Added seed parameters to make sure data is already in db at startup

www/api/models/Data_type.js

@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ module.exports = {
         data_type: {
             type: 'string',
             unique: true
+        },
+        plc_type:{
+            type: 'string'
         }
-    }
+    },
+    seedData:[
+        {
+            data_type: "Floating Point",
+            plc_type: "REAL"
+        },
+        {
+            data_type: "Integer",
+            plc_type: "INT"
+        },
+        {
+            data_type: "Boolean",
+            plc_type: "BOOL"
+        },
+    ]
 };

www/api/models/Device_type.js

@@ -18,5 +18,16 @@ module.exports = {
             type: 'string',
             unique: true
         }
-    }
+    },
+    seedData: [
+        {
+            dType: 'CLX',
+        },
+        {
+            dType: 'Micro800',
+        },
+        {
+            dType: 'E300',
+        },
+    ]
 };

www/api/models/Tag_class.js

@@ -21,5 +21,27 @@ module.exports = {
         description: {
             type: 'string'
         }
-    }
+    },
+    seedData:[
+        {
+            class_type: 'stroke',
+            description: 'Stroke Information'
+        },
+        {
+            class_type: 'history',
+            description: 'Historical Data'
+        },
+        {
+            class_type: 'gaugeoff',
+            description: 'Gauge Off Data'
+        },
+        {
+            class_type: 'welltest',
+            description: 'Well Test Data'
+        },
+        {
+            class_type: 'custom',
+            description: 'Stroke Information'
+        }
+    ]
 };

www/config/bootstrap.js

@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@ module.exports.bootstrap = function(cb) {
 
   // It's very important to trigger this callback method when you are finished
   // with the bootstrap!  (otherwise your server will never lift, since it's waiting on the bootstrap)
-  cb();
+
+  async.series([
+ 		Data_type.seed,
+        Device_type.seed,
+        Tag_class.seed
+ 		],cb);
 };

www/config/models.js

@@ -27,6 +27,62 @@ module.exports.models = {
   * See http://sailsjs.org/#!/documentation/concepts/ORM/model-settings.html  *
   *                                                                          *
   ***************************************************************************/
-  migrate: 'alter'
+  migrate: 'alter',
+
+  /**
+   * This method adds records to the database
+   *
+   * To use add a variable 'seedData' in your model and call the
+   * method in the bootstrap.js file
+   */
+  seed: function (callback) {
+    var self = this;
+    var modelName = self.adapter.identity.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + self.adapter.identity.slice(1);
+    if (!self.seedData) {
+      sails.log.debug('No data avaliable to seed ' + modelName);
+      callback();
+      return;
+    }
+    self.count().exec(function (err, count) {
+      if (!err && count === 0) {
+        sails.log.debug('Seeding ' + modelName + '...');
+        if (self.seedData instanceof Array) {
+          self.seedArray(callback);
+        }else{
+          self.seedObject(callback);
+        }
+      } else {
+        sails.log.debug(modelName + ' had models, so no seed needed');
+        callback();
+      }
+    });
+  },
+  seedArray: function (callback) {
+    var self = this;
+    var modelName = self.adapter.identity.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + self.adapter.identity.slice(1);
+    self.createEach(self.seedData).exec(function (err, results) {
+      if (err) {
+        sails.log.debug(err);
+        callback();
+      } else {
+        sails.log.debug(modelName + ' seed planted');
+        callback();
+      }
+    });
+  },
+  seedObject: function (callback) {
+    var self = this;
+    var modelName = self.adapter.identity.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + self.adapter.identity.slice(1);
+    self.create(self.seedData).exec(function (err, results) {
+      if (err) {
+        sails.log.debug(err);
+        callback();
+      } else {
+        sails.log.debug(modelName + ' seed planted');
+        callback();
+      }
+    });
+
+  }
 
 };