sonya-from-directory

A Sonya provider that automatically loads modules from a directory.

How to Use

Before loading Sonya in your project, load sonya-from-directory. The provider will automatically register itself with sonya and be usable like any other provider.

Example

require("sonya-from-directory");
var sonya = require("sonya");

sonya.Provide.fromDirectory("./directory-where-all-my-modules-are");

Options

sonya-from-directory can be used without any options, as in the example above. To do this, simply pass a string to the provider and ensure your modules meet certain requirements:

• Each module is contained in its own JavaScript file. The module itself is a function that is the sole export of the file, using module.exports.
• Each module function should define at least two properties, $type and $name. The $type property tells sonya-from-directory what type of module this is (e.g. a service or a facctory.) The $name property tells sonya-from-directory what name to register the module under.
• In the absence of $type and/or $name properties, sonya-from-directory will assume every module is a factory and will use the name of each module function as the name to register the module under.

To override these assumptions and specify options, pass an object to the provider instead of a string:

require("sonya-from-directory");

var sonya = require("sonya");

sonya.Provide.fromDirectory({
  dir: "./directory-where-all-my-modules-are",
  useFunctionNames: false,   //if set to false, every module MUST use the $name property.
  defaultProvider: "service",
  recursive: true            //if true, then recurse into subdirectories of dir
});