a getter for associations

lib/associations/mixin.js

@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ Mixin.hasOne = function(associatedDAO, options) {
   this.associations[association.associationAccessor] = association.injectAttributes()
   return this
 }
+
 Mixin.belongsTo = function(associatedDAO, options) {
   // the id is in this table
   var association = new BelongsTo(this, associatedDAO, Utils._.extend((options||{}), this.options))
   this.associations[association.associationAccessor] = association.injectAttributes()
   return this
 }
+
 Mixin.hasMany = function(associatedDAO, options) {
   // the id is in the foreign table or in a connecting table
   var association = new HasMany(this, associatedDAO, Utils._.extend((options||{}), this.options))
@@ -25,6 +27,20 @@ Mixin.hasMany = function(associatedDAO, options) {
   return this
 }
 
+Mixin.getAssociation = function(target, options) {
+  var result = null
+
+  for (var associationName in this.associations) {
+    var association = this.associations[associationName]
+
+    if (!result && (association.target === target)) {
+      result = association
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
 /* example for instance methods:
   Mixin.prototype.test = function() {
     console.log('asd')