Backendless User Property refresh

User Service
1

Hello,
If my BackendlessUser has a property type of data object relationship called UserStats how or when does that object get loaded / refreshed.

if user A can edit users B UserStats when would user B see the changes?

Previously I’ve been keeping them separate and then looking up UserStat via the objectID. I’m just trying to simplify and cut down on API calls.

Thanks
Robert

2

Hi @robert-j

A user object is just a Data object and when someone/somehow modifies it you need to notify each client using Messaging Service to get up-to-date data or you can use our RealTime feature:

  • on the client add listeners
  • when the data is changed on the server it sends an event to each client and it runs listeners

here is a doc for JS Overview - Backendless SDK for JavaScript API Documentation

Regards,
Vlad

3

Does getCurrentUser() pull locally or will that query the database for a updated user?

4

The getCurrentUser() method has an optional boolean argument. When set to true, it will force a refresh of the current user object from the server. Otherwise, it will return the object already available on the client side.

Regards,
Mark

5

Perfect, thanks!

The Docs don’t have this in it as far as i can tell.

Thanks

6

You’re correct. we will update the documentation to reflect this.

Regards,
Mark