Access request headers from beforeSave Model Hook

Question

How can i access the details of the user who raise the request from a Model Hook

Comment.beforeSave =  function(next,com) {
//Want to add 2 more properties          


        

Answer 1

It seems that you can't update related model with simply overriding ctx.req.body. Instead of you should override ctx.args.data - it looks like this ctx parameter is used to initalize the related model.

So it will look like that:

MainItem.beforeRemote('**', function(ctx, user, next) {   
  if(ctx.methodString == 'leave_request.prototype.__create__comments'){  
     ctx.args.data.added_by = ctx.req.accessToken.userId;     
     ctx.args.data.added_at = new Date();                         
     console.log("Added headers as .."+ctx.args.data.added_by);
  }    
  else{  ... }
  next();