Sails prototyper

Sails extension to be used together with lodash npm module to extend model, controllers or any other sails class.

Installation

Prototyper creates an empty object which can be easily extended with new methods or functions. That empty object is after merged with the controller, model, etc.

$ npm install sails-prototyper --save

This will install the module. How to use

Building prototype

var proto = require('sails-prototyper');
var Model = new proto();

or

var Model = new require('sails-prototyper')();

Extending model functionality

The model can be extended with a simple attribute with a value or with a method containing some custom logic.

//Specification
//Model.extend(AttributeName (string), AttributeValue (any type))
Model.extend('method1','data');
or
Model.extend('method2',function(data){
	//Do something with the data
	return data;
});

It is also posible to interact between the injected methods as they are all available in the context

Model.extend('method1',function(data){
	return "Hi" + data;
});
or
Model.extend('method2',function(data){
	//Do something with the data
	return this.method1(data);
});

//Then in the code, where you need to use the model method
var message = UserModel.method2(' Javier ');
console.log(message);

Would output : "Hi Javier"

Using the funcionality

The model can be extended with a simple attribute with a value or with a method containing some custom logic.

Model.method1(attribute);