How do I use collections in MongoDB and sails.js? -

problem:

i want attribute 1 model nested in another.

my solution:

i have 2 models in application, 1 users , other events:

user:

attributes: {     name: 'string',     email: 'string',     events: {         collection: 'event',         via: 'author'     } } 

event:

attributes: {     date: 'string',     time: 'string',,     other: 'string',     author: {         model: 'user'     } } 

one user should able create multiple events, 1 event may have 1 author. don't know how should make queries creating events , showing them.

for creating event query:

var newevent = {     date: req.param("date"),     time: req.param("time"),     other: req.param("other"),     author: req.user }  event.create(newevent).exec(function(err, model){     console.log("new event created");     console.log(model);     return res.redirect("/account"); }); 

this setting author users id , guess right. 1 question here is, have update collection in user-model well? guess not not sure.

i fetching random events query:

event.find().limit(5).exec(function(err, events) {     return res.view({         events: events     }); }); 

and want users name in ejs-template this:

<% for( var i=0; < events.length; i++) { %> <li>     <h3><%- events[i].author.name %></h3> </li> <% } %> 

but not work. think doing wrong collection-field dont know what. suggestions?

i found answer. added populateall query doing join thing.

event.find().limit(5).populateall().exec(function(err, events) {     return res.view({         events: events     }); });