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Anatomy of a Sails app

An interactive guide to the structure of the Sails app generated by default with sails new.

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App Structure


  • api
    • controllers
      • .gitkeep
    • helpers
      • .gitkeep
    • models
      • .gitkeep
    • policies
      • .gitkeep
  • assets
    • dependencies
      • sails.io.js
    • images
      • .gitkeep
    • js
      • .gitkeep
    • styles
      • importer.less
    • templates
      • .gitkeep
    • .eslintrc
    • favicon.ico
  • config
    • env
      • production.js
    • locales
      • de.json
      • en.json
      • es.json
      • fr.json
    • blueprints.js
    • bootstrap.js
    • custom.js
    • datastores.js
    • globals.js
    • http.js
    • i18n.js
    • local.js
    • log.js
    • models.js
    • policies.js
    • routes.js
    • security.js
    • session.js
    • sockets.js
    • views.js
  • tasks
    • config
      • babel.js
      • clean.js
      • coffee.js
      • concat.js
      • copy.js
      • cssmin.js
      • hash.js
      • jst.js
      • less.js
      • sails-linker.js
      • sync.js
      • uglify.js
      • watch.js
    • register
      • build.js
      • buildProd.js
      • compileAssets.js
      • default.js
      • linkAssets.js
      • linkAssetsBuild.js
      • linkAssetsBuildProd.js
      • polyfill.js
      • prod.js
      • syncAssets.js
    • pipeline.js
  • views
    • layouts
      • layout.ejs
    • pages
      • homepage.ejs
    • .eslintrc
    • 404.ejs
    • 500.ejs
  • .editorconfig
  • .eslintignore
  • .eslintrc
  • .gitignore
  • .htmlhintrc
  • .sailsrc
  • app.js
  • Gruntfile.js
  • package.json
  • README.md

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