SailsJS : Redirecting to controller action with variables - node.js

Question

I am using sailsJS with ejs engine and i want to redirect the user back to the input page with messages ( validation errors ... ) .
i used to use this easily with laravel in PHP ( return redirect('dashboard')->with('status', 'Profile updated!'); )
i.e : i need to redirect the user back saying that this site dont exist
find : function(req,res){
var id = req.param(íd');
Site.find(id).where({isDeleted : null })
.exec(function(err,siteFound){
if(err) console.log(err);
if(siteFound) {
return res.view('site/show', {
site : siteFound
});
} else {
return res.redirect('/site');
}
})
},
i searched in sails documentation but found nothing. how can this be performed in SailsJS ?
thanks
UPDATE : i found what i needed exactly by installing sails-hook-flash . the feature i needed is called flash messages.
Thank you for your help !
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Answer 1

I can't quite tell if you want a true browser redirect. A browser redirect means sending a message back to the browser that says "use this other url instead", and then it gets fresh data (meaning new req and res objects) from your app. If this is what you want, I'd say the only real options for passing data are query strings, like:
return res.redirect('/site?message=notfound');
Then in your recieving controller action for site you can access this via req.param('message').
However, if you just want to return the appropriate content now without getting the browser to redirect, you can just call whatever view or controller action you like:
if(siteFound) {
return res.view('site/show', {
site : siteFound
});
} else {
// uncomment one of the options:
// ONE: return another view
// return res.view('site/notfound, {requested: id});
// TWO: pass to another controller action in same controller
// req.options.message = 'not found';
// return module.exports.someOtherAction(req, res);
// THREE: pass to a controller action in another controller
// req.options.message = 'not found';
// var OtherController = require('./OtherController');
// return OtherController.someOtherAction(req, res);
}
Any of those three options will keep you at the user's requested url ("/site/abc123" or whatever), but display the content you specify.

Answer 2

res.notfound("my message string"); should do it right?
You can work with res.json() if it is an ajax request expecting a custom response.
Read the docs about the res object HERE and the custom notfound response HERE.