MongoDB Query similar to SQL "LIKE"

textLike.js

module.exports = function textLike(str) {
  var escaped = str.replace(/[\-\[\]\/\{\}\(\)\*\+\?\.\\\^\$\|]/g, '\\$&');
  return new RegExp(escaped, 'i');
};

usage-example.js

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var textLike = require('./textLike.js');

var User = mongoose.model('User');

User.find({name: textLike('ezequias')}, function(err, docs) {
  //
});