Waterline
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Waterline is a datastore-agnostic ORM and data-mapper for Node.js that provides a unified interface for working with different databases, commonly used within the Sails.js framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waterline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5895115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterline Context triple: [Sails.js, uses, Waterline]
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A.
Bluewater
Bluewater is a large out-of-town shopping and leisure centre located in Kent, England.
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B.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is a Boston neighborhood along the harbor known for its maritime history, scenic views, and mix of residential, commercial, and tourist destinations.
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C.
Aquarium
The Aquarium at the Memphis Zoo is a dedicated exhibit showcasing a diverse collection of aquatic animals and ecosystems for education and public viewing.
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D.
Aquarium
Aquarium is an MBTA subway station in downtown Boston serving the Blue Line near the New England Aquarium and Boston’s waterfront.
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E.
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum consensus client, written in Rust and maintained by Sigma Prime, that focuses on security, performance, and efficient participation in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterline Target entity description: Waterline is a datastore-agnostic ORM and data-mapper for Node.js that provides a unified interface for working with different databases, commonly used within the Sails.js framework.
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A.
Bluewater
Bluewater is a large out-of-town shopping and leisure centre located in Kent, England.
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B.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is a Boston neighborhood along the harbor known for its maritime history, scenic views, and mix of residential, commercial, and tourist destinations.
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C.
Aquarium
The Aquarium at the Memphis Zoo is a dedicated exhibit showcasing a diverse collection of aquatic animals and ecosystems for education and public viewing.
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D.
Aquarium
Aquarium is an MBTA subway station in downtown Boston serving the Blue Line near the New England Aquarium and Boston’s waterfront.
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E.
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum consensus client, written in Rust and maintained by Sigma Prime, that focuses on security, performance, and efficient participation in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Data mapper library
ⓘ
JavaScript software library ⓘ Node.js library ⓘ Object-relational mapping library ⓘ |
| category |
ORM
ⓘ
data mapper ⓘ software library ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
MongoDB (via adapter)
ⓘ
MySQL (via adapter) ⓘ
linked to:
MySQL
PostgreSQL (via adapter) ⓘ Redis (via adapter) ⓘ
linked to:
Redis
local disk storage (via adapter) ⓘ |
| designGoal |
consistent API across databases
ⓘ
datastore agnosticism ⓘ simple model definition ⓘ |
| developer |
Balderdash (Sails.js creators)
ⓘ
Sails.js core team ⓘ |
| feature |
adapter-based architecture
ⓘ
data validation rules on attributes ⓘ lifecycle events (beforeCreate, afterCreate, etc.) ⓘ migrations support via adapters or tools ⓘ population of associations ⓘ promise-based and callback-based APIs ⓘ query criteria syntax ⓘ schema definition for models ⓘ unified interface for multiple datastores ⓘ |
| homepage | https://sailsjs.com/documentation/concepts/models-and-orm ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Sails.js blueprints
ⓘ
Sails.js models ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | cross-platform ⓘ |
| partOf | Sails.js framework ecosystem ⓘ |
| platform | Node.js ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | JavaScript ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/balderdashy/waterline ⓘ |
| requires | Node.js runtime ⓘ |
| supports |
CRUD operations
ⓘ
NoSQL databases ⓘ adapters for different databases ⓘ associations between models ⓘ datastore-agnostic data access ⓘ lifecycle callbacks ⓘ model-based data access ⓘ query building ⓘ relational databases ⓘ validation ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
abstracting database differences in Node.js apps
ⓘ
data access layer in Sails.js applications ⓘ |
| usedWith | Sails.js ⓘ |
| writtenIn | JavaScript ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Waterline Description of subject: Waterline is a datastore-agnostic ORM and data-mapper for Node.js that provides a unified interface for working with different databases, commonly used within the Sails.js framework.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.