Dao#save and DaoFactory#create can handle an object as first param

lib/dao-factory.js

@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     Utils.validateParameter(values, Object, { optional: true })
     Utils.validateParameter(fieldsOrOptions, Object, { deprecated: Array, optional: true })
 
+    if (fieldsOrOptions instanceof Array) {
+      fieldsOrOptions = { fields: fieldsOrOptions }
+    }
+
     return this.build(values).save(fieldsOrOptions)
   }
 

lib/dao.js

@@ -96,26 +96,32 @@ module.exports = (function() {
 
   // if an array with field names is passed to save()
   // only those fields will be updated
-  DAO.prototype.save = function(fields, options) {
+  DAO.prototype.save = function(fieldsOrOptions, options) {
     var self          = this
-      , values        = fields ? {} : this.dataValues
+      , values        = fieldsOrOptions ? {} : this.dataValues
       , updatedAtAttr = Utils._.underscoredIf(this.__options.updatedAt, this.__options.underscored)
       , createdAtAttr = Utils._.underscoredIf(this.__options.createdAt, this.__options.underscored)
 
-    if (fields) {
+    if (fieldsOrOptions instanceof Array) {
+      fieldsOrOptions = { fields: fieldsOrOptions }
+    }
+
+    options = Utils._.extend({}, options, fieldsOrOptions)
+
+    if (options.fields) {
       if (self.__options.timestamps) {
-        if (fields.indexOf(updatedAtAttr) === -1) {
-          fields.push(updatedAtAttr)
+        if (options.fields.indexOf(updatedAtAttr) === -1) {
+          options.fields.push(updatedAtAttr)
         }
 
-        if (fields.indexOf(createdAtAttr) === -1 && this.isNewRecord === true) {
-          fields.push(createdAtAttr)
+        if (options.fields.indexOf(createdAtAttr) === -1 && this.isNewRecord === true) {
+          options.fields.push(createdAtAttr)
         }
       }
 
       var tmpVals = self.dataValues
 
-      fields.forEach(function(field) {
+      options.fields.forEach(function(field) {
         if (tmpVals[field] !== undefined) {
           values[field] = tmpVals[field]
         }