Sails prototyper

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

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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);