mimicking an array data type with sequelize.js

model.js

var MyModel = sequelize.define('MyModel', {
    myArrayField: { 
        type: DataTypes.STRING, 
        get: function() {
            return JSON.parse(this.getDataValue('myArrayField'));
        }, 
        set: function(val) {
            return this.setDataValue('myArrayField', JSON.stringify(val));
        }
    }
}