Class: Controller

Requires

• module:fs-extra
• module:path
• module:periodicjs.core.utilities

Methods

createModel(options) → {object}

short hand mongoose create document query

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	model,newdoc - document to insert, req, res,callback, successredirect, appendid - append the id of newly created document on redirect

Source:

• controller.js, line 515

Returns:

responseData or redirected page

Type

object

deleteModel(options) → {function}

short hand mongoose delete document query

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	model,deleteid - id to delete,callback

Source:

• controller.js, line 898

Returns:

callback(err)

Type

function

getPluginViewDefaultTemplate(options, callback) → {function}

Gets the path to the view file specified, first look at custom theme views, then extension views, then default views

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	extname, themename, themefileext - support custom theme files
callback	function	async callback

Source:

• controller.js, line 46

Returns:

async callback(err,viewname)

Type

function

handleDocumentQueryErrorResponse(options) → {object}

default response handler for error, or will redirect with flash error set

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	err,req,res,callback

Source:

• controller.js, line 272

Returns:

response object render or callback

Type

object

handleDocumentQueryRender(options) → {object}

default response handler for express views, or will redirect to another request

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	res,req,redirecturl,err,callback,responseData - this is what's sent to the rendered template view, also appends http request information like base url, query string parameters, etc

Source:

• controller.js, line 116

Returns:

response object render or callback

Type

object

loadModel(options) → {function}

short hand mongoose load document query

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	model,docid - id or name,callback,population -mongoose population, selection - mongoose selection

Source:

• controller.js, line 341

Returns:

callback(err,document)

Type

function

searchModel(options) → {function}

short hand mongoose search documents query

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	model,query - mongoose query,callback,population -mongoose population, selection - mongoose selection , limit, offset

Source:

• controller.js, line 438

Returns:

callback(err,documents)

Type

function

updateModel(options) → {object}

short hand mongoose update document query

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
options	object	model, id - objectid of mongoose document,updatedoc - document to update, req, res,callback, successredirect, appendid - append the id of newly created document on redirect, removefromarray - sets the update operation to manipulate an array of documents with mongo $pull, appendArray - sets the update operation to manipulate an array of documents with mongo $push, saverevision - save revisions

Source:

• controller.js, line 713

Returns:

responseData or redirected page

Type

object