Parse cloudcode beforeSave obtain pre-updated object

Question

In a beforeSave hook I want to obtain the state of the object prior to the update. In this particular case it is to stop a user from changing their choice once

Answer 1

While Krodmannix's response is correct (and was helpful to me) it has the overhead of a full query. If you are doing things in beforeSave, you really want to streamline them. As a result, I believe a fetch command is much preferable.

Parse.Cloud.beforeSave('votes', function(request, response) {
    if (!request.object.isNew()) {
      var Votes = Parse.Object.extend("votes");
      var oldVote = new Votes();
      oldVote.set("objectId",request.object.id);
      oldVote.fetch({
        success: function(oldVote) {
            if (oldVote('choice') !== null) {
                response.error('Not allowed to change your choice once submitted');
            }
            else {
                response.success(); // Only after we check for error do we call success
            }
        },
        error: function(oldVote, error) {
            response.error(error.message);
        }
    });
});