3.1.10

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartdata",
-  "version": "3.1.6",
+  "version": "3.1.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartdata",
-  "version": "3.1.6",
+  "version": "3.1.10",
   "private": false,
   "description": "do more with data",
   "main": "dist/index.js",

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export * from './smartdata.classes.db';
 export * from './smartdata.classes.collection';
 export * from './smartdata.classes.doc';
+
+export { IMongoDescriptor } from './interfaces';

ts/interfaces/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './mongodescriptor';

ts/interfaces/mongodescriptor.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export interface IMongoDescriptor {
+  mongoDbName: string;
+  mongoDbUrl: string;
+  mongoDbPass: string;
+}

ts/smartdata.classes.collection.ts

@@ -13,13 +13,23 @@ export interface IDocValidationFunc<T> {
   (doc: T): boolean;
 }
 
+export type TDelayedDbCreation = () => SmartdataDb;
+
 /**
  * This is a decorator that will tell the decorated class what dbTable to use
- * @param db
+ * @param dbArg
  */
-export function Collection(db: SmartdataDb) {
+export function Collection(dbArg: SmartdataDb | TDelayedDbCreation) {
   return function(constructor) {
-    constructor['smartdataCollection'] = new SmartdataCollection(constructor, db);
+    if (dbArg instanceof SmartdataDb) {
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-string-literal
+      constructor['smartdataCollection'] = new SmartdataCollection(constructor, dbArg);
+    } else {
+      constructor['smartdataDelayedCollection'] = () => {
+        return new SmartdataCollection(constructor, dbArg()); 
+      };
+    }
+    
   };
 }
 

ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts

@@ -77,12 +77,27 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T> {
    */
   constructor() {
     this.name = this.constructor['name'];
-    this.collection = this.constructor['smartdataCollection'];
+    if(this.constructor['smartdataCollection']) {
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-string-literal
+      this.collection = this.constructor['smartdataCollection'];
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-string-literal
+    } else if (typeof this.constructor['smartdataDelayedCollection'] === 'function') {
+      // tslint:disable-next-line: no-string-literal
+      this.collection = this.constructor['smartdataDelayedCollection']();
+    } else {
+      console.error('Could not determine collection for DbDoc');
+    }
   }
 
   static async getInstances<T>(filterArg): Promise<T[]> {
     let self: any = this; // fool typesystem
-    let referenceMongoDBCollection: SmartdataCollection<T> = self.smartdataCollection;
+    let referenceMongoDBCollection: SmartdataCollection<T>;
+    
+    if (self.smartdataCollection) {
+      referenceMongoDBCollection = self.smartdataCollection;
+    } else if (self.smartdataDelayedCollection) {
+      referenceMongoDBCollection = self.smartdataDelayedCollection();
+    };
     const foundDocs = await referenceMongoDBCollection.find(filterArg);
     const returnArray = [];
     for (let item of foundDocs) {
@@ -109,6 +124,7 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T> {
    * may lead to data inconsistencies, but is faster
    */
   async save() {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-this-assignment
     let self: any = this;
     switch (this.creationStatus) {
       case 'db':