I can see where you might think that, but I actually believe it should
go in the other direction - that the User model should be the absolute
_minimum_ of an entity.
1. The User model is retrieved with every authenticated request. The
more fields in the model, the more data is being handled unnecessarily.
(Do you really need the User phone number with every request?)
2. If you go in that direction, there's no way you're going to reach a
consensus as to what fields should be included, or to make a valid
argument against field "X" once field "Y" has been added - ending up
with an extremely over-bloated object.
3. It's too easy to extend or replace the user model. The process is
well-documented. Saying "some developers don't want to" do something
doesn't constitute a reason.
(I'm an extremist in the other direction. I believe that the User model
should only consist of the PK, and an "active" flag. All other
information can be stored in ancillary tables - but I acknowledge that
that's very much a minority position as well.)
On 1/28/2021 8:25 AM, Muhammad Shehzad wrote:
Hey Developers! Some fields should be inside models.User e.g. image,
phone_number. Some developers don't want to extend the auth model. Yes
i know there are some ways to extends the auth model. But i think
these fields should come with models.User
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