const REQ_KEY = '_validationCustomMethods'; module.exports = (req, options) => { req[REQ_KEY] = req[REQ_KEY] || { sanitizers: {}, validators: {} }; Object.assign(req[REQ_KEY].validators, options.customValidators); Object.assign(req[REQ_KEY].sanitizers, options.customSanitizers); return req[REQ_KEY]; };