simple-controllers

Add to Express a simple controllers management.

Installation

Via npm:

$ npm install simple-controllers

Usage

To start, here it shows a basic example:

// filename: app.js
...
var controllers = require('simple-controllers');
...
app.configure(function() {
    ...
    // Specify the path of the controllers
    app.set('controllers', __dirname + '/controllers');
    ...
});
...
var result = app.controllers();
console.dir(result);

Controllers

By default all Controllers response in JSON, so to execute a return with the objects.

Example with basic structure of a function:

// filename: session.js

// public function
exports.is_auth = function(req, res) {
    ...
    return { is_auth: true, user: {...} };
}

Actions

By default all Actions using method GET. Add the prefix get_ or post_ to indicate the method used.

Example action with method GET:

// public function
exports.get_is_auth = function(req, res) { ... }

Or

// public function
exports.is_auth = function(req, res) { ... }

Example action with method POST:

// public function
exports.post_add_user = function(req, res) { ... }

Authentication

Example with authentication function to filter access:

...
var auth_fn = function(req, res, next) {
    // Here your authentication code
    ...
    if (is_auth()) {
        next();
        return;
    }
    
    // Error 401 - Unauthorized
    res.send('Authentication required', 401);
}
...
var result = app.controllers(auth_fn);
console.dir(result);

Example with authentication function and controllers without authentication:

...
var result = app.controllers(auth_func, ['session']);

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2012 Gerard Muñoz <gmunoz1979@gmail.com>

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