feat(model): abstract model events to a standard EventEmitter

closes #857, #490

Author: kingcody

Diff for: app/templates/server/api/user(auth)/user.events.js

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * User model events
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;<% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>
+var User = require('./user.model');<% } if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+var User = require('../../sqldb').User;<% } %>
+var UserEvents = new EventEmitter();
+
+// Set max event listeners (0 == unlimited)
+UserEvents.setMaxListeners(0);
+
+// Model events<% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>
+var events = {
+  'save': 'save',
+  'remove': 'remove'
+};<% } if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+var events = {
+  'afterCreate': 'save',
+  'afterUpdate': 'save',
+  'afterDestroy': 'remove'
+};<% } %>
+
+// Register the event emitter to the model events
+for (var e in events) {
+  var event = events[e];<% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>
+  User.schema.post(e, emitEvent(event));<% } if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+  User.hook(e, emitEvent(event));<% } %>
+}
+
+function emitEvent(event) {
+  return function(doc<% if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>, options, done<% } %>) {
+    UserEvents.emit(event + ':' + doc._id, doc);
+    UserEvents.emit(event, doc);<% if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+    done(null);<% } %>
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = UserEvents;

Diff for: endpoint/templates/name.events(models).js

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * <%= classedName %> model events
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;<% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>
+var <%= classedName %> = require('./<%= name %>.model');<% } if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+var <%= classedName %> = require('../../sqldb').<%= classedName %>;<% } %>
+var <%= classedName %>Events = new EventEmitter();
+
+// Set max event listeners (0 == unlimited)
+<%= classedName %>Events.setMaxListeners(0);
+
+// Model events<% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>
+var events = {
+  'save': 'save',
+  'remove': 'remove'
+};<% } if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+var events = {
+  'afterCreate': 'save',
+  'afterUpdate': 'save',
+  'afterDestroy': 'remove'
+};<% } %>
+
+// Register the event emitter to the model events
+for (var e in events) {
+  var event = events[e];<% if (filters.mongooseModels) { %>
+  <%= classedName %>.schema.post(e, emitEvent(event));<% } if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+  <%= classedName %>.hook(e, emitEvent(event));<% } %>
+}
+
+function emitEvent(event) {
+  return function(doc<% if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>, options, done<% } %>) {
+    <%= classedName %>Events.emit(event + ':' + doc._id, doc);
+    <%= classedName %>Events.emit(event, doc);<% if (filters.sequelizeModels) { %>
+    done(null);<% } %>
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = <%= classedName %>Events;

Diff for: endpoint/templates/name.socket(socketio).js

@@ -3,31 +3,32 @@
  */
 
 'use strict';
-<% if (filters.mongoose) { %>
-var <%= classedName %> = require('./<%= name %>.model');<% } %><% if (filters.sequelize) { %>
-var <%= classedName %> = require('../../sqldb').<%= classedName %>;<% } %>
-
-exports.register = function(socket) {<% if (filters.sequelize) { %>
-  <%= classedName %>.hook('afterCreate', function(doc, fields, fn) {
-    onSave(socket, doc);
-    fn(null);
-  });<% } %>
-  <% if (filters.mongoose) { %><%= classedName %>.schema.post('save', function(doc) {<% }
-     if (filters.sequelize) { %><%= classedName %>.hook('afterUpdate', function(doc, fields, fn) {<% } %>
-    onSave(socket, doc);<% if (filters.sequelize) { %>
-    fn(null);<% } %>
-  });
-  <% if (filters.mongoose) { %><%= classedName %>.schema.post('remove', function(doc) {<% }
-     if (filters.sequelize) { %><%= classedName %>.hook('afterDestroy', function(doc, fields, fn) {<% } %>
-    onRemove(socket, doc);<% if (filters.sequelize) { %>
-    fn(null);<% } %>
-  });
+
+var <%= classedName %>Events = require('./<%= name %>.events');
+
+// Model events to emit
+var events = ['save', 'remove'];
+
+exports.register = function(socket) {
+  // Bind model events to socket events
+  for (var i = 0, eventsLength = events.length; i < eventsLength; i++) {
+    var event = events[i];
+    var listener = createListener('<%= name %>:' + event, socket);
+
+    <%= classedName %>Events.on(event, listener);
+    socket.on('disconnect', removeListener(event, listener));
+  }
 };
 
-function onSave(socket, doc, cb) {
-  socket.emit('<%= name %>:save', doc);
+
+function createListener(event, socket) {
+  return function(doc) {
+    socket.emit(event, doc);
+  };
 }
 
-function onRemove(socket, doc, cb) {
-  socket.emit('<%= name %>:remove', doc);
+function removeListener(event, listener) {
+  return function() {
+    <%= classedName %>Events.removeListener(event, listener);
+  };
 }

Diff for: test/test-file-creation.js

@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ describe('angular-fullstack generator', function () {
     if (models) {
       files = files.concat([
         'server/api/thing/thing.model.js',
+        'server/api/thing/thing.events.js',
         'server/config/seed.js'
       ]);
     }
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ describe('angular-fullstack generator', function () {
         'server/api/user/user.integration.js',
         'server/api/user/user.model.js',
         'server/api/user/user.model.spec.js',
+        'server/api/user/user.events.js',
         'server/auth/index.js',
         'server/auth/auth.service.js',
         'server/auth/local/index.js',