@flexshopper/hapi-methods

@flexshopper/hapi-methods

Plugin to autoload methods based on patterns.

How to use:

• Install hapi-methods npm package in your project our plugin. npm i @flexshopper/hapi-methods
• Register plugin in your hapi server:

Registering

const server = new Hapi.Server();

server.connection();

server.register({
    register: require('hapi-methods'),
    options: {
        relativeTo: proccess.cwd() + '/methods',
        includes: ['path/to/**/*methods.js'],
        ignore: ['*.git'],
    }
}, (err) => {
  // continue application
});

manifest style:

registrations: [
    ...
    {
        plugin: {
            register: 'hapi-methods',
            options: {
                relativeTo: proccess.cwd() + '/methods',
                includes: ['path/to/**/*methods.js'],
                ignore: ['*.git'],
            }
        }
    }
];

Options

includes

Required
Type: array

The glob pattern you would like to include

ignore

Type: array

The pattern or an array of patterns to exclude

relativeTo

Type: string

The current working directory in which to search (defaults to process.cwd())

Route Signature

'use strict';

const internals = module.exports = {};

internals.myNewMethod = {

    method: (next) => {
        return next();
    },
    options: {
        cache: {
            expiresIn: 60000,
            generateTimeout: 60000
        }
    }
};

internals.anotherMethod = {

    // if method is defined as function(), 'this' value is bound to server instance
    method: function(next) {

        // 'this' is bound to server, thus it is equal to hapi server instance
        expect(this.plugins).to.exist();

        return next();
    }
};

// This methods would be available as:

server.methods.methodFileName.myNewMethod();
server.methods.methodFileName.anotherMethod();

Filename adapting

No matter what format your filenames are in, use camelcase to access the method.

For example, if a method file name is: foo-bar.js, it has a method named myMethod() inside. You can access this method as:

server.methods.fooBar.myMethod();

'this' binding

If internals.anotherMethod.method is equal to regular function (non-arrow function) 'this' will be bound to instance of server.