Usually with Node.js/Express we handle stuff like authentication on middleware, so controllers don't need to bother. The route just includes the authentication/

Usually with Node.js/Express we handle stuff like authentication on middleware, so controllers don't need to bother. The route just includes the authentication/authorization middleware if one is needed. Here is a simple example for hooking in route-specific middlewares: https://gist.github.com/978411#file_express_middlewares.coffee https://gist.github.com/978411#file_express_middlewares.coff...