simple seed data script

initial_data.js

module.exports = {
  Student: [
    {name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@foo.com'},
    {name: 'Susy', email: 'susy@foo.com'}
  ]
};

seed.js

var initial_data = require('./initial_data')
  , async = require('async')
  , m = require('mongoose').models;

module.exports = function(gulp) {

  gulp.task('seed', function(done) {

    // TODO: delete data or drop and recreate DB

    function importCollection(coll, next, model_name) {
      function createRecord(data, nextRecord) {
        return m[model_name].create(data, nextRecord);
      };

      // create each record
      return async.map(coll, createRecord, next);
    };

    // import each collection
    return objMapAsync(initial_data, importCollection, function(err, results) {
      if (err == null) {console.log(results);}
      done(err);
    });

  });
};

// for reference, this is just a helper function I created
// the map included in async only works with arrays
// this one works with objects
function objMapAsync(obj, iter, done) {
  function wrappedIter(results, key, next) {
    function interpret(err, result) {
      results[key] = result;
      next(err, results);
    };
    iter(obj[key], interpret, key);
  };
  async.reduce(Object.keys(obj), {}, wrappedIter, done);
}