(feature request) Guarded and fillable properties for mass assignment.

I really like being able to use mass assignment but also be able to protect certain columns from being updated.

In the style of: http://laravel.com/docs/eloquent#mass-assignment

Guarded properties that can be updated via mass assignment:

module.exports = function(bookshelf) {
  return bookshelf.Model.extend({
    tableName: 'account_benefits',
    fillable: ['name', 'description']
  });
};

OR

Guarded properties that can be updated via mass assignment:

module.exports = function(bookshelf) {
  return bookshelf.Model.extend({
    tableName: 'account_benefits',
    guarded: ['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'deleted_at']
  });
};

var input = res.body;

new db.accountBenefit({ id: accountBenefitId })
  // In this case input contains id, name, description, and created_at.
  // Only name and description get new values.
  .save(input)
  .then(function(accountBenefit) {
    res.json({ accountBenefit: accountBenefit });
  });
});

Maybe a new method for it (fill?):

new db.userGoal({
  id: userGoalId,
  account_id: request.auth.credentials.account.id
})
.fill(request.payload)
.then(function(userGoal) {
  reply({ userGoal: userGoal });
});

[rhys-vdw]

@marco-fiset Nobody is working on this feature presently. I’d suggest building out a plugin if you need it.

[crunchtime-ali]

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