sails.getRouteFor()

Look up the first route pointing at the specified target (e.g. MeController.login) and return a dictionary containing its method and URL.

sails.getRouteFor(target);

Usage

Returns

Type: ((dictionary))

{
  method: 'post',
  url: '/auth/login'
}

Example

In a controller action...

return res.view('pages/some-page-with-a-form-on-it', {
  formEndpoint: sails.getRouteFor('SomeotherController.someAction'),
  // ...
});

So that in the rendered view...

<form action="<%=formEndpoint.url%>" method="<%=formEndpoint.method%>">
  <!-- ... -->
</form>

Notes

• This function searches the Sails app's explicitly configured routes; sails.config.routes. Shadow routes bound by hooks (including blueprint routes) will not be matched.
• If a matching target cannot be found, this function throws an E_NOT_FOUND error (i.e. if you catch the error and check its code property, it will be the string E_NOT_FOUND).
• If more than one route matches the specified target, the first match is returned.
• If you only need the URL for a route (e.g. to use as an href from within one of your views), you may want to use sails.getUrlFor() instead of this function.