basic mongoose examples

birdModel.js

var mongoose = require('mongoose');

var birdModel = mongoose.Schema({
	scientificName: {type: String, required:true, unique:true, lowercase:true},
	color: {type: String, required:true, unique:true},
	region: String,
	firstSightingEver: Date,
	food: [String],
	foodDetails: [{
		name: String,
		type: {type: String},
		genus: String
	}],
	wingspan: Number,
	endangered: Boolean,
	nest: {
		materials: [String],
		size: Number,
		timeToBuild: Number,
		locationDesc: String
	}
})

birdModel.pre('save', function(next){
	var bird = this;
	bird.scientificName.toLower();
	next();
})

module.exports = mongoose.model('bird', birdModel);

/*

var howIFeel =  {
	headache: true,
	frustrationLevel: 100,
}

module.exports = howIFeel


*/

modelInteraction.js

var Bird = require('./birdsModel')

Bird.find({}, function(err, response){
  
})

Bird.find()
    .where('color').equals('Blood red')
    .where('wingspan').gt(12)
    .sort(-'wingspan')
    .limit(10)
    .exec(function(err, response){
      
    })
    
Bird.find()
    .where('color').equals('Blood red')
    .where('wingspan').gt(12)
    .sort(-'wingspan')
    .limit(10)
    .exec()
    .then(function(results){
       //handle results
      }, function(err){
       //Handle err
    })
    

var newBird = new Bird({
  scientificName: "Genus Menus Birdus Maximus",
  color: "Blood Red",
  region: "Sparta",
  //etc
});

newBird.save(function(err, result){
  
})