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Service Design Specification

linkedin-profile-service documentation -Version:1.0.23

Scope

This document provides a structured architectural overview of the profile microservice, detailing its configuration, data model, authorization logic, business rules, and API design. It has been automatically generated based on the service definition within Mindbricks, ensuring that the information reflects the source of truth used during code generation and deployment.

The document is intended to serve multiple audiences:

  • Service architects can use it to validate design decisions and ensure alignment with broader architectural goals.
  • Developers and maintainers will find it useful for understanding the structure and behavior of the service, facilitating easier debugging, feature extension, and integration with other systems.
  • Stakeholders and reviewers can use it to gain a clear understanding of the service's capabilities and domain logic.

Note for Frontend Developers: While this document is valuable for understanding business logic and data interactions, please refer to the Service API Documentation for endpoint-level specifications and integration details.

Note for Backend Developers: Since the code for this service is automatically generated by Mindbricks, you typically won't need to implement or modify it manually. However, this document is especially valuable when you're building other services—whether within Mindbricks or externally—that need to interact with or depend on this service. It provides a clear reference to the service's data contracts, business rules, and API structure, helping ensure compatibility and correct integration.

Profile Service Settings Edit

Handles user professional profiles, including experience, education, skills, languages, certifications, profile photo, and visibility controls. Enables recruiter search, elastic-style indexing, and profile editing, with all data linked to authenticated users..

Service Overview

This service is configured to listen for HTTP requests on port 3001, serving both the main API interface and default administrative endpoints.

The following routes are available by default:

  • API Test Interface (API Face): /
  • Swagger Documentation: /swagger
  • Postman Collection Download: /getPostmanCollection
  • Health Checks: /health and /admin/health
  • Current Session Info: /currentuser
  • Favicon: /favicon.ico

The service uses a PostgreSQL database for data storage, with the database name set to linkedin-profile-service.

This service is accessible via the following environment-specific URLs:

  • Preview: https://linkedin.prw.mindbricks.com/profile-api
  • Staging: https://linkedin-stage.mindbricks.co/profile-api
  • Production: https://linkedin.mindbricks.co/profile-api

Authentication & Security

  • Login Required: Yes

This service requires user authentication for access. It supports both JWT and RSA-based authentication mechanisms, ensuring secure user sessions and data integrity. If a crud route also is configured to require login, it will check a valid JWT token in the request query/header/bearer/cookie. If the token is valid, it will extract the user information from the token and make the fetched session data available in the request context.

Service Data Objects

The service uses a PostgreSQL database for data storage, with the database name set to linkedin-profile-service.

Data deletion is managed using a soft delete strategy. Instead of removing records from the database, they are flagged as inactive by setting the isActive field to false.

Object Name Description Public Access
profile Professional profile for a user, includes core info and arrays of experience/education/skills. One profile per user... accessPrivate
premiumsubscription premium subscription for a user accessPrivate
certification Official certification available for selection in user profile (dictionary only, not user relation). accessPublic
language Official language available for selection in user profile (dictionary only, not user relation). accessPublic
sys_premiumsubscriptionPayment A payment storage object to store the payment life cyle of orders based on premiumsubscription object. It is autocreated based on the source object's checkout config accessPrivate
sys_paymentCustomer A payment storage object to store the customer values of the payment platform accessPrivate
sys_paymentMethod A payment storage object to store the payment methods of the platform customers accessPrivate

profile Data Object

Object Overview

Description: Professional profile for a user, includes core info and arrays of experience/education/skills. One profile per user...

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPrivate — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Composite Indexes

  • oneProfilePerUser: [userId] This composite index is defined to optimize query performance for complex queries involving multiple fields.

The index also defines a conflict resolution strategy for duplicate key violations.

When a new record would violate this composite index, the following action will be taken:

On Duplicate: throwError

An error will be thrown, preventing the insertion of conflicting data.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
summary Text No Profile summary (bio/description).
headline String No Short tagline or headline for profile.
profilePhotoUrl String No URL for profile photo/avatar.
userId ID Yes Foreign key to auth:user. Owner of the profile. Single profile per user.
fullName String Yes Full name for display/search.
currentCompany String No Current employer/company, free text for now.
industry String No Industry sector name for profile.
languages String No Array of language names as string, links to language object (lookup/filter only).
skills String No List of professional skills (free-form tags).
location String No Location information (city, country, etc.)
experience Object No Array of experienceItem objects (job history).
profileVisibility Enum Yes Controls who can view profile: public or private. Used in search/list visibility.
education Object No Array of educationItem objects (degrees/certificates).
certifications String No Professional certifications by name, links to certification object.
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Array Properties

languages skills experience education certifications

Array properties can hold multiple values and are indicated by the [] suffix in their type. Avoid using arrays in properties that are used for relations, as they will not work correctly. Note that using connection objects instead of arrays is recommended for relations, as they provide better performance and flexibility.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • userId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
  • fullName: 'default'
  • profileVisibility: public

Constant Properties

userId

Constant properties are defined to be immutable after creation, meaning they cannot be updated or changed once set. They are typically used for properties that should remain constant throughout the object's lifecycle. A property is set to be constant if the Allow Update option is set to false.

Auto Update Properties

summary headline profilePhotoUrl fullName currentCompany industry languages skills location experience profileVisibility education certifications

An update crud API created with the option Auto Params enabled will automatically update these properties with the provided values in the request body. If you want to update any property in your own business logic not by user input, you can set the Allow Auto Update option to false. These properties will be added to the update API's body parameters and can be updated by the user if any value is provided in the request body.

Enum Properties

Enum properties are defined with a set of allowed values, ensuring that only valid options can be assigned to them. The enum options value will be stored as strings in the database, but when a data object is created an addtional property with the same name plus an idx suffix will be created, which will hold the index of the selected enum option. You can use the index property to sort by the enum value or when your enum options represent a sequence of values.

  • profileVisibility: [public, private]

Elastic Search Indexing

summary headline userId fullName currentCompany industry languages skills location experience profileVisibility education certifications

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

userId

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Unique Properties

userId

Unique properties are enforced to have distinct values across all instances of the data object, preventing duplicate entries. Note that a unique property is automatically indexed in the database so you will not need to set the Indexed in DB option.

Relation Properties

userId

Mindbricks supports relations between data objects, allowing you to define how objects are linked together. You can define relations in the data object properties, which will be used to create foreign key constraints in the database. For complex joins operations, Mindbricks supportsa BFF pattern, where you can view dynamic and static views based on Elastic Search Indexes. Use db level relations for simple one-to-one or one-to-many relationships, and use BFF views for complex joins that require multiple data objects to be joined together.

  • userId: ID Relation to user.id

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

On Delete: Set Null Required: Yes

Session Data Properties

userId

Session data properties are used to store data that is specific to the user session, allowing for personalized experiences and temporary data storage. If a property is configured as session data, it will be automatically mapped to the related field in the user session during CRUD operations. Note that session data properties can not be mutated by the user, but only by the system.

  • userId: ID property will be mapped to the session parameter userId.

This property is also used to store the owner of the session data, allowing for ownership checks and access control.

Filter Properties

headline fullName currentCompany industry location

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • headline: String has a filter named headline

  • fullName: String has a filter named fullName

  • currentCompany: String has a filter named currentCompany

  • industry: String has a filter named industry

  • location: String has a filter named location

premiumsubscription Data Object

Object Overview

Description: premium subscription for a user

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPrivate — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Stripe Integration

This data object is configured to integrate with Stripe for order management of premiumsubscription. It is designed to handle payment processing and order tracking. To manage payments, Mindbricks will design additional Business API routes arround this data object, which will be used checkout orders and charge customers.

  • Order Name: premiumsubscription

  • Order Id Property: this.premiumsubscription.id This MScript expression is used to extract the order's unique identifier from the data object.

  • Order Amount Property: this.premiumsubscription.price This MScript expression is used to determine the order amount for payment. It should return a numeric value representing the total amount to be charged.

  • Order Currency Property: this.premiumsubscription.currency This MScript expression is used to determine the currency for the order. It should return a string representing the currency code (e.g., "USD", "EUR").

  • Order Description Property: Making subscription for this userId: ${this.premiumsubscription.userId} with profileId: ${this.premiumsubscription.profileId} This MScript expression is used to provide a description for the order, which will be shown in Stripe and on customer receipts. It should return a string that describes the order.

  • Order Status Property: status This property is selected as the order status property, which will be used to track the current status of the order. It will be automatically updated based on payment results from Stripe.

  • Order Status Update Date Property: updatedAt This property is selected to record the timestamp of the last order status update. It will be automatically managed during payment events to reflect when the status was last changed.

  • Order Owner Id Property: userId This property is selected as the order owner property, which will be used to track the user who owns the order. It will be used to ensure correct access control in payment flows, allowing only the owner to manage their orders.

  • Map Payment Result to Order Status: This configuration defines how Stripe's payment results (e.g., started, success, failed, canceled) map to internal order statuses., paymentResultStarted status will be mapped to a local value using "pending" and will be set to statusproperty. paymentResultCanceled status will be mapped to a local value using "cancelled" and will be set to status property. paymentResultFailed status will be mapped to a local value using "declined" and will be set to status property. paymentResultSuccess status will be mapped to a local value using "completed" and will be set to status property.

  • On Checkout Error: continueRoute

if an error occurs during the checkout process, the API will continue to execute, allowing for custom error handling. In this case, the payment error will ve recorded as a status update. To make a retry a new checkout, a new order will be created with the same data as the original order.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
profileId ID Yes the profile id of the subscription
currency String Yes currency
status String Yes -
price Double Yes the price of the subscription
userId ID Yes the userid of the subscription
_paymentConfirmation Enum Yes An automatic property that is used to check the confirmed status of the payment set by webhooks.
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • profileId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
  • currency: 'default'
  • status: 'default'
  • price: 0.0
  • userId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
  • _paymentConfirmation: pending

Always Create with Default Values

Some of the default values are set to be always used when creating a new object, even if the property value is provided in the request body. It ensures that the property is always initialized with a default value when the object is created.

  • _paymentConfirmation: Will be created with value pending

Auto Update Properties

profileId currency status price userId

An update crud API created with the option Auto Params enabled will automatically update these properties with the provided values in the request body. If you want to update any property in your own business logic not by user input, you can set the Allow Auto Update option to false. These properties will be added to the update API's body parameters and can be updated by the user if any value is provided in the request body.

Enum Properties

Enum properties are defined with a set of allowed values, ensuring that only valid options can be assigned to them. The enum options value will be stored as strings in the database, but when a data object is created an addtional property with the same name plus an idx suffix will be created, which will hold the index of the selected enum option. You can use the index property to sort by the enum value or when your enum options represent a sequence of values.

  • _paymentConfirmation: [pending, processing, paid, canceled]

Elastic Search Indexing

profileId currency status price userId _paymentConfirmation

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

_paymentConfirmation

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Secondary Key Properties

_paymentConfirmation

Secondary key properties are used to create an additional indexed identifiers for the data object, allowing for alternative access patterns. Different than normal indexed properties, secondary keys will act as primary keys and Mindbricks will provide automatic secondary key db utility functions to access the data object by the secondary key.

Relation Properties

profileId userId

Mindbricks supports relations between data objects, allowing you to define how objects are linked together. You can define relations in the data object properties, which will be used to create foreign key constraints in the database. For complex joins operations, Mindbricks supportsa BFF pattern, where you can view dynamic and static views based on Elastic Search Indexes. Use db level relations for simple one-to-one or one-to-many relationships, and use BFF views for complex joins that require multiple data objects to be joined together.

  • profileId: ID Relation to profile.id

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

On Delete: Set Null Required: Yes

  • userId: ID Relation to user.id

The target object is a parent object, meaning that the relation is a one-to-many relationship from target to this object.

On Delete: Set Null Required: Yes

Filter Properties

profileId currency status price userId _paymentConfirmation

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • profileId: ID has a filter named subscriptionProfileId

  • currency: String has a filter named subscriptionCurrency

  • status: String has a filter named subscriptionStatus

  • price: Double has a filter named subscriptionPrice

  • userId: ID has a filter named subscriptionUserId

  • _paymentConfirmation: Enum has a filter named _paymentConfirmation

certification Data Object

Object Overview

Description: Official certification available for selection in user profile (dictionary only, not user relation).

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPublic — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Composite Indexes

  • certificationName: [name] This composite index is defined to optimize query performance for complex queries involving multiple fields.

The index also defines a conflict resolution strategy for duplicate key violations.

When a new record would violate this composite index, the following action will be taken:

On Duplicate: throwError

An error will be thrown, preventing the insertion of conflicting data.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
name String Yes Unique certification name (e.g. PMP, CFA, AWS Certified).
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • name: 'default'

Constant Properties

name

Constant properties are defined to be immutable after creation, meaning they cannot be updated or changed once set. They are typically used for properties that should remain constant throughout the object's lifecycle. A property is set to be constant if the Allow Update option is set to false.

Elastic Search Indexing

name

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

name

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Unique Properties

name

Unique properties are enforced to have distinct values across all instances of the data object, preventing duplicate entries. Note that a unique property is automatically indexed in the database so you will not need to set the Indexed in DB option.

Filter Properties

name

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • name: String has a filter named name

language Data Object

Object Overview

Description: Official language available for selection in user profile (dictionary only, not user relation).

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPublic — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Composite Indexes

  • languageName: [name] This composite index is defined to optimize query performance for complex queries involving multiple fields.

The index also defines a conflict resolution strategy for duplicate key violations.

When a new record would violate this composite index, the following action will be taken:

On Duplicate: throwError

An error will be thrown, preventing the insertion of conflicting data.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
name String Yes Unique language name (e.g. English, Spanish).
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • name: 'default'

Constant Properties

name

Constant properties are defined to be immutable after creation, meaning they cannot be updated or changed once set. They are typically used for properties that should remain constant throughout the object's lifecycle. A property is set to be constant if the Allow Update option is set to false.

Elastic Search Indexing

name

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

name

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Unique Properties

name

Unique properties are enforced to have distinct values across all instances of the data object, preventing duplicate entries. Note that a unique property is automatically indexed in the database so you will not need to set the Indexed in DB option.

Filter Properties

name

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • name: String has a filter named name

sys_premiumsubscriptionPayment Data Object

Object Overview

Description: A payment storage object to store the payment life cyle of orders based on premiumsubscription object. It is autocreated based on the source object's checkout config

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPrivate — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
ownerId ID No An ID value to represent owner user who created the order
orderId ID Yes an ID value to represent the orderId which is the ID parameter of the source premiumsubscription object
paymentId String Yes A String value to represent the paymentId which is generated on the Stripe gateway. This id may represent different objects due to the payment gateway and the chosen flow type
paymentStatus String Yes A string value to represent the payment status which belongs to the lifecyle of a Stripe payment.
statusLiteral String Yes A string value to represent the logical payment status which belongs to the application lifecycle itself.
redirectUrl String No A string value to represent return page of the frontend to show the result of the payment, this is used when the callback is made to server not the client.
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • orderId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
  • paymentId: 'default'
  • paymentStatus: 'default'
  • statusLiteral: started

Constant Properties

orderId

Constant properties are defined to be immutable after creation, meaning they cannot be updated or changed once set. They are typically used for properties that should remain constant throughout the object's lifecycle. A property is set to be constant if the Allow Update option is set to false.

Auto Update Properties

ownerId orderId paymentId paymentStatus statusLiteral redirectUrl

An update crud API created with the option Auto Params enabled will automatically update these properties with the provided values in the request body. If you want to update any property in your own business logic not by user input, you can set the Allow Auto Update option to false. These properties will be added to the update API's body parameters and can be updated by the user if any value is provided in the request body.

Elastic Search Indexing

ownerId orderId paymentId paymentStatus statusLiteral redirectUrl

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

ownerId orderId paymentId paymentStatus statusLiteral redirectUrl

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Unique Properties

orderId

Unique properties are enforced to have distinct values across all instances of the data object, preventing duplicate entries. Note that a unique property is automatically indexed in the database so you will not need to set the Indexed in DB option.

Secondary Key Properties

orderId

Secondary key properties are used to create an additional indexed identifiers for the data object, allowing for alternative access patterns. Different than normal indexed properties, secondary keys will act as primary keys and Mindbricks will provide automatic secondary key db utility functions to access the data object by the secondary key.

Session Data Properties

ownerId

Session data properties are used to store data that is specific to the user session, allowing for personalized experiences and temporary data storage. If a property is configured as session data, it will be automatically mapped to the related field in the user session during CRUD operations. Note that session data properties can not be mutated by the user, but only by the system.

  • ownerId: ID property will be mapped to the session parameter userId.

This property is also used to store the owner of the session data, allowing for ownership checks and access control.

Filter Properties

ownerId orderId paymentId paymentStatus statusLiteral redirectUrl

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • ownerId: ID has a filter named ownerId

  • orderId: ID has a filter named orderId

  • paymentId: String has a filter named paymentId

  • paymentStatus: String has a filter named paymentStatus

  • statusLiteral: String has a filter named statusLiteral

  • redirectUrl: String has a filter named redirectUrl

sys_paymentCustomer Data Object

Object Overview

Description: A payment storage object to store the customer values of the payment platform

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPrivate — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
userId ID No An ID value to represent the user who is created as a stripe customer
customerId String Yes A string value to represent the customer id which is generated on the Stripe gateway. This id is used to represent the customer in the Stripe gateway
platform String Yes A String value to represent payment platform which is used to make the payment. It is stripe as default. It will be used to distinguesh the payment gateways in the future.
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • customerId: 'default'
  • platform: stripe

Constant Properties

customerId platform

Constant properties are defined to be immutable after creation, meaning they cannot be updated or changed once set. They are typically used for properties that should remain constant throughout the object's lifecycle. A property is set to be constant if the Allow Update option is set to false.

Auto Update Properties

userId customerId platform

An update crud API created with the option Auto Params enabled will automatically update these properties with the provided values in the request body. If you want to update any property in your own business logic not by user input, you can set the Allow Auto Update option to false. These properties will be added to the update API's body parameters and can be updated by the user if any value is provided in the request body.

Elastic Search Indexing

userId customerId platform

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

userId customerId platform

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Unique Properties

userId customerId

Unique properties are enforced to have distinct values across all instances of the data object, preventing duplicate entries. Note that a unique property is automatically indexed in the database so you will not need to set the Indexed in DB option.

Secondary Key Properties

userId customerId

Secondary key properties are used to create an additional indexed identifiers for the data object, allowing for alternative access patterns. Different than normal indexed properties, secondary keys will act as primary keys and Mindbricks will provide automatic secondary key db utility functions to access the data object by the secondary key.

Session Data Properties

userId

Session data properties are used to store data that is specific to the user session, allowing for personalized experiences and temporary data storage. If a property is configured as session data, it will be automatically mapped to the related field in the user session during CRUD operations. Note that session data properties can not be mutated by the user, but only by the system.

  • userId: ID property will be mapped to the session parameter userId.

This property is also used to store the owner of the session data, allowing for ownership checks and access control.

Filter Properties

userId customerId platform

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • userId: ID has a filter named userId

  • customerId: String has a filter named customerId

  • platform: String has a filter named platform

sys_paymentMethod Data Object

Object Overview

Description: A payment storage object to store the payment methods of the platform customers

This object represents a core data structure within the service and acts as the blueprint for database interaction, API generation, and business logic enforcement. It is defined using the ObjectSettings pattern, which governs its behavior, access control, caching strategy, and integration points with other systems such as Stripe and Redis.

Core Configuration

  • Soft Delete: Enabled — Determines whether records are marked inactive (isActive = false) instead of being physically deleted.
  • Public Access: accessPrivate — If enabled, anonymous users may access this object’s data depending on API-level rules.

Properties Schema

Property Type Required Description
paymentMethodId String Yes A string value to represent the id of the payment method on the payment platform.
userId ID Yes An ID value to represent the user who owns the payment method
customerId String Yes A string value to represent the customer id which is generated on the payment gateway.
cardHolderName String No A string value to represent the name of the card holder. It can be different than the registered customer.
cardHolderZip String No A string value to represent the zip code of the card holder. It is used for address verification in specific countries.
platform String Yes A String value to represent payment platform which teh paymentMethod belongs. It is stripe as default. It will be used to distinguesh the payment gateways in the future.
cardInfo Object Yes A Json value to store the card details of the payment method.
  • Required properties are mandatory for creating objects and must be provided in the request body if no default value is set.

Default Values

Default values are automatically assigned to properties when a new object is created, if no value is provided in the request body. Since default values are applied on db level, they should be literal values, not expressions.If you want to use expressions, you can use transposed parameters in any business API to set default values dynamically.

  • paymentMethodId: 'default'
  • userId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
  • customerId: 'default'
  • platform: stripe
  • cardInfo: {}

Constant Properties

paymentMethodId userId customerId cardHolderName cardHolderZip platform

Constant properties are defined to be immutable after creation, meaning they cannot be updated or changed once set. They are typically used for properties that should remain constant throughout the object's lifecycle. A property is set to be constant if the Allow Update option is set to false.

Auto Update Properties

paymentMethodId userId customerId cardHolderName cardHolderZip platform cardInfo

An update crud API created with the option Auto Params enabled will automatically update these properties with the provided values in the request body. If you want to update any property in your own business logic not by user input, you can set the Allow Auto Update option to false. These properties will be added to the update API's body parameters and can be updated by the user if any value is provided in the request body.

Elastic Search Indexing

paymentMethodId userId customerId cardHolderName cardHolderZip platform cardInfo

Properties that are indexed in Elastic Search will be searchable via the Elastic Search API. While all properties are stored in the elastic search index of the data object, only those marked for Elastic Search indexing will be available for search queries.

Database Indexing

paymentMethodId userId customerId platform cardInfo

Properties that are indexed in the database will be optimized for query performance, allowing for faster data retrieval. Make a property indexed in the database if you want to use it frequently in query filters or sorting.

Unique Properties

paymentMethodId

Unique properties are enforced to have distinct values across all instances of the data object, preventing duplicate entries. Note that a unique property is automatically indexed in the database so you will not need to set the Indexed in DB option.

Secondary Key Properties

paymentMethodId userId customerId

Secondary key properties are used to create an additional indexed identifiers for the data object, allowing for alternative access patterns. Different than normal indexed properties, secondary keys will act as primary keys and Mindbricks will provide automatic secondary key db utility functions to access the data object by the secondary key.

Session Data Properties

userId

Session data properties are used to store data that is specific to the user session, allowing for personalized experiences and temporary data storage. If a property is configured as session data, it will be automatically mapped to the related field in the user session during CRUD operations. Note that session data properties can not be mutated by the user, but only by the system.

  • userId: ID property will be mapped to the session parameter userId.

This property is also used to store the owner of the session data, allowing for ownership checks and access control.

Filter Properties

paymentMethodId userId customerId cardHolderName cardHolderZip platform cardInfo

Filter properties are used to define parameters that can be used in query filters, allowing for dynamic data retrieval based on user input or predefined criteria. These properties are automatically mapped as API parameters in the listing API's that have "Auto Params" enabled.

  • paymentMethodId: String has a filter named paymentMethodId

  • userId: ID has a filter named userId

  • customerId: String has a filter named customerId

  • cardHolderName: String has a filter named cardHolderName

  • cardHolderZip: String has a filter named cardHolderZip

  • platform: String has a filter named platform

  • cardInfo: Object has a filter named cardInfo

Business Logic

profile has got 35 Business APIs to manage its internal and crud logic. For the details of each business API refer to its chapter.

Edge Controllers

No edge controllers defined for this service.


Service Library

Functions

checkNoProfileExistsForUser.js

module.exports = async function(userId) { const { Profile } = this.getModels(); const count = await Profile.count({ where: { userId: userId, isActive: true } }); return count === 0; }

Hook Functions

No hook functions defined.

Edge Functions

No edge functions defined.

Templates

No templates defined.

Assets

No assets defined.

Public Assets

No public assets defined.


Event Emission


Integration Patterns

Deployment Considerations

Environment Configuration

  • HTTP Port: 3001
  • Database Type: MongoDB
  • Global Soft Delete: Enabled

Implementation Guidelines

Development Workflow

  1. Data Model Implementation: Generate database schema from data object definitions
  2. CRUD Route Generation: Implement auto-generated routes with custom logic
  3. Custom Logic Integration: Implement hook functions and edge functions
  4. Authentication Integration: Configure with project-level authentication
  5. Testing: Unit and integration testing for all components

Code Generation Expectations

  • Database Schema: Auto-generated from data objects and relationships
  • API Routes: REST endpoints with customizable behavior
  • Validation Logic: Input validation from property definitions
  • Access Control: Authentication and authorization middleware

Custom Code Integration Points

  • Hook Functions: Lifecycle-specific custom logic
  • Edge Functions: Full request/response control
  • Library Functions: Reusable business logic
  • Templates: Dynamic content rendering

Testing Strategy

Unit Testing

  • Test all custom library functions
  • Test validation logic and business rules
  • Test hook function implementations

Integration Testing

  • Test API endpoints with authentication scenarios
  • Test database operations and transactions
  • Test external integrations
  • Test event emission and Kafka integration

Performance Testing

  • Load test high-traffic endpoints
  • Test caching effectiveness
  • Monitor database query performance
  • Test scalability under load

Appendices

Data Type Reference

Type Description Storage
ID Unique identifier UUID (SQL) / ObjectID (NoSQL)
String Short text (≤255 chars) VARCHAR
Text Long-form text TEXT
Integer 32-bit whole numbers INT
Boolean True/false values BOOLEAN
Double 64-bit floating point DOUBLE
Float 32-bit floating point FLOAT
Short 16-bit integers SMALLINT
Object JSON object JSONB (PostgreSQL) / Object (MongoDB)
Date ISO 8601 timestamp TIMESTAMP
Enum Fixed numeric values SMALLINT with lookup

Enum Value Mappings

Request Locations

  • 0: Bearer token in Authorization header
  • 1: Cookie value
  • 2: Custom HTTP header
  • 3: Query parameter
  • 4: Request body property
  • 5: URL path parameter
  • 6: Session data
  • 7: Root request object

HTTP Methods

  • 0: GET
  • 1: POST
  • 2: PUT
  • 3: PATCH
  • 4: DELETE

Edge Function Signature

async function edgeFunction(request) {
  // Custom request processing
  // Return response object or throw error
  return {
    data: {},
    status: 200,
    message: "Success"
  };
}

This document was generated from the service architecture definition and should be kept in sync with implementation changes.