CRUD in Sails.js model - node.js

Question

I have created a Sails.js Model by using command "sails generate model". The model is generated as follows:
module.exports = {
connection: 'someMysqlServer',
attributes: {
amount : { type: 'float' },
country : { type: 'string' },
month : { type: 'string' }
}
};
I am trying to use .create() function of an instance of this model , inside a controller as follow , but I receive error :
var myModel = require ('../models/Info') ;
module.exports = {
getInfo: function (req, res) {
console.log("inside getInfo controller");
myModel.create({amount:3.5 , country:'spain' , month: 'january' }) ;
} ,
}
I receive the following error while using .create() function :
error: Sending 500 ("Server Error") response:
TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'create'
at module.exports.getInfo (/vagrant_data/inputinterface/b2bInputInterface/api/controllers/InputPageController.js:38:26)
at routeTargetFnWrapper (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/lib/router/bind.js:178:5)
at callbacks (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:164:37)
at param (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:138:11)
at param (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:135:11)
at pass (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:145:5)
at nextRoute (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:100:7)
at callbacks (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:167:11)
at /usr/lib/node_modules/sails/lib/router/bind.js:186:7
at alwaysAllow (/usr/lib/node_modules/sails/lib/hooks/policies/index.js:209:11) [TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'create']
According to the following http://sailsjs.org/#/documentation/reference/waterline/models/create.html
this method should be accessible automatically ?

Answer 1

Models are globalized for you by Sails; there is no need to attempt to require() them on your own nor will this work as intended.
If your model file lives in api/models/Info.js, then your controller would look something like:
module.exports = {
getInfo: function (req, res) {
Info.create({amount:3.5 , country:'spain' , month: 'january' });
}
}
Rather than trying to follow the Waterline docs when creating a Sails app, you'll have a lot more luck following the Sails docs for models.