Returns

{Promise<Map>}:

Promise returning the List of instances being retrieved

Usage

// import connection plugins
var canMap = require("can-connect/can/map/map");
var constructor = require("can-connect/constructor/constructor");
var dataUrl = require("can-connect/data/url/url");

// define connection types
var Todo = DefineMap.extend({
  id: "number",
  complete: "boolean",
  name: "string"
});

Todo.List = DefineList.extend({
  completed: function() {
    return this.filter(function(item) { return item.completed; });
  }
});

// create connection
connect([canMap, constructor, dataUrl],{
  Map: Todo,
  url: "/todos"
})

// retrieve instances
Todo.getList({due: "today"}).then(function(todos){
  ...
});