Ordering results of eager-loaded nested models in Node Sequelize - node.js

Question

I have a complex set of associated models. The models are associated using join tables, each with an attribute called 'order'. I need to be able to query the parent model 'Page' and include the associated models, and sort those associations by the field 'order'.
The following is having no effect on the results' sort order:
db.Page.findAll({
include: [{
model: db.Gallery,
order: ['order', 'DESC'],
include: [{
model: db.Artwork,
order: ['order', 'DESC']
}]
}],
})

Answer 1

I believe you can do:
db.Page.findAll({
include: [{
model: db.Gallery
include: [{
model: db.Artwork
}]
}],
order: [
// sort by the 'order' column in Gallery model, in descending order.
[ db.Gallery, 'order', 'DESC' ],
// then sort by the 'order' column in the nested Artwork model in a descending order.
// you need to specify the nested model's parent first.
// in this case, the parent model is Gallery, and the nested model is Artwork
[ db.Gallery, db.ArtWork, 'order', 'DESC' ]
]
})
There are also a bunch of different ways, or things you can do when ordering. Read more here: https://sequelize.org/master/manual/model-querying-basics.html#ordering-and-grouping

Answer 2

If you also use 'as' and let's say you want to order by 'createdDate' , the query looks like this:
DbCategoryModel.findAll({
include: [
{
model: DBSubcategory,
as: 'subcategory',
include: [
{
model: DBProduct,
as: 'product',
}
],
}
],
order: [
[
{model: DBSubcategory, as: 'subcategory'},
{model: DBProduct, as: 'product'},
'createdDate',
'DESC'
]
]
})

Answer 3

order: [
[ db.Sequelize.col('order'), 'DESC'], /*If you want to order by page module as well you can add this line*/
[ db.Gallery, db.ArtWork, 'order', 'DESC' ]
]

Answer 4

This works for me:
let getdata = await categories_recipes.findAll({
order:[
[{model: recipes, as: 'recipesdetails'},'id', 'DESC'] // change your column name like (id and created_at)
],
include:[{
model:recipes, as : "recipesdetails",
include:[{
model:recipe_images, as: "recipesimages",
}],
where:{
user_id:data.id
},
required: true,
}]
})

Answer 5

Just for completeness, another thing that also works is using sequelize.col as in:
db.Page.findAll({
include: [{
model: db.Gallery
include: [{
model: db.Artwork
}]
}],
order: [
[ sequelize.col('Gallery.order', 'DESC' ],
[ sequelize.col('Gallery.Artwork.order', 'DESC' ]
]
})
In this particular case it is slightly worse than the Arrays from https://stackoverflow.com/a/30017078/895245 (which more explicitly use existing Js classes rather than magic strings) but it seems that in most cases besides order:, .col is accepted but arrays aren't so it is good to have it in mind too.
There are some additional difficulties to overcome when you also need to limit: in nested includes:
how can i use limit in include model using sequelize
https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/issues/8802
When limiting on toplevel only, it seems that subQuery: false is required e.g. as in:
u0WithComments = await User.findOne({
where: { id: u0.id },
order: [[
'Comments', 'body', 'DESC'
]],
limit: 1,
subQuery: false,
include: [{
model: Comment,
}],
})