Sails.js support for Node.js
Introduction
Sails.js is the MVC framework for Node.js, designed to emulate the familiar MVC pattern of frameworks, with support for the requirements of modern apps: data-driven APIs with a scalable, service-oriented architecture.
Objects
This extension, when Sails.js library is found in the source code, may create the following objects:
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
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NodeJS Get Operation |
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NodeJS Post Operation |
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NodeJS Put Operation |
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NodeJS Delete Operation |
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NodeJS Patch Operation |
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NodeJS Any Operation |
Example
Example application from Sails.js:
Server
Create a server app.js:
var sails = require('sails');
sails.lift({}, function (err) {
if (err) {
console.log('Error occurred lifting Sails:', err);
return;
}
});
This will give the following result:

Routes
Routes control at config/routes.js:
...
'GET /site/:idSite' : { controller: "Site", action: "getSite", rel: RelServices.REL_ENUM.GET_VIEWED_SITE },
...
'PUT /alert' : { controller: "Alert", action: "putAlert", rel: RelServices.REL_ENUM.PUT_ALERT, profile: ProfileServices.PROFILE_ENUM.OPERER },
...
'PATCH /alert/:idAlert': { controller: 'Alert', action: 'patchAlert', rel: RelServices.REL_ENUM.PATCH_ALERT, profile: ProfileServices.PROFILE_ENUM.OPERER },
...
Controller actions
controllers/SiteController.js
...
self.getSite = function (req, res) {
...
var promise = Site.findOne({
idSite: idSite
});
...
};
...
controllers/AlertController.js
...
self.putAlert = function (req, res) {
...
var promise = Alert.findOne({
idAlert: idAlert
});
...
};
self.patchAlert = function (req, res) {
...
var promise = Alert.findOne({
idAlert: idAlert
});
...
};
...
Model definition
models/Site.js
...
self.connection = 'postgresqlServer';
self.tableName = 'T_SITE';
self.attributes = {
...
}
...
models/Alert.js
...
self.connection = 'postgresqlServer';
self.tableName = 'T_ALERT';
self.attributes = {
...
}
...
Transaction from getSite, putAlert, patchAlert functions to database when using the SQL Analyzer:





