Resourceful Question

example.js

BlogSettings.all(function(err, settings) {
    winston.debug(JSON.stringify(settings));
    if (settings == undefined) {
        BlogSettings.create(self.req.body, function(err, settings) {
            if (err) {
                winston.error(err);
                throw new(Error)(err);
            }
            self.res.end(JSON.stringify(settings));
            winston.debug(settings);
        });
    }
    // If there are settings, update them.
    else {
        // Why do I need to access ._id through the ._properties field?
        // My hunch is that there is some sort of sanitize method that
        // brings the private properties into the actual object's properties
        BlogSettings.update(settings[0]._properties._id, self.req.body, function(err) {
            if (err) {
                winston.error(err);
                throw err;
            }
            self.res.end("Settings Updated\n");
        });
    }
});​