workaround to make unchanged $updated available

closes #27

Author: scriptPilot

lib/add.js

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ export default async function add(table, path, options = {}) {
     debug('create hook', { tableName: table.name, doc: { ...doc }})
   })
 
-  // Update sync properties on any document update
-  table.hook('updating', (updates, id) => {
+  // Update sync properties on any document update (workaound to keep the current $updated value)
+  table.hook('updating', (updates, id, doc) => {
     const additionalUpdates = {
-      $updated: updates.$updated || Date.now(),
-      $synchronized: updates.$synchronized || 0
+      $updated: updates.$updated === 'keep' ? doc.$updated : (updates.$updated || Date.now()),
+      $synchronized: updates.$synchronized || 0,
     }
     debug('update hook', { tableName: table.name, id, updates: { ...updates, ...additionalUpdates } })
     return additionalUpdates

lib/syncToRemote.js

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export default async function syncToRemote(table, api, remoteTable) {
         // Deletion flag is not set
         } else {
 
-          // Define the updated local doc
-          const updatedLocalDoc = { $updated: localDoc.$updated, $synchronized: Date.now() }
+          // Define the updated local doc (workaround to keep the current $updated value)
+          const updatedLocalDoc = { $updated: 'keep', $synchronized: Date.now() }
 
           // Update the local doc
           await table.update(localDoc.id, updatedLocalDoc)