app.js

var flatiron = require('flatiron'),
	resourceful = require('resourceful'),
	plates = require('plates'),
	path = require('path'),
	ecstatic = require('ecstatic'),
	app = flatiron.app,
	config,
	m = {};

/**
 * Config file 
 */
app.config.file({ file: path.join(__dirname, './config/config.json')});

/**
 * Flatiron plugins 
 */
app.use(flatiron.plugins.http, {
	before: [
		ecstatic(path.join(__dirname, './public'), {autoIndex: false})
	]
});

app.use(flatiron.plugins.resourceful, {
	//root: __dirname,
	engine: 'memory'
});

/**
 * Registering Models 
 */
['user'].forEach(function(model) {
	require('./app/models/' + model + '_model')(resourceful);
});

/**
 * Registering routers 
 */
['main', 'user'].forEach(function(router) {
	require('./app/routers/' + router + '_router')(app, resourceful, plates, config);
});

app.start(app.config.get('port') || 3000, function(err) {
	if (err) {
		throw err;
	}
	
	var addr = app.server.address();
	app.log.info('Listening on http://' + addr.address + ':' + addr.port);
});

user_mode.js

//user_model.js
module.exports = function(resourceful) {
	var User = resourceful.define('user', function() {
		this.string('username').required(true);
  		this.string('password').required(true);
  		this.string('email', { format: 'email', requierd: true});
	});
	
	return User;
};

user_router.js

//user_router.js
var UserRouter = function(app, resourceful, plates, config) {
	var resources = resourceful.resources;

        //this one works but can .save() the resource
	// var user = new(resources.User)({
		// username: 'Bob',
		// password: 'bob!234',
		// email: 'bob@yahoo.com'
	// });

	var user = resources.User.create({
		id : 'Test'	
	}, function(err, user) {
		user = {
			username: 'Bob',
			password: 'bob!234',
			email: 'bob@yahoo.com'	
		};
		console.log(err, user);
		user.save(function(err, result) {
			console.log(err, result);
		});
	});
	/**
	 * Get all users 
	 */
	app.router.get('/users', function() {
		var users = resources.User.all();
		this.res.json(200, users);
	});
};

module.exports = UserRouter;