loopback-datasource-juggler/lib/hookable.js

exports.Hookable = Hookable;

function Hookable() {
    // hookable class
};

Hookable.afterInitialize = null;
Hookable.beforeValidation = null;
Hookable.afterValidation = null;
Hookable.beforeSave = null;
Hookable.afterSave = null;
Hookable.beforeCreate = null;
Hookable.afterCreate = null;
Hookable.beforeUpdate = null;
Hookable.afterUpdate = null;
Hookable.beforeDestroy = null;
Hookable.afterDestroy = null;

Hookable.prototype.trigger = function trigger(actionName, work) {
    var capitalizedName = capitalize(actionName);
    var afterHook = this.constructor["after" + capitalizedName];
    var beforeHook = this.constructor["before" + capitalizedName];
    var inst = this;

    // we only call "before" hook when we have actual action (work) to perform
    if (work) {
        if (beforeHook) {
            // before hook should be called on instance with one param: callback
            beforeHook.call(inst, function () {
                // actual action also have one param: callback
                work.call(inst, next);
            });
        } else {
            work.call(inst, next);
        }
    } else {
        next();
    }

    function next(done) {
        if (afterHook) afterHook.call(inst, done);
        else if (done) done.call(this);
    }
};

function capitalize(string) {
    return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
}