Model data format not being respected

[ravinggenius]

Is there a way to specify the expected model format? If I don't make changes to the tags, I get back what I put in, but when I do make changes, I always get back an array of objects. I want the model to always be an array of strings, possibly empty. I've looked at the documentation, and didn't see a way to force a model format.

You may have noticed by now, but I am having some other issues also (#16 and #17, specifically). Thanks for the help.

In my view:

<tags data-options="{addable: true}" typeahead-options="typeaheadOpts" data-model="document.tags"></tags>

[boneskull]

@ravinggenius What is the model of document.tags? Originally we had behavior that would ensure you got a string back if you passed it a string, but this was failing if you gave it a blank array, since it wouldn't know whether or not that was an array of strings or an array of objects. So that needs to be fixed.

[ravinggenius]

Initially the model is an empty array or an array of strings. If I make changes (remove a tag or add a new tag), the model gets turned into an array of objects. Each object looks something like { $$hashKey: "051", name: "All Sites" }.

[boneskull]

Ok, right. @ravinggenius how would you like it to work? Maybe specifying a modalFormat attribute that is one of:

• auto automatically attempt to determine model format. defaults to an array of strings (?)
• string will keep your model a delimited string
• arrayOfStrings will keep your model an array of strings
• arrayOfObjects will keep your model an array of objects

[ravinggenius]

What would you think of these choices for modelFormat:

• auto automatically attempt to determine model format. defaults to an array of strings (?)
• delimitedString will keep your model a delimited string
• strings will keep your model an array of strings
• objects will keep your model an array of objects

I like the shorter names, so long as they don't obscure meaning. Otherwise this is exactly what I was asking for! Thanks for helping me out with this!