Mongo association examples

User.js

/**
* User.js
*
* @description :: TODO: You might write a short summary of how this model works and what it represents here.
* @docs        :: http://sailsjs.org/#!documentation/models
*/

module.exports = {

  attributes: {
    name: 'string',
    groups: {
      collection: 'workgroup',
      via: 'members',
      dominant: true
    }
  }

};

Workgroup.js

/**
* Workgroup.js
*
* @description :: TODO: You might write a short summary of how this model works and what it represents here.
* @docs        :: http://sailsjs.org/#!documentation/models
*/

module.exports = {

  attributes: {
    name: 'string',
    members: {
      collection: 'user',
      via: 'groups'
    },
  }
};

WorkgroupController.js

/**
 * WorkgroupController
 *
 * @description :: Server-side logic for managing workgroups
 * @help        :: See http://links.sailsjs.org/docs/controllers
 */

module.exports = {

	link: function(req, res) {

		var tasks = [];

	 /**
		* CREATE
		*/

		//create main user
		tasks.push(function(cb){
			User.create({"id" : "54e8cc422acb5e5b03d5c845","firstName" : "Kitten","lastName" : "Handsome"}).exec(cb);
		});

		//create fellow users
		tasks.push(function(cb){
			User.create([
				{"id" : "54ee20a72acb5e5b03d5c8a0","firstName" : "User2","lastName" : "User2"},
				{"id" : "54ee20a72acb5e5b03d5c8a1","firstName" : "User3","lastName" : "User3"},
				{"id" : "54ee20a72acb5e5b03d5c8a2","firstName" : "User4","lastName" : "User4"}
			]).exec(cb);
		});


		//create workgroup
		tasks.push(function(cb){
			Workgroup.create([{"id" : "54ee23b82acb5e5b03d5c8a3", "fullName":"Kittens club"}]).exec(cb);
		});


		/**
		*   UPDATE ASSOCIATIONS
		*/

		//update workgroup with members
		tasks.push(function(cb){
			Workgroup.update({id:"54ee23b82acb5e5b03d5c8a3"},{
				members:["54e8cc422acb5e5b03d5c845","54ee20a72acb5e5b03d5c8a0","54ee20a72acb5e5b03d5c8a1","54ee20a72acb5e5b03d5c8a2"]
			}).exec(cb);
		});

		async.series(tasks, function(){
			Workgroup.findOne("54ee23b82acb5e5b03d5c8a3").exec(function(err, group){
					res.json(group);
			});
		});

	}


};