Complete REST Routes and Methods for an Express.js + Mongoose.js API

express-mongoose-rest-boilerplate.js

// controllers/models.js
var Model = require('../models/model');

var modelController = {
  find: function(req, res, next) {
    Model.where()
    .then(function(models) {
      res.json(models);
    });
  },
  get: function(req, res, next) {
    Model.findById(req.params.id)
    .then(function(model) {
      res.json(model);
    });
  },
  create: function(req, res, next) {
    new Model(req.body)
    .save()
    .then(function(model) {
      res.json(model);
    });
  },
  update: function() {
    var conditions = {_id: req.params.id};

    Model.findOneAndUpdate(conditions, req.body, {new: true})
    .then(function(model, blah) {
      res.json(model);
    });
  },
  patch: function(req, res, next) {
    var conditions = {_id: req.params.id};

    Model.findOneAndUpdate(conditions, req.body)
    .then(function(model, blah) {
      res.json(model);
    });
  },
  remove: function(req, res, next) { res.json(); }
};

// routes.js
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

var modelsController = require('./controllers/models');

router.get('/concepts', modelsController.find);
router.get('/concepts/:id', modelsController.get);
router.post('/concepts', modelsController.create);
router.post('/concepts/:id', modelsController.update);
router.put('/concepts/:id', modelsController.update);
router.patch('/concepts/:id', modelsController.patch);
router.delete('/concepts/:id', modelsController.remove);

module.exports = router;