Forest Express - Admin API - Override on the associated records search

forest-associated-record-search-override.js

const Liana = require('forest-express-sequelize');
const models = require('./models');

// NOTICE: "collection" has to be replaced by the collection/model you want to customize.
app.get('/forest/collection', (request, response, next) => {
  if (!request.query.searchToEdit) {
    // NOTICE: Seach for collection list, keep the current behaviour.
    return next();
  }

  // NOTICE: Seach for association update, override the behaviour the way you want.
  return models.collection
    .findAll({ limit: 3 })
    .then(collections =>
      new Liana.ResourceSerializer(
        Liana,
        models.collection,
        collections,
        {},
        { count: 3 }
      ).perform())
    .then(collections => response.send(collections))
    .catch(next);
});

Liana.init({
  // ...
});