sails-util-mvcsloader/libs/services.js

Load models, controllers, services, policies and config from specified directories and inject them into the main Sails app.

/**
 * Load services from a directory into a Sails app
 */

var async = require('async');
var _ = require('lodash');
var buildDictionary = require('sails-build-dictionary');

module.exports = function (sails, dir, cb) {
    async.waterfall([function loadServicesFromDirectory(next) {
        buildDictionary.optional({
            dirname: dir,
            filter: /^([^.]+)\.(js|coffee|litcoffee)$/,
            replaceExpr: /^.*\//,
            flattenDirectories: true
        }, next);

    }, function injectServicesIntoSails(modules, next) {
        sails.services = _.merge(modules || {}, sails.services || {});
        
        if (sails.config.globals.services) {
            _.each(modules, function (service, serviceId) {
                global[service.globalId] = service;
            });
        }

        return next(null);
    }], function (err) {
        return cb(err);
    });
};