Metadata contains all of the information about a stream other than the logged data. title and description are good examples of information contained in stream metadata.

Stream Schema

phant-meta modules all store stream metadata using different methods, but you will always recieve a stream javscript object or an array of stream objects when requesting data.

Default Schema

  • id Unique identifier for the stream.
    • Integer or Hex String
    • Unique
  • title User defined title for the stream.
    • String
    • Not unique
    • Required
  • description User defined stream description.
    • String
    • Not unique
    • Required
  • hidden User configurable flag to hide stream from public stream lists.
    • Boolean
    • Required
  • flagged Flag for admins to hide streams from public stream lists due to objectionable content.
    • Boolean
  • fields User defined field names that will be used when posting data.
    • Array
    • Required
  • tags User defined tags that can be used to categorize streams.
    • Array
    • Optional
  • date Automatically set by server when stream is created.
    • Date
  • last_push Automatically set by server when new data is posted to the stream.
    • Date

phant-meta Modules

There are a collection of phant-meta modules available in npm which all have the same interface. The only difference between them should be the configuration for the storage mechanism they each use.

Properties

name

Used by phant to describe the metadata module when logging errors and other info.

Methods

list (callback, [query], [offset], [limit], [sort])

  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed
      • streams Array of Objects
  • query Object
    • Optional
    • Default {}
  • offset Number
    • Optional
    • Default 0
  • limit Number
    • Optional
    • Default 20
  • sort Object
    • Optional
    • Default null

Calls the callback with the arguments of err and streams. streams will be a JavaScript array of objects with the default schema as properties. If streams is falsey, assume no streams matched your query. If err is truthy, assume the call failed.

Example Retrieve a list of streams using the default settings

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.list(function(err, streams) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    streams.forEach(function(stream) {
      console.log(stream.title);
    });

  });

Example Retrieve public streams 50-100 sorted by date descending

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.list(function(err, streams) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    streams.forEach(function(stream) {
      console.log(stream.title);
    });

  }, { hidden: false }, 50, 50, { property: 'date', direction: 'desc' });

each (callback, [query], [offset], [limit], [sort])

  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed
      • stream Object
  • query Object
    • Optional
    • Default {}
  • offset Number
    • Optional
    • Default 0
  • limit Number
    • Optional
    • Default null
  • sort Object
    • Optional
    • Default null

Calls the callback with the arguments of err and stream. stream will be a JavaScript object with the stream schema as properties. If err is truthy, assume the call failed.

The main difference between list and each is that each will call the callback one stream at a time until it reaches the defined limit. If no limit is defined, then it will continue calling the callback until it runs out of streams that match the query.

Example Retrieve all streams using the default settings

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.each(function(err, stream) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log(stream.title);

  });

Example Retrieve flagged streams 50-100 sorted by last_push ascending

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.list(function(err, stream) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log(stream.title);

  }, { flagged: true }, 50, 50, { property: 'last_push', direction: 'asc' });

get (id, callback)

  • id Number or String
  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed
      • stream Object

Retrieves a specific stream by id. Calls the callback with the arguments of err and stream. stream will be a JavaScript object with the stream schema as properties. If err is truthy, assume the get failed.

Example Retrieve stream 1a2b3c

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.get('1a2b3c', function(err, stream) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log(stream.title);

  });

create (data, callback)

  • data Object
  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed
      • stream Object

Creates a new stream. data should always include the required portions of the stream schema. Calls the callback with the arguments of err and stream. stream will be a JavaScript object with the stream schema as properties. If err is truthy, assume the creation failed.

Example Create a stream

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  var new_stream = {
    title: 'Weather Station',
    description: 'Monitors temp and rain in Uniontown, MD',
    hidden: false,
    fields: ['temp', 'rain'],
    tags: ['Uniontown']
  };

  metadata.create(new_stream, function(err, stream) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('creation failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log('created: ' + stream.id);

  });

update (id, data, callback)

  • id Number or String
  • data Object
  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed
      • stream Object

Updates existing stream with supplied data. data should conform to the stream schema. Calls the callback with the arguments of err and stream. stream will be a JavaScript object with the stream schema as properties. If err is truthy, assume the update failed.

Example Update stream stream 1a2b3c

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  var update_data = {
    title: 'Uniontown Weather Station'
  };

  metadata.update('1a2b3c', update_data, function(err, stream) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('update failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log('title set to: ' + stream.title);

  });

delete (id, callback)

  • id Number or String
  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed

Removes a specific stream by id. Calls the a callback with err as the only argument. If err is truthy, assume the delete failed.

Example Remove stream 1a2b3c

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.delete('1a2b3c', function(err) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log('removed');

  });

touch (id, callback)

  • id Number or String
  • callback Function
    • Arguments
      • err Mixed

Helper method for updating last_push to the current time. Calls the a callback with err as the only argument. If err is truthy, assume touch failed.

Example Touch stream 1a2b3c

var metadata = require('phant-meta-test')();

  metadata.touch('1a2b3c', function(err) {

    if(err) {
      return console.log('failed ' + err);
    }

    console.log('touched');

  });