node.js - CompoundJS: Create model from external REST API -

i've got external restful endpoint i'm trying build model off of in compoundjs app. i'm bit confused couple of things:

1. how build model off of external restful api (most models seem database focused)?
2. what's best way access restful api?

right now, i'm doing this:

var options = {   host: 'api.local',   port: 80,   path: '/users',   method: 'get',   headers: {     'content-type': 'application/json'   } };  var http = require('http'); http.get(options, function(res) {   var output = "";   res.on('data', function(chunk) {     output += chunk;   });    res.on('end', function() {     var obj = json.parse(output);     send({code: 200, data: obj});   }); }); 

obj return of user data (but in json). json returned looks this:

{   time: integer,   count: integer,   data: [{     userid: string,     name: string,     email: string   }, {     userid: string,     ...   }] } 

json's great , all, i'd love load model, i'm thinking have outer model contains time (with type integer), count (with type integer), , data (with type array). have inner model (let's call user) contains userid (with type string), name (with type string), , email (with type string). have associate data having many user models. i'm hoping along lines of how ext js it.

so how build model based on restful endpoint's return, , what's best way of getting data endpoint? current code above best route grabbing data, or can set cleaner approach using model create in schema.js? ideally, i'd able create model in schema.js, hook restful api, , normal get/post operations.

any appreciated!

current working solution came with... seems work, looks bit hacky. if see todo comment, i'd love able do... i'm wondering if it's possible @ point. allows me control user model shows/hides, i'm bit happier.

schema.js

var user = describe('user', function() {   property('userid', string);   property('name', string);   property('email', string);   set('restpath', pathto.users); });  var hash = describe('hash', function () {     property('time', number);     property('count', number);     property('data', new array());     set('restpath', pathto.hashes); }); 

hashes_controller.js

var options = {   host: 'api.local',   port: 80,   path: '/users',   method: 'get',   headers: {     'content-type': 'application/json'   } };  var http = require('http'); http.get(options, function(res) {   var output = "";   res.on('data', function(chunk) {     output += chunk;   });    res.on('end', function() {     var obj = json.parse(output);     var data = {};     data.msec = obj.msec;     data.count = obj.count;     data.users = [];     // todo: ideally,     // var hash = new hash(obj);     (var = 0; < obj.data.length; i++) {       var user = new user(obj.data[i]);       data.users.push(user);     }     send({code: 200, data: data});   }); });