1. We support custom type mappings between JS and DB, see: http://docs.strongloo...

1. We support custom type mappings between JS and DB, see:

http://docs.strongloop.com/display/DOC/Model+definition+refe...

2. We allow you to execute native query using dataSource.connector.query(query, params, cb). We're considering to promote it to dataSource level and fully document it.