Allow for "global" filters

[RaphiePS]

There should be a "nice" way to have something run before all actions. For example, say I'm using connect-flash. I'd want to pass flash messages into every page, so it gets rather repetitive to have this in every controller:

controller.before('*', function(next) {
  this.messages = this.req.flash('messages');
  this.errors = this.req.flash('errors');
  // etc
  next();
});

I suppose something like this could be put in the middleware initializer, but in my mind initializers should represent application setup, not logic.

If you agree, I'd be happy to submit a pull request!

[jaredhanson]

It should be possible to do this using controller inheritance, which is viable now in 0.4, but hasn't been documented yet.

If you have another proposal for solving this, I'd be happy to consider it!

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On Dec 17, 2013, at 10:52 PM, Raphie Palefsky-Smith [email protected] wrote:

There should be a "nice" way to have something run before all actions. For example, say I'm using connect-flash. I'd want to pass flash messages into every page, so it gets rather repetitive to have this in every controller:

controller.before('*', function(next) {
this.messages = this.req.flash('messages');
this.errors = this.req.flash('errors');
// etc
next();
});
I suppose something like this could be put in the middleware initializer, but in my mind initializers should represent application setup, not logic.

If you agree, I'd be happy to submit a pull request!

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[RaphiePS]

Didn't know that existed! Inheritance sounds perfect. I just took a glance at controller.js and couldn't find anything related to inheritance, but perhaps I didn't look hard enough.

[jaredhanson]

Take a look at instantiators/constructor.js (I think)

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On Dec 17, 2013, at 11:17 PM, Raphie Palefsky-Smith [email protected] wrote:

Didn't know that existed! Inheritance sounds perfect. I just took a glance at controller.js and couldn't find anything related to inheritance, but perhaps I didn't look hard enough.

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[redking]

Do you plan on releasing a changelog or updated docs for the latest release? I wasn't aware that controller inheritance had been added!

[jaredhanson]

Eventually, yes. But no definitive timeline.

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On Dec 18, 2013, at 1:24 AM, Cormac Flynn [email protected] wrote:

Do you plan on releasing a changelog or updated docs for the latest release? I wasn't aware that controller inheritance had been added!

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