gitstats/test_repository/server/controllers/news.js

var ip = require('ip');

var NewsItem = require('../models/NewsItem');
var logger = require('../utils/logger');
var validation = require('../validation');

/*      CREATE (GUARDED)        */

/**
 * Function for creating a new news item in the DB.
 * @param req The request object sent over from the route.
 * @param res The response object sent over from the route.
 */
exports.createNewsItem = function (req, res) {
    //Get the title and contents from the request body
    var title = req.body.title;
    var contents = req.body.contents;

    //Check that valid params were supplied
    var valid = validation.validateNewsItem(res, {title: title, contents: contents});

    //If so, continue
    if (valid) {
        //Make a new NewsItem object with the given info
        var newNews = new NewsItem({
            title: title,
            contents: contents
        });

        //Save the new news item in the DB
        newNews.save(function (err) {
            //If there was an error while saving
            if (err) {
                logger.info("[" + ip.address() + "] New news item creation failed.");
                res.status(422).send({created: false, errors: err});
            }

            //Otherwise, new item was added successfully
            else {
                logger.info("[" + ip.address() + "] New news item creation succeeded.");
                res.status(201).send({created: true});
            }
        });
    }

    //Else condition is handled in validation
};

/*      READ (UNGUARDED)        */

/**
 * Function for getting all news items from the DB.
 * @param req The request object sent over from the route.
 * @param res The response object sent over from the route.
 */
exports.getAll = function (req, res) {
    //Find all news item, but only return the title, contents and date.
    NewsItem.find({}, {_id: false, title: true, contents: true, date: true}, function (err, news) {
        //If there was an error during the find, send back an error.
        if (err)
            res.status(404).send({message: "Could not retrieve News.", errors: err});
        //Otherwise, send back the items.
        else
            res.status(200).send(news);
    });
};

/*      UPDATE (GUARDED)        */

/*      DELETE (GUARDED)        */