08:00",
"fri_1_close": "22:00",
"sat_1_open": "08:00",
"sat_1_close": "22:00",
"sun_1_open": "08:00",
"sun_1_close": "22:00"
},
"is_community_page": false,
"is_published": true,
"likes": 540,
"link": "https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyBarrs",
"location": {
"city": "Queenstown",
"country": "New Zealand",
"latitude": -45.032691433795,
"longitude": 168.66154298959,
"street": "15 Church Street",
"zip": "9300"
},
"name": "Johnny Barr's",
"parking": {
"lot": 1,
"street": 1,
"valet": 0
},
"payment_options": {
"amex": 1,
"cash_only": 0,
"discover": 0,
"mastercard": 1,
"visa": 1
},
"phone": "[phone]",
"price_range": "$$ (10-30)",
"restaurant_services": {
"delivery": 1,
"catering": 0,
"groups": 1,
"kids": 1,
"outdoor": 0,
"reserve": 0,
"takeout": 1,
"waiter": 0,
"walkins": 1
},
"restaurant_specialties": {
"breakfast": 1,
"coffee": 1,
"dinner": 1,
"drinks": 1,
"lunch": 1
},
"talking_about_count": 2,
"username": "JohnnyBarrs",
"website": "www.johnnybarrs.com",
"were_here_count": 562
}
Now what I need sails to do is the following
Venue.findOne({'restaurant_services': {'delivery': 1}).exec()
To return the same object as I have shown above,
Any thoughts please ?

Answer 1

If your adapter is mongo then you can do this out of the box
Venue.findOne({'restaurant_services.delivery': 1}).exec()
So you should consider your options if you can transform the data into another source to preform this query.
If not and your adapter is SQL based then it is more difficult and would require more information on your use case to decide on the most efficient option.
For instance if you could limit your query to a few indexed fields in a SQL database, you could then use lodash to find your records within your records.
Venue.find({/*limiting criteria to bring down the number of results*/}).exec(function(err,results){/* JSON.parse(results) then use lodash to find the final result*/})
Another option could be
Venue.find({restaurant_services: {contains: 'delivery: 1'}}).exec()
that is an out of the box idea, but one that might work.
Again depends deeply on your setup, how its indexed and out of how many venues that one would need to be found.