Sequelize query singular instead of plural table name - node.js

Question

I have an problem and I can't find anything that can solve it. I'm using sequelize and graphql to create an API in nodeJS. The database is using PostgresQL.
So I have two models: Simulation and Data. They are in two tables Simulations and Datas. The relation between them is one Simulation to many Datas.
The problem is this: when I make a query with Simulation (ex: Simulation.findAll()), it works correctly, querying "Simulations", but with Data, it queries on the "Data" table, not "Datas". What I really don't understand is that the code of my two models are almost the same.
Here is the model for Simulation:
module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
const Simulation = sequelize.define('Simulation', {
id: {
allowNull: false,
autoIncrement: true,
primaryKey: true,
type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
},
name: {
type: DataTypes.STRING,
allowNull: false,
},
});
Simulation.associate = function(models) {
Simulation.hasMany(models.Data, {
foreignKey: 'SimulationId',
})
};
return Simulation;
};
Here is the model for Data:
module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
const Data = sequelize.define('Data', {
id: {
allowNull: false,
autoIncrement: true,
primaryKey: true,
type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
},
name: {
type: DataTypes.STRING,
allowNull: false
},
content: {
type: DataTypes.TEXT,
allowNull: false
},
SimulationId: {
allowNull: false,
type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
},
});
Data.associate = function(models) {
Data.belongsTo(models.Simulation, {
foreignKey: 'SimulationId',
targetKey: 'id',
allowNull: false,
onDelete: 'CASCADE'
});
};
return Data;
};
And here are the migration files:
Simulation
'use strict';
module.exports = {
up: (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
return queryInterface.createTable('Simulations', {
id: {
allowNull: false,
autoIncrement: true,
primaryKey: true,
type: Sequelize.INTEGER
},
name: {
type: Sequelize.STRING,
allowNull: false,
},
createdAt: {
allowNull: false,
type: Sequelize.DATE
},
updatedAt: {
allowNull: false,
type: Sequelize.DATE
}
});
},
down: (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
return queryInterface.dropTable('Simulations');
}
};
Data
'use strict';
module.exports = {
up: (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
return queryInterface.createTable('Datas', {
id: {
allowNull: false,
autoIncrement: true,
primaryKey: true,
type: Sequelize.INTEGER
},
name: {
type: Sequelize.STRING,
allowNull: false
},
content: {
type: Sequelize.TEXT,
allowNull: false
},
SimulationId: {
allowNull: false,
type: Sequelize.INTEGER,
onDelete: 'CASCADE',
references: {
model: 'Simulation',
key: 'id',
as: 'SimulationId',
},
},
createdAt: {
allowNull: false,
type: Sequelize.DATE
},
updatedAt: {
allowNull: false,
type: Sequelize.DATE
}
});
},
down: (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
return queryInterface.dropTable('Datas');
}
};
Thanks for helping me :)

Answer 1

You can use freezeTableName option to set whatever the model name you want, sequelize will not make the model names plural.

Answer 2

Sequelize automatically makes the model names plural. Why not call the table "Data" It is actually a plural form of the word "Data", so maybe a better name for the table.