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+const { Model } = require('sequelize');
+const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs");
+
+module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
+    class Member extends Model {
+        /**
+         * Helper method for defining associations.
+         * This method is not a part of Sequelize lifecycle.
+         * The `models/index` file will call this method automatically.
+         */
+        static associate(models) {
+            Member.belongsTo(models.User, {
+                foreignKey: 'loginId',
+                targetKey: 'id'
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    User.init({
+        firstName: {
+            type: DataTypes.STRING,
+            allowNull: false
+        },
+        lastName: {
+            type: DataTypes.STRING,
+            allowNull: false
+        },
+        dateOfBirth: {
+            type: DataTypes.DATE,
+            allowNull: false
+        },
+        height: {
+            type: DataTypes.INTEGER
+        },
+        weight: {
+            type: DataTypes.INTEGER
+        },
+        handedness: {
+            type: DataTypes.ENUM('LeftHandedness', 'RightHandedness'),
+        },
+        position: {
+            type: DataTypes.ENUM
+        },
+        preferredPosition: {
+            type: DataTypes.ENUM
+        }
+    }, {
+        sequelize,
+        modelName: 'User',
+        tableName: "Users",
+        hooks: {
+            beforeCreate: async (user) => {
+                const salt = await bcrypt.genSalt(10);
+                user.password = await bcrypt.hash(user.password, salt);
+            }
+        }
+    }, {
+        defaultScope: {
+            attributes: { exclude: ['password'] },
+        },
+        scopes: {
+            withSecretColumns: {
+                attributes: { include: ['password'] },
+            },
+        },
+    });
+
+    User.prototype.validPassword = function (password) {
+        return bcrypt.compareSync(password, this.password);
+    };
+
+    return User;
+};