Distinct in sails js and mongodb

Question

Model.distinct("Age").done(function(err, ward) {
  if(err)
    return next(err);
  if(!ward)
    return next();
  res.json(ward);
});

After executing this code, it gives the following error:

TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'distinct'

But distinct works in robomongo. How can I rectify the error?

Answer 1

Currently Walterline (the ORM of sails) dont support distinct()-function.

But you can use the native()-function to get direct access to the native mongo driver:

Modelname.native(function(err,coll){
  coll.distinct("Age", function(err,result){
     res.json(result);
  });
});

See: https://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/Models/Model-Methods/native.html