Based on https://github.com/randallmeeker/SailsBluePrintActions/blob/master/pagination/rangeHeader/find.js

find.js

/**
 * Module dependencies
 */
var util = require('util'),
  actionUtil = require('../../node_modules/sails/lib/hooks/blueprints/actionUtil');


/**
 * Find Records
 *
 *  get   /:modelIdentity
 *   *    /:modelIdentity/find
 *
 * An API call to find and return model instances from the data adapter
 * using the specified criteria.  If an id was specified, just the instance
 * with that unique id will be returned.
 *
 * Optional:
 * @param {Object} where       - the find criteria (passed directly to the ORM)
 * @param {Integer} limit      - the maximum number of records to send back (useful for pagination)
 * @param {Integer} skip       - the number of records to skip (useful for pagination)
 * @param {String} sort        - the order of returned records, e.g. `name ASC` or `age DESC`
 * @param {String} callback - default jsonp callback param (i.e. the name of the js function returned)
 */

module.exports = function findRecords(req, res) {

  // Look up the model
  var Model = actionUtil.parseModel(req);

  // If an `id` param was specified, use the findOne blueprint action
  // to grab the particular instance with its primary key === the value
  // of the `id` param.   (mainly here for compatibility for 0.9, where
  // there was no separate `findOne` action)
  if (actionUtil.parsePk(req)) {
    return require('./findOne')(req, res);
  }

  // Lookup for records that match the specified criteria
  var query = Model.find()
    .where(actionUtil.parseCriteria(req))
    .limit(actionUtil.parseLimit(req))
    .skip(actionUtil.parseSkip(req))
    .sort(actionUtil.parseSort(req));
  // TODO: .populateEach(req.options);
  query = actionUtil.populateEach(query, req);
  query.exec(function found(err, matchingRecords) {
    if (err) return res.serverError(err);

    // Only `.watch()` for new instances of the model if
    // `autoWatch` is enabled.
    if (req._sails.hooks.pubsub && req.isSocket) {
      Model.subscribe(req, matchingRecords);
      if (req.options.autoWatch) {
        Model.watch(req);
      }
      // Also subscribe to instances of all associated models
      _.each(matchingRecords, function(record) {
        actionUtil.subscribeDeep(req, record);
      });
    }

    Model.count(actionUtil.parseCriteria(req)).exec(function(error, total) {
        if (err) {
          return res.serverError(err);
        }

        res.set('Total-Count', total);
        res.ok(matchingRecords);
      });

  });
};