Sails.js

Rules

Getting Started

• getting-started - App anatomy, project structure, file conventions, .sailsrc, globals, bootstrap

Core Concepts

• actions - Actions2 format, inputs, exits, response types, and action patterns
• helpers - Reusable helpers with inputs, exits, sync/async, error handling
• routes - Route configuration, dynamic parameters, wildcards, route targets
• policies - Request guards, policy configuration, authentication patterns
• hooks - App-level hooks, lifecycle, shared data, custom hook patterns

Request Pipeline

• request-lifecycle - How requests flow through hooks, middleware, policies, actions, and responses
• middleware - HTTP middleware pipeline, config/http.js, Express middleware, custom middleware

Configuration & Infrastructure

• configuration - Config files, environment variables, custom settings, datastores
• responses - Custom response types, the Inertia response flow, error responses
• security - CORS, CSRF, sessions, cookies, security best practices
• deployment - Production config, Redis sessions, environment setup, scaling

Framework Reference

• sails-object - The global sails object: sails.config, sails.helpers, sails.models, sails.log, sails.inertia
• file-uploads - File upload patterns with sails.uploadOne, Skipper, cloud storage
• shell-scripts - Background tasks, data migrations, maintenance scripts
• blueprints - Auto-generated REST API, blueprint configuration, when to use
• generators - Scaffolding with sails generate, custom generators, the page generator