angular.js/src/Model.js

// Single $ is special and does not get searched
// Double $$ is special an is client only (does not get sent to server)

function Model(entity, initial) {
  this['$$entity'] = entity;
  this.$loadFrom(initial||{});
  this.$entity = entity['title'];
  this.$migrate();
};

Model.copyDirectFields = function(src, dst) {
  if (src === dst || !src || !dst) return;
  var isDataField = function(src, dst, field) {
    return (field.substring(0,2) !== '$$') &&
        (typeof src[field] !== 'function') &&
        (typeof dst[field] !== 'function');
  };
  for (var field in dst) {
    if (isDataField(src, dst, field))
      delete dst[field];
  }
  for (field in src) {
    if (isDataField(src, dst, field))
      dst[field] = src[field];
  }
};

Model.prototype = {
  '$migrate': function() {
    merge(this['$$entity'].defaults, this);
    return this;
  },
  
  '$merge': function(other) {
    merge(other, this);
    return this;
  },
  
  '$save': function(callback) {
    this['$$entity'].datastore.save(this, callback === true ? undefined : callback);
    if (callback === true) this['$$entity'].datastore.flush();
    return this;
  },
  
  '$delete': function(callback) {
    this['$$entity'].datastore.remove(this, callback === true ? undefined : callback);
    if (callback === true) this['$$entity'].datastore.flush();
    return this;
  },
  
  '$loadById': function(id, callback) {
    this['$$entity'].datastore.load(this, id, callback);
    return this;
  },
  
  '$loadFrom': function(other) {
    Model.copyDirectFields(other, this);
    return this;
  },
  
  '$saveTo': function(other) {
    Model.copyDirectFields(this, other);
    return this;
  }
};