refactor: remove sockets.reqFromSocket

src/api/helpers.js

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+'use strict';
+
+const url = require('url');
+
+// creates a slimmed down version of the request object
+exports.buildReqObject = (req, payload) => {
+	req = req || {};
+	const headers = req.headers || {};
+	const encrypted = req.connection ? !!req.connection.encrypted : false;
+	let host = headers.host;
+	const referer = headers.referer || '';
+
+	if (!host) {
+		host = url.parse(referer).host || '';
+	}
+
+	return {
+		uid: req.uid,
+		params: req.params,
+		method: req.method,
+		body: payload || req.body,
+		ip: req.ip,
+		host: host,
+		protocol: encrypted ? 'https' : 'http',
+		secure: encrypted,
+		url: referer,
+		path: referer.substr(referer.indexOf(host) + host.length),
+		headers: headers,
+	};
+};