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May 9, 2014 14:59
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Wrapper arround express.js routing/middleware & mongoose to easily create REST API Objects
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| var restObject = function(name, collection) { | |
| this.name = name; | |
| this.collection = collection; | |
| }; | |
| restObject.prototype.register = function(app) { | |
| var that = this; | |
| app.get('/api/' + this.name, function(req, res) { | |
| that.getAll(function(err, models) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| res.send(400, err); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| res.jsonp(models); | |
| }); | |
| }); | |
| app.post('/api/' + this.name, function(req, res) { | |
| that.create(req.body, function(err, model) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| res.send(400, err); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| res.jsonp(model); | |
| }); | |
| }); | |
| app.get('/api/' + this.name + '/:idParameter', function(req, res) { | |
| res.jsonp(req.model); | |
| }); | |
| app.put('/api/' + this.name + '/:idParameter', function(req, res) { | |
| that.update(req, res); | |
| }); | |
| app.del('/api/' + this.name + '/:idParameter', function(req, res) { | |
| that.destroy(req.model, function(err, success) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| res.send(400, err); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| res.jsonp(success); | |
| }); | |
| }); | |
| app.param('idParameter', function(req, res, next, idParameter) { | |
| that.get(idParameter, function(err, model) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| next(err); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| req.model = model; | |
| next(); | |
| }); | |
| }); | |
| }; | |
| restObject.prototype.get = function(id, callback) { | |
| this.collection.findOne({name: id}, function(err, model) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| callback(err, null); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| if(!model) { | |
| callback(new Error('could not find model with name ' + id), null); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| callback(null, model); | |
| }); | |
| }; | |
| restObject.prototype.create = function(data, callback) { | |
| var model = new this.collection(data); | |
| model.save(function(err) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| callback(err, null); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| callback(null, model); | |
| }); | |
| }; | |
| restObject.prototype.getAll = function(callback) { | |
| this.collection.find().sort('-created').exec(function(err, models) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| callback(err, null); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| callback(null, models); | |
| }); | |
| }; | |
| restObject.prototype.update = function(data, model, callback) { | |
| for(var i in this.collection.schema.paths) { | |
| console.log(i); | |
| } | |
| callback(null, model); | |
| }; | |
| restObject.prototype.destroy = function(model, callback) { | |
| model.remove(function(err) { | |
| if(err) { | |
| callback(err, null); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| callback(null, true); | |
| }); | |
| }; | |
| module.exports = restObject; |
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| /** Example route **/ | |
| var restObject = require('../lib/restObject.js'), | |
| mongoose = require('mongoose'), | |
| TestModel = mongoose.model('TestModel'); | |
| module.exports = function(app) { | |
| var test = new restObject('testModel', TestModel); | |
| test.register(app); | |
| }; |
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