Sequelize bulkCreate() returns NULL value for primary key

Question

I am writing rest using node, sequelize as ORM for mySQL. I am using bulkCreate function to create record in bulk. But in response it is returning null for primary key value.

Model

sequelize.define('category', {
    cat_id:{
        type:DataTypes.INTEGER,
        field:'cat_id',
        primaryKey: true,
        autoIncrement: true,
        unique:true
    },
    cat_name:{
        type: DataTypes.STRING,
        field: 'cat_name',
        defaultValue:null
    }
});

Bulk Create operation :

var data = [
        {
            'cat_name':'fashion'
        },
        {
            'cat_name':'food'
        }
    ];

    orm.models.category.bulkCreate(data)
    .then(function(response){
        res.json(response);
    })
    .catch(function(error){
        res.json(error);
    })

response :

[
  {
    "cat_id": null,
    "cat_name": "fashion",
    "created_at": "2016-01-29T07:39:50.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-01-29T07:39:50.000Z"
  },
  {
    "cat_id": null,
    "cat_name": "food",
    "created_at": "2016-01-29T07:39:50.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-01-29T07:39:50.000Z"
  }
]

Solution 1

You should set the returning option:

Model.bulkCreate(values, {returning: true})

Solution 2

Tested in MySQL:

Model.bulkCreate(values, { individualHooks: true })

Solution 3

var data = [
    {
        'cat_name':'fashion'
    },
    {
        'cat_name':'food'
    }
];

Model.bulkCreate(data)
.then(function() {

 //(if you try to immediately return the Model after bulkCreate, the ids may all show up as 'null')
  return Model.findAll()
})
.then(function(response){
    res.json(response);
})
.catch(function(error){
    res.json(error);
})

Solution 4

The success handler is passed an array of instances, but please notice that these may not completely represent the state of the rows in the DB. This is because MySQL and SQLite do not make it easy to obtain back automatically generated IDs and other default values in a way that can be mapped to multiple records. To obtain Instances for the newly created values, you will need to query for them again. http://docs.sequelizejs.com/en/latest/api/model/#bulkcreaterecords-options-promisearrayinstance

Solution 5

Unfortunately that doesn't work in the latest version. They explain why here: http://sequelize.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api/model/#bulkcreaterecords-options-promisearrayinstance

note that the description specifically mentions mysql. You'll have to query for them. (example includes var _ = require('lodash');

var cat = rm.models.category;
cat.bulkCreate(data)
 .then(function (instances) {
    var names = _.map(instances, function (inst) {
      return inst.cat_name;
    });
    return cat.findAll({where: {cat_name: {$in: names}}); 
 })
 .then(function(response){
    res.json(response);
 })
 .catch(function(error){
    res.json(error);
 });

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