Best practie to require a module within Sails.js globally?

Question

I am currently building out the Authentication piece of my Sails.js app, using bcrypt to hash my passwords. Everything is working well, here is a sample of the implementation thus far:

beforeCreate: function (values, next) {

    require('bcrypt').hash(values.password, 10, function passwordEncrypted(err, encryptedPassword) {

        if (err) return next(err);

        values.password = encryptedPassword;
        next();

    });

}

Now, both in my model and in my controller, I am using require('bcrypt') or var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'); so I can use it within my class.

I am looking for a better practice way of defining var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'); once and globally so that I can simply use the bcrypt variable whenever I need to (inside other models or controllers).

I am inclined to believe that Sails.js already has something in place for that? If not, what do you suggest the best route of implementation? In the end, I am looking for best practice.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can also do this by utilizing globals

module.exports.globals = {
    bcrypt : require('bcrypt')
}

and in the application code, refer it like below

sails.config.globals.bcrypt.hash(password, saltRounds, function (err, hash) {
    if (!err) {
      sails.config.globals.logger.info('creatHash-hash-->', hash);
      return cb(null, hash);
    } else {
      return cb(err);
    }
  });