refactored publicCreate

services/comments.js

@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@ const { COMMENTS_NEW, COMMENTS_EDIT } = require('./events/constants');
 module.exports = class CommentsService {
   /**
    * Creates a new Comment that came from a public source.
-   * @param  {Mixed} input either a single comment or an array of comments.
+   * @param  {Object} input either a single comment or an array of comments.
    * @return {Promise}
    */
   static async publicCreate(input) {
-    // Check to see if this is an array of comments, if so map it out.
-    if (Array.isArray(input)) {
-      return Promise.all(input.map(CommentsService.publicCreate));
-    }
-
+    // Extract the parent_id from the comment, if there is one.
     const { status = 'NONE', parent_id = null } = input;
 
     // Check to see if we are replying to a comment, and if that comment is
@@ -33,8 +29,8 @@ module.exports = class CommentsService {
       }
     }
 
-    // Turn the comment into a new object.
-    const comment = new CommentModel(
+    // Create the comment in the database.
+    const comment = await CommentModel.create(
       merge(
         {
           status_history: status
@@ -56,9 +52,6 @@ module.exports = class CommentsService {
       )
     );
 
-    // Save the comment to the database.
-    await comment.save();
-
     // Emit that the comment was created!
     await events.emitAsync(COMMENTS_NEW, comment);