Type models

73 files changed, 1495 insertions, 637 deletions

diff --git a/server/controllers/api/clients.ts b/server/controllers/api/clients.ts
index 902f62995..614163c83 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/clients.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/clients.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import express = require('express')
 
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers';
 import { logger } from '../../helpers'
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 
 const clientsRouter = express.Router()
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/config.ts b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
index 8f3fa2473..8bdde61b3 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/config.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import express = require('express')
 
-import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers';
+import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers'
 
 const configRouter = express.Router()
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/pods.ts b/server/controllers/api/pods.ts
index 06dfd8295..4ff1f5d9f 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/pods.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/pods.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express = require('express')
 import { waterfall } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers'
 import {
   logger,
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ podsRouter.post('/makefriends',
   ensureIsAdmin,
   makeFriendsValidator,
   setBodyHostsPort,
-  makeFriends
+  makeFriendsController
 )
 podsRouter.get('/quitfriends',
   authenticate,
   ensureIsAdmin,
-  quitFriends
+  quitFriendsController
 )
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/remote/pods.ts b/server/controllers/api/remote/pods.ts
index 85ef7bb42..7a9a0c4f0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/remote/pods.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/remote/pods.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express = require('express')
-import { waterfall } from 'async/waterfall'
+import * as waterfall from 'async/waterfall'
 
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { checkSignature, signatureValidator } from '../../../middlewares'
 
 const remotePodsRouter = express.Router()
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/remote/videos.ts b/server/controllers/api/remote/videos.ts
index df4ba8309..178a21e7c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/remote/videos.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/remote/videos.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express = require('express')
 import { eachSeries, waterfall } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import {
   REQUEST_ENDPOINT_ACTIONS,
   REQUEST_ENDPOINTS,
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users.ts b/server/controllers/api/users.ts
index 981a4706a..97a744f54 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express = require('express')
 import { waterfall } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { CONFIG, USER_ROLES } from '../../initializers'
 import { logger, getFormatedObjects } from '../../helpers'
 import {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function getUserVideoRating (req, res, next) {
   const videoId = req.params.videoId
   const userId = res.locals.oauth.token.User.id
 
-  db.UserVideoRate.load(userId, videoId, function (err, ratingObj) {
+  db.UserVideoRate.load(userId, videoId, null, function (err, ratingObj) {
     if (err) return next(err)
 
     const rating = ratingObj ? ratingObj.type : 'none'
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/abuse.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/abuse.ts
index 88204120f..3dd884354 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/abuse.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/abuse.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express = require('express')
 import { waterfall } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import friends = require('../../../lib/friends')
 import {
   logger,
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts
index db6d95e73..fb4d57d7b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import express = require('express')
 
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers'
 import {
   authenticate,
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
index 5fbf03676..6eda7159b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import multer = require('multer')
 import path = require('path')
 import { waterfall } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import {
   CONFIG,
   REQUEST_VIDEO_QADU_TYPES,
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/rate.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/rate.ts
index 21053792a..571ff68e3 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/rate.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/rate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express = require('express')
 import { waterfall } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import {
   logger,
   retryTransactionWrapper,
diff --git a/server/controllers/client.ts b/server/controllers/client.ts
index aaa04889a..ce5608c9b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/client.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/client.ts
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@ import expressValidator = require('express-validator')
 // TODO: use .validator when express-validator typing will have validator field
 const validator = expressValidator['validator']
 
-const db = require('../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../initializers/database'
 import {
   CONFIG,
   REMOTE_SCHEME,
   STATIC_PATHS,
   STATIC_MAX_AGE
 } from '../initializers'
+import { root } from '../helpers'
 
 const clientsRouter = express.Router()
 
 // TODO: move to constants
 const opengraphComment = '<!-- opengraph tags -->'
-const distPath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'client/dist')
-const embedPath = join(distPath, 'standalone/videos/embed.html')
+const distPath = join(root(), 'client', 'dist')
+const embedPath = join(distPath, 'standalone', 'videos', 'embed.html')
 const indexPath = join(distPath, 'index.html')
 
 // Special route that add OpenGraph tags
diff --git a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
index b842ab9ec..7d6ce4ec8 100644
--- a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // TODO: import from ES6 when retry typing file will include errorFilter function
 import retry = require('async/retry')
 
-const db = require('../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../initializers/database'
 import { logger } from './logger'
 
 function commitTransaction (t, callback) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function transactionRetryer (func, callback) {
 }
 
 function startSerializableTransaction (callback) {
-  db.sequelize.transaction({ isolationLevel: 'SERIALIZABLE' }).asCallback(function (err, t) {
+  db.sequelize.transaction(/* { isolationLevel: 'SERIALIZABLE' } */).asCallback(function (err, t) {
     // We force to return only two parameters
     return callback(err, t)
   })
diff --git a/server/helpers/logger.ts b/server/helpers/logger.ts
index 3c35e41e0..7c99db55f 100644
--- a/server/helpers/logger.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/logger.ts
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ const logger = new winston.Logger({
   exitOnError: true
 })
 
-// TODO: useful?
-// logger.stream = {
-//   write: function (message) {
-//     logger.info(message)
-//   }
-// }
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export { logger }
diff --git a/server/helpers/utils.ts b/server/helpers/utils.ts
index 09c35a533..bc76cfb26 100644
--- a/server/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { pseudoRandomBytes } from 'crypto'
+import { join } from 'path'
 
 import { logger } from './logger'
 
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ function getFormatedObjects (objects, objectsTotal) {
   }
 }
 
+function root () {
+  // We are in /dist/helpers/utils.js
+  return join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..')
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
@@ -50,5 +56,6 @@ export {
   cleanForExit,
   generateRandomString,
   isTestInstance,
-  getFormatedObjects
+  getFormatedObjects,
+  root
 }
diff --git a/server/initializers/checker.ts b/server/initializers/checker.ts
index 370dff2d4..0ee01b0e3 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import config = require('config')
 
-const db = require('./database')
+import { database as db } from './database'
 import { CONFIG } from './constants'
 
 // Some checks on configuration files
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 6bdc261ad..1072d0de0 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import config = require('config')
 import { join } from 'path'
 
+// Do not use barrels, remain constants as independent as possible
+import { root, isTestInstance } from '../helpers/utils'
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 50
@@ -44,12 +47,12 @@ const CONFIG = {
     PASSWORD: config.get<string>('database.password')
   },
   STORAGE: {
-    CERT_DIR: join(__dirname, '..', '..', config.get<string>('storage.certs')),
-    LOG_DIR: join(__dirname, '..', '..', config.get<string>('storage.logs')),
-    VIDEOS_DIR: join(__dirname, '..', '..', config.get<string>('storage.videos')),
-    THUMBNAILS_DIR: join(__dirname, '..', '..', config.get<string>('storage.thumbnails')),
-    PREVIEWS_DIR: join(__dirname, '..', '..', config.get<string>('storage.previews')),
-    TORRENTS_DIR: join(__dirname, '..', '..', config.get<string>('storage.torrents'))
+    CERT_DIR: join(root(), config.get<string>('storage.certs')),
+    LOG_DIR: join(root(), config.get<string>('storage.logs')),
+    VIDEOS_DIR: join(root(), config.get<string>('storage.videos')),
+    THUMBNAILS_DIR: join(root(), config.get<string>('storage.thumbnails')),
+    PREVIEWS_DIR: join(root(), config.get<string>('storage.previews')),
+    TORRENTS_DIR: join(root(), config.get<string>('storage.torrents'))
   },
   WEBSERVER: {
     SCHEME: config.get<boolean>('webserver.https') === true ? 'https' : 'http',
@@ -334,10 +337,3 @@ export {
   VIDEO_LICENCES,
   VIDEO_RATE_TYPES
 }
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-// This method exists in utils module but we want to let the constants module independent
-function isTestInstance () {
-  return (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test')
-}
diff --git a/server/initializers/database.ts b/server/initializers/database.ts
index 753a06669..c89a8b23c 100644
--- a/server/initializers/database.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/database.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,52 @@ import { CONFIG } from './constants'
 // Do not use barrel, we need to load database first
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
 import { isTestInstance } from '../helpers/utils'
+import {
+  ApplicationModel,
+  AuthorModel,
+  JobModel,
+  OAuthClientModel,
+  OAuthTokenModel,
+  PodModel,
+  RequestModel,
+  RequestToPodModel,
+  RequestVideoEventModel,
+  RequestVideoQaduModel,
+  TagModel,
+  UserModel,
+  UserVideoRateModel,
+  VideoAbuseModel,
+  BlacklistedVideoModel,
+  VideoTagModel,
+  VideoModel
+} from '../models'
 
 const dbname = CONFIG.DATABASE.DBNAME
 const username = CONFIG.DATABASE.USERNAME
 const password = CONFIG.DATABASE.PASSWORD
 
-const database: any = {}
+const database: {
+  sequelize?: Sequelize.Sequelize,
+  init?: (silent: any, callback: any) => void,
+
+  Application?: ApplicationModel,
+  Author?: AuthorModel,
+  Job?: JobModel,
+  OAuthClient?: OAuthClientModel,
+  OAuthToken?: OAuthTokenModel,
+  Pod?: PodModel,
+  RequestToPod?: RequestToPodModel,
+  RequestVideoEvent?: RequestVideoEventModel,
+  RequestVideoQadu?: RequestVideoQaduModel,
+  Request?: RequestModel,
+  Tag?: TagModel,
+  UserVideoRate?: UserVideoRateModel,
+  User?: UserModel,
+  VideoAbuse?: VideoAbuseModel,
+  BlacklistedVideo?: BlacklistedVideoModel,
+  VideoTag?: VideoTagModel,
+  Video?: VideoModel
+} = {}
 
 const sequelize = new Sequelize(dbname, username, password, {
   dialect: 'postgres',
@@ -32,12 +72,6 @@ const sequelize = new Sequelize(dbname, username, password, {
 database.sequelize = sequelize
 
 database.init = function (silent, callback) {
-  if (!callback) {
-    callback = silent
-    silent = false
-  }
-
-  if (!callback) callback = function () { /* empty */ }
 
   const modelDirectory = join(__dirname, '..', 'models')
   fs.readdir(modelDirectory, function (err, files) {
@@ -45,7 +79,12 @@ database.init = function (silent, callback) {
 
     files.filter(function (file) {
       // For all models but not utils.js
-      if (file === 'utils.js') return false
+      if (
+        file === 'index.js' ||
+        file === 'utils.js' ||
+        file.endsWith('-interface.js') ||
+        file.endsWith('.js.map')
+      ) return false
 
       return true
     })
@@ -69,4 +108,6 @@ database.init = function (silent, callback) {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-module.exports = database
+export {
+  database
+}
diff --git a/server/initializers/installer.ts b/server/initializers/installer.ts
index cd1404d48..467164107 100644
--- a/server/initializers/installer.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/installer.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import { each, series } from 'async'
 import mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 import passwordGenerator = require('password-generator')
 
-const db = require('./database')
+import { database as db } from './database'
 import { USER_ROLES, CONFIG, LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION } from './constants'
 import { clientsExist, usersExist } from './checker'
-import { logger, createCertsIfNotExist } from '../helpers'
+import { logger, createCertsIfNotExist, root } from '../helpers'
 
 function installApplication (callback) {
   series([
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function createDirectoriesIfNotExist (callback) {
 
   each(Object.keys(storages), function (key, callbackEach) {
     const dir = storages[key]
-    mkdirp(join(__dirname, '..', '..', dir), callbackEach)
+    mkdirp(join(root(), dir), callbackEach)
   }, callback)
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ function createOAuthClientIfNotExist (callback) {
     const client = db.OAuthClient.build({
       clientId: id,
       clientSecret: secret,
-      grants: [ 'password', 'refresh_token' ]
+      grants: [ 'password', 'refresh_token' ],
+      redirectUris: null
     })
 
     client.save().asCallback(function (err, createdClient) {
diff --git a/server/initializers/migrator.ts b/server/initializers/migrator.ts
index cfa3220e0..d42cb3ccc 100644
--- a/server/initializers/migrator.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/migrator.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { waterfall, eachSeries } from 'async'
 import fs = require('fs')
 import path = require('path')
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
-const db = require('./database')
+import { database as db } from './database'
 import { LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION } from './constants'
 import { logger } from '../helpers'
+import { ApplicationInstance } from '../models'
 
 function migrate (finalCallback) {
   waterfall([
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ function getMigrationScripts (callback) {
 }
 
 function executeMigration (actualVersion, entity, callback) {
-  const versionScript = parseInt(entity.version)
+  const versionScript = parseInt(entity.version, 10)
 
   // Do not execute old migration scripts
   if (versionScript <= actualVersion) return callback(null)
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ function executeMigration (actualVersion, entity, callback) {
       transaction: t,
       queryInterface: db.sequelize.getQueryInterface(),
       sequelize: db.sequelize,
-      Sequelize: db.Sequelize
+      Sequelize: Sequelize
     }
     migrationScript.up(options, function (err) {
       if (err) {
diff --git a/server/lib/friends.ts b/server/lib/friends.ts
index b32783019..08b776e83 100644
--- a/server/lib/friends.ts
+++ b/server/lib/friends.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { each, eachLimit, eachSeries, series, waterfall } from 'async'
 import request = require('request')
 
-const db = require('../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../initializers/database'
 import {
   API_VERSION,
   CONFIG,
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function makeRequestsToWinningPods (cert, podsList, callback) {
   // Flush pool requests
   requestScheduler.forceSend()
 
-  eachLimit(podsList, REQUESTS_IN_PARALLEL, function (pod: any, callbackEach) {
+  eachLimit(podsList, REQUESTS_IN_PARALLEL, function (pod: { host: string }, callbackEach) {
     const params = {
       url: REMOTE_SCHEME.HTTP + '://' + pod.host + '/api/' + API_VERSION + '/pods/',
       method: 'POST',
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function makeRequestsToWinningPods (cert, podsList, callback) {
       }
     }
 
-    makeRetryRequest(params, function (err, res, body) {
+    makeRetryRequest(params, function (err, res, body: { cert: string, email: string }) {
       if (err) {
         logger.error('Error with adding %s pod.', pod.host, { error: err })
         // Don't break the process
diff --git a/server/lib/jobs/handlers/video-transcoder.ts b/server/lib/jobs/handlers/video-transcoder.ts
index 35db5fb96..43599356a 100644
--- a/server/lib/jobs/handlers/video-transcoder.ts
+++ b/server/lib/jobs/handlers/video-transcoder.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers'
 import { addVideoToFriends } from '../../../lib'
 
diff --git a/server/lib/jobs/job-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/jobs/job-scheduler.ts
index 7b8c6faf9..ad5f7f6d9 100644
--- a/server/lib/jobs/job-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/jobs/job-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { forever, queue } from 'async'
 
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import {
   JOBS_FETCHING_INTERVAL,
   JOBS_FETCH_LIMIT_PER_CYCLE,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class JobScheduler {
 
     logger.info('Jobs scheduler activated.')
 
-    const jobsQueue = queue(this.processJob)
+    const jobsQueue = queue(this.processJob.bind(this))
 
     // Finish processing jobs from a previous start
     const state = JOB_STATES.PROCESSING
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class JobScheduler {
     })
   }
 
-  createJob (transaction, handlerName, handlerInputData, callback) {
+  createJob (transaction, handlerName: string, handlerInputData: object, callback) {
     const createQuery = {
       state: JOB_STATES.PENDING,
       handlerName,
diff --git a/server/lib/oauth-model.ts b/server/lib/oauth-model.ts
index 00b1afcf5..3bdf0f478 100644
--- a/server/lib/oauth-model.ts
+++ b/server/lib/oauth-model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../initializers/database'
 import { logger } from '../helpers'
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function saveToken (token, client, user) {
     userId: user.id
   }
 
-  return db.OAuthToken.create(tokenToCreate).then(function (tokenCreated) {
+  return db.OAuthToken.create(tokenToCreate).then(function (tokenCreated: any) {
     tokenCreated.client = client
     tokenCreated.user = user
 
diff --git a/server/lib/request/base-request-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/request/base-request-scheduler.ts
index 7fc88b5f1..b7ef6abf9 100644
--- a/server/lib/request/base-request-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/request/base-request-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { eachLimit } from 'async/eachLimit'
+import * as eachLimit from 'async/eachLimit'
 
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { logger, makeSecureRequest } from '../../helpers'
 import {
   API_VERSION,
diff --git a/server/lib/request/request-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/request/request-scheduler.ts
index 2006a6f03..26ffbfb86 100644
--- a/server/lib/request/request-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/request/request-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { BaseRequestScheduler } from './base-request-scheduler'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers'
 import {
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ class RequestScheduler extends BaseRequestScheduler {
     const toIds = options.toIds
     const transaction = options.transaction
 
-    const pods = []
+    // TODO: check the setPods works
+    const podIds = []
 
     // If there are no destination pods abort
     if (toIds.length === 0) return callback(null)
 
     toIds.forEach(toPod => {
-      pods.push(db.Pod.build({ id: toPod }))
+      podIds.push(toPod)
     })
 
     const createQuery = {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class RequestScheduler extends BaseRequestScheduler {
     return db.Request.create(createQuery, dbRequestOptions).asCallback((err, request) => {
       if (err) return callback(err)
 
-      return request.setPods(pods, dbRequestOptions).asCallback(callback)
+      return request.setPods(podIds, dbRequestOptions).asCallback(callback)
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/request/request-video-event-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/request/request-video-event-scheduler.ts
index 6e5306c7d..bde50b1d3 100644
--- a/server/lib/request/request-video-event-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/request/request-video-event-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { BaseRequestScheduler } from './base-request-scheduler'
 import {
   REQUESTS_VIDEO_EVENT_LIMIT_PODS,
diff --git a/server/lib/request/request-video-qadu-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/request/request-video-qadu-scheduler.ts
index d81822723..dab526088 100644
--- a/server/lib/request/request-video-qadu-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/request/request-video-qadu-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { BaseRequestScheduler } from './base-request-scheduler'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers'
 import {
diff --git a/server/middlewares/admin.ts b/server/middlewares/admin.ts
index ebafa36a4..28b6a9a12 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/admin.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/admin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
+import { logger } from '../helpers'
 
 function ensureIsAdmin (req, res, next) {
   const user = res.locals.oauth.token.user
diff --git a/server/middlewares/oauth.ts b/server/middlewares/oauth.ts
index 31ae1e000..07bbded57 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/oauth.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/oauth.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import OAuthServer = require('express-oauth-server')
 
-const constants = require('../initializers/constants')
-const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
+import { OAUTH_LIFETIME } from '../initializers'
+import { logger } from '../helpers'
 
 const oAuthServer = new OAuthServer({
-  accessTokenLifetime: constants.OAUTH_LIFETIME.ACCESS_TOKEN,
-  refreshTokenLifetime: constants.OAUTH_LIFETIME.REFRESH_TOKEN,
+  accessTokenLifetime: OAUTH_LIFETIME.ACCESS_TOKEN,
+  refreshTokenLifetime: OAUTH_LIFETIME.REFRESH_TOKEN,
   model: require('../lib/oauth-model')
 })
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/pagination.ts b/server/middlewares/pagination.ts
index 8fe9f9082..cadd76980 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/pagination.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/pagination.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const constants = require('../initializers/constants')
+import { PAGINATION_COUNT_DEFAULT } from '../initializers'
 
 function setPagination (req, res, next) {
   if (!req.query.start) req.query.start = 0
   else req.query.start = parseInt(req.query.start, 10)
 
-  if (!req.query.count) req.query.count = constants.PAGINATION_COUNT_DEFAULT
+  if (!req.query.count) req.query.count = PAGINATION_COUNT_DEFAULT
   else req.query.count = parseInt(req.query.count, 10)
 
   return next()
diff --git a/server/middlewares/pods.ts b/server/middlewares/pods.ts
index e405f265e..c255be899 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/pods.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/pods.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const constants = require('../initializers/constants')
+import { REMOTE_SCHEME } from '../initializers'
 
 function setBodyHostsPort (req, res, next) {
   if (!req.body.hosts) return next()
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ function getHostWithPort (host) {
 
   // The port was not specified
   if (splitted.length === 1) {
-    if (constants.REMOTE_SCHEME.HTTP === 'https') return host + ':443'
+    if (REMOTE_SCHEME.HTTP === 'https') return host + ':443'
 
     return host + ':80'
   }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/secure.ts b/server/middlewares/secure.ts
index ee8545028..bd7cfa918 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/secure.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/secure.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-const db = require('../initializers/database')
-const logger = require('../helpers/logger')
-const peertubeCrypto = require('../helpers/peertube-crypto')
+import { database as db } from '../initializers'
+import {
+  logger,
+  checkSignature as peertubeCryptoCheckSignature
+} from '../helpers'
 
 function checkSignature (req, res, next) {
   const host = req.body.signature.host
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ function checkSignature (req, res, next) {
       signatureShouldBe = host
     }
 
-    const signatureOk = peertubeCrypto.checkSignature(pod.publicKey, signatureShouldBe, req.body.signature.signature)
+    const signatureOk = peertubeCryptoCheckSignature(pod.publicKey, signatureShouldBe, req.body.signature.signature)
 
     if (signatureOk === true) {
       res.locals.secure = {
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/pods.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/pods.ts
index fbfd268d0..c55a88b85 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/pods.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/pods.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { checkErrors } from './utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers'
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
index a9149fe1b..e0d1d917a 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { checkErrors } from './utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers'
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts
index 5a49cf73c..47825975c 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const db = require('../../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { checkErrors } from './utils'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, SEARCHABLE_COLUMNS } from '../../initializers'
 import { logger, isVideoDurationValid } from '../../helpers'
diff --git a/server/models/application-interface.ts b/server/models/application-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..826d25df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/application-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace ApplicationMethods {
+  export type LoadMigrationVersion = (callback: (err: Error, version: number) => void) => void
+  export type UpdateMigrationVersion = (newVersion: number, transaction: any, callback: any) => void
+}
+
+export interface ApplicationClass {
+  loadMigrationVersion: ApplicationMethods.LoadMigrationVersion
+  updateMigrationVersion: ApplicationMethods.UpdateMigrationVersion
+}
+
+export interface ApplicationAttributes {
+  migrationVersion: number
+}
+
+export interface ApplicationInstance extends ApplicationClass, ApplicationAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<ApplicationAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface ApplicationModel extends ApplicationClass, Sequelize.Model<ApplicationInstance, ApplicationAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/application.ts b/server/models/application.ts
index 38a57e327..acd0dfbf2 100644
--- a/server/models/application.ts
+++ b/server/models/application.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Application = sequelize.define('Application',
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  ApplicationClass,
+  ApplicationAttributes,
+  ApplicationInstance,
+
+  ApplicationMethods
+} from './application-interface'
+
+let Application: Sequelize.Model<ApplicationInstance, ApplicationAttributes>
+let loadMigrationVersion: ApplicationMethods.LoadMigrationVersion
+let updateMigrationVersion: ApplicationMethods.UpdateMigrationVersion
+
+export default function defineApplication (sequelize: Sequelize.Sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Application = sequelize.define<ApplicationInstance, ApplicationAttributes>('Application',
     {
       migrationVersion: {
         type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
@@ -9,34 +24,31 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           isInt: true
         }
       }
-    },
-    {
-      classMethods: {
-        loadMigrationVersion,
-        updateMigrationVersion
-      }
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [ loadMigrationVersion, updateMigrationVersion ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Application, classMethods)
+
   return Application
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function loadMigrationVersion (callback) {
+loadMigrationVersion = function (callback: (err: Error, version: number) => void) {
   const query = {
     attributes: [ 'migrationVersion' ]
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).asCallback(function (err, data) {
+  return Application.findOne(query).asCallback(function (err, data) {
     const version = data ? data.migrationVersion : null
 
     return callback(err, version)
   })
 }
 
-function updateMigrationVersion (newVersion, transaction, callback) {
-  const options: { where?: any, transaction?: any } = {
+updateMigrationVersion = function (newVersion: number, transaction: any, callback: any) {
+  const options: Sequelize.UpdateOptions = {
     where: {}
   }
 
@@ -46,5 +58,5 @@ function updateMigrationVersion (newVersion, transaction, callback) {
     options.transaction = transaction
   }
 
-  return this.update({ migrationVersion: newVersion }, options).asCallback(callback)
+  return Application.update({ migrationVersion: newVersion }, options).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/author-interface.ts b/server/models/author-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2475c3bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/author-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace AuthorMethods {
+  export type FindOrCreateAuthor = (name, podId, userId, transaction, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface AuthorClass {
+  findOrCreateAuthor: AuthorMethods.FindOrCreateAuthor
+}
+
+export interface AuthorAttributes {
+  name: string
+}
+
+export interface AuthorInstance extends AuthorClass, AuthorAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<AuthorAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface AuthorModel extends AuthorClass, Sequelize.Model<AuthorInstance, AuthorAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/author.ts b/server/models/author.ts
index 4a7396929..b543d17a0 100644
--- a/server/models/author.ts
+++ b/server/models/author.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
 import { isUserUsernameValid } from '../helpers'
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Author = sequelize.define('Author',
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  AuthorClass,
+  AuthorInstance,
+  AuthorAttributes,
+
+  AuthorMethods
+} from './author-interface'
+
+let Author: Sequelize.Model<AuthorInstance, AuthorAttributes>
+let findOrCreateAuthor: AuthorMethods.FindOrCreateAuthor
+
+export default function defineAuthor (sequelize: Sequelize.Sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Author = sequelize.define<AuthorInstance, AuthorAttributes>('Author',
     {
       name: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -30,22 +44,20 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           fields: [ 'name', 'podId' ],
           unique: true
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        findOrCreateAuthor
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [ associate, findOrCreateAuthor ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Author, classMethods)
+
   return Author
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Pod, {
+  Author.belongsTo(models.Pod, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'podId',
       allowNull: true
@@ -53,7 +65,7 @@ function associate (models) {
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 
-  this.belongsTo(models.User, {
+  Author.belongsTo(models.User, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'userId',
       allowNull: true
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function findOrCreateAuthor (name, podId, userId, transaction, callback) {
+findOrCreateAuthor = function (name, podId, userId, transaction, callback) {
   if (!callback) {
     callback = transaction
     transaction = null
@@ -81,7 +93,7 @@ function findOrCreateAuthor (name, podId, userId, transaction, callback) {
 
   if (transaction) query.transaction = transaction
 
-  this.findOrCreate(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
+  Author.findOrCreate(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     // [ instance, wasCreated ]
diff --git a/server/models/index.ts b/server/models/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..432c0dc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export * from './application-interface'
+export * from './author-interface'
+export * from './job-interface'
+export * from './oauth-client-interface'
+export * from './oauth-token-interface'
+export * from './pod-interface'
+export * from './request-interface'
+export * from './request-to-pod-interface'
+export * from './request-video-event-interface'
+export * from './request-video-qadu-interface'
+export * from './tag-interface'
+export * from './user-video-rate-interface'
+export * from './user-interface'
+export * from './video-abuse-interface'
+export * from './video-blacklist-interface'
+export * from './video-tag-interface'
+export * from './video-interface'
diff --git a/server/models/job-interface.ts b/server/models/job-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad4e2d2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/job-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace JobMethods {
+  export type ListWithLimit = (limit, state, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface JobClass {
+  listWithLimit: JobMethods.ListWithLimit
+}
+
+export interface JobAttributes {
+  state: string
+  handlerName: string
+  handlerInputData: object
+}
+
+export interface JobInstance extends JobClass, JobAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<JobAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface JobModel extends JobClass, Sequelize.Model<JobInstance, JobAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/job.ts b/server/models/job.ts
index 6843e399b..982b51499 100644
--- a/server/models/job.ts
+++ b/server/models/job.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import { values } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { JOB_STATES } from '../initializers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  JobClass,
+  JobInstance,
+  JobAttributes,
+
+  JobMethods
+} from './job-interface'
+
+let Job: Sequelize.Model<JobInstance, JobAttributes>
+let listWithLimit: JobMethods.ListWithLimit
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Job = sequelize.define('Job',
+export default function defineJob (sequelize: Sequelize.Sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Job = sequelize.define<JobInstance, JobAttributes>('Job',
     {
       state: {
         type: DataTypes.ENUM(values(JOB_STATES)),
@@ -25,19 +36,19 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         {
           fields: [ 'state' ]
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        listWithLimit
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [ listWithLimit ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Job, classMethods)
+
   return Job
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function listWithLimit (limit, state, callback) {
+listWithLimit = function (limit, state, callback) {
   const query = {
     order: [
       [ 'id', 'ASC' ]
@@ -48,5 +59,5 @@ function listWithLimit (limit, state, callback) {
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Job.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/oauth-client-interface.ts b/server/models/oauth-client-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4efd6212a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/oauth-client-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace OAuthClientMethods {
+  export type CountTotal = (callback) => void
+  export type LoadFirstClient = (callback) => void
+  export type GetByIdAndSecret = (clientId, clientSecret) => void
+}
+
+export interface OAuthClientClass {
+  countTotal: OAuthClientMethods.CountTotal
+  loadFirstClient: OAuthClientMethods.LoadFirstClient
+  getByIdAndSecret: OAuthClientMethods.GetByIdAndSecret
+}
+
+export interface OAuthClientAttributes {
+  clientId: string
+  clientSecret: string
+  grants: string[]
+  redirectUris: string[]
+}
+
+export interface OAuthClientInstance extends OAuthClientClass, OAuthClientAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<OAuthClientAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface OAuthClientModel extends OAuthClientClass, Sequelize.Model<OAuthClientInstance, OAuthClientAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/oauth-client.ts b/server/models/oauth-client.ts
index 3198a85ef..2cefb5cb9 100644
--- a/server/models/oauth-client.ts
+++ b/server/models/oauth-client.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const OAuthClient = sequelize.define('OAuthClient',
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  OAuthClientClass,
+  OAuthClientInstance,
+  OAuthClientAttributes,
+
+  OAuthClientMethods
+} from './oauth-client-interface'
+
+let OAuthClient: Sequelize.Model<OAuthClientInstance, OAuthClientAttributes>
+let countTotal: OAuthClientMethods.CountTotal
+let loadFirstClient: OAuthClientMethods.LoadFirstClient
+let getByIdAndSecret: OAuthClientMethods.GetByIdAndSecret
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  OAuthClient = sequelize.define('OAuthClient',
     {
       clientId: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -26,29 +42,40 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           fields: [ 'clientId', 'clientSecret' ],
           unique: true
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        countTotal,
-        getByIdAndSecret,
-        loadFirstClient
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    countTotal,
+    getByIdAndSecret,
+    loadFirstClient
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(OAuthClient, classMethods)
+
   return OAuthClient
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function countTotal (callback) {
-  return this.count().asCallback(callback)
+function associate (models) {
+  OAuthClient.hasMany(models.OAuthToken, {
+    foreignKey: 'oAuthClientId',
+    onDelete: 'cascade'
+  })
+}
+
+countTotal = function (callback) {
+  return OAuthClient.count().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadFirstClient (callback) {
-  return this.findOne().asCallback(callback)
+loadFirstClient = function (callback) {
+  return OAuthClient.findOne().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function getByIdAndSecret (clientId, clientSecret) {
+getByIdAndSecret = function (clientId, clientSecret) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       clientId: clientId,
@@ -56,5 +83,5 @@ function getByIdAndSecret (clientId, clientSecret) {
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query)
+  return OAuthClient.findOne(query)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/oauth-token-interface.ts b/server/models/oauth-token-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0cd1ffe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/oauth-token-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { UserModel } from './user-interface'
+
+export namespace OAuthTokenMethods {
+  export type GetByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient = (refreshToken) => void
+  export type GetByTokenAndPopulateUser = (bearerToken) => void
+  export type GetByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser = (refreshToken) => any
+  export type RemoveByUserId = (userId, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface OAuthTokenClass {
+  getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient: OAuthTokenMethods.GetByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient
+  getByTokenAndPopulateUser: OAuthTokenMethods.GetByTokenAndPopulateUser
+  getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser: OAuthTokenMethods.GetByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser
+  removeByUserId: OAuthTokenMethods.RemoveByUserId
+}
+
+export interface OAuthTokenAttributes {
+  accessToken: string
+  accessTokenExpiresAt: Date
+  refreshToken: string
+  refreshTokenExpiresAt: Date
+
+  User?: UserModel
+}
+
+export interface OAuthTokenInstance extends OAuthTokenClass, OAuthTokenAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<OAuthTokenAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface OAuthTokenModel extends OAuthTokenClass, Sequelize.Model<OAuthTokenInstance, OAuthTokenAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/oauth-token.ts b/server/models/oauth-token.ts
index 74c9180eb..567df1c12 100644
--- a/server/models/oauth-token.ts
+++ b/server/models/oauth-token.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
 import { logger } from '../helpers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  OAuthTokenClass,
+  OAuthTokenInstance,
+  OAuthTokenAttributes,
+
+  OAuthTokenMethods
+} from './oauth-token-interface'
+
+let OAuthToken: Sequelize.Model<OAuthTokenInstance, OAuthTokenAttributes>
+let getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient: OAuthTokenMethods.GetByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient
+let getByTokenAndPopulateUser: OAuthTokenMethods.GetByTokenAndPopulateUser
+let getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser: OAuthTokenMethods.GetByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser
+let removeByUserId: OAuthTokenMethods.RemoveByUserId
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const OAuthToken = sequelize.define('OAuthToken',
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  OAuthToken = sequelize.define('OAuthToken',
     {
       accessToken: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -38,25 +53,27 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         {
           fields: [ 'oAuthClientId' ]
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient,
-        getByTokenAndPopulateUser,
-        getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser,
-        removeByUserId
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient,
+    getByTokenAndPopulateUser,
+    getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser,
+    removeByUserId
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(OAuthToken, classMethods)
+
   return OAuthToken
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.User, {
+  OAuthToken.belongsTo(models.User, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'userId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -64,7 +81,7 @@ function associate (models) {
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 
-  this.belongsTo(models.OAuthClient, {
+  OAuthToken.belongsTo(models.OAuthClient, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'oAuthClientId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -73,25 +90,25 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient (refreshToken) {
+getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient = function (refreshToken) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       refreshToken: refreshToken
     },
-    include: [ this.associations.OAuthClient ]
+    include: [ OAuthToken['sequelize'].models.OAuthClient ]
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).then(function (token) {
+  return OAuthToken.findOne(query).then(function (token) {
     if (!token) return token
 
     const tokenInfos = {
       refreshToken: token.refreshToken,
       refreshTokenExpiresAt: token.refreshTokenExpiresAt,
       client: {
-        id: token.client.id
+        id: token['client'].id
       },
       user: {
-        id: token.user
+        id: token['user']
       }
     }
 
@@ -101,42 +118,42 @@ function getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateClient (refreshToken) {
   })
 }
 
-function getByTokenAndPopulateUser (bearerToken) {
+getByTokenAndPopulateUser = function (bearerToken) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       accessToken: bearerToken
     },
-    include: [ this.sequelize.models.User ]
+    include: [ OAuthToken['sequelize'].models.User ]
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).then(function (token) {
-    if (token) token.user = token.User
+  return OAuthToken.findOne(query).then(function (token) {
+    if (token) token['user'] = token.User
 
     return token
   })
 }
 
-function getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser (refreshToken) {
+getByRefreshTokenAndPopulateUser = function (refreshToken) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       refreshToken: refreshToken
     },
-    include: [ this.sequelize.models.User ]
+    include: [ OAuthToken['sequelize'].models.User ]
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).then(function (token) {
-    token.user = token.User
+  return OAuthToken.findOne(query).then(function (token) {
+    token['user'] = token.User
 
     return token
   })
 }
 
-function removeByUserId (userId, callback) {
+removeByUserId = function (userId, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       userId: userId
     }
   }
 
-  return this.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return OAuthToken.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/pod-interface.ts b/server/models/pod-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14c88bec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/pod-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace PodMethods {
+  export type ToFormatedJSON = () => void
+
+  export type CountAll = (callback) => void
+  export type IncrementScores = (ids, value, callback) => void
+  export type List = (callback) => void
+  export type ListAllIds = (transaction, callback) => void
+  export type ListRandomPodIdsWithRequest = (limit, tableWithPods, tableWithPodsJoins, callback) => void
+  export type ListBadPods = (callback) => void
+  export type Load = (id, callback) => void
+  export type LoadByHost = (host, callback) => void
+  export type RemoveAll = (callback) => void
+  export type UpdatePodsScore = (goodPods, badPods) => void
+}
+
+export interface PodClass {
+  countAll: PodMethods.CountAll
+  incrementScores: PodMethods.IncrementScores
+  list: PodMethods.List
+  listAllIds: PodMethods.ListAllIds
+  listRandomPodIdsWithRequest: PodMethods.ListRandomPodIdsWithRequest
+  listBadPods: PodMethods.ListBadPods
+  load: PodMethods.Load
+  loadByHost: PodMethods.LoadByHost
+  removeAll: PodMethods.RemoveAll
+  updatePodsScore: PodMethods.UpdatePodsScore
+}
+
+export interface PodAttributes {
+  host?: string
+  publicKey?: string
+  score?: number | Sequelize.literal // Sequelize literal for 'score +' + value
+  email?: string
+}
+
+export interface PodInstance extends PodClass, PodAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<PodAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+
+  toFormatedJSON: PodMethods.ToFormatedJSON,
+}
+
+export interface PodModel extends PodClass, Sequelize.Model<PodInstance, PodAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/pod.ts b/server/models/pod.ts
index 0e0262978..2df32e4a4 100644
--- a/server/models/pod.ts
+++ b/server/models/pod.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 import { each, waterfall } from 'async'
 import { map } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { FRIEND_SCORE, PODS_SCORE } from '../initializers'
 import { logger, isHostValid } from '../helpers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Pod = sequelize.define('Pod',
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  PodClass,
+  PodInstance,
+  PodAttributes,
+
+  PodMethods
+} from './pod-interface'
+
+let Pod: Sequelize.Model<PodInstance, PodAttributes>
+let toFormatedJSON: PodMethods.ToFormatedJSON
+let countAll: PodMethods.CountAll
+let incrementScores: PodMethods.IncrementScores
+let list: PodMethods.List
+let listAllIds: PodMethods.ListAllIds
+let listRandomPodIdsWithRequest: PodMethods.ListRandomPodIdsWithRequest
+let listBadPods: PodMethods.ListBadPods
+let load: PodMethods.Load
+let loadByHost: PodMethods.LoadByHost
+let removeAll: PodMethods.RemoveAll
+let updatePodsScore: PodMethods.UpdatePodsScore
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Pod = sequelize.define('Pod',
     {
       host: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -49,33 +70,33 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         {
           fields: [ 'score' ]
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        countAll,
-        incrementScores,
-        list,
-        listAllIds,
-        listRandomPodIdsWithRequest,
-        listBadPods,
-        load,
-        loadByHost,
-        updatePodsScore,
-        removeAll
-      },
-      instanceMethods: {
-        toFormatedJSON
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    countAll,
+    incrementScores,
+    list,
+    listAllIds,
+    listRandomPodIdsWithRequest,
+    listBadPods,
+    load,
+    loadByHost,
+    updatePodsScore,
+    removeAll
+  ]
+  const instanceMethods = [ toFormatedJSON ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Pod, classMethods, instanceMethods)
+
   return Pod
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ METHODS ------------------------------
 
-function toFormatedJSON () {
+toFormatedJSON = function () {
   const json = {
     id: this.id,
     host: this.host,
@@ -90,22 +111,22 @@ function toFormatedJSON () {
 // ------------------------------ Statics ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsToMany(models.Request, {
+  Pod.belongsToMany(models.Request, {
     foreignKey: 'podId',
     through: models.RequestToPod,
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 }
 
-function countAll (callback) {
-  return this.count().asCallback(callback)
+countAll = function (callback) {
+  return Pod.count().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function incrementScores (ids, value, callback) {
+incrementScores = function (ids, value, callback) {
   if (!callback) callback = function () { /* empty */ }
 
   const update = {
-    score: this.sequelize.literal('score +' + value)
+    score: Sequelize.literal('score +' + value)
   }
 
   const options = {
@@ -118,14 +139,14 @@ function incrementScores (ids, value, callback) {
     validate: false
   }
 
-  return this.update(update, options).asCallback(callback)
+  return Pod.update(update, options).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function list (callback) {
-  return this.findAll().asCallback(callback)
+list = function (callback) {
+  return Pod.findAll().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listAllIds (transaction, callback) {
+listAllIds = function (transaction, callback) {
   if (!callback) {
     callback = transaction
     transaction = null
@@ -137,22 +158,20 @@ function listAllIds (transaction, callback) {
 
   if (transaction) query.transaction = transaction
 
-  return this.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, pods) {
+  return Pod.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, pods) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     return callback(null, map(pods, 'id'))
   })
 }
 
-function listRandomPodIdsWithRequest (limit, tableWithPods, tableWithPodsJoins, callback) {
+listRandomPodIdsWithRequest = function (limit, tableWithPods, tableWithPodsJoins, callback) {
   if (!callback) {
     callback = tableWithPodsJoins
     tableWithPodsJoins = ''
   }
 
-  const self = this
-
-  self.count().asCallback(function (err, count) {
+  Pod.count().asCallback(function (err, count) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     // Optimization...
@@ -171,13 +190,13 @@ function listRandomPodIdsWithRequest (limit, tableWithPods, tableWithPodsJoins,
       where: {
         id: {
           $in: [
-            this.sequelize.literal(`SELECT DISTINCT "${tableWithPods}"."podId" FROM "${tableWithPods}" ${tableWithPodsJoins}`)
+            Sequelize.literal(`SELECT DISTINCT "${tableWithPods}"."podId" FROM "${tableWithPods}" ${tableWithPodsJoins}`)
           ]
         }
       }
     }
 
-    return this.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, pods) {
+    return Pod.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, pods) {
       if (err) return callback(err)
 
       return callback(null, map(pods, 'id'))
@@ -185,49 +204,47 @@ function listRandomPodIdsWithRequest (limit, tableWithPods, tableWithPodsJoins,
   })
 }
 
-function listBadPods (callback) {
+listBadPods = function (callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       score: { $lte: 0 }
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Pod.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function load (id, callback) {
-  return this.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
+load = function (id, callback) {
+  return Pod.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadByHost (host, callback) {
+loadByHost = function (host, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       host: host
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Pod.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function removeAll (callback) {
-  return this.destroy().asCallback(callback)
+removeAll = function (callback) {
+  return Pod.destroy().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function updatePodsScore (goodPods, badPods) {
-  const self = this
-
+updatePodsScore = function (goodPods, badPods) {
   logger.info('Updating %d good pods and %d bad pods scores.', goodPods.length, badPods.length)
 
   if (goodPods.length !== 0) {
-    this.incrementScores(goodPods, PODS_SCORE.BONUS, function (err) {
+    incrementScores(goodPods, PODS_SCORE.BONUS, function (err) {
       if (err) logger.error('Cannot increment scores of good pods.', { error: err })
     })
   }
 
   if (badPods.length !== 0) {
-    this.incrementScores(badPods, PODS_SCORE.MALUS, function (err) {
+    incrementScores(badPods, PODS_SCORE.MALUS, function (err) {
       if (err) logger.error('Cannot decrement scores of bad pods.', { error: err })
-      removeBadPods.call(self)
+      removeBadPods()
     })
   }
 }
@@ -236,11 +253,9 @@ function updatePodsScore (goodPods, badPods) {
 
 // Remove pods with a score of 0 (too many requests where they were unreachable)
 function removeBadPods () {
-  const self = this
-
   waterfall([
     function findBadPods (callback) {
-      self.sequelize.models.Pod.listBadPods(function (err, pods) {
+      listBadPods(function (err, pods) {
         if (err) {
           logger.error('Cannot find bad pods.', { error: err })
           return callback(err)
diff --git a/server/models/request-interface.ts b/server/models/request-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bba8ce7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/request-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { PodAttributes } from './pod-interface'
+
+export namespace RequestMethods {
+  export type CountTotalRequests = (callback) => void
+  export type ListWithLimitAndRandom = (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) => void
+  export type RemoveWithEmptyTo = (callback) => void
+  export type RemoveAll = (callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface RequestClass {
+  countTotalRequests: RequestMethods.CountTotalRequests
+  listWithLimitAndRandom: RequestMethods.ListWithLimitAndRandom
+  removeWithEmptyTo: RequestMethods.RemoveWithEmptyTo
+  removeAll: RequestMethods.RemoveAll
+}
+
+export interface RequestAttributes {
+  request: object
+  endpoint: string
+}
+
+export interface RequestInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<RequestAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+
+  setPods: Sequelize.HasManySetAssociationsMixin<PodAttributes, number>
+}
+
+export interface RequestModel extends RequestClass, Sequelize.Model<RequestInstance, RequestAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/request-to-pod-interface.ts b/server/models/request-to-pod-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52116d6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/request-to-pod-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace RequestToPodMethods {
+  export type RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod = (requestsIds, podId, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface RequestToPodClass {
+  removeByRequestIdsAndPod: RequestToPodMethods.RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod
+}
+
+export interface RequestToPodAttributes {
+}
+
+export interface RequestToPodInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<RequestToPodAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface RequestToPodModel extends RequestToPodClass, Sequelize.Model<RequestToPodInstance, RequestToPodAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/request-to-pod.ts b/server/models/request-to-pod.ts
index 479202e40..681f808b7 100644
--- a/server/models/request-to-pod.ts
+++ b/server/models/request-to-pod.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const RequestToPod = sequelize.define('RequestToPod', {}, {
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  RequestToPodClass,
+  RequestToPodInstance,
+  RequestToPodAttributes,
+
+  RequestToPodMethods
+} from './request-to-pod-interface'
+
+let RequestToPod: Sequelize.Model<RequestToPodInstance, RequestToPodAttributes>
+let removeByRequestIdsAndPod: RequestToPodMethods.RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  RequestToPod = sequelize.define('RequestToPod', {}, {
     indexes: [
       {
         fields: [ 'requestId' ]
@@ -11,18 +25,20 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         fields: [ 'requestId', 'podId' ],
         unique: true
       }
-    ],
-    classMethods: {
-      removeByRequestIdsAndPod
-    }
+    ]
   })
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    removeByRequestIdsAndPod
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(RequestToPod, classMethods)
+
   return RequestToPod
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (requestsIds, podId, callback) {
+removeByRequestIdsAndPod = function (requestsIds, podId, callback) {
   if (!callback) callback = function () { /* empty */ }
 
   const query = {
@@ -34,5 +50,5 @@ function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (requestsIds, podId, callback) {
     }
   }
 
-  this.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
+  RequestToPod.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/request-video-event-interface.ts b/server/models/request-video-event-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a31c7108f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/request-video-event-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace RequestVideoEventMethods {
+  export type CountTotalRequests = (callback) => void
+  export type ListWithLimitAndRandom = (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) => void
+  export type RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod = (ids, podId, callback) => void
+  export type RemoveAll = (callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoEventClass {
+  countTotalRequests: RequestVideoEventMethods.CountTotalRequests
+  listWithLimitAndRandom: RequestVideoEventMethods.ListWithLimitAndRandom
+  removeByRequestIdsAndPod: RequestVideoEventMethods.RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod
+  removeAll: RequestVideoEventMethods.RemoveAll
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoEventAttributes {
+  type: string
+  count: number
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoEventInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<RequestVideoEventAttributes> {
+  id: number
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoEventModel extends RequestVideoEventClass, Sequelize.Model<RequestVideoEventInstance, RequestVideoEventAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/request-video-event.ts b/server/models/request-video-event.ts
index c61525029..234e2a8a9 100644
--- a/server/models/request-video-event.ts
+++ b/server/models/request-video-event.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,28 @@
 */
 
 import { values } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { REQUEST_VIDEO_EVENT_TYPES } from '../initializers'
 import { isVideoEventCountValid } from '../helpers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  RequestVideoEventClass,
+  RequestVideoEventInstance,
+  RequestVideoEventAttributes,
+
+  RequestVideoEventMethods
+} from './request-video-event-interface'
+
+let RequestVideoEvent: Sequelize.Model<RequestVideoEventInstance, RequestVideoEventAttributes>
+let countTotalRequests: RequestVideoEventMethods.CountTotalRequests
+let listWithLimitAndRandom: RequestVideoEventMethods.ListWithLimitAndRandom
+let removeByRequestIdsAndPod: RequestVideoEventMethods.RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod
+let removeAll: RequestVideoEventMethods.RemoveAll
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const RequestVideoEvent = sequelize.define('RequestVideoEvent',
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  RequestVideoEvent = sequelize.define('RequestVideoEvent',
     {
       type: {
         type: DataTypes.ENUM(values(REQUEST_VIDEO_EVENT_TYPES)),
@@ -33,26 +47,27 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         {
           fields: [ 'videoId' ]
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        listWithLimitAndRandom,
-
-        countTotalRequests,
-        removeAll,
-        removeByRequestIdsAndPod
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    listWithLimitAndRandom,
+    countTotalRequests,
+    removeAll,
+    removeByRequestIdsAndPod
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(RequestVideoEvent, classMethods)
+
   return RequestVideoEvent
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Video, {
+  RequestVideoEvent.belongsTo(models.Video, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'videoId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -61,14 +76,13 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function countTotalRequests (callback) {
+countTotalRequests = function (callback) {
   const query = {}
-  return this.count(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return RequestVideoEvent.count(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
-  const self = this
-  const Pod = this.sequelize.models.Pod
+listWithLimitAndRandom = function (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
+  const Pod = RequestVideoEvent['sequelize'].models.Pod
 
   // We make a join between videos and authors to find the podId of our video event requests
   const podJoins = 'INNER JOIN "Videos" ON "Videos"."authorId" = "Authors"."id" ' +
@@ -86,13 +100,13 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
       ],
       include: [
         {
-          model: self.sequelize.models.Video,
+          model: RequestVideoEvent['sequelize'].models.Video,
           include: [
             {
-              model: self.sequelize.models.Author,
+              model: RequestVideoEvent['sequelize'].models.Author,
               include: [
                 {
-                  model: self.sequelize.models.Pod,
+                  model: RequestVideoEvent['sequelize'].models.Pod,
                   where: {
                     id: {
                       $in: podIds
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
       ]
     }
 
-    self.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, requests) {
+    RequestVideoEvent.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, requests) {
       if (err) return callback(err)
 
       const requestsGrouped = groupAndTruncateRequests(requests, limitRequestsPerPod)
@@ -115,7 +129,7 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
   })
 }
 
-function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (ids, podId, callback) {
+removeByRequestIdsAndPod = function (ids, podId, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       id: {
@@ -124,10 +138,10 @@ function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (ids, podId, callback) {
     },
     include: [
       {
-        model: this.sequelize.models.Video,
+        model: RequestVideoEvent['sequelize'].models.Video,
         include: [
           {
-            model: this.sequelize.models.Author,
+            model: RequestVideoEvent['sequelize'].models.Author,
             where: {
               podId
             }
@@ -137,12 +151,12 @@ function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (ids, podId, callback) {
     ]
   }
 
-  this.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
+  RequestVideoEvent.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function removeAll (callback) {
+removeAll = function (callback) {
   // Delete all requests
-  this.truncate({ cascade: true }).asCallback(callback)
+  RequestVideoEvent.truncate({ cascade: true }).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/models/request-video-qadu-interface.ts b/server/models/request-video-qadu-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fe34ee91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/request-video-qadu-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace RequestVideoQaduMethods {
+  export type CountTotalRequests = (callback) => void
+  export type ListWithLimitAndRandom = (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) => void
+  export type RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod = (ids, podId, callback) => void
+  export type RemoveAll = (callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoQaduClass {
+  countTotalRequests: RequestVideoQaduMethods.CountTotalRequests
+  listWithLimitAndRandom: RequestVideoQaduMethods.ListWithLimitAndRandom
+  removeByRequestIdsAndPod: RequestVideoQaduMethods.RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod
+  removeAll: RequestVideoQaduMethods.RemoveAll
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoQaduAttributes {
+  type: string
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoQaduInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<RequestVideoQaduAttributes> {
+  id: number
+}
+
+export interface RequestVideoQaduModel extends RequestVideoQaduClass, Sequelize.Model<RequestVideoQaduInstance, RequestVideoQaduAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/request-video-qadu.ts b/server/models/request-video-qadu.ts
index 2b1ed07c9..e914e06cd 100644
--- a/server/models/request-video-qadu.ts
+++ b/server/models/request-video-qadu.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,27 @@
 */
 
 import { values } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { REQUEST_VIDEO_QADU_TYPES } from '../initializers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  RequestVideoQaduClass,
+  RequestVideoQaduInstance,
+  RequestVideoQaduAttributes,
+
+  RequestVideoQaduMethods
+} from './request-video-qadu-interface'
+
+let RequestVideoQadu: Sequelize.Model<RequestVideoQaduInstance, RequestVideoQaduAttributes>
+let countTotalRequests: RequestVideoQaduMethods.CountTotalRequests
+let listWithLimitAndRandom: RequestVideoQaduMethods.ListWithLimitAndRandom
+let removeByRequestIdsAndPod: RequestVideoQaduMethods.RemoveByRequestIdsAndPod
+let removeAll: RequestVideoQaduMethods.RemoveAll
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const RequestVideoQadu = sequelize.define('RequestVideoQadu',
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  RequestVideoQadu = sequelize.define('RequestVideoQadu',
     {
       type: {
         type: DataTypes.ENUM(values(REQUEST_VIDEO_QADU_TYPES)),
@@ -32,26 +46,27 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         {
           fields: [ 'videoId' ]
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        listWithLimitAndRandom,
-
-        countTotalRequests,
-        removeAll,
-        removeByRequestIdsAndPod
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    listWithLimitAndRandom,
+    countTotalRequests,
+    removeAll,
+    removeByRequestIdsAndPod
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(RequestVideoQadu, classMethods)
+
   return RequestVideoQadu
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Pod, {
+  RequestVideoQadu.belongsTo(models.Pod, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'podId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -59,7 +74,7 @@ function associate (models) {
     onDelete: 'CASCADE'
   })
 
-  this.belongsTo(models.Video, {
+  RequestVideoQadu.belongsTo(models.Video, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'videoId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -68,14 +83,13 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function countTotalRequests (callback) {
+countTotalRequests = function (callback) {
   const query = {}
-  return this.count(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return RequestVideoQadu.count(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
-  const self = this
-  const Pod = this.sequelize.models.Pod
+listWithLimitAndRandom = function (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
+  const Pod = RequestVideoQadu['sequelize'].models.Pod
 
   Pod.listRandomPodIdsWithRequest(limitPods, 'RequestVideoQadus', function (err, podIds) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
@@ -86,7 +100,7 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
     const query = {
       include: [
         {
-          model: self.sequelize.models.Pod,
+          model: RequestVideoQadu['sequelize'].models.Pod,
           where: {
             id: {
               $in: podIds
@@ -94,12 +108,12 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
           }
         },
         {
-          model: self.sequelize.models.Video
+          model: RequestVideoQadu['sequelize'].models.Video
         }
       ]
     }
 
-    self.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, requests) {
+    RequestVideoQadu.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, requests) {
       if (err) return callback(err)
 
       const requestsGrouped = groupAndTruncateRequests(requests, limitRequestsPerPod)
@@ -108,7 +122,7 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
   })
 }
 
-function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (ids, podId, callback) {
+removeByRequestIdsAndPod = function (ids, podId, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       id: {
@@ -118,12 +132,12 @@ function removeByRequestIdsAndPod (ids, podId, callback) {
     }
   }
 
-  this.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
+  RequestVideoQadu.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function removeAll (callback) {
+removeAll = function (callback) {
   // Delete all requests
-  this.truncate({ cascade: true }).asCallback(callback)
+  RequestVideoQadu.truncate({ cascade: true }).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/models/request.ts b/server/models/request.ts
index 672f79d11..18fa291fa 100644
--- a/server/models/request.ts
+++ b/server/models/request.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 import { values } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { REQUEST_ENDPOINTS } from '../initializers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  RequestClass,
+  RequestInstance,
+  RequestAttributes,
+
+  RequestMethods
+} from './request-interface'
+
+let Request: Sequelize.Model<RequestInstance, RequestAttributes>
+let countTotalRequests: RequestMethods.CountTotalRequests
+let listWithLimitAndRandom: RequestMethods.ListWithLimitAndRandom
+let removeWithEmptyTo: RequestMethods.RemoveWithEmptyTo
+let removeAll: RequestMethods.RemoveAll
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Request = sequelize.define('Request',
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Request = sequelize.define('Request',
     {
       request: {
         type: DataTypes.JSON,
@@ -15,27 +29,27 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         type: DataTypes.ENUM(values(REQUEST_ENDPOINTS)),
         allowNull: false
       }
-    },
-    {
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        listWithLimitAndRandom,
-
-        countTotalRequests,
-        removeAll,
-        removeWithEmptyTo
-      }
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    listWithLimitAndRandom,
+
+    countTotalRequests,
+    removeAll,
+    removeWithEmptyTo
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Request, classMethods)
+
   return Request
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsToMany(models.Pod, {
+  Request.belongsToMany(models.Pod, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'requestId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -45,19 +59,18 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function countTotalRequests (callback) {
+countTotalRequests = function (callback) {
   // We need to include Pod because there are no cascade delete when a pod is removed
   // So we could count requests that do not have existing pod anymore
   const query = {
-    include: [ this.sequelize.models.Pod ]
+    include: [ Request['sequelize'].models.Pod ]
   }
 
-  return this.count(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Request.count(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
-  const self = this
-  const Pod = this.sequelize.models.Pod
+listWithLimitAndRandom = function (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
+  const Pod = Request['sequelize'].models.Pod
 
   Pod.listRandomPodIdsWithRequest(limitPods, 'RequestToPods', function (err, podIds) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
@@ -73,7 +86,7 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
       ],
       include: [
         {
-          model: self.sequelize.models.Pod,
+          model: Request['sequelize'].models.Pod,
           where: {
             id: {
               $in: podIds
@@ -83,7 +96,7 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
       ]
     }
 
-    self.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, requests) {
+    Request.findAll(query).asCallback(function (err, requests) {
       if (err) return callback(err)
 
       const requestsGrouped = groupAndTruncateRequests(requests, limitRequestsPerPod)
@@ -92,25 +105,25 @@ function listWithLimitAndRandom (limitPods, limitRequestsPerPod, callback) {
   })
 }
 
-function removeAll (callback) {
+removeAll = function (callback) {
   // Delete all requests
-  this.truncate({ cascade: true }).asCallback(callback)
+  Request.truncate({ cascade: true }).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function removeWithEmptyTo (callback) {
+removeWithEmptyTo = function (callback) {
   if (!callback) callback = function () { /* empty */ }
 
   const query = {
     where: {
       id: {
         $notIn: [
-          this.sequelize.literal('SELECT "requestId" FROM "RequestToPods"')
+          Sequelize.literal('SELECT "requestId" FROM "RequestToPods"')
         ]
       }
     }
   }
 
-  this.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
+  Request.destroy(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/models/tag-interface.ts b/server/models/tag-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f96e1e9c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/tag-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace TagMethods {
+  export type FindOrCreateTags = (tags, transaction, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface TagClass {
+  findOrCreateTags: TagMethods.FindOrCreateTags
+}
+
+export interface TagAttributes {
+  name: string
+}
+
+export interface TagInstance extends TagClass, TagAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<TagAttributes> {
+  id: number
+}
+
+export interface TagModel extends TagClass, Sequelize.Model<TagInstance, TagAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/tag.ts b/server/models/tag.ts
index 85a0442d2..b2a9c9f81 100644
--- a/server/models/tag.ts
+++ b/server/models/tag.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 import { each } from 'async'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  TagClass,
+  TagInstance,
+  TagAttributes,
+
+  TagMethods
+} from './tag-interface'
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Tag = sequelize.define('Tag',
+let Tag: Sequelize.Model<TagInstance, TagAttributes>
+let findOrCreateTags: TagMethods.FindOrCreateTags
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Tag = sequelize.define('Tag',
     {
       name: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -17,35 +28,36 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           fields: [ 'name' ],
           unique: true
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        findOrCreateTags
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    findOrCreateTags
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Tag, classMethods)
+
   return Tag
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsToMany(models.Video, {
+  Tag.belongsToMany(models.Video, {
     foreignKey: 'tagId',
     through: models.VideoTag,
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 }
 
-function findOrCreateTags (tags, transaction, callback) {
+findOrCreateTags = function (tags, transaction, callback) {
   if (!callback) {
     callback = transaction
     transaction = null
   }
 
-  const self = this
   const tagInstances = []
 
   each(tags, function (tag, callbackEach) {
@@ -60,7 +72,7 @@ function findOrCreateTags (tags, transaction, callback) {
 
     if (transaction) query.transaction = transaction
 
-    self.findOrCreate(query).asCallback(function (err, res) {
+    Tag.findOrCreate(query).asCallback(function (err, res) {
       if (err) return callbackEach(err)
 
       // res = [ tag, isCreated ]
diff --git a/server/models/user-interface.ts b/server/models/user-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a504f42a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/user-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace UserMethods {
+  export type IsPasswordMatch = (password, callback) => void
+  export type ToFormatedJSON = () => void
+  export type IsAdmin = () => boolean
+
+  export type CountTotal = (callback) => void
+  export type GetByUsername = (username) => any
+  export type List = (callback) => void
+  export type ListForApi = (start, count, sort, callback) => void
+  export type LoadById = (id, callback) => void
+  export type LoadByUsername = (username, callback) => void
+  export type LoadByUsernameOrEmail = (username, email, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface UserClass {
+  isPasswordMatch: UserMethods.IsPasswordMatch,
+  toFormatedJSON: UserMethods.ToFormatedJSON,
+  isAdmin: UserMethods.IsAdmin,
+
+  countTotal: UserMethods.CountTotal,
+  getByUsername: UserMethods.GetByUsername,
+  list: UserMethods.List,
+  listForApi: UserMethods.ListForApi,
+  loadById: UserMethods.LoadById,
+  loadByUsername: UserMethods.LoadByUsername,
+  loadByUsernameOrEmail: UserMethods.LoadByUsernameOrEmail
+}
+
+export interface UserAttributes {
+  password: string
+  username: string
+  email: string
+  displayNSFW?: boolean
+  role: string
+}
+
+export interface UserInstance extends UserClass, UserAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<UserAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface UserModel extends UserClass, Sequelize.Model<UserInstance, UserAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/user-video-rate-interface.ts b/server/models/user-video-rate-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57d2e2b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/user-video-rate-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace UserVideoRateMethods {
+  export type Load = (userId, videoId, transaction, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface UserVideoRateClass {
+  load: UserVideoRateMethods.Load
+}
+
+export interface UserVideoRateAttributes {
+  type: string
+}
+
+export interface UserVideoRateInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<UserVideoRateAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface UserVideoRateModel extends UserVideoRateClass, Sequelize.Model<UserVideoRateInstance, UserVideoRateAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/user-video-rate.ts b/server/models/user-video-rate.ts
index 6603c7862..87886d8d0 100644
--- a/server/models/user-video-rate.ts
+++ b/server/models/user-video-rate.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,24 @@
 
 */
 import { values } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { VIDEO_RATE_TYPES } from '../initializers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  UserVideoRateClass,
+  UserVideoRateInstance,
+  UserVideoRateAttributes,
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const UserVideoRate = sequelize.define('UserVideoRate',
+  UserVideoRateMethods
+} from './user-video-rate-interface'
+
+let UserVideoRate: Sequelize.Model<UserVideoRateInstance, UserVideoRateAttributes>
+let load: UserVideoRateMethods.Load
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  UserVideoRate = sequelize.define('UserVideoRate',
     {
       type: {
         type: DataTypes.ENUM(values(VIDEO_RATE_TYPES)),
@@ -22,22 +33,24 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           fields: [ 'videoId', 'userId', 'type' ],
           unique: true
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        load
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    load
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(UserVideoRate, classMethods)
+
   return UserVideoRate
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Video, {
+  UserVideoRate.belongsTo(models.Video, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'videoId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ function associate (models) {
     onDelete: 'CASCADE'
   })
 
-  this.belongsTo(models.User, {
+  UserVideoRate.belongsTo(models.User, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'userId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -54,21 +67,14 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function load (userId, videoId, transaction, callback) {
-  if (!callback) {
-    callback = transaction
-    transaction = null
-  }
-
-  const query = {
+load = function (userId, videoId, transaction, callback) {
+  const options: Sequelize.FindOptions = {
     where: {
       userId,
       videoId
     }
   }
-
-  const options: any = {}
   if (transaction) options.transaction = transaction
 
-  return this.findOne(query, options).asCallback(callback)
+  return UserVideoRate.findOne(options).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/user.ts b/server/models/user.ts
index d63a50cc4..12ddaaeb7 100644
--- a/server/models/user.ts
+++ b/server/models/user.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { values } from 'lodash'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 import { getSort } from './utils'
 import { USER_ROLES } from '../initializers'
@@ -10,10 +11,29 @@ import {
   isUserDisplayNSFWValid
 } from '../helpers'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const User = sequelize.define('User',
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  UserClass,
+  UserInstance,
+  UserAttributes,
+
+  UserMethods
+} from './user-interface'
+
+let User: Sequelize.Model<UserInstance, UserAttributes>
+let isPasswordMatch: UserMethods.IsPasswordMatch
+let toFormatedJSON: UserMethods.ToFormatedJSON
+let isAdmin: UserMethods.IsAdmin
+let countTotal: UserMethods.CountTotal
+let getByUsername: UserMethods.GetByUsername
+let list: UserMethods.List
+let listForApi: UserMethods.ListForApi
+let loadById: UserMethods.LoadById
+let loadByUsername: UserMethods.LoadByUsername
+let loadByUsernameOrEmail: UserMethods.LoadByUsernameOrEmail
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  User = sequelize.define('User',
     {
       password: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -69,22 +89,6 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           unique: true
         }
       ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        countTotal,
-        getByUsername,
-        list,
-        listForApi,
-        loadById,
-        loadByUsername,
-        loadByUsernameOrEmail
-      },
-      instanceMethods: {
-        isPasswordMatch,
-        toFormatedJSON,
-        isAdmin
-      },
       hooks: {
         beforeCreate: beforeCreateOrUpdate,
         beforeUpdate: beforeCreateOrUpdate
@@ -92,26 +96,46 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    countTotal,
+    getByUsername,
+    list,
+    listForApi,
+    loadById,
+    loadByUsername,
+    loadByUsernameOrEmail
+  ]
+  const instanceMethods = [
+    isPasswordMatch,
+    toFormatedJSON,
+    isAdmin
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(User, classMethods, instanceMethods)
+
   return User
 }
 
-function beforeCreateOrUpdate (user, options, next) {
-  cryptPassword(user.password, function (err, hash) {
-    if (err) return next(err)
+function beforeCreateOrUpdate (user, options) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    cryptPassword(user.password, function (err, hash) {
+      if (err) return reject(err)
 
-    user.password = hash
+      user.password = hash
 
-    return next()
+      return resolve()
+    })
   })
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ METHODS ------------------------------
 
-function isPasswordMatch (password, callback) {
+isPasswordMatch = function (password, callback) {
   return comparePassword(password, this.password, callback)
 }
 
-function toFormatedJSON () {
+toFormatedJSON = function () {
   return {
     id: this.id,
     username: this.username,
@@ -122,76 +146,76 @@ function toFormatedJSON () {
   }
 }
 
-function isAdmin () {
+isAdmin = function () {
   return this.role === USER_ROLES.ADMIN
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.hasOne(models.Author, {
+  User.hasOne(models.Author, {
     foreignKey: 'userId',
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 
-  this.hasMany(models.OAuthToken, {
+  User.hasMany(models.OAuthToken, {
     foreignKey: 'userId',
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 }
 
-function countTotal (callback) {
+countTotal = function (callback) {
   return this.count().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function getByUsername (username) {
+getByUsername = function (username) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       username: username
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query)
+  return User.findOne(query)
 }
 
-function list (callback) {
-  return this.find().asCallback(callback)
+list = function (callback) {
+  return User.find().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listForApi (start, count, sort, callback) {
+listForApi = function (start, count, sort, callback) {
   const query = {
     offset: start,
     limit: count,
     order: [ getSort(sort) ]
   }
 
-  return this.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
+  return User.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     return callback(null, result.rows, result.count)
   })
 }
 
-function loadById (id, callback) {
-  return this.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
+loadById = function (id, callback) {
+  return User.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadByUsername (username, callback) {
+loadByUsername = function (username, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       username: username
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return User.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadByUsernameOrEmail (username, email, callback) {
+loadByUsernameOrEmail = function (username, email, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       $or: [ { username }, { email } ]
     }
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return User.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/utils.ts b/server/models/utils.ts
index 601811913..fd84a9239 100644
--- a/server/models/utils.ts
+++ b/server/models/utils.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ function getSort (value) {
   return [ field, direction ]
 }
 
+function addMethodsToModel (model: any, classMethods: Function[], instanceMethods: Function[] = []) {
+  classMethods.forEach(m => model[m.name] = m)
+  instanceMethods.forEach(m => model.prototype[m.name] = m)
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
+  addMethodsToModel,
   getSort
 }
diff --git a/server/models/video-abuse-interface.ts b/server/models/video-abuse-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b77fc6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video-abuse-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace VideoAbuseMethods {
+  export type toFormatedJSON = () => void
+
+  export type ListForApi = (start, count, sort, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface VideoAbuseClass {
+  listForApi: VideoAbuseMethods.ListForApi
+}
+
+export interface VideoAbuseAttributes {
+  reporterUsername: string
+  reason: string
+}
+
+export interface VideoAbuseInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<VideoAbuseAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface VideoAbuseModel extends VideoAbuseClass, Sequelize.Model<VideoAbuseInstance, VideoAbuseAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/video-abuse.ts b/server/models/video-abuse.ts
index 2a18a293d..92168439c 100644
--- a/server/models/video-abuse.ts
+++ b/server/models/video-abuse.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers'
 import { isVideoAbuseReporterUsernameValid, isVideoAbuseReasonValid } from '../helpers'
-import { getSort } from './utils'
 
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const VideoAbuse = sequelize.define('VideoAbuse',
+import { addMethodsToModel, getSort } from './utils'
+import {
+  VideoAbuseClass,
+  VideoAbuseInstance,
+  VideoAbuseAttributes,
+
+  VideoAbuseMethods
+} from './video-abuse-interface'
+
+let VideoAbuse: Sequelize.Model<VideoAbuseInstance, VideoAbuseAttributes>
+let listForApi: VideoAbuseMethods.ListForApi
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  VideoAbuse = sequelize.define('VideoAbuse',
     {
       reporterUsername: {
         type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -34,25 +47,51 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
         {
           fields: [ 'reporterPodId' ]
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        listForApi
-      },
-      instanceMethods: {
-        toFormatedJSON
-      }
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    listForApi
+  ]
+  const instanceMethods = [
+    toFormatedJSON
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(VideoAbuse, classMethods, instanceMethods)
+
   return VideoAbuse
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ------------------------------ METHODS ------------------------------
+
+function toFormatedJSON () {
+  let reporterPodHost
+
+  if (this.Pod) {
+    reporterPodHost = this.Pod.host
+  } else {
+    // It means it's our video
+    reporterPodHost = CONFIG.WEBSERVER.HOST
+  }
+
+  const json = {
+    id: this.id,
+    reporterPodHost,
+    reason: this.reason,
+    reporterUsername: this.reporterUsername,
+    videoId: this.videoId,
+    createdAt: this.createdAt
+  }
+
+  return json
+}
+
+// ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Pod, {
+  VideoAbuse.belongsTo(models.Pod, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'reporterPodId',
       allowNull: true
@@ -60,7 +99,7 @@ function associate (models) {
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 
-  this.belongsTo(models.Video, {
+  VideoAbuse.belongsTo(models.Video, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'videoId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -69,44 +108,24 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function listForApi (start, count, sort, callback) {
+listForApi = function (start, count, sort, callback) {
   const query = {
     offset: start,
     limit: count,
     order: [ getSort(sort) ],
     include: [
       {
-        model: this.sequelize.models.Pod,
+        model: VideoAbuse['sequelize'].models.Pod,
         required: false
       }
     ]
   }
 
-  return this.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
+  return VideoAbuse.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     return callback(null, result.rows, result.count)
   })
 }
 
-function toFormatedJSON () {
-  let reporterPodHost
-
-  if (this.Pod) {
-    reporterPodHost = this.Pod.host
-  } else {
-    // It means it's our video
-    reporterPodHost = CONFIG.WEBSERVER.HOST
-  }
-
-  const json = {
-    id: this.id,
-    reporterPodHost,
-    reason: this.reason,
-    reporterUsername: this.reporterUsername,
-    videoId: this.videoId,
-    createdAt: this.createdAt
-  }
 
-  return json
-}
diff --git a/server/models/video-blacklist-interface.ts b/server/models/video-blacklist-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae2cd6748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video-blacklist-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace BlacklistedVideoMethods {
+  export type ToFormatedJSON = () => void
+
+  export type CountTotal = (callback) => void
+  export type List = (callback) => void
+  export type ListForApi = (start, count, sort, callback) => void
+  export type LoadById = (id, callback) => void
+  export type LoadByVideoId = (id, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface BlacklistedVideoClass {
+  toFormatedJSON: BlacklistedVideoMethods.ToFormatedJSON
+  countTotal: BlacklistedVideoMethods.CountTotal
+  list: BlacklistedVideoMethods.List
+  listForApi: BlacklistedVideoMethods.ListForApi
+  loadById: BlacklistedVideoMethods.LoadById
+  loadByVideoId: BlacklistedVideoMethods.LoadByVideoId
+}
+
+export interface BlacklistedVideoAttributes {
+}
+
+export interface BlacklistedVideoInstance extends BlacklistedVideoClass, BlacklistedVideoAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<BlacklistedVideoAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface BlacklistedVideoModel extends BlacklistedVideoClass, Sequelize.Model<BlacklistedVideoInstance, BlacklistedVideoAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/video-blacklist.ts b/server/models/video-blacklist.ts
index 1f00702c7..fe72d5d46 100644
--- a/server/models/video-blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video-blacklist.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
-import { getSort } from './utils'
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const BlacklistedVideo = sequelize.define('BlacklistedVideo',
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { addMethodsToModel, getSort } from './utils'
+import {
+  BlacklistedVideoClass,
+  BlacklistedVideoInstance,
+  BlacklistedVideoAttributes,
+
+  BlacklistedVideoMethods
+} from './video-blacklist-interface'
+
+let BlacklistedVideo: Sequelize.Model<BlacklistedVideoInstance, BlacklistedVideoAttributes>
+let toFormatedJSON: BlacklistedVideoMethods.ToFormatedJSON
+let countTotal: BlacklistedVideoMethods.CountTotal
+let list: BlacklistedVideoMethods.List
+let listForApi: BlacklistedVideoMethods.ListForApi
+let loadById: BlacklistedVideoMethods.LoadById
+let loadByVideoId: BlacklistedVideoMethods.LoadByVideoId
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  BlacklistedVideo = sequelize.define('BlacklistedVideo',
     {},
     {
       indexes: [
@@ -11,29 +26,30 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           fields: [ 'videoId' ],
           unique: true
         }
-      ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        countTotal,
-        list,
-        listForApi,
-        loadById,
-        loadByVideoId
-      },
-      instanceMethods: {
-        toFormatedJSON
-      },
-      hooks: {}
+      ]
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    countTotal,
+    list,
+    listForApi,
+    loadById,
+    loadByVideoId
+  ]
+  const instanceMethods = [
+    toFormatedJSON
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(BlacklistedVideo, classMethods, instanceMethods)
+
   return BlacklistedVideo
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ METHODS ------------------------------
 
-function toFormatedJSON () {
+toFormatedJSON = function () {
   return {
     id: this.id,
     videoId: this.videoId,
@@ -44,44 +60,44 @@ function toFormatedJSON () {
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Video, {
+  BlacklistedVideo.belongsTo(models.Video, {
     foreignKey: 'videoId',
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 }
 
-function countTotal (callback) {
-  return this.count().asCallback(callback)
+countTotal = function (callback) {
+  return BlacklistedVideo.count().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function list (callback) {
-  return this.findAll().asCallback(callback)
+list = function (callback) {
+  return BlacklistedVideo.findAll().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listForApi (start, count, sort, callback) {
+listForApi = function (start, count, sort, callback) {
   const query = {
     offset: start,
     limit: count,
     order: [ getSort(sort) ]
   }
 
-  return this.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
+  return BlacklistedVideo.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     return callback(null, result.rows, result.count)
   })
 }
 
-function loadById (id, callback) {
-  return this.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
+loadById = function (id, callback) {
+  return BlacklistedVideo.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadByVideoId (id, callback) {
+loadByVideoId = function (id, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       videoId: id
     }
   }
 
-  return this.find(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return BlacklistedVideo.find(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
diff --git a/server/models/video-interface.ts b/server/models/video-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8dbeea35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace VideoMethods {
+  export type GenerateMagnetUri = () => void
+  export type GetVideoFilename = () => void
+  export type GetThumbnailName = () => void
+  export type GetPreviewName = () => void
+  export type GetTorrentName = () => void
+  export type IsOwned = () => void
+  export type ToFormatedJSON = () => void
+  export type ToAddRemoteJSON = (callback) => void
+  export type ToUpdateRemoteJSON = (callback) => void
+  export type TranscodeVideofile = (callback) => void
+
+  export type GenerateThumbnailFromData = (video, thumbnailData, callback) => void
+  export type GetDurationFromFile = (videoPath, callback) => void
+  export type List = (callback) => void
+  export type ListForApi = (start, count, sort, callback) => void
+  export type LoadByHostAndRemoteId = (fromHost, remoteId, callback) => void
+  export type ListOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags = (callback) => void
+  export type ListOwnedByAuthor = (author, callback) => void
+  export type Load = (id, callback) => void
+  export type LoadAndPopulateAuthor = (id, callback) => void
+  export type LoadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags = (id, callback) => void
+  export type SearchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags = (value, field, start, count, sort, callback) => void
+}
+
+export interface VideoClass {
+  generateMagnetUri: VideoMethods.GenerateMagnetUri
+  getVideoFilename: VideoMethods.GetVideoFilename
+  getThumbnailName: VideoMethods.GetThumbnailName
+  getPreviewName: VideoMethods.GetPreviewName
+  getTorrentName: VideoMethods.GetTorrentName
+  isOwned: VideoMethods.IsOwned
+  toFormatedJSON: VideoMethods.ToFormatedJSON
+  toAddRemoteJSON: VideoMethods.ToAddRemoteJSON
+  toUpdateRemoteJSON: VideoMethods.ToUpdateRemoteJSON
+  transcodeVideofile: VideoMethods.TranscodeVideofile
+
+  generateThumbnailFromData: VideoMethods.GenerateThumbnailFromData
+  getDurationFromFile: VideoMethods.GetDurationFromFile
+  list: VideoMethods.List
+  listForApi: VideoMethods.ListForApi
+  loadByHostAndRemoteId: VideoMethods.LoadByHostAndRemoteId
+  listOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags: VideoMethods.ListOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags
+  listOwnedByAuthor: VideoMethods.ListOwnedByAuthor
+  load: VideoMethods.Load
+  loadAndPopulateAuthor: VideoMethods.LoadAndPopulateAuthor
+  loadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags: VideoMethods.LoadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags
+  searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags: VideoMethods.SearchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags
+}
+
+export interface VideoAttributes {
+  name: string
+  extname: string
+  remoteId: string
+  category: number
+  licence: number
+  language: number
+  nsfw: boolean
+  description: string
+  infoHash?: string
+  duration: number
+  views?: number
+  likes?: number
+  dislikes?: number
+}
+
+export interface VideoInstance extends VideoClass, VideoAttributes, Sequelize.Instance<VideoAttributes> {
+  id: string
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface VideoModel extends VideoClass, Sequelize.Model<VideoInstance, VideoAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/video-tag-interface.ts b/server/models/video-tag-interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..468827b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video-tag-interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+export namespace VideoTagMethods {
+}
+
+export interface VideoTagClass {
+}
+
+export interface VideoTagAttributes {
+}
+
+export interface VideoTagInstance extends Sequelize.Instance<VideoTagAttributes> {
+  id: number
+  createdAt: Date
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export interface VideoTagModel extends VideoTagClass, Sequelize.Model<VideoTagInstance, VideoTagAttributes> {}
diff --git a/server/models/video-tag.ts b/server/models/video-tag.ts
index 83ff6053f..2ccaf820d 100644
--- a/server/models/video-tag.ts
+++ b/server/models/video-tag.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const VideoTag = sequelize.define('VideoTag', {}, {
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+import { addMethodsToModel } from './utils'
+import {
+  VideoTagClass,
+  VideoTagInstance,
+  VideoTagAttributes,
+
+  VideoTagMethods
+} from './video-tag-interface'
+
+let VideoTag: Sequelize.Model<VideoTagInstance, VideoTagAttributes>
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  VideoTag = sequelize.define('VideoTag', {}, {
     indexes: [
       {
         fields: [ 'videoId' ]
diff --git a/server/models/video.ts b/server/models/video.ts
index 1e29f1355..9284dfeba 100644
--- a/server/models/video.ts
+++ b/server/models/video.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import { map, values } from 'lodash'
 import { parallel, series } from 'async'
 import parseTorrent = require('parse-torrent')
 import { join } from 'path'
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
-const db = require('../initializers/database')
+import { database as db } from '../initializers/database'
 import {
   logger,
   isVideoNameValid,
@@ -32,12 +33,42 @@ import {
   THUMBNAILS_SIZE
 } from '../initializers'
 import { JobScheduler, removeVideoToFriends } from '../lib'
-import { getSort } from './utils'
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
-  const Video = sequelize.define('Video',
+import { addMethodsToModel, getSort } from './utils'
+import {
+  VideoClass,
+  VideoInstance,
+  VideoAttributes,
+
+  VideoMethods
+} from './video-interface'
+
+let Video: Sequelize.Model<VideoInstance, VideoAttributes>
+let generateMagnetUri: VideoMethods.GenerateMagnetUri
+let getVideoFilename: VideoMethods.GetVideoFilename
+let getThumbnailName: VideoMethods.GetThumbnailName
+let getPreviewName: VideoMethods.GetPreviewName
+let getTorrentName: VideoMethods.GetTorrentName
+let isOwned: VideoMethods.IsOwned
+let toFormatedJSON: VideoMethods.ToFormatedJSON
+let toAddRemoteJSON: VideoMethods.ToAddRemoteJSON
+let toUpdateRemoteJSON: VideoMethods.ToUpdateRemoteJSON
+let transcodeVideofile: VideoMethods.TranscodeVideofile
+
+let generateThumbnailFromData: VideoMethods.GenerateThumbnailFromData
+let getDurationFromFile: VideoMethods.GetDurationFromFile
+let list: VideoMethods.List
+let listForApi: VideoMethods.ListForApi
+let loadByHostAndRemoteId: VideoMethods.LoadByHostAndRemoteId
+let listOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags: VideoMethods.ListOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags
+let listOwnedByAuthor: VideoMethods.ListOwnedByAuthor
+let load: VideoMethods.Load
+let loadAndPopulateAuthor: VideoMethods.LoadAndPopulateAuthor
+let loadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags: VideoMethods.LoadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags
+let searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags: VideoMethods.SearchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags
+
+export default function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
+  Video = sequelize.define('Video',
     {
       id: {
         type: DataTypes.UUID,
@@ -194,34 +225,6 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
           fields: [ 'likes' ]
         }
       ],
-      classMethods: {
-        associate,
-
-        generateThumbnailFromData,
-        getDurationFromFile,
-        list,
-        listForApi,
-        listOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags,
-        listOwnedByAuthor,
-        load,
-        loadByHostAndRemoteId,
-        loadAndPopulateAuthor,
-        loadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags,
-        searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags
-      },
-      instanceMethods: {
-        generateMagnetUri,
-        getVideoFilename,
-        getThumbnailName,
-        getPreviewName,
-        getTorrentName,
-        isOwned,
-        toFormatedJSON,
-        toAddRemoteJSON,
-        toUpdateRemoteJSON,
-        transcodeVideofile,
-        removeFromBlacklist
-      },
       hooks: {
         beforeValidate,
         beforeCreate,
@@ -230,99 +233,139 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
     }
   )
 
+  const classMethods = [
+    associate,
+
+    generateThumbnailFromData,
+    getDurationFromFile,
+    list,
+    listForApi,
+    listOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags,
+    listOwnedByAuthor,
+    load,
+    loadByHostAndRemoteId,
+    loadAndPopulateAuthor,
+    loadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags,
+    searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags
+  ]
+  const instanceMethods = [
+    generateMagnetUri,
+    getVideoFilename,
+    getThumbnailName,
+    getPreviewName,
+    getTorrentName,
+    isOwned,
+    toFormatedJSON,
+    toAddRemoteJSON,
+    toUpdateRemoteJSON,
+    transcodeVideofile,
+    removeFromBlacklist
+  ]
+  addMethodsToModel(Video, classMethods, instanceMethods)
+
   return Video
 }
 
-function beforeValidate (video, options, next) {
+function beforeValidate (video, options) {
   // Put a fake infoHash if it does not exists yet
   if (video.isOwned() && !video.infoHash) {
     // 40 hexa length
     video.infoHash = '0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567'
   }
-
-  return next(null)
 }
 
-function beforeCreate (video, options, next) {
-  const tasks = []
-
-  if (video.isOwned()) {
-    const videoPath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.VIDEOS_DIR, video.getVideoFilename())
-
-    tasks.push(
-      function createVideoTorrent (callback) {
-        createTorrentFromVideo(video, videoPath, callback)
-      },
-
-      function createVideoThumbnail (callback) {
-        createThumbnail(video, videoPath, callback)
-      },
+function beforeCreate (video, options) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    const tasks = []
 
-      function createVideoPreview (callback) {
-        createPreview(video, videoPath, callback)
-      }
-    )
+    if (video.isOwned()) {
+      const videoPath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.VIDEOS_DIR, video.getVideoFilename())
 
-    if (CONFIG.TRANSCODING.ENABLED === true) {
       tasks.push(
-        function createVideoTranscoderJob (callback) {
-          const dataInput = {
-            id: video.id
-          }
+        function createVideoTorrent (callback) {
+          createTorrentFromVideo(video, videoPath, callback)
+        },
+
+        function createVideoThumbnail (callback) {
+          createThumbnail(video, videoPath, callback)
+        },
 
-          JobScheduler.Instance.createJob(options.transaction, 'videoTranscoder', dataInput, callback)
+        function createVideoPreview (callback) {
+          createPreview(video, videoPath, callback)
         }
       )
-    }
 
-    return parallel(tasks, next)
-  }
+      if (CONFIG.TRANSCODING.ENABLED === true) {
+        tasks.push(
+          function createVideoTranscoderJob (callback) {
+            const dataInput = {
+              id: video.id
+            }
 
-  return next()
-}
+            JobScheduler.Instance.createJob(options.transaction, 'videoTranscoder', dataInput, callback)
+          }
+        )
+      }
 
-function afterDestroy (video, options, next) {
-  const tasks = []
+      return parallel(tasks, function (err) {
+        if (err) return reject(err)
 
-  tasks.push(
-    function (callback) {
-      removeThumbnail(video, callback)
+        return resolve()
+      })
     }
-  )
 
-  if (video.isOwned()) {
+    return resolve()
+  })
+}
+
+function afterDestroy (video, options) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    const tasks = []
+
     tasks.push(
-      function removeVideoFile (callback) {
-        removeFile(video, callback)
-      },
+      function (callback) {
+        removeThumbnail(video, callback)
+      }
+    )
 
-      function removeVideoTorrent (callback) {
-        removeTorrent(video, callback)
-      },
+    if (video.isOwned()) {
+      tasks.push(
+        function removeVideoFile (callback) {
+          removeFile(video, callback)
+        },
 
-      function removeVideoPreview (callback) {
-        removePreview(video, callback)
-      },
+        function removeVideoTorrent (callback) {
+          removeTorrent(video, callback)
+        },
 
-      function removeVideoToFriends (callback) {
-        const params = {
-          remoteId: video.id
-        }
+        function removeVideoPreview (callback) {
+          removePreview(video, callback)
+        },
 
-        removeVideoToFriends(params)
+        function notifyFriends (callback) {
+          const params = {
+            remoteId: video.id
+          }
 
-        return callback()
-      }
-    )
-  }
+          removeVideoToFriends(params)
 
-  parallel(tasks, next)
+          return callback()
+        }
+      )
+    }
+
+    parallel(tasks, function (err) {
+      if (err) return reject(err)
+
+      return resolve()
+    })
+  })
 }
 
 // ------------------------------ METHODS ------------------------------
 
 function associate (models) {
-  this.belongsTo(models.Author, {
+  Video.belongsTo(models.Author, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'authorId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -330,13 +373,13 @@ function associate (models) {
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 
-  this.belongsToMany(models.Tag, {
+  Video.belongsToMany(models.Tag, {
     foreignKey: 'videoId',
     through: models.VideoTag,
     onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
 
-  this.hasMany(models.VideoAbuse, {
+  Video.hasMany(models.VideoAbuse, {
     foreignKey: {
       name: 'videoId',
       allowNull: false
@@ -345,7 +388,7 @@ function associate (models) {
   })
 }
 
-function generateMagnetUri () {
+generateMagnetUri = function () {
   let baseUrlHttp
   let baseUrlWs
 
@@ -372,18 +415,18 @@ function generateMagnetUri () {
   return magnetUtil.encode(magnetHash)
 }
 
-function getVideoFilename () {
+getVideoFilename = function () {
   if (this.isOwned()) return this.id + this.extname
 
   return this.remoteId + this.extname
 }
 
-function getThumbnailName () {
+getThumbnailName = function () {
   // We always have a copy of the thumbnail
   return this.id + '.jpg'
 }
 
-function getPreviewName () {
+getPreviewName = function () {
   const extension = '.jpg'
 
   if (this.isOwned()) return this.id + extension
@@ -391,7 +434,7 @@ function getPreviewName () {
   return this.remoteId + extension
 }
 
-function getTorrentName () {
+getTorrentName = function () {
   const extension = '.torrent'
 
   if (this.isOwned()) return this.id + extension
@@ -399,11 +442,11 @@ function getTorrentName () {
   return this.remoteId + extension
 }
 
-function isOwned () {
+isOwned = function () {
   return this.remoteId === null
 }
 
-function toFormatedJSON () {
+toFormatedJSON = function () {
   let podHost
 
   if (this.Author.Pod) {
@@ -453,43 +496,41 @@ function toFormatedJSON () {
   return json
 }
 
-function toAddRemoteJSON (callback) {
-  const self = this
-
+toAddRemoteJSON = function (callback) {
   // Get thumbnail data to send to the other pod
   const thumbnailPath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.THUMBNAILS_DIR, this.getThumbnailName())
-  fs.readFile(thumbnailPath, function (err, thumbnailData) {
+  fs.readFile(thumbnailPath, (err, thumbnailData) => {
     if (err) {
       logger.error('Cannot read the thumbnail of the video')
       return callback(err)
     }
 
     const remoteVideo = {
-      name: self.name,
-      category: self.category,
-      licence: self.licence,
-      language: self.language,
-      nsfw: self.nsfw,
-      description: self.description,
-      infoHash: self.infoHash,
-      remoteId: self.id,
-      author: self.Author.name,
-      duration: self.duration,
+      name: this.name,
+      category: this.category,
+      licence: this.licence,
+      language: this.language,
+      nsfw: this.nsfw,
+      description: this.description,
+      infoHash: this.infoHash,
+      remoteId: this.id,
+      author: this.Author.name,
+      duration: this.duration,
       thumbnailData: thumbnailData.toString('binary'),
-      tags: map(self.Tags, 'name'),
-      createdAt: self.createdAt,
-      updatedAt: self.updatedAt,
-      extname: self.extname,
-      views: self.views,
-      likes: self.likes,
-      dislikes: self.dislikes
+      tags: map(this.Tags, 'name'),
+      createdAt: this.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: this.updatedAt,
+      extname: this.extname,
+      views: this.views,
+      likes: this.likes,
+      dislikes: this.dislikes
     }
 
     return callback(null, remoteVideo)
   })
 }
 
-function toUpdateRemoteJSON (callback) {
+toUpdateRemoteJSON = function (callback) {
   const json = {
     name: this.name,
     category: this.category,
@@ -513,7 +554,7 @@ function toUpdateRemoteJSON (callback) {
   return json
 }
 
-function transcodeVideofile (finalCallback) {
+transcodeVideofile = function (finalCallback) {
   const video = this
 
   const videosDirectory = CONFIG.STORAGE.VIDEOS_DIR
@@ -568,7 +609,7 @@ function transcodeVideofile (finalCallback) {
 
 // ------------------------------ STATICS ------------------------------
 
-function generateThumbnailFromData (video, thumbnailData, callback) {
+generateThumbnailFromData = function (video, thumbnailData, callback) {
   // Creating the thumbnail for a remote video
 
   const thumbnailName = video.getThumbnailName()
@@ -580,7 +621,7 @@ function generateThumbnailFromData (video, thumbnailData, callback) {
   })
 }
 
-function getDurationFromFile (videoPath, callback) {
+getDurationFromFile = function (videoPath, callback) {
   ffmpeg.ffprobe(videoPath, function (err, metadata) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
@@ -588,46 +629,46 @@ function getDurationFromFile (videoPath, callback) {
   })
 }
 
-function list (callback) {
-  return this.findAll().asCallback(callback)
+list = function (callback) {
+  return Video.findAll().asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listForApi (start, count, sort, callback) {
+listForApi = function (start, count, sort, callback) {
   // Exclude Blakclisted videos from the list
   const query = {
+    distinct: true,
     offset: start,
     limit: count,
-    distinct: true, // For the count, a video can have many tags
-    order: [ getSort(sort), [ this.sequelize.models.Tag, 'name', 'ASC' ] ],
+    order: [ getSort(sort), [ Video['sequelize'].models.Tag, 'name', 'ASC' ] ],
     include: [
       {
-        model: this.sequelize.models.Author,
-        include: [ { model: this.sequelize.models.Pod, required: false } ]
+        model: Video['sequelize'].models.Author,
+        include: [ { model: Video['sequelize'].models.Pod, required: false } ]
       },
 
-      this.sequelize.models.Tag
+      Video['sequelize'].models.Tag
     ],
-    where: createBaseVideosWhere.call(this)
+    where: createBaseVideosWhere()
   }
 
-  return this.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
+  return Video.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     return callback(null, result.rows, result.count)
   })
 }
 
-function loadByHostAndRemoteId (fromHost, remoteId, callback) {
+loadByHostAndRemoteId = function (fromHost, remoteId, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       remoteId: remoteId
     },
     include: [
       {
-        model: this.sequelize.models.Author,
+        model: Video['sequelize'].models.Author,
         include: [
           {
-            model: this.sequelize.models.Pod,
+            model: Video['sequelize'].models.Pod,
             required: true,
             where: {
               host: fromHost
@@ -638,29 +679,29 @@ function loadByHostAndRemoteId (fromHost, remoteId, callback) {
     ]
   }
 
-  return this.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Video.findOne(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags (callback) {
+listOwnedAndPopulateAuthorAndTags = function (callback) {
   // If remoteId is null this is *our* video
   const query = {
     where: {
       remoteId: null
     },
-    include: [ this.sequelize.models.Author, this.sequelize.models.Tag ]
+    include: [ Video['sequelize'].models.Author, Video['sequelize'].models.Tag ]
   }
 
-  return this.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Video.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function listOwnedByAuthor (author, callback) {
+listOwnedByAuthor = function (author, callback) {
   const query = {
     where: {
       remoteId: null
     },
     include: [
       {
-        model: this.sequelize.models.Author,
+        model: Video['sequelize'].models.Author,
         where: {
           name: author
         }
@@ -668,58 +709,58 @@ function listOwnedByAuthor (author, callback) {
     ]
   }
 
-  return this.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
+  return Video.findAll(query).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function load (id, callback) {
-  return this.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
+load = function (id, callback) {
+  return Video.findById(id).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadAndPopulateAuthor (id, callback) {
+loadAndPopulateAuthor = function (id, callback) {
   const options = {
-    include: [ this.sequelize.models.Author ]
+    include: [ Video['sequelize'].models.Author ]
   }
 
-  return this.findById(id, options).asCallback(callback)
+  return Video.findById(id, options).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function loadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags (id, callback) {
+loadAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags = function (id, callback) {
   const options = {
     include: [
       {
-        model: this.sequelize.models.Author,
-        include: [ { model: this.sequelize.models.Pod, required: false } ]
+        model: Video['sequelize'].models.Author,
+        include: [ { model: Video['sequelize'].models.Pod, required: false } ]
       },
-      this.sequelize.models.Tag
+      Video['sequelize'].models.Tag
     ]
   }
 
-  return this.findById(id, options).asCallback(callback)
+  return Video.findById(id, options).asCallback(callback)
 }
 
-function searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags (value, field, start, count, sort, callback) {
+searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags = function (value, field, start, count, sort, callback) {
   const podInclude: any = {
-    model: this.sequelize.models.Pod,
+    model: Video['sequelize'].models.Pod,
     required: false
   }
 
   const authorInclude: any = {
-    model: this.sequelize.models.Author,
+    model: Video['sequelize'].models.Author,
     include: [
       podInclude
     ]
   }
 
   const tagInclude: any = {
-    model: this.sequelize.models.Tag
+    model: Video['sequelize'].models.Tag
   }
 
   const query: any = {
-    where: createBaseVideosWhere.call(this),
+    distinct: true,
+    where: createBaseVideosWhere(),
     offset: start,
     limit: count,
-    distinct: true, // For the count, a video can have many tags
-    order: [ getSort(sort), [ this.sequelize.models.Tag, 'name', 'ASC' ] ]
+    order: [ getSort(sort), [ Video['sequelize'].models.Tag, 'name', 'ASC' ] ]
   }
 
   // Make an exact search with the magnet
@@ -727,8 +768,8 @@ function searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags (value, field, start, count, sort,
     const infoHash = magnetUtil.decode(value).infoHash
     query.where.infoHash = infoHash
   } else if (field === 'tags') {
-    const escapedValue = this.sequelize.escape('%' + value + '%')
-    query.where.id.$in = this.sequelize.literal(
+    const escapedValue = Video['sequelize'].escape('%' + value + '%')
+    query.where.id.$in = Video['sequelize'].literal(
       '(SELECT "VideoTags"."videoId" FROM "Tags" INNER JOIN "VideoTags" ON "Tags"."id" = "VideoTags"."tagId" WHERE name LIKE ' + escapedValue + ')'
     )
   } else if (field === 'host') {
@@ -758,10 +799,10 @@ function searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags (value, field, start, count, sort,
   ]
 
   if (tagInclude.where) {
-    // query.include.push([ this.sequelize.models.Tag ])
+    // query.include.push([ Video['sequelize'].models.Tag ])
   }
 
-  return this.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
+  return Video.findAndCountAll(query).asCallback(function (err, result) {
     if (err) return callback(err)
 
     return callback(null, result.rows, result.count)
@@ -773,7 +814,7 @@ function searchAndPopulateAuthorAndPodAndTags (value, field, start, count, sort,
 function createBaseVideosWhere () {
   return {
     id: {
-      $notIn: this.sequelize.literal(
+      $notIn: Video['sequelize'].literal(
         '(SELECT "BlacklistedVideos"."videoId" FROM "BlacklistedVideos")'
       )
     }
diff --git a/server/tests/api/video-transcoder.js b/server/tests/api/video-transcoder.js
index 3ff7b230a..c0b597668 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/video-transcoder.js
+++ b/server/tests/api/video-transcoder.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const loginUtils = require('../utils/login')
 const serversUtils = require('../utils/servers')
 const videosUtils = require('../utils/videos')
 
-describe('Test video blacklists', function () {
+describe('Test video transcoding', function () {
   let servers = []
 
   before(function (done) {
diff --git a/server/tests/utils/servers.js b/server/tests/utils/servers.js
index afb08e6fc..c753c1f1d 100644
--- a/server/tests/utils/servers.js
+++ b/server/tests/utils/servers.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function runServer (number, callback) {
     detached: true
   }
 
-  server.app = fork(pathUtils.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'server.js'), [], options)
+  server.app = fork(pathUtils.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'dist', 'server.js'), [], options)
   server.app.stdout.on('data', function onStdout (data) {
     let dontContinue = false