middleware.coffee

Connection = require('./irc/connection').Connection

exports.load_irc = (req, res, next) ->
  if req.params.connection?
    connection_name = decodeURIComponent(req.params.connection)
    req.connection = Connection.all_connections[connection_name] ? null
    if req.connection is null
      res.send(404, 'Connection #{connection_name} could not be found.')

  if req.params.channel?
    channel_name = decodeURIComponent(req.params.channel)
    req.channel = req.connection.channels[channel_name] ? null
    if req.channel is null
      res.send(404, 'Channel #{channel_name} could not be found.')

  console.log('woo')
  next()

server.coffee

express = require('express')
routes = require('./routes')
http = require('http')
path = require('path')
middleware = require('./middleware')
api = routes.api

console.log(middleware.load_irc)

app = express()

#all environments
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000)
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views')
app.set('view engine', 'jade')
app.use(express.favicon())
app.use(express.logger('dev'))
app.use(express.bodyParser())
app.use(express.methodOverride())
app.use(app.router)
app.use(require('less-middleware')({ src: __dirname + '/public' }))
app.use('/static', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')))
app.use('/bower_components',
  express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'bower_components')))
app.use(middleware.load_irc)