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JavaScript Using SQL ORMs with Node.js Defining Models Use Options to Adjust Models

Posted by Mark Ganhao
Mark Ganhao
18,334 Points

Updating table models & names or creating new tables.

Looking to clear up some confusion on my end.

When making changes to the model options - for example, setting the tableName - 

  { 
     tableName: 'my_movies_table', 
     sequelize 
   });

when I run the app, a new table with the tableName is created. Previous tables are stored and exist until manually deleted. Future app runs update the tableName table only.

If this the correct behavior or am I missing something? I thought the following code deleted existing tables and recreate tables on each app run. 

 await db.sequelize.sync({ force: true })

I spent way too much time not understanding why my table wasn't being updated until I realized I was looking at the wrong table...