Merge pull request #4540 from overlookmotel/expose-association

Expose Association constructor as `Sequelize.Association`

changelog.md

 # Next
 # Next
 - [FIXED] Calling set with dot.separated key on a JSON/JSONB attribute will not flag the entire object as changed [#4379](https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/4379)
 - [FIXED] Calling set with dot.separated key on a JSON/JSONB attribute will not flag the entire object as changed [#4379](https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/4379)
+- [ADDED] Expose Association constructor as `Sequelize.Association`
 
 
 # 3.9.0
 # 3.9.0
 - [ADDED] beforeRestore/afterRestore hooks [#4371](https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/issues/4371)
 - [ADDED] beforeRestore/afterRestore hooks [#4371](https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/issues/4371)

lib/associations/index.js

+'use strict';
+
+var Association = require('./base');
+Association.BelongsTo = require('./belongs-to');
+Association.HasOne = require('./has-one');
+Association.HasMany = require('./has-many');
+Association.BelongsToMany = require('./belongs-to-many');
+
+module.exports = Association;

lib/sequelize.js

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ var url = require('url')
   , sequelizeErrors = require('./errors')
   , sequelizeErrors = require('./errors')
   , Promise = require('./promise')
   , Promise = require('./promise')
   , Hooks = require('./hooks')
   , Hooks = require('./hooks')
-  , Instance = require('./instance');
+  , Instance = require('./instance')
+  , Association = require('./associations/index');
 
 
 /**
 /**
  * This is the main class, the entry point to sequelize. To use it, you just need to import sequelize:
  * This is the main class, the entry point to sequelize. To use it, you just need to import sequelize:
@@ -304,6 +305,13 @@ Sequelize.prototype.Deferrable = Sequelize.Deferrable = Deferrable;
 Sequelize.prototype.Instance = Sequelize.Instance = Instance;
 Sequelize.prototype.Instance = Sequelize.Instance = Instance;
 
 
 /**
 /**
+ * A reference to the sequelize association class.
+ * @property Association
+ * @see {Association}
+ */
+Sequelize.prototype.Association = Sequelize.Association = Association;
+
+/**
  * Allow hooks to be defined on Sequelize + on sequelize instance as universal hooks to run on all models
  * Allow hooks to be defined on Sequelize + on sequelize instance as universal hooks to run on all models
  * and on Sequelize/sequelize methods e.g. Sequelize(), Sequelize#define()
  * and on Sequelize/sequelize methods e.g. Sequelize(), Sequelize#define()
  */
  */