refactor(model): remove build in favor or constructor usage (#10852)

BREAKING CHANGE:

`Model.build` has been removed. Use `Model.bulkBuild` or `new Model` instead.

Co-authored-by: Simon Schick <demwizzy@gmail.com>

docs/instances.md

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 In order to create instances of defined classes just do as follows. You might recognize the syntax if you coded Ruby in the past. Using the `build`-method will return an unsaved object, which you explicitly have to save.
 In order to create instances of defined classes just do as follows. You might recognize the syntax if you coded Ruby in the past. Using the `build`-method will return an unsaved object, which you explicitly have to save.
 
 
 ```js
 ```js
-const project = Project.build({
+const project = new Project({
   title: 'my awesome project',
   title: 'my awesome project',
   description: 'woot woot. this will make me a rich man'
   description: 'woot woot. this will make me a rich man'
 })
 })
 
 
-const task = Task.build({
+const task = new Task({
   title: 'specify the project idea',
   title: 'specify the project idea',
   description: 'bla',
   description: 'bla',
   deadline: new Date()
   deadline: new Date()
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Task.init({
 }, { sequelize, modelName: 'task' });
 }, { sequelize, modelName: 'task' });
 
 
 // now instantiate an object
 // now instantiate an object
-const task = Task.build({title: 'very important task'})
+const task = new Task({title: 'very important task'})
 
 
 task.title  // ==> 'very important task'
 task.title  // ==> 'very important task'
 task.rating // ==> 3
 task.rating // ==> 3
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ task.save().catch(error => {
 })
 })
 
 
 // you can also build, save and access the object with chaining:
 // you can also build, save and access the object with chaining:
-Task
-  .build({ title: 'foo', description: 'bar', deadline: new Date() })
+new Task({ title: 'foo', description: 'bar', deadline: new Date() })
   .save()
   .save()
   .then(anotherTask => {
   .then(anotherTask => {
     // you can now access the currently saved task with the variable anotherTask... nice!
     // you can now access the currently saved task with the variable anotherTask... nice!
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ Task
 
 
 ## Creating persistent instances
 ## Creating persistent instances
 
 
-While an instance created with `.build()` requires an explicit `.save()` call to be stored in the database, `.create()` omits that requirement altogether and automatically stores your instance's data once called.
+While an instance created with `new` requires an explicit `.save()` call to be stored in the database, `.create()` omits that requirement altogether and automatically stores your instance's data once called.
 
 
 ```js
 ```js
 Task.create({ title: 'foo', description: 'bar', deadline: new Date() }).then(task => {
 Task.create({ title: 'foo', description: 'bar', deadline: new Date() }).then(task => {

docs/models-definition.md

@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class User extends Model {
 User.init({ firstname: Sequelize.STRING, lastname: Sequelize.STRING }, { sequelize });
 User.init({ firstname: Sequelize.STRING, lastname: Sequelize.STRING }, { sequelize });
 
 
 // Example:
 // Example:
-User.build({ firstname: 'foo', lastname: 'bar' }).getFullname() // 'foo bar'
+new User({ firstname: 'foo', lastname: 'bar' }).getFullname() // 'foo bar'
 ```
 ```
 
 
 ### Indexes
 ### Indexes

docs/upgrade-to-v6.md

@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ Please refer to previous changelogs for the migration guide.
 
 
 If you have relied on accessing sequelize operators via `Symbol.for('gt')` etc. you must now prefix them with `sequelize.operator` eg.
 If you have relied on accessing sequelize operators via `Symbol.for('gt')` etc. you must now prefix them with `sequelize.operator` eg.
 `Symbol.for('sequelize.operator.gt')`
 `Symbol.for('sequelize.operator.gt')`
+
+### Removed `Model.build`
+
+`Model.build` has been acting as proxy for `bulkBuild` and `new Model` for a while.
+
+Use `Model.bulkBuild` or `new Model` instead.

lib/associations/base.js

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Association {
       const tmpInstance = {};
       const tmpInstance = {};
       tmpInstance[this.target.primaryKeyAttribute] = element;
       tmpInstance[this.target.primaryKeyAttribute] = element;
 
 
-      return this.target.build(tmpInstance, { isNewRecord: false });
+      return new this.target(tmpInstance, { isNewRecord: false });
     });
     });
   }
   }
 
 

lib/associations/has-one.js

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class HasOne extends Association {
         if (!(associatedInstance instanceof this.target)) {
         if (!(associatedInstance instanceof this.target)) {
           const tmpInstance = {};
           const tmpInstance = {};
           tmpInstance[this.target.primaryKeyAttribute] = associatedInstance;
           tmpInstance[this.target.primaryKeyAttribute] = associatedInstance;
-          associatedInstance = this.target.build(tmpInstance, {
+          associatedInstance = new this.target(tmpInstance, {
             isNewRecord: false
             isNewRecord: false
           });
           });
         }
         }

lib/model.js

@@ -2144,24 +2144,15 @@ class Model {
   }
   }
 
 
   /**
   /**
-   * Builds a new model instance.
+   * Builds multiple models in one operation.
    *
    *
-   * @param {Object|Array} values An object of key value pairs or an array of such. If an array, the function will return an array of instances.
-   * @param {Object}  [options] Instance build options
-   * @param {boolean} [options.raw=false] If set to true, values will ignore field and virtual setters.
-   * @param {boolean} [options.isNewRecord=true] Is this new record
-   * @param {Array}   [options.include] an array of include options - Used to build prefetched/included model instances. See `set`
+   * @param {Array<Object>} valueSets An object of key value pairs or an array of such. If an array, the function will return an array of instances.
+   * @param {Object}  [options] Instance build options,
+   * @see
+   * {@link constructor}
    *
    *
-   * @returns {Model|Array<Model>}
+   * @returns {Array<Model>}
    */
    */
-  static build(values, options) {
-    if (Array.isArray(values)) {
-      return this.bulkBuild(values, options);
-    }
-
-    return new this(values, options);
-  }
-
   static bulkBuild(valueSets, options) {
   static bulkBuild(valueSets, options) {
     options = Object.assign({
     options = Object.assign({
       isNewRecord: true
       isNewRecord: true
@@ -2179,14 +2170,14 @@ class Model {
       options.attributes = options.attributes.map(attribute => Array.isArray(attribute) ? attribute[1] : attribute);
       options.attributes = options.attributes.map(attribute => Array.isArray(attribute) ? attribute[1] : attribute);
     }
     }
 
 
-    return valueSets.map(values => this.build(values, options));
+    return valueSets.map(values => new this(values, options));
   }
   }
 
 
   /**
   /**
    * Builds a new model instance and calls save on it.
    * Builds a new model instance and calls save on it.
 
 
    * @see
    * @see
-   * {@link Model.build}
+   * {@link Model.constructor}
    * @see
    * @see
    * {@link Model.save}
    * {@link Model.save}
    *
    *
@@ -2212,7 +2203,7 @@ class Model {
   static create(values, options) {
   static create(values, options) {
     options = Utils.cloneDeep(options);
     options = Utils.cloneDeep(options);
 
 
-    return this.build(values, {
+    return new this(values, {
       isNewRecord: true,
       isNewRecord: true,
       attributes: options.fields,
       attributes: options.fields,
       include: options.include,
       include: options.include,
@@ -2249,12 +2240,12 @@ class Model {
           values = Utils.defaults(values, options.where);
           values = Utils.defaults(values, options.where);
         }
         }
 
 
-        instance = this.build(values, options);
+        instance = new this(values, options);
 
 
-        return Promise.resolve([instance, true]);
+        return [instance, true];
       }
       }
 
 
-      return Promise.resolve([instance, false]);
+      return [instance, false];
     });
     });
   }
   }
 
 
@@ -2443,7 +2434,7 @@ class Model {
     const createdAtAttr = this._timestampAttributes.createdAt;
     const createdAtAttr = this._timestampAttributes.createdAt;
     const updatedAtAttr = this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt;
     const updatedAtAttr = this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt;
     const hasPrimary = this.primaryKeyField in values || this.primaryKeyAttribute in values;
     const hasPrimary = this.primaryKeyField in values || this.primaryKeyAttribute in values;
-    const instance = this.build(values);
+    const instance = new this(values);
 
 
     if (!options.fields) {
     if (!options.fields) {
       options.fields = Object.keys(instance._changed);
       options.fields = Object.keys(instance._changed);
@@ -2565,7 +2556,7 @@ class Model {
     const updatedAtAttr = this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt;
     const updatedAtAttr = this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt;
     const now = Utils.now(this.sequelize.options.dialect);
     const now = Utils.now(this.sequelize.options.dialect);
 
 
-    let instances = records.map(values => this.build(values, { isNewRecord: true }));
+    let instances = records.map(values => new this(values, { isNewRecord: true }));
 
 
     return Promise.try(() => {
     return Promise.try(() => {
       // Run before hook
       // Run before hook
@@ -2929,7 +2920,7 @@ class Model {
     return Promise.try(() => {
     return Promise.try(() => {
       // Validate
       // Validate
       if (options.validate) {
       if (options.validate) {
-        const build = this.build(values);
+        const build = new this(values);
         build.set(this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt, values[this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt], { raw: true });
         build.set(this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt, values[this._timestampAttributes.updatedAt], { raw: true });
 
 
         if (options.sideEffects) {
         if (options.sideEffects) {
@@ -3405,7 +3396,7 @@ class Model {
    *
    *
    * Set can also be used to build instances for associations, if you have values for those.
    * Set can also be used to build instances for associations, if you have values for those.
    * When using set with associations you need to make sure the property key matches the alias of the association
    * When using set with associations you need to make sure the property key matches the alias of the association
-   * while also making sure that the proper include options have been set (from .build() or .findOne())
+   * while also making sure that the proper include options have been set (from the constructor or .findOne())
    *
    *
    * If called with a dot.separated key on a JSON/JSONB attribute it will set the value nested and flag the entire object as changed.
    * If called with a dot.separated key on a JSON/JSONB attribute it will set the value nested and flag the entire object as changed.
    *
    *
@@ -3627,7 +3618,7 @@ class Model {
           value = value[0];
           value = value[0];
         }
         }
         isEmpty = value && value[primaryKeyAttribute] === null || value === null;
         isEmpty = value && value[primaryKeyAttribute] === null || value === null;
-        this[accessor] = this.dataValues[accessor] = isEmpty ? null : include.model.build(value, childOptions);
+        this[accessor] = this.dataValues[accessor] = isEmpty ? null : new include.model(value, childOptions);
       } else {
       } else {
         isEmpty = value[0] && value[0][primaryKeyAttribute] === null;
         isEmpty = value[0] && value[0][primaryKeyAttribute] === null;
         this[accessor] = this.dataValues[accessor] = isEmpty ? [] : include.model.bulkBuild(value, childOptions);
         this[accessor] = this.dataValues[accessor] = isEmpty ? [] : include.model.bulkBuild(value, childOptions);

lib/sequelize.js

@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class Sequelize {
    *
    *
    * @returns {Promise}
    * @returns {Promise}
    *
    *
-   * @see {@link Model.build} for more information about instance option.
+   * @see {@link Model.constructor} for more information about instance option.
    */
    */
 
 
   query(sql, options) {
   query(sql, options) {

test/integration/associations/belongs-to-many.test.js

@@ -2206,8 +2206,8 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('BelongsToMany'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('correctly uses bId in A', function() {
       it('correctly uses bId in A', function() {
-        const a1 = this.A.build({ name: 'a1' }),
-          b1 = this.B.build({ name: 'b1' });
+        const a1 = new this.A({ name: 'a1' }),
+          b1 = new this.B({ name: 'b1' });
 
 
         return a1
         return a1
           .save()
           .save()
@@ -2230,8 +2230,8 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('BelongsToMany'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('correctly uses bId in A', function() {
       it('correctly uses bId in A', function() {
-        const a1 = this.A.build({ name: 'a1' }),
-          b1 = this.B.build({ name: 'b1' });
+        const a1 = new this.A({ name: 'a1' }),
+          b1 = new this.B({ name: 'b1' });
 
 
         return a1
         return a1
           .save()
           .save()
@@ -2328,9 +2328,9 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('BelongsToMany'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('correctly sets user and owner', function() {
       it('correctly sets user and owner', function() {
-        const p1 = this.Project.build({ projectName: 'p1' }),
-          u1 = this.User.build({ name: 'u1' }),
-          u2 = this.User.build({ name: 'u2' });
+        const p1 = new this.Project({ projectName: 'p1' }),
+          u1 = new this.User({ name: 'u1' }),
+          u2 = new this.User({ name: 'u2' });
 
 
         return p1
         return p1
           .save()
           .save()

test/integration/dialects/sqlite/dao.test.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if (dialect === 'sqlite') {
 
 
     describe('findAll', () => {
     describe('findAll', () => {
       it('handles dates correctly', function() {
       it('handles dates correctly', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'user' });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'user' });
 
 
         user.dataValues.createdAt = new Date(2011, 4, 4);
         user.dataValues.createdAt = new Date(2011, 4, 4);
 
 

test/integration/instance.test.js

@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
 
   describe('isNewRecord', () => {
   describe('isNewRecord', () => {
     it('returns true for non-saved objects', function() {
     it('returns true for non-saved objects', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({ username: 'user' });
+      const user = new this.User({ username: 'user' });
       expect(user.id).to.be.null;
       expect(user.id).to.be.null;
       expect(user.isNewRecord).to.be.ok;
       expect(user.isNewRecord).to.be.ok;
     });
     });
 
 
     it('returns false for saved objects', function() {
     it('returns false for saved objects', function() {
-      return this.User.build({ username: 'user' }).save().then(user => {
+      return new this.User({ username: 'user' }).save().then(user => {
         expect(user.isNewRecord).to.not.be.ok;
         expect(user.isNewRecord).to.not.be.ok;
       });
       });
     });
     });
@@ -119,19 +119,19 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
   describe('default values', () => {
   describe('default values', () => {
     describe('uuid', () => {
     describe('uuid', () => {
       it('should store a string in uuidv1 and uuidv4', function() {
       it('should store a string in uuidv1 and uuidv4', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'a user' });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'a user' });
         expect(user.uuidv1).to.be.a('string');
         expect(user.uuidv1).to.be.a('string');
         expect(user.uuidv4).to.be.a('string');
         expect(user.uuidv4).to.be.a('string');
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should store a string of length 36 in uuidv1 and uuidv4', function() {
       it('should store a string of length 36 in uuidv1 and uuidv4', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'a user' });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'a user' });
         expect(user.uuidv1).to.have.length(36);
         expect(user.uuidv1).to.have.length(36);
         expect(user.uuidv4).to.have.length(36);
         expect(user.uuidv4).to.have.length(36);
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should store a valid uuid in uuidv1 and uuidv4 that conforms to the UUID v1 and v4 specifications', function() {
       it('should store a valid uuid in uuidv1 and uuidv4 that conforms to the UUID v1 and v4 specifications', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'a user' });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'a user' });
         expect(isUUID(user.uuidv1)).to.be.true;
         expect(isUUID(user.uuidv1)).to.be.true;
         expect(isUUID(user.uuidv4, 4)).to.be.true;
         expect(isUUID(user.uuidv4, 4)).to.be.true;
       });
       });
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const person = Person.build({});
+        const person = new Person({});
         expect(person.id1).to.be.ok;
         expect(person.id1).to.be.ok;
         expect(person.id1).to.have.length(36);
         expect(person.id1).to.have.length(36);
 
 
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
     describe('current date', () => {
     describe('current date', () => {
       it('should store a date in touchedAt', function() {
       it('should store a date in touchedAt', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'a user' });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'a user' });
         expect(user.touchedAt).to.be.instanceof(Date);
         expect(user.touchedAt).to.be.instanceof(Date);
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should store the current date in touchedAt', function() {
       it('should store the current date in touchedAt', function() {
         const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
         const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
         clock.tick(5000);
         clock.tick(5000);
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'a user' });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'a user' });
         clock.restore();
         clock.restore();
         expect(+user.touchedAt).to.be.equal(5000);
         expect(+user.touchedAt).to.be.equal(5000);
       });
       });
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
 
     describe('allowNull date', () => {
     describe('allowNull date', () => {
       it('should be just "null" and not Date with Invalid Date', function() {
       it('should be just "null" and not Date with Invalid Date', function() {
-        return this.User.build({ username: 'a user' }).save().then(() => {
+        return new this.User({ username: 'a user' }).save().then(() => {
           return this.User.findOne({ where: { username: 'a user' } }).then(user => {
           return this.User.findOne({ where: { username: 'a user' } }).then(user => {
             expect(user.dateAllowNullTrue).to.be.null;
             expect(user.dateAllowNullTrue).to.be.null;
           });
           });
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
 
       it('should be the same valid date when saving the date', function() {
       it('should be the same valid date when saving the date', function() {
         const date = new Date();
         const date = new Date();
-        return this.User.build({ username: 'a user', dateAllowNullTrue: date }).save().then(() => {
+        return new this.User({ username: 'a user', dateAllowNullTrue: date }).save().then(() => {
           return this.User.findOne({ where: { username: 'a user' } }).then(user => {
           return this.User.findOne({ where: { username: 'a user' } }).then(user => {
             expect(user.dateAllowNullTrue.toString()).to.equal(date.toString());
             expect(user.dateAllowNullTrue.toString()).to.equal(date.toString());
           });
           });
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
 
     describe('super user boolean', () => {
     describe('super user boolean', () => {
       it('should default to false', function() {
       it('should default to false', function() {
-        return this.User.build({
+        return new this.User({
           username: 'a user'
           username: 'a user'
         })
         })
           .save()
           .save()
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should override default when given truthy boolean', function() {
       it('should override default when given truthy boolean', function() {
-        return this.User.build({
+        return new this.User({
           username: 'a user',
           username: 'a user',
           isSuperUser: true
           isSuperUser: true
         })
         })
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should override default when given truthy boolean-string ("true")', function() {
       it('should override default when given truthy boolean-string ("true")', function() {
-        return this.User.build({
+        return new this.User({
           username: 'a user',
           username: 'a user',
           isSuperUser: 'true'
           isSuperUser: 'true'
         })
         })
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should override default when given truthy boolean-int (1)', function() {
       it('should override default when given truthy boolean-int (1)', function() {
-        return this.User.build({
+        return new this.User({
           username: 'a user',
           username: 'a user',
           isSuperUser: 1
           isSuperUser: 1
         })
         })
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       it('should throw error when given value of incorrect type', function() {
       it('should throw error when given value of incorrect type', function() {
         let callCount = 0;
         let callCount = 0;
 
 
-        return this.User.build({
+        return new this.User({
           username: 'a user',
           username: 'a user',
           isSuperUser: 'INCORRECT_VALUE_TYPE'
           isSuperUser: 'INCORRECT_VALUE_TYPE'
         })
         })
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       }, { timestamps: false, logging: false });
       }, { timestamps: false, logging: false });
 
 
       return User.sync().then(() => {
       return User.sync().then(() => {
-        const user = User.build({ username: 'foo' });
+        const user = new User({ username: 'foo' });
         expect(user.get({ plain: true })).to.deep.equal({ username: 'foo', id: null });
         expect(user.get({ plain: true })).to.deep.equal({ username: 'foo', id: null });
       });
       });
     });
     });

test/integration/instance.validations.test.js

@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
           });
           });
         });
         });
 
 
-        it('should emit an error when we try to enter in a string for an auto increment key through .build().validate()', function() {
-          const user = this.User.build({ id: 'helloworld' });
+        it('should emit an error when we try to enter in a string for an auto increment key through new Model().validate()', function() {
+          const user = new this.User({ id: 'helloworld' });
 
 
           return expect(user.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(err => {
           return expect(user.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(err => {
             expect(err.get('id')[0].message).to.equal('ID must be an integer!');
             expect(err.get('id')[0].message).to.equal('ID must be an integer!');
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
         });
         });
 
 
         it('should emit an error when we try to .save()', function() {
         it('should emit an error when we try to .save()', function() {
-          const user = this.User.build({ id: 'helloworld' });
+          const user = new this.User({ id: 'helloworld' });
           return user.save().catch(err => {
           return user.save().catch(err => {
             expect(err).to.be.an.instanceOf(Error);
             expect(err).to.be.an.instanceOf(Error);
             expect(err.get('id')[0].message).to.equal('ID must be an integer!');
             expect(err.get('id')[0].message).to.equal('ID must be an integer!');
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    const failingUser = User.build({ name: '3' });
+    const failingUser = new User({ name: '3' });
 
 
     return expect(failingUser.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
     return expect(failingUser.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
       expect(error).to.be.an.instanceOf(Error);
       expect(error).to.be.an.instanceOf(Error);
       expect(error.get('name')[0].message).to.equal("name should equal '2'");
       expect(error.get('name')[0].message).to.equal("name should equal '2'");
 
 
-      const successfulUser = User.build({ name: '2' });
+      const successfulUser = new User({ name: '2' });
       return expect(successfulUser.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
       return expect(successfulUser.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
     });
     });
   });
   });
@@ -424,11 +424,11 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     return User.sync().then(() => {
     return User.sync().then(() => {
-      return expect(User.build({ name: 'error' }).validate()).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
+      return expect(new User({ name: 'error' }).validate()).to.be.rejected.then(error => {
         expect(error).to.be.instanceof(Sequelize.ValidationError);
         expect(error).to.be.instanceof(Sequelize.ValidationError);
         expect(error.get('name')[0].message).to.equal('Invalid username');
         expect(error.get('name')[0].message).to.equal('Invalid username');
 
 
-        return expect(User.build({ name: 'no error' }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
+        return expect(new User({ name: 'no error' }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
       });
       });
     });
     });
   });
   });
@@ -444,8 +444,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User
-      .build({ age: -1 })
+    return expect(new User({ age: -1 })
       .validate())
       .validate())
       .to.be.rejected
       .to.be.rejected
       .then(error => {
       .then(error => {
@@ -473,15 +472,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(Foo
-      .build({ field1: null, field2: null })
+    return expect(new Foo({ field1: null, field2: null })
       .validate())
       .validate())
       .to.be.rejected
       .to.be.rejected
       .then(error => {
       .then(error => {
         expect(error.get('xnor')[0].message).to.equal('xnor failed');
         expect(error.get('xnor')[0].message).to.equal('xnor failed');
 
 
-        return expect(Foo
-          .build({ field1: 33, field2: null })
+        return expect(new Foo({ field1: 33, field2: null })
           .validate())
           .validate())
           .not.to.be.rejected;
           .not.to.be.rejected;
       });
       });
@@ -496,7 +493,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
           }
           }
         }
         }
       }),
       }),
-      foo = Foo.build({ bar: 'a' });
+      foo = new Foo({ bar: 'a' });
     return expect(foo.validate()).not.to.be.rejected.then(() => {
     return expect(foo.validate()).not.to.be.rejected.then(() => {
       return expect(foo.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
       return expect(foo.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
     });
     });
@@ -515,7 +512,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    const failingBar = Bar.build({ field: 'value3' });
+    const failingBar = new Bar({ field: 'value3' });
 
 
     return expect(failingBar.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(errors => {
     return expect(failingBar.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(errors => {
       expect(errors.get('field')).to.have.length(1);
       expect(errors.get('field')).to.have.length(1);
@@ -536,7 +533,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    const failingBar = Bar.build({ field: 'value3' });
+    const failingBar = new Bar({ field: 'value3' });
 
 
     return expect(failingBar.validate({ skip: ['field'] })).not.to.be.rejected;
     return expect(failingBar.validate({ skip: ['field'] })).not.to.be.rejected;
   });
   });
@@ -554,7 +551,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    const failingBar = Bar.build({ field: this.sequelize.literal('5 + 1') });
+    const failingBar = new Bar({ field: this.sequelize.literal('5 + 1') });
 
 
     return expect(failingBar.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
     return expect(failingBar.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
   });
   });
@@ -590,7 +587,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    const user = User.build({ name: 'RedCat' });
+    const user = new User({ name: 'RedCat' });
     expect(user.getDataValue('name')).to.equal('RedCat');
     expect(user.getDataValue('name')).to.equal('RedCat');
 
 
     user.setDataValue('name', 'YellowCat');
     user.setDataValue('name', 'YellowCat');
@@ -604,7 +601,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: ['iama', 'dummy.com']
       email: ['iama', 'dummy.com']
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
   });
   });
@@ -616,7 +613,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: ['iama', 'dummy.com']
       email: ['iama', 'dummy.com']
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
   });
   });
@@ -628,7 +625,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: ['iama', 'dummy.com']
       email: ['iama', 'dummy.com']
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
   });
   });
@@ -640,7 +637,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: { lol: true }
       email: { lol: true }
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
   });
   });
@@ -652,7 +649,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: { lol: true }
       email: { lol: true }
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
   });
   });
@@ -664,7 +661,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: { lol: true }
       email: { lol: true }
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
     }).validate()).to.be.rejectedWith(Sequelize.ValidationError);
   });
   });
@@ -676,7 +673,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       email: null
       email: null
     }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
     }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
   });
   });
@@ -702,13 +699,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     return Sequelize.Promise.all([
     return Sequelize.Promise.all([
-      expect(User.build({
+      expect(new User({
         password: 'short',
         password: 'short',
         salt: '42'
         salt: '42'
       }).validate()).to.be.rejected.then(errors => {
       }).validate()).to.be.rejected.then(errors => {
         expect(errors.get('password')[0].message).to.equal('Please choose a longer password');
         expect(errors.get('password')[0].message).to.equal('Please choose a longer password');
       }),
       }),
-      expect(User.build({
+      expect(new User({
         password: 'loooooooong',
         password: 'loooooooong',
         salt: '42'
         salt: '42'
       }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected
       }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected
@@ -729,10 +726,10 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       }
       }
     });
     });
 
 
-    return expect(User.build({
+    return expect(new User({
       name: 'abcdefg'
       name: 'abcdefg'
     }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected.then(() => {
     }).validate()).not.to.be.rejected.then(() => {
-      return expect(User.build({
+      return expect(new User({
         name: 'a'
         name: 'a'
       }).validate()).to.be.rejected;
       }).validate()).to.be.rejected;
     }).then(errors => {
     }).then(errors => {

test/integration/instance/destroy.test.js

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
 
         return this.sequelize.sync({ force: true })
         return this.sequelize.sync({ force: true })
           .then(() => {
           .then(() => {
-            return Date.build({ date: Infinity })
+            return new Date({ date: Infinity })
               .save()
               .save()
               .then(date => {
               .then(date => {
                 return date.destroy();
                 return date.destroy();

test/integration/instance/save.test.js

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
           const User = sequelize.define('User', { username: Support.Sequelize.STRING });
           const User = sequelize.define('User', { username: Support.Sequelize.STRING });
           return User.sync({ force: true }).then(() => {
           return User.sync({ force: true }).then(() => {
             return sequelize.transaction().then(t => {
             return sequelize.transaction().then(t => {
-              return User.build({ username: 'foo' }).save({ transaction: t }).then(() => {
+              return new User({ username: 'foo' }).save({ transaction: t }).then(() => {
                 return User.count().then(count1 => {
                 return User.count().then(count1 => {
                   return User.count({ transaction: t }).then(count2 => {
                   return User.count({ transaction: t }).then(count2 => {
                     expect(count1).to.equal(0);
                     expect(count1).to.equal(0);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('only validates fields in passed array', function() {
     it('only validates fields in passed array', function() {
-      return this.User.build({
+      return new this.User({
         validateTest: 'cake', // invalid, but not saved
         validateTest: 'cake', // invalid, but not saved
         validateCustom: '1'
         validateCustom: '1'
       }).save({
       }).save({
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     it('stores an entry in the database', function() {
     it('stores an entry in the database', function() {
       const username = 'user',
       const username = 'user',
         User = this.User,
         User = this.User,
-        user = this.User.build({
+        user = new this.User({
           username,
           username,
           touchedAt: new Date(1984, 8, 23)
           touchedAt: new Date(1984, 8, 23)
         });
         });
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       const now = new Date();
       const now = new Date();
       now.setMilliseconds(0);
       now.setMilliseconds(0);
 
 
-      const user = this.User.build({ username: 'user' });
+      const user = new this.User({ username: 'user' });
       this.clock.tick(1000);
       this.clock.tick(1000);
 
 
       return user.save().then(savedUser => {
       return user.save().then(savedUser => {
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should fail a validation upon building', function() {
     it('should fail a validation upon building', function() {
-      return this.User.build({ aNumber: 0, validateCustom: 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' }).save()
+      return new this.User({ aNumber: 0, validateCustom: 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' }).save()
         .catch(err => {
         .catch(err => {
           expect(err).to.exist;
           expect(err).to.exist;
           expect(err).to.be.instanceof(Object);
           expect(err).to.be.instanceof(Object);
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('takes zero into account', function() {
     it('takes zero into account', function() {
-      return this.User.build({ aNumber: 0 }).save({
+      return new this.User({ aNumber: 0 }).save({
         fields: ['aNumber']
         fields: ['aNumber']
       }).then(user => {
       }).then(user => {
         expect(user.aNumber).to.equal(0);
         expect(user.aNumber).to.equal(0);

test/integration/instance/to-json.test.js

@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
         });
         });
     });
     });
 
 
-    describe('build', () => {
+    describe('constructor', () => {
       it('returns an object containing all values', function() {
       it('returns an object containing all values', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({
+        const user = new this.User({
           username: 'Adam',
           username: 'Adam',
           age: 22,
           age: 22,
           level: -1,
           level: -1,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('returns a response that can be stringified', function() {
       it('returns a response that can be stringified', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({
+        const user = new this.User({
           username: 'test.user',
           username: 'test.user',
           age: 99,
           age: 99,
           isAdmin: true,
           isAdmin: true,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('returns a response that can be stringified and then parsed', function() {
       it('returns a response that can be stringified and then parsed', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({ username: 'test.user', age: 99, isAdmin: true });
+        const user = new this.User({ username: 'test.user', age: 99, isAdmin: true });
         expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(user))).to.deep.equal({ username: 'test.user', age: 99, isAdmin: true, isUser: false, id: null });
         expect(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(user))).to.deep.equal({ username: 'test.user', age: 99, isAdmin: true, isUser: false, id: null });
       });
       });
     });
     });

test/integration/instance/update.test.js

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should only save passed attributes', function() {
     it('should only save passed attributes', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build();
+      const user = new this.User();
       return user.save().then(() => {
       return user.save().then(() => {
         user.set('validateTest', 5);
         user.set('validateTest', 5);
         expect(user.changed('validateTest')).to.be.ok;
         expect(user.changed('validateTest')).to.be.ok;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should save attributes affected by setters', function() {
     it('should save attributes affected by setters', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build();
+      const user = new this.User();
       return user.update({ validateSideEffect: 5 }).then(() => {
       return user.update({ validateSideEffect: 5 }).then(() => {
         expect(user.validateSideEffect).to.be.equal(5);
         expect(user.validateSideEffect).to.be.equal(5);
       }).then(() => {
       }).then(() => {

test/integration/instance/values.test.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           name: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
           name: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({ id: 1, name: 'Mick' });
+        const user = new User({ id: 1, name: 'Mick' });
 
 
         expect(user.get('id')).to.equal(1);
         expect(user.get('id')).to.equal(1);
         expect(user.get('name')).to.equal('Mick');
         expect(user.get('name')).to.equal('Mick');
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           identifier: { type: DataTypes.STRING, primaryKey: true }
           identifier: { type: DataTypes.STRING, primaryKey: true }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({ identifier: 'identifier' });
+        const user = new User({ identifier: 'identifier' });
 
 
         expect(user.get('identifier')).to.equal('identifier');
         expect(user.get('identifier')).to.equal('identifier');
         user.set('identifier', 'another identifier');
         user.set('identifier', 'another identifier');
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           identifier: { type: DataTypes.STRING, primaryKey: true }
           identifier: { type: DataTypes.STRING, primaryKey: true }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({}, {
+        const user = new User({}, {
           isNewRecord: false
           isNewRecord: false
         });
         });
 
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           underscored: true
           underscored: true
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({}, {
+        const user = new User({}, {
           isNewRecord: false
           isNewRecord: false
         });
         });
 
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build();
+        const user = new User();
 
 
         user.set({
         user.set({
           name: 'antonio banderaz',
           name: 'antonio banderaz',
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           Product.hasMany(Tag);
           Product.hasMany(Tag);
           Product.belongsTo(User);
           Product.belongsTo(User);
 
 
-          const product = Product.build({}, {
+          const product = new Product({}, {
             include: [
             include: [
               User,
               User,
               Tag
               Tag
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           Product.hasMany(Tag);
           Product.hasMany(Tag);
           Product.belongsTo(User);
           Product.belongsTo(User);
 
 
-          const product = Product.build({}, {
+          const product = new Product({}, {
             include: [
             include: [
               User,
               User,
               Tag
               Tag
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const product = Product.build({
+        const product = new Product({
           price: 10
           price: 10
         });
         });
         expect(product.get('price')).to.equal(1000);
         expect(product.get('price')).to.equal(1000);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const product = Product.build({
+        const product = new Product({
           priceInCents: 1000
           priceInCents: 1000
         });
         });
         expect(product.get('price')).to.equal(10);
         expect(product.get('price')).to.equal(10);
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const product = Product.build({
+        const product = new Product({
           price: 10
           price: 10
         });
         });
         expect(product.toJSON()).to.deep.equal({ withTaxes: 1250, price: 1000, id: null });
         expect(product.toJSON()).to.deep.equal({ withTaxes: 1250, price: 1000, id: null });
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
         });
         });
 
 
         return this.sequelize.sync().then(() => {
         return this.sequelize.sync().then(() => {
-          const contact = Contact.build({
+          const contact = new Contact({
             first: 'My',
             first: 'My',
             last: 'Name',
             last: 'Name',
             tags: ['yes', 'no']
             tags: ['yes', 'no']
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
 
 
           Product.belongsTo(User);
           Product.belongsTo(User);
 
 
-          const product = Product.build({}, {
+          const product = new Product({}, {
             include: [
             include: [
               User
               User
             ]
             ]
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
             title: Sequelize.STRING
             title: Sequelize.STRING
           });
           });
 
 
-          const product = Product.build({
+          const product = new Product({
             id: 1,
             id: 1,
             title: 'Chair'
             title: 'Chair'
           }, { raw: true });
           }, { raw: true });
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
 
 
         Product.belongsTo(User);
         Product.belongsTo(User);
 
 
-        const product = Product.build({}, {
+        const product = new Product({}, {
           include: [
           include: [
             User
             User
           ]
           ]
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           name: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
           name: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           name: 'Jan Meier'
           name: 'Jan Meier'
         });
         });
         user.set('name', 'Mick Hansen');
         user.set('name', 'Mick Hansen');
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
         });
         });
 
 
         return User.sync().then(() => {
         return User.sync().then(() => {
-          const user = User.build({
+          const user = new User({
             name: 'Jan Meier'
             name: 'Jan Meier'
           });
           });
           user.set('name', 'Mick Hansen');
           user.set('name', 'Mick Hansen');
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           title: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
           title: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           name: 'Jan Meier',
           name: 'Jan Meier',
           title: 'Mr'
           title: 'Mr'
         });
         });
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('DAO'), () => {
           name: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
           name: { type: DataTypes.STRING }
         });
         });
 
 
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           name: 'Jan Meier'
           name: 'Jan Meier'
         });
         });
         user.set('name', 'Mick Hansen');
         user.set('name', 'Mick Hansen');

test/integration/model.test.js

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         });
         });
 
 
       return Task.sync({ force: true }).then(() => {
       return Task.sync({ force: true }).then(() => {
-        return Task.build().save().then(record => {
+        return new Task().save().then(record => {
           expect(record.title).to.be.a('string');
           expect(record.title).to.be.a('string');
           expect(record.title).to.equal('');
           expect(record.title).to.equal('');
           expect(titleSetter.notCalled).to.be.ok; // The setter method should not be invoked for default values
           expect(titleSetter.notCalled).to.be.ok; // The setter method should not be invoked for default values
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
     });
     });
   });
   });
 
 
-  describe('build', () => {
+  describe('constructor', () => {
     it("doesn't create database entries", function() {
     it("doesn't create database entries", function() {
-      this.User.build({ username: 'John Wayne' });
+      new this.User({ username: 'John Wayne' });
       return this.User.findAll().then(users => {
       return this.User.findAll().then(users => {
         expect(users).to.have.length(0);
         expect(users).to.have.length(0);
       });
       });
@@ -480,11 +480,11 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         flag: { type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN, defaultValue: false }
         flag: { type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN, defaultValue: false }
       });
       });
 
 
-      expect(Task.build().title).to.equal('a task!');
-      expect(Task.build().foo).to.equal(2);
-      expect(Task.build().bar).to.not.be.ok;
-      expect(Task.build().foobar).to.equal('asd');
-      expect(Task.build().flag).to.be.false;
+      expect(new Task().title).to.equal('a task!');
+      expect(new Task().foo).to.equal(2);
+      expect(new Task().bar).to.not.be.ok;
+      expect(new Task().foobar).to.equal('asd');
+      expect(new Task().flag).to.be.false;
     });
     });
 
 
     it('fills the objects with default values', function() {
     it('fills the objects with default values', function() {
@@ -495,11 +495,11 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         foobar: { type: Sequelize.TEXT, defaultValue: 'asd' },
         foobar: { type: Sequelize.TEXT, defaultValue: 'asd' },
         flag: { type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN, defaultValue: false }
         flag: { type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN, defaultValue: false }
       }, { timestamps: false });
       }, { timestamps: false });
-      expect(Task.build().title).to.equal('a task!');
-      expect(Task.build().foo).to.equal(2);
-      expect(Task.build().bar).to.not.be.ok;
-      expect(Task.build().foobar).to.equal('asd');
-      expect(Task.build().flag).to.be.false;
+      expect(new Task().title).to.equal('a task!');
+      expect(new Task().foo).to.equal(2);
+      expect(new Task().bar).to.not.be.ok;
+      expect(new Task().foobar).to.equal('asd');
+      expect(new Task().flag).to.be.false;
     });
     });
 
 
     it('attaches getter and setter methods from attribute definition', function() {
     it('attaches getter and setter methods from attribute definition', function() {
@@ -515,9 +515,9 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         }
         }
       });
       });
 
 
-      expect(Product.build({ price: 42 }).price).to.equal('answer = 84');
+      expect(new Product({ price: 42 }).price).to.equal('answer = 84');
 
 
-      const p = Product.build({ price: 1 });
+      const p = new Product({ price: 1 });
       expect(p.price).to.equal('answer = 43');
       expect(p.price).to.equal('answer = 43');
 
 
       p.price = 0;
       p.price = 0;
@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         }
         }
       });
       });
 
 
-      expect(Product.build({ price: 20 }).priceInCents).to.equal(20 * 100);
-      expect(Product.build({ priceInCents: 30 * 100 }).price).to.equal(`$${30}`);
+      expect(new Product({ price: 20 }).priceInCents).to.equal(20 * 100);
+      expect(new Product({ priceInCents: 30 * 100 }).price).to.equal(`$${30}`);
     });
     });
 
 
     it('attaches getter and setter methods from options only if not defined in attribute', function() {
     it('attaches getter and setter methods from options only if not defined in attribute', function() {
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         }
         }
       });
       });
 
 
-      const p = Product.build({ price1: 1, price2: 2 });
+      const p = new Product({ price1: 1, price2: 2 });
 
 
       expect(p.price1).to.equal(10);
       expect(p.price1).to.equal(10);
       expect(p.price2).to.equal(20);
       expect(p.price2).to.equal(20);
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         Product.hasMany(Tag);
         Product.hasMany(Tag);
         Product.belongsTo(User);
         Product.belongsTo(User);
 
 
-        const product = Product.build({
+        const product = new Product({
           id: 1,
           id: 1,
           title: 'Chair',
           title: 'Chair',
           Tags: [
           Tags: [
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         Product.belongsToMany(User, { as: 'followers', through: 'product_followers' });
         Product.belongsToMany(User, { as: 'followers', through: 'product_followers' });
         User.belongsToMany(Product, { as: 'following', through: 'product_followers' });
         User.belongsToMany(Product, { as: 'following', through: 'product_followers' });
 
 
-        const product = Product.build({
+        const product = new Product({
           id: 1,
           id: 1,
           title: 'Chair',
           title: 'Chair',
           categories: [
           categories: [

test/integration/model/attributes.test.js

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
           })
           })
             .then(() => {
             .then(() => {
               return Promise.join(
               return Promise.join(
-                this.Student.build({ no: 1 }).getCourses({ where: { no: 100 } }),
+                new this.Student({ no: 1 }).getCourses({ where: { no: 100 } }),
                 this.Score.findOne({ where: { StudentId: 1, CourseId: 100 } })
                 this.Score.findOne({ where: { StudentId: 1, CourseId: 100 } })
               );
               );
             })
             })

test/integration/model/attributes/types.test.js

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         });
         });
 
 
         it('should not be ignored in dataValues get', function() {
         it('should not be ignored in dataValues get', function() {
-          const user = this.User.build({
+          const user = new this.User({
             field1: 'field1_value',
             field1: 'field1_value',
             field2: 'field2_value'
             field2: 'field2_value'
           });
           });

test/integration/model/schema.test.js

@@ -255,20 +255,20 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         it('should be able to insert data into both schemas using instance.save and retrieve/count it', function() {
         it('should be able to insert data into both schemas using instance.save and retrieve/count it', function() {
           //building and saving in random order to make sure calling
           //building and saving in random order to make sure calling
           // .schema doesn't impact model prototype
           // .schema doesn't impact model prototype
-          let restaurauntModel = this.RestaurantOne.build({ bar: 'one.1' });
+          let restaurauntModel = new this.RestaurantOne({ bar: 'one.1' });
 
 
           return restaurauntModel.save()
           return restaurauntModel.save()
             .then(() => {
             .then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = this.RestaurantTwo.build({ bar: 'two.1' });
+              restaurauntModel = new this.RestaurantTwo({ bar: 'two.1' });
               return restaurauntModel.save();
               return restaurauntModel.save();
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = this.RestaurantOne.build({ bar: 'one.2' });
+              restaurauntModel = new this.RestaurantOne({ bar: 'one.2' });
               return restaurauntModel.save();
               return restaurauntModel.save();
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = this.RestaurantTwo.build({ bar: 'two.2' });
+              restaurauntModel = new this.RestaurantTwo({ bar: 'two.2' });
               return restaurauntModel.save();
               return restaurauntModel.save();
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = this.RestaurantTwo.build({ bar: 'two.3' });
+              restaurauntModel = new this.RestaurantTwo({ bar: 'two.3' });
               return restaurauntModel.save();
               return restaurauntModel.save();
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
               return this.RestaurantOne.findAll();
               return this.RestaurantOne.findAll();
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         it('should build and persist instances to 2 schemas concurrently in any order', function() {
         it('should build and persist instances to 2 schemas concurrently in any order', function() {
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
 
 
-          let restaurauntModelSchema1 = Restaurant.schema(SCHEMA_ONE).build({ bar: 'one.1' });
-          const restaurauntModelSchema2 = Restaurant.schema(SCHEMA_TWO).build({ bar: 'two.1' });
+          let restaurauntModelSchema1 = new (Restaurant.schema(SCHEMA_ONE))({ bar: 'one.1' });
+          const restaurauntModelSchema2 = new (Restaurant.schema(SCHEMA_TWO))({ bar: 'two.1' });
 
 
           return restaurauntModelSchema1.save()
           return restaurauntModelSchema1.save()
             .then(() => {
             .then(() => {
-              restaurauntModelSchema1 = Restaurant.schema(SCHEMA_ONE).build({ bar: 'one.2' });
+              restaurauntModelSchema1 = new (Restaurant.schema(SCHEMA_ONE))({ bar: 'one.2' });
               return restaurauntModelSchema2.save();
               return restaurauntModelSchema2.save();
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
               return restaurauntModelSchema1.save();
               return restaurauntModelSchema1.save();

test/integration/model/searchPath.test.js

@@ -156,20 +156,20 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         it('should be able to insert data into both schemas using instance.save and retrieve it via findAll', function() {
         it('should be able to insert data into both schemas using instance.save and retrieve it via findAll', function() {
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
 
 
-          let restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'one.1' });
+          let restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'one.1' });
 
 
           return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE })
           return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE })
             .then(() => {
             .then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'one.2' });
+              restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'one.2' });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.1' });
+              restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.1' });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.2' });
+              restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.2' });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
-              restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.3' });
+              restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.3' });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
               return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
               return Restaurant.findAll({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
               return Restaurant.findAll({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
@@ -210,19 +210,19 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         it('should be able to insert data into both schemas using instance.save count it and retrieve it via findAll with where', function() {
         it('should be able to insert data into both schemas using instance.save count it and retrieve it via findAll with where', function() {
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
 
 
-          let restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'one.1' });
+          let restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'one.1' });
 
 
           return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE }).then(() => {
           return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE }).then(() => {
-            restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'one.2' });
+            restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'one.2' });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
           }).then(() => {
           }).then(() => {
-            restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.1' });
+            restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.1' });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
           }).then(() => {
           }).then(() => {
-            restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.2' });
+            restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.2' });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
           }).then(() => {
           }).then(() => {
-            restaurauntModel = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.3' });
+            restaurauntModel = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.3' });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             return restaurauntModel.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
           }).then(() => {
           }).then(() => {
             return Restaurant.findAll({
             return Restaurant.findAll({
@@ -440,12 +440,12 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         it('should build and persist instances to 2 schemas concurrently in any order', function() {
         it('should build and persist instances to 2 schemas concurrently in any order', function() {
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
           const Restaurant = this.Restaurant;
 
 
-          let restaurauntModelSchema1 = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'one.1' });
-          const restaurauntModelSchema2 = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'two.1' });
+          let restaurauntModelSchema1 = new Restaurant({ bar: 'one.1' });
+          const restaurauntModelSchema2 = new Restaurant({ bar: 'two.1' });
 
 
           return restaurauntModelSchema1.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE })
           return restaurauntModelSchema1.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE })
             .then(() => {
             .then(() => {
-              restaurauntModelSchema1 = Restaurant.build({ bar: 'one.2' });
+              restaurauntModelSchema1 = new Restaurant({ bar: 'one.2' });
               return restaurauntModelSchema2.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
               return restaurauntModelSchema2.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_TWO });
             }).then(() => {
             }).then(() => {
               return restaurauntModelSchema1.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });
               return restaurauntModelSchema1.save({ searchPath: SEARCH_PATH_ONE });

test/integration/sequelize.test.js

@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Sequelize'), () => {
           'override': overrideGetterMethod
           'override': overrideGetterMethod
         }
         }
       };
       };
-      const testEntity = this.sequelize.define('TestEntity', {}, {
+      const TestEntity = this.sequelize.define('TestEntity', {}, {
         'setterMethods': {
         'setterMethods': {
           'custom': customSetterMethod,
           'custom': customSetterMethod,
           'override': customOverrideSetterMethod
           'override': customOverrideSetterMethod
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Sequelize'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       // Create Instance to test
       // Create Instance to test
-      const instance = testEntity.build();
+      const instance = new TestEntity();
 
 
       // Call Getters
       // Call Getters
       instance.default;
       instance.default;

test/unit/associations/belongs-to-many.test.js

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('belongsToMany'), () => {
 
 
     User.belongsToMany(Task, { through: 'UserTasks', as: 'task' });
     User.belongsToMany(Task, { through: 'UserTasks', as: 'task' });
 
 
-    const user = User.build();
+    const user = new User();
 
 
     _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
     _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
       expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');
       expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('belongsToMany'), () => {
     User.belongsToMany(Task, { through: UserTasks });
     User.belongsToMany(Task, { through: UserTasks });
     Task.belongsToMany(User, { through: UserTasks });
     Task.belongsToMany(User, { through: UserTasks });
 
 
-    const user =User.build({
+    const user = new User({
         id: 42
         id: 42
       }),
       }),
-      task1 = Task.build({
+      task1 = new Task({
         id: 15
         id: 15
       }),
       }),
-      task2 = Task.build({
+      task2 = new Task({
         id: 16
         id: 16
       });
       });
 
 

test/unit/associations/belongs-to.test.js

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('belongsTo'), () => {
 
 
     User.belongsTo(Task, { as: 'task' });
     User.belongsTo(Task, { as: 'task' });
 
 
-    const user = User.build();
+    const user = new User();
 
 
     _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
     _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
       expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');
       expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');

test/unit/associations/has-many.test.js

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('hasMany'), () => {
 
 
     User.hasMany(Task);
     User.hasMany(Task);
 
 
-    const user = User.build({
+    const user = new User({
         id: 42
         id: 42
       }),
       }),
-      task1 = Task.build({
+      task1 = new Task({
         id: 15
         id: 15
       }),
       }),
-      task2 = Task.build({
+      task2 = new Task({
         id: 16
         id: 16
       });
       });
 
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('hasMany'), () => {
 
 
       User.hasMany(Task, { as: 'task' });
       User.hasMany(Task, { as: 'task' });
 
 
-      const user = User.build();
+      const user = new User();
 
 
       _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
       _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
         expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');
         expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('hasMany'), () => {
 
 
       Project.hasMany(Task);
       Project.hasMany(Task);
 
 
-      const company = Project.build();
+      const company = new Project();
 
 
       expect(company.hasTasks).not.to.be.a('function');
       expect(company.hasTasks).not.to.be.a('function');
     });
     });
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('hasMany'), () => {
 
 
     it('should fetch associations for a single instance', () => {
     it('should fetch associations for a single instance', () => {
       const findAll = stub(Task, 'findAll').resolves([
       const findAll = stub(Task, 'findAll').resolves([
-        Task.build({}),
-        Task.build({})
+        new Task({}),
+        new Task({})
       ]);
       ]);
 
 
       User.Tasks = User.hasMany(Task, { foreignKey });
       User.Tasks = User.hasMany(Task, { foreignKey });
-      const actual = User.Tasks.get(User.build({ id: idA }));
+      const actual = User.Tasks.get(new User({ id: idA }));
 
 
       const where = {
       const where = {
         [foreignKey]: idA
         [foreignKey]: idA
@@ -171,25 +171,25 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('hasMany'), () => {
     it('should fetch associations for multiple source instances', () => {
     it('should fetch associations for multiple source instances', () => {
       const findAll = stub(Task, 'findAll').returns(
       const findAll = stub(Task, 'findAll').returns(
         Promise.resolve([
         Promise.resolve([
-          Task.build({
+          new Task({
             'user_id': idA
             'user_id': idA
           }),
           }),
-          Task.build({
+          new Task({
             'user_id': idA
             'user_id': idA
           }),
           }),
-          Task.build({
+          new Task({
             'user_id': idA
             'user_id': idA
           }),
           }),
-          Task.build({
+          new Task({
             'user_id': idB
             'user_id': idB
           })
           })
         ]));
         ]));
 
 
       User.Tasks = User.hasMany(Task, { foreignKey });
       User.Tasks = User.hasMany(Task, { foreignKey });
       const actual = User.Tasks.get([
       const actual = User.Tasks.get([
-        User.build({ id: idA }),
-        User.build({ id: idB }),
-        User.build({ id: idC })
+        new User({ id: idA }),
+        new User({ id: idB }),
+        new User({ id: idC })
       ]);
       ]);
 
 
       expect(findAll).to.have.been.calledOnce;
       expect(findAll).to.have.been.calledOnce;

test/unit/associations/has-one.test.js

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('hasOne'), () => {
 
 
     User.hasOne(Task, { as: 'task' });
     User.hasOne(Task, { as: 'task' });
 
 
-    const user = User.build();
+    const user = new User();
 
 
     _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
     _.each(methods, (alias, method) => {
       expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');
       expect(user[method]()).to.be.a('function');

test/unit/instance-validator.test.js

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
 
 
   describe('validate', () => {
   describe('validate', () => {
     it('runs the validation sequence and hooks when the hooks option is true', function() {
     it('runs the validation sequence and hooks when the hooks option is true', function() {
-      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build(), { hooks: true });
+      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User(), { hooks: true });
       const _validate = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validate');
       const _validate = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validate');
       const _validateAndRunHooks = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validateAndRunHooks');
       const _validateAndRunHooks = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validateAndRunHooks');
 
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('runs the validation sequence but skips hooks if the hooks option is false', function() {
     it('runs the validation sequence but skips hooks if the hooks option is false', function() {
-      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build(), { hooks: false });
+      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User(), { hooks: false });
       const _validate = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validate');
       const _validate = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validate');
       const _validateAndRunHooks = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validateAndRunHooks');
       const _validateAndRunHooks = sinon.spy(instanceValidator, '_validateAndRunHooks');
 
 
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('fulfills when validation is successful', function() {
     it('fulfills when validation is successful', function() {
-      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build());
+      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User());
       const result = instanceValidator.validate();
       const result = instanceValidator.validate();
 
 
       return expect(result).to.be.fulfilled;
       return expect(result).to.be.fulfilled;
     });
     });
 
 
     it('rejects with a validation error when validation fails', function() {
     it('rejects with a validation error when validation fails', function() {
-      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build({ fails: true }));
+      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User({ fails: true }));
       const result = instanceValidator.validate();
       const result = instanceValidator.validate();
 
 
       return expect(result).to.be.rejectedWith(SequelizeValidationError);
       return expect(result).to.be.rejectedWith(SequelizeValidationError);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
         }
         }
       });
       });
 
 
-      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(User.build());
+      const instanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new User());
       const result = instanceValidator.validate();
       const result = instanceValidator.validate();
 
 
       return expect(result).to.be.rejectedWith(SequelizeValidationError, /user\.name cannot be null/);
       return expect(result).to.be.rejectedWith(SequelizeValidationError, /user\.name cannot be null/);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
 
 
   describe('_validateAndRunHooks', () => {
   describe('_validateAndRunHooks', () => {
     beforeEach(function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
-      this.successfulInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build());
+      this.successfulInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User());
       sinon.stub(this.successfulInstanceValidator, '_validate').resolves();
       sinon.stub(this.successfulInstanceValidator, '_validate').resolves();
     });
     });
 
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should run beforeValidate hook but not afterValidate hook when _validate is unsuccessful', function() {
     it('should run beforeValidate hook but not afterValidate hook when _validate is unsuccessful', function() {
-      const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build());
+      const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User());
       sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new Error());
       sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new Error());
       const beforeValidate = sinon.spy();
       const beforeValidate = sinon.spy();
       const afterValidate = sinon.spy();
       const afterValidate = sinon.spy();
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
 
 
     describe('validatedFailed hook', () => {
     describe('validatedFailed hook', () => {
       it('should call validationFailed hook when validation fails', function() {
       it('should call validationFailed hook when validation fails', function() {
-        const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build());
+        const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User());
         sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new Error());
         sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new Error());
         const validationFailedHook = sinon.spy();
         const validationFailedHook = sinon.spy();
         this.User.validationFailed(validationFailedHook);
         this.User.validationFailed(validationFailedHook);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should not replace the validation error in validationFailed hook by default', function() {
       it('should not replace the validation error in validationFailed hook by default', function() {
-        const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build());
+        const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User());
         sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new SequelizeValidationError());
         sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new SequelizeValidationError());
         const validationFailedHook = sinon.stub().resolves();
         const validationFailedHook = sinon.stub().resolves();
         this.User.validationFailed(validationFailedHook);
         this.User.validationFailed(validationFailedHook);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should replace the validation error if validationFailed hook creates a new error', function() {
       it('should replace the validation error if validationFailed hook creates a new error', function() {
-        const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(this.User.build());
+        const failingInstanceValidator = new InstanceValidator(new this.User());
         sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new SequelizeValidationError());
         sinon.stub(failingInstanceValidator, '_validate').rejects(new SequelizeValidationError());
         const validationFailedHook = sinon.stub().throws(new Error('validation failed hook error'));
         const validationFailedHook = sinon.stub().throws(new Error('validation failed hook error'));
         this.User.validationFailed(validationFailedHook);
         this.User.validationFailed(validationFailedHook);

test/unit/instance/build.test.js

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
         }, {
         }, {
           timestamp: false
           timestamp: false
         }),
         }),
-        instance = Model.build({ ip: '127.0.0.1', ip2: '0.0.0.0' });
+        instance = new Model({ ip: '127.0.0.1', ip2: '0.0.0.0' });
 
 
       expect(instance.get('created_time')).to.be.ok;
       expect(instance.get('created_time')).to.be.ok;
       expect(instance.get('created_time')).to.be.an.instanceof(Date);
       expect(instance.get('created_time')).to.be.an.instanceof(Date);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
             defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4
             defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4
           }
           }
         }),
         }),
-        instance  = Model.build({
+        instance  = new Model({
           id: undefined
           id: undefined
         });
         });
 
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
             defaultValue: 2
             defaultValue: 2
           }
           }
         }),
         }),
-        instance = Model.build({
+        instance = new Model({
           number1: undefined
           number1: undefined
         });
         });
 
 
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
             defaultValue: { foo: 'bar' }
             defaultValue: { foo: 'bar' }
           }
           }
         }),
         }),
-        instance = Model.build();
+        instance = new Model();
       instance.data.foo = 'biz';
       instance.data.foo = 'biz';
 
 
       expect(instance.get('data')).to.eql({ foo: 'biz' });
       expect(instance.get('data')).to.eql({ foo: 'biz' });
-      expect(Model.build().get('data')).to.eql({ foo: 'bar' });
+      expect(new Model().get('data')).to.eql({ foo: 'bar' });
     });
     });
   });
   });
 });
 });

test/unit/instance/changed.test.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return true for changed primitive', function() {
     it('should return true for changed primitive', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         name: 'a'
         name: 'a'
       }, {
       }, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return falsy for unchanged primitive', function() {
     it('should return falsy for unchanged primitive', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         name: 'a',
         name: 'a',
         meta: null
         meta: null
       }, {
       }, {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return true for multiple changed values', function() {
     it('should return true for multiple changed values', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         name: 'a',
         name: 'a',
         birthday: new Date(new Date() - 10)
         birthday: new Date(new Date() - 10)
       }, {
       }, {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       const firstDate = new Date(milliseconds);
       const firstDate = new Date(milliseconds);
       const secondDate = new Date(milliseconds);
       const secondDate = new Date(milliseconds);
 
 
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         birthday: firstDate
         birthday: firstDate
       }, {
       }, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return true for changed JSON with same object', function() {
     it('should return true for changed JSON with same object', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         meta: {
         meta: {
           city: 'Copenhagen'
           city: 'Copenhagen'
         }
         }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return true for JSON dot.separated key with changed values', function() {
     it('should return true for JSON dot.separated key with changed values', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         meta: {
         meta: {
           city: 'Stockholm'
           city: 'Stockholm'
         }
         }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return false for JSON dot.separated key with same value', function() {
     it('should return false for JSON dot.separated key with same value', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         meta: {
         meta: {
           city: 'Gothenburg'
           city: 'Gothenburg'
         }
         }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return true for JSON dot.separated key with object', function() {
     it('should return true for JSON dot.separated key with object', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         meta: {
         meta: {
           address: { street: 'Main street', number: '40' }
           address: { street: 'Main street', number: '40' }
         }
         }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('should return false for JSON dot.separated key with same object', function() {
     it('should return false for JSON dot.separated key with same object', function() {
-      const user = this.User.build({
+      const user = new this.User({
         meta: {
         meta: {
           address: { street: 'Main street', number: '40' }
           address: { street: 'Main street', number: '40' }
         }
         }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
         attributes[attr] = null;
         attributes[attr] = null;
       }
       }
 
 
-      const user = this.User.build(attributes, {
+      const user = new this.User(attributes, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,
         raw: true
         raw: true
       });
       });
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
 
 
     describe('setDataValue', () => {
     describe('setDataValue', () => {
       it('should return falsy for unchanged primitive', function() {
       it('should return falsy for unchanged primitive', function() {
-        const user = this.User.build({
+        const user = new this.User({
           name: 'a',
           name: 'a',
           meta: null
           meta: null
         }, {
         }, {

test/unit/instance/decrement.test.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should allow decrements even if options are not given', () => {
       it('should allow decrements even if options are not given', () => {
-        instance = Model.build({ id: 3 }, { isNewRecord: false });
+        instance = new Model({ id: 3 }, { isNewRecord: false });
         expect(() => {
         expect(() => {
           instance.decrement(['id']);
           instance.decrement(['id']);
         }).to.not.throw();
         }).to.not.throw();

test/unit/instance/destroy.test.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should allow destroies even if options are not given', () => {
       it('should allow destroies even if options are not given', () => {
-        instance = Model.build({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
+        instance = new Model({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
         expect(() => {
         expect(() => {
           instance.destroy();
           instance.destroy();
         }).to.not.throw();
         }).to.not.throw();

test/unit/instance/get.test.js

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     it('invokes getter if raw: false', function() {
     it('invokes getter if raw: false', function() {
-      this.User.build().get('name');
+      new this.User().get('name');
 
 
       expect(this.getSpy).to.have.been.called;
       expect(this.getSpy).to.have.been.called;
     });
     });
 
 
     it('does not invoke getter if raw: true', function() {
     it('does not invoke getter if raw: true', function() {
-      this.User.build().get('name', { raw: true });
+      new this.User().get('name', { raw: true });
 
 
       expect(this.getSpy).not.to.have.been.called;
       expect(this.getSpy).not.to.have.been.called;
     });
     });

test/unit/instance/increment.test.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should allow increments even if options are not given', () => {
       it('should allow increments even if options are not given', () => {
-        instance = Model.build({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
+        instance = new Model({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
         expect(() => {
         expect(() => {
           instance.increment(['id']);
           instance.increment(['id']);
         }).to.not.throw();
         }).to.not.throw();

test/unit/instance/is-soft-deleted.test.js

@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
         paranoid: true
         paranoid: true
       });
       });
 
 
-      this.paranoidUser = ParanoidUser.build({
+      this.paranoidUser = new ParanoidUser({
         name: 'a'
         name: 'a'
       }, {
       }, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,
         raw: true
         raw: true
       });
       });
 
 
-      this.user = User.build({
+      this.user = new User({
         name: 'a'
         name: 'a'
       }, {
       }, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,

test/unit/instance/previous.test.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
         }
         }
       });
       });
 
 
-      const instance = Model.build({ text: 'a', textCustom: 'abc' });
+      const instance = new Model({ text: 'a', textCustom: 'abc' });
       expect(instance.previous('text')).to.be.not.ok;
       expect(instance.previous('text')).to.be.not.ok;
       expect(instance.previous('textCustom')).to.be.not.ok;
       expect(instance.previous('textCustom')).to.be.not.ok;
 
 

test/unit/instance/reload.test.js

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should allow reloads even if options are not given', () => {
       it('should allow reloads even if options are not given', () => {
-        instance = Model.build({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
+        instance = new Model({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
         expect(() => {
         expect(() => {
           instance.reload();
           instance.reload();
         }).to.not.throw();
         }).to.not.throw();

test/unit/instance/restore.test.js

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should allow restores even if options are not given', () => {
       it('should allow restores even if options are not given', () => {
-        instance = Model.build({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
+        instance = new Model({ id: 1 }, { isNewRecord: false });
         expect(() => {
         expect(() => {
           instance.restore();
           instance.restore();
         }).to.not.throw();
         }).to.not.throw();

test/unit/instance/save.test.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       const Model = current.define('User', {
       const Model = current.define('User', {
 
 
         }),
         }),
-        instance = Model.build({}, { isNewRecord: false });
+        instance = new Model({}, { isNewRecord: false });
 
 
       expect(() => {
       expect(() => {
         instance.save();
         instance.save();
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('should allow saves even if options are not given', () => {
       it('should allow saves even if options are not given', () => {
-        instance = Model.build({});
+        instance = new Model({});
         expect(() => {
         expect(() => {
           instance.save();
           instance.save();
         }).to.not.throw();
         }).to.not.throw();

test/unit/instance/set.test.js

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       const User = current.define('User', {
       const User = current.define('User', {
         meta: DataTypes.JSONB
         meta: DataTypes.JSONB
       });
       });
-      const user = User.build({
+      const user = new User({
         meta: {
         meta: {
-          location: 'Stockhollm'
+          location: 'Stockholm'
         }
         }
       }, {
       }, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
           defaultValue: {}
           defaultValue: {}
         }
         }
       });
       });
-      const user1 = User.build({});
-      user1.set('meta.location', 'Stockhollm');
-      const user2 = User.build({});
+      const user1 = new User({});
+      user1.set('meta.location', 'Stockholm');
+      const user2 = new User({});
       expect(user2.get('meta')).to.deep.equal({});
       expect(user2.get('meta')).to.deep.equal({});
     });
     });
 
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
           allowNull: true
           allowNull: true
         }
         }
       });
       });
-      const user1 = User.build({
+      const user1 = new User({
         date: null
         date: null
       });
       });
       user1.set('date', '1970-01-01');
       user1.set('date', '1970-01-01');
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       const User = current.define('User', {
       const User = current.define('User', {
         date: DataTypes.DATE
         date: DataTypes.DATE
       });
       });
-      const user = User.build({
+      const user = new User({
         date: ' '
         date: ' '
       }, {
       }, {
         isNewRecord: false,
         isNewRecord: false,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('does not set field to changed if field is set to the same value with custom setter using primitive value', () => {
       it('does not set field to changed if field is set to the same value with custom setter using primitive value', () => {
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
         });
         });
         return user.save().then(() => {
         return user.save().then(() => {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('sets field to changed if field is set to the another value with custom setter using primitive value', () => {
       it('sets field to changed if field is set to the another value with custom setter using primitive value', () => {
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
         });
         });
         return user.save().then(() => {
         return user.save().then(() => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('does not set field to changed if field is set to the same value with custom setter using object', () => {
       it('does not set field to changed if field is set to the same value with custom setter using object', () => {
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
         });
         });
         return user.save().then(() => {
         return user.save().then(() => {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       });
       });
 
 
       it('sets field to changed if field is set to the another value with custom setter using object', () => {
       it('sets field to changed if field is set to the another value with custom setter using object', () => {
-        const user = User.build({
+        const user = new User({
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
           phoneNumber: '+1 234 567'
         });
         });
         return user.save().then(() => {
         return user.save().then(() => {

test/unit/instance/to-json.test.js

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
       const User = current.define('User', {
       const User = current.define('User', {
         name: DataTypes.STRING
         name: DataTypes.STRING
       });
       });
-      const user = User.build({ name: 'my-name' });
+      const user = new User({ name: 'my-name' });
       const json1 = user.toJSON();
       const json1 = user.toJSON();
       expect(json1).to.have.property('name').and.be.equal('my-name');
       expect(json1).to.have.property('name').and.be.equal('my-name');
 
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Instance'), () => {
         name: DataTypes.STRING,
         name: DataTypes.STRING,
         permissions: DataTypes.JSON
         permissions: DataTypes.JSON
       });
       });
-      const user = User.build({ name: 'my-name', permissions: { admin: true, special: 'foobar' } });
+      const user = new User({ name: 'my-name', permissions: { admin: true, special: 'foobar' } });
       const json = user.toJSON();
       const json = user.toJSON();
 
 
       expect(json)
       expect(json)

test/unit/model/findall.test.js

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
     }, { timestamps: false });
     }, { timestamps: false });
 
 
     before(function() {
     before(function() {
-      this.stub = sinon.stub(current.getQueryInterface(), 'select').callsFake(() => Model.build({}));
+      this.stub = sinon.stub(current.getQueryInterface(), 'select').callsFake(() => new Model({}));
       this.warnOnInvalidOptionsStub = sinon.stub(Model, 'warnOnInvalidOptions');
       this.warnOnInvalidOptionsStub = sinon.stub(Model, 'warnOnInvalidOptions');
     });
     });
 
 

test/unit/model/overwriting-builtins.test.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
         set: DataTypes.STRING
         set: DataTypes.STRING
       });
       });
 
 
-      const user = User.build({ set: 'A' });
+      const user = new User({ set: 'A' });
       expect(user.get('set')).to.equal('A');
       expect(user.get('set')).to.equal('A');
       user.set('set', 'B');
       user.set('set', 'B');
       expect(user.get('set')).to.equal('B');
       expect(user.get('set')).to.equal('B');

test/unit/model/removeAttribute.test.js

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('Model'), () => {
 
 
       Model.removeAttribute('id');
       Model.removeAttribute('id');
 
 
-      const instance = Model.build();
+      const instance = new Model();
       expect(instance.dataValues).not.to.include.keys('undefined');
       expect(instance.dataValues).not.to.include.keys('undefined');
     });
     });
   });
   });

test/unit/model/validation.test.js

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
             }
             }
           });
           });
 
 
-          const failingUser = UserFail.build({ name: failingValue });
+          const failingUser = new UserFail({ name: failingValue });
 
 
           return expect(failingUser.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(_errors => {
           return expect(failingUser.validate()).to.be.rejected.then(_errors => {
             expect(_errors.get('name')[0].message).to.equal(message);
             expect(_errors.get('name')[0].message).to.equal(message);
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
               validate: validations
               validate: validations
             }
             }
           });
           });
-          const successfulUser = UserSuccess.build({ name: succeedingValue });
+          const successfulUser = new UserSuccess({ name: succeedingValue });
           return expect(successfulUser.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
           return expect(successfulUser.validate()).not.to.be.rejected;
         });
         });
       };
       };
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     before(function() {
     before(function() {
-      this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').callsFake(() => new Promise.resolve([User.build({}), 1]));
+      this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').callsFake(() => new Promise.resolve([new User({}), 1]));
     });
     });
 
 
     after(function() {
     after(function() {
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     before(function() {
     before(function() {
-      this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([User.build(), 1]);
+      this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([new User(), 1]);
     });
     });
 
 
     after(function() {
     after(function() {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
     });
     });
 
 
     before(function() {
     before(function() {
-      this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([User.build(), 1]);
+      this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([new User(), 1]);
     });
     });
 
 
     after(function() {
     after(function() {
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([this.User.build(), 1]);
+        this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([new this.User(), 1]);
       });
       });
 
 
       after(function() {
       after(function() {
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ describe(Support.getTestDialectTeaser('InstanceValidator'), () => {
           }
           }
         });
         });
 
 
-        this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([this.User.build(), 1]);
+        this.stub = sinon.stub(current, 'query').resolves([new this.User(), 1]);
       });
       });
 
 
       after(function() {
       after(function() {

types/lib/model.d.ts

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ export interface CountWithOptions extends CountOptions {
 export interface FindAndCountOptions extends CountOptions, FindOptions {}
 export interface FindAndCountOptions extends CountOptions, FindOptions {}
 
 
 /**
 /**
- * Options for Model.build method
+ * Options for Model constructor
  */
  */
 export interface BuildOptions {
 export interface BuildOptions {
   /**
   /**
@@ -1872,16 +1872,7 @@ export abstract class Model<T = any, T2 = any> extends Hooks {
   ): Promise<number>;
   ): Promise<number>;
 
 
   /**
   /**
-   * Builds a new model instance. Values is an object of key value pairs, must be defined but can be empty.
-   */
-  public static build<M extends Model>(
-    this: { new (): M } & typeof Model,
-    record?: object,
-    options?: BuildOptions
-  ): M;
-
-  /**
-   * Undocumented bulkBuild
+   * Builds multiple model instances in one go.
    */
    */
   public static bulkBuild<M extends Model>(
   public static bulkBuild<M extends Model>(
     this: { new (): M } & typeof Model,
     this: { new (): M } & typeof Model,
@@ -2540,7 +2531,7 @@ export abstract class Model<T = any, T2 = any> extends Hooks {
    *
    *
    * Set can also be used to build instances for associations, if you have values for those.
    * Set can also be used to build instances for associations, if you have values for those.
    * When using set with associations you need to make sure the property key matches the alias of the
    * When using set with associations you need to make sure the property key matches the alias of the
-   * association while also making sure that the proper include options have been set (from .build() or
+   * association while also making sure that the proper include options have been set (from the constructor or
    * .findOne())
    * .findOne())
    *
    *
    * If called with a dot.seperated key on a JSON/JSONB attribute it will set the value nested and flag the
    * If called with a dot.seperated key on a JSON/JSONB attribute it will set the value nested and flag the