controller.js

var Application = require('./application')
  , User = compound.models.User;

var UserController = module.exports = function UserController(init) {
    Application.call(this, init);

    init.before(loadUser, {
        only: ['show', 'edit', 'update', 'destroy']
    });
};

require('util').inherits(UserController, Application);

UserController.prototype['new'] = function (req, res) {
    this.title = 'New user';
    this.user = new User;
    res.flash('some message')
    res.render();
});
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