dpd-collection-systemfields - System audit fields for deployd Collections

This collection extension allows you to easily track creation and change of objects in your deployd collections. Currently the following audit fields are supported:

• createdBy, the creating user's id - or (root) or (anonymous)
• createdDate, timestamp (Date.getTime()) of the object's creation
• lastModifiedBy, the user's id who edited this object last - or (root) or (anonymous)
• lastModifiedDate, timestamp (Date.getTime()) of the object's last edit

The user can choose which audit fields to enable by simply creating the desired fields in the deployd dashboard. Any non-existing field will be untouched.

Note these fields are not protected by default, i.e. the end user may try to write any value into them. You need to protect the values in any write-event by specifying protect('createdBy'); in the event handler.

Requirements

• deployd (you'd have guessed that, probably :-))
• Any Collection with some (or all) of these custom fields:

    [
        "createdBy": {
            "name": "createdBy",
            "type": "string",
            "typeLabel": "string",
            "required": false,
            "id": "createdBy",
            "order": 0
        },
        "createdDate": {
            "name": "createdDate",
            "type": "number",
            "typeLabel": "number",
            "required": false,
            "id": "createdDate",
            "order": 1
        },
        "lastModifiedBy": {
            "name": "lastModifiedBy",
            "type": "string",
            "typeLabel": "string",
            "required": false,
            "id": "lastModifiedBy",
            "order": 2
        },
        "lastModifiedDate": {
            "name": "lastModifiedDate",
            "type": "number",
            "typeLabel": "number",
            "required": false,
            "id": "lastModifiedDate",
            "order": 3
        }
    ]

Installation

In your app's root directory, type npm install dpd-collection-systemfields into the command line or download the source. This should create a dpd-collection-systemfields directory in your app's node_modules directory.

See Installing Modules for details.

Setup

Create the fields you want to be managed on every Collection you want them on. No additional setup is required, as every Collection (and every Resource that inherits from Collection) is automatically extended.

Usage

View the fields in the dashboard or have them displayed in your app.

Credits

dpd-collection-systemfields is the work of simpleTechs.net