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A simple module system for express (Node.js)
app.bind = function( entryPoint, middleware, module ) {
if( !module ) {
module = middleware;
middleware = null;
}
var methods = { get: 'get', post: 'post', put: 'put', delete: 'del' };
for( var i in module ) {
var action = module[ i ];
var key = i;
var currentMethod = 'get';
for( var j in methods ) {
var method = methods[ j ];
if( i.substring( 0, j.length ) === j ) {
currentMethod = method;
key = i.charAt( j.length ).toLowerCase() + i.substring( j.length + 1 )
}
}
var route = path.join( entryPoint, key )
if( path.sep !== '/' ) route = route.split( path.sep ).join( '/' ); //Windows fix
var routeWithFormat = route + '.:format';
console.log( 'Binding', currentMethod.toUpperCase(), '->', route, 'to', 'Module->' + key );
if( middleware ) {
this[ currentMethod ]( route, middleware, action );
this[ currentMethod ]( routeWithFormat, middleware, action );
if( key === 'index' )
this[ currentMethod ]( entryPoint, middleware, action );
} else {
this[ currentMethod ]( route, action );
this[ currentMethod ]( routeWithFormat, action );
if( key === 'index' )
this[ currentMethod ]( entryPoint, action );
}
}
return this;
};
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