feat: update dependencies and improve join performance

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+local.js
+runner.js
+.vscode

README.md

@@ -1,52 +1,41 @@
-## <a href="http://www.cnectdata.com/"><img src="http://www.cnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cnect-logo-200x57-20141118.png" height='32px' /></a> All-in-One Data Management Stack
+# Sails-MSSQL Adapter
 
-### sails-sqlserver
-[![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url]
-[![Build status][ci-image]][ci-url]
-[![Dependency Status][daviddm-image]][daviddm-url]
+MSSQL adapter for Sails framework and Waterline ORM. Allows you to use MSSQL via your models to store and retrieve data.  Also provides a `query()` method for a direct interface to execute raw SQL commands.
 
-Official Microsoft SQL Server adapter for [sails.js](http://sailsjs.org/). Tested on SQL Server 2012 and 2014,
-but should support any SQL Server 2005 and newer. CI tests are run against SQL
-Server Express. Published by [c*nect](http://www.cnectdata.com/).
+## Installation
 
-### 1. Install
-```sh
-$ npm install sails-sqlserver --save
+Install from NPM.
+
+```bash
+$ npm install sails-mssql
 ```
 
-### 2. Configure
+## Branch Structure
 
-#### `config/models.js`
-```js
-{
-  connection: 'sqlserver'
-}
-```
+| sails.js version | sails-mssql version | sails-mssql branch |
+| ----------- | ----------- | ----------- |
+| 1.x | 2.x | master |
+| 0.12.x | 1.x | 0.12.x |
+
+## Bugs &nbsp; [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/sails-mssql.svg)](http://npmjs.com/package/sails-mssql)
+
+To report a bug, post on the [issues tab](https://github.com/intel/sails-mssql/issues).
+
+## Contributing
+
+[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/sails-mssql.png?downloads=true)](http://npmjs.com/package/sails-mssql)
 
-#### `config/connections.js`
-```js
-{
-  sqlserver: {
-    adapter: 'sails-sqlserver',
-    user: 'cnect',
-    password: 'pass',
-    host: 'abc123.database.windows.net' // azure database
-    database: 'mydb',
-    options: {
-      encrypt: true   // use this for Azure databases
-    }
-  }
-}
+### Running the tests
+
+To run the tests, point this adapter at your database by specifying a [connection URL](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config-datastores#?the-connection-url) and run `npm test`:
+
+```
+WATERLINE_ADAPTER_TESTS_URL=mssql://root:myc00lP4ssw0rD@localhost/adapter_tests npm test
 ```
 
+> For more info, see [**Reference > Configuration > sails.config.datastores > The connection URL**](http://sailsjs.com/documentation/reference/configuration/sails-config-datastores#?the-connection-url), or [ask for help](http://sailsjs.com/support).
+
 ## License
-MIT
-
-[npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/sails-sqlserver.svg?style=flat-square
-[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/sails-sqlserver
-[sails-logo]: http://cdn.tjw.io/images/sails-logo.png
-[sails-url]: https://sailsjs.org
-[ci-image]: https://img.shields.io/circleci/project/cnect/sails-sqlserver/master.svg?style=flat-square
-[ci-url]: https://circleci.com/gh/cnect/sails-sqlserver
-[daviddm-image]: http://img.shields.io/david/cnect/sails-sqlserver.svg?style=flat-square
-[daviddm-url]: https://david-dm.org/cnect/sails-sqlserver
+
+MIT License
+