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A better syntax for mongoose instance and static methods.
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var mongoose = require('mongoose'); | |
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/foobar'); | |
// bootstrap mongoose, because syntax. | |
mongoose.createModel = function(name, options) { | |
var schema = new mongoose.Schema(options.schema); | |
for (key in options.self) { | |
if (typeof options.self[key] !== 'function') continue; | |
schema.statics[key] = options.self[key]; | |
} | |
for (key in options) { | |
if (typeof options[key] !== 'function') continue; | |
schema.methods[key] = options[key]; | |
} | |
return mongoose.model(name, schema); | |
}; | |
// Define the model w/ pretty syntax! | |
var Animal = mongoose.createModel('Animal', { | |
schema: { | |
name: String, | |
type: String | |
}, | |
self: { | |
findByType: function(type, cb) { | |
return this.find({ type: type }, cb); | |
} | |
}, | |
findSimilarTypes: function(cb) { | |
return this.model('Animal').find({ type: this.type }, cb); | |
} | |
}); | |
// Interaact with it | |
var dog = new Animal({ type: 'dog' }); | |
dog.findSimilarTypes(function (err, dogs) { | |
console.log(dogs); // woof | |
}); | |
Animal.findByType('dog', function(err, dogs) { | |
console.log(dogs); // ruff | |
}); |
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