doublemarked · May 2, 2016 00:40 · drmikecrowe · May 2, 2016
diff --git a/!Fragmenting Loopback Models.md b/!Fragmenting Loopback Models.md
diff --git a/boot-script.js b/boot-script.js
 // AUTHOR: Heath Morrison | <firstname>@govright.org | http://github.com/doublemarked 
 // QUESTIONS? Write me or join us on Gitter: https://gitter.im/strongloop/loopback
 //
 // This boot script will load module components on app initialization. Stick this file in server/boot. 
 // Components are looked for in the directory common/models/model-name. The script will load recursively any
 // script from that directory, passing it the Model handle as a parameter (just like model.js loads). 
 // Conveniently, since this is occuring during the boot phase, those model scripts will execute at a later
 // phase than model.js, meaning PersistedModel is already initialized and all peer model handles are already usable. 
 // Note - it's necessary for you to still maintain a model.js file for Loopback to load the model at all.

 module.exports = function(app) {
  Object.keys(app.models).forEach(function (key) {
    loadComponents(app.models[key]);
  });
 };

 function loadComponents(Model, options) {
  options = options || {};
  var componentsPath = options.path || Model.settings.components || 'common/models/' + slugify(Model.modelName);

  try {
    recursiveRequire(appRoot + '/' + componentsPath);
  } catch (e) {
    // anything other than 'file not found' should be a hard fail
    if (e.code !== 'ENOENT') {
      console.error('Failure loading component path:', appRoot + '/' + componentsPath);
      process.exit(1);
    }
  }

  function recursiveRequire(sourcePath) {
    fs.readdirSync(sourcePath).forEach(function (f) {
      var filePath = sourcePath + '/' + f;
      if (fs.lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
        recursiveRequire(filePath);
      } else if (path.extname(f) === '.js') {
        require(filePath)(Model);
      }
    });
  }
 }

 // Works for 99% of cases. For others, set explicit path via options/config.
 function slugify(name) {
  name = name.replace(/^[A-Z]+/, function (s) { return s.toLowerCase(); });
  return name.replace(/[A-Z]/g, function (s) { return '-' + s.toLowerCase(); });
 }
diff --git a/Example Directory Structure.md b/Example Directory Structure.md
	// AUTHOR: Heath Morrison \| <firstname>@govright.org \| http://github.com/doublemarked
	// QUESTIONS? Write me or join us on Gitter: https://gitter.im/strongloop/loopback
	//
	// This boot script will load module components on app initialization. Stick this file in server/boot.
	// Components are looked for in the directory common/models/model-name. The script will load recursively any
	// script from that directory, passing it the Model handle as a parameter (just like model.js loads).
	// Conveniently, since this is occuring during the boot phase, those model scripts will execute at a later
	// phase than model.js, meaning PersistedModel is already initialized and all peer model handles are already usable.
	// Note - it's necessary for you to still maintain a model.js file for Loopback to load the model at all.

	module.exports = function(app) {
	Object.keys(app.models).forEach(function (key) {
	loadComponents(app.models[key]);
	});
	};

	function loadComponents(Model, options) {
	options = options \|\| {};
	var componentsPath = options.path \|\| Model.settings.components \|\| 'common/models/' + slugify(Model.modelName);

	try {
	recursiveRequire(appRoot + '/' + componentsPath);
	} catch (e) {
	// anything other than 'file not found' should be a hard fail
	if (e.code !== 'ENOENT') {
	console.error('Failure loading component path:', appRoot + '/' + componentsPath);
	process.exit(1);
	}
	}

	function recursiveRequire(sourcePath) {
	fs.readdirSync(sourcePath).forEach(function (f) {
	var filePath = sourcePath + '/' + f;
	if (fs.lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
	recursiveRequire(filePath);
	} else if (path.extname(f) === '.js') {
	require(filePath)(Model);
	}
	});
	}
	}

	// Works for 99% of cases. For others, set explicit path via options/config.
	function slugify(name) {
	name = name.replace(/^[A-Z]+/, function (s) { return s.toLowerCase(); });
	return name.replace(/[A-Z]/g, function (s) { return '-' + s.toLowerCase(); });
	}