app.js

  var app = feathers()
    .configure(feathers.rest())
    .configure(feathers.primus({
      transformer: 'engine.io'
    }, function(primus) {
      primus.on('connection', function() {
        logger.info('Server primus ready');
      });
    }))
    .configure(require('feathers-hooks'))
    .use(function(request, response, next) {
      // inject the current user into feathers params
      request.feathers.user = request.session.user;
      next();
    });