Only build a sl remoting handler when a model is added to the app.

lib/application.js

@@ -60,12 +60,20 @@ app._models = [];
  */
 
 app.model = function (Model) {
+  var remotes = this.remotes();
+  
   this._models.push(Model);
   Model.shared = true;
   Model.app = this;
   if(Model._remoteHooks) {
     Model._remoteHooks.emit('attached', app);
   }
+  
+  // add to the remote exports
+  remotes.exports[Model.pluralModelName] = Model;
+  
+  // clear the handlers cache
+  this._handlers = {};
 }
 
 /**
@@ -76,25 +84,6 @@ app.models = function () {
   return this._models;
 }
 
-/**
- * Get all remote objects.
- */
-
-app.remoteObjects = function () {
-  var result = {};
-  var models = this.models();
-  
-  // add in models
-  models.forEach(function (ModelCtor) {
-    // only add shared models
-    if(ModelCtor.shared && typeof ModelCtor.sharedCtor === 'function') {
-      result[ModelCtor.pluralModelName] = ModelCtor;
-    }
-  });
-    
-  return result;
-}
-
 /**
  * Get the apps set of remote objects.
  */
@@ -102,3 +91,27 @@ app.remoteObjects = function () {
 app.remotes = function () {
   return this._remotes || (this._remotes = RemoteObjects.create());
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get a remotes handler.
+ */
+
+app.handler = function (type) {
+  var handler = this._handlers[type];
+  
+  if(!handler) {
+    // get the sl remoting object
+    var remotes = this.remotes();
+  
+    // create and save the handler
+    handler = this._handlers[type] = remotes.handler(type);
+  }
+  
+  return handler;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * Handlers
+ */
+
+app._handlers = {};

lib/middleware/rest.js

@@ -17,21 +17,12 @@ module.exports = rest;
 
 function rest() {
   return function (req, res, next) {
-    var app = req.app;
+    var handler = req.app.handler('rest');
-    var remotes = app.remotes();
-    
-    // get all remote objects
-    var objs = app.remoteObjects();
-    
-    // export remote objects
-    remotes.exports = objs;
-    
-    var handler = remotes.handler('rest');
     
     if(req.url === '/routes') {
       res.send(handler.adapter.allRoutes());
     } else if(req.url === '/models') {
-      return res.send(remotes.toJSON());
+      return res.send(req.app.remotes().toJSON());
     } else {
       handler(req, res, next);
     }