Updated docs for classes.

CHANGELOG

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ v2.7.0 (XXXX-XX-XX)
 
 * added optional Foxx dependencies
 
+* converted Foxx constructors to classes
+
 * updated chai to 3.0.
 
 

Documentation/Books/Users/Foxx/Develop/Model.mdpp

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ your model file, export the model as **model**.
 ```js
 var Foxx = require("org/arangodb/foxx");
 
-var TodoModel = Foxx.Model.extend({
-});
+class TodoModel extends Foxx.Model {
+  // ...
+}
 
 exports.model = TodoModel;
 ```
@@ -26,13 +27,14 @@ For more information on the syntax see [the official joi documentation](https://
 var Foxx = require("org/arangodb/foxx");
 var joi = require("joi");
 
-var PersonModel = Foxx.Model.extend({
-    schema: {
+class PersonModel extends Foxx.Model {
+  // ...
+}
+PersonModel.prototype.schema = {
     name: joi.string().required(),
     age: joi.number().integer(),
     active: joi.boolean().default(true)
-    }
-});
+};
 
 exports.model = PersonModel;
 ```
@@ -40,12 +42,13 @@ exports.model = PersonModel;
 You can also use `joi.object` schemas directly:
 
 ```js
-var PersonModel = Foxx.Model.extend({
-  schema: joi.object().keys({
+class PersonModel extends Foxx.Model {
+  // ...
+}
+PersonModel.prototype.schema = joi.object().keys({
   name: joi.string().required(),
   age: joi.number().integer(),
   active: joi.boolean().default(true)
-  })
 });
 ```
 

Documentation/Books/Users/Foxx/Develop/Repository.mdpp

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ A repository is a gateway to the database. It gets data from the database, updat
 ```javascript
 var Foxx = require("org/arangodb/foxx");
 
-var TodosRepository = Foxx.Repository.extend({
-});
+class TodosRepository extends Foxx.Repository {
+    // ...
+}
 
 exports.repository = TodosRepository;
 ```
@@ -27,8 +28,7 @@ Model lifecycle:
 ```js
 var person = new PersonModel();
 person.on('beforeCreate', function() {
-  var model = this;
-  model.fancyMethod(); // Do something fancy with the model
+    this.fancyMethod(); // Do something fancy with the model
 });
 var people = new Repository(appContext.collection("people"), { model: PersonModel });
 
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ Making a simple query in the repository and using it from the controller:
 // in the repository
 var Foxx = require("org/arangodb/foxx");
 
-var TodosRepository = Foxx.Repository.extend({
-    getPendingItems: Foxx.createQuery(
-        'FOR todo IN my_todos FILTER todo.completed == false RETURN todo'
-    )
+class TodosRepository extends Foxx.Repository {
+    // ...
 });
+TodosRepository.prototype.getPendingItems = Foxx.createQuery(
+    'FOR todo IN my_todos FILTER todo.completed == false RETURN todo'
+);
 
 // in the controller
 ctrl.get("/", function(req, res) {
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ It is also possible to supply parameters to the query:
 
 ```js
 // in the repository
-getPendingItemById: Foxx.createQuery({
+TodosRepository.prototype.getPendingItemById = Foxx.createQuery({
     query: 'FOR todo IN my_todos FILTER todo.completed == false FILTER todo._key == @id RETURN todo',
     params: ['id']
-})
+});
 
 // in the controller
 ctrl.get("/:id", function(req, res) {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ The list of results can also be transformed before returning it from the reposit
 
 ```js
 // in the repository
-getPendingItemById: Foxx.createQuery({
+TodosRepository.prototype.getPendingItemById = Foxx.createQuery({
     query: 'FOR todo IN my_todos FILTER todo.completed == false FILTER todo._key == @id RETURN todo',
     params: ['id'],
     transform: function(results, extra) {
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ getPendingItemById: Foxx.createQuery({
             results[i].extraProperty = extra;
         }
     }
-})
+});
 
 // in the controller
 ctrl.get("/:id", function(req, res) {
@@ -152,15 +153,16 @@ The syntax for defining indexes is the same used in [*collection.ensureIndex*](.
 
 ```js
 var Foxx = require('org/arangodb/foxx');
-var FulltextRepository = Foxx.Repository.extend({
-    indexes: [
+class FulltextRepository extends Foxx.Repository {
+    // ...
+}
+FulltextRepository.prototype.indexes = [
     {
         type: 'fulltext',
         fields: ['text'],
         minLength: 3
     }
-    ]
-});
+];
 ```
 
 !SECTION Methods of a Repository