mongodb collection syncher example

base.js

// app/server/synchers/base.js
define(['lazoSyncher'], function (LazoSyncher) {

    'use strict';
    
    // set up mongo connection here; not sure of best practices for establishing connections
    // https://www.npmjs.org/package/mongodb
    
    return LazoSyncer.extend({

        fetch: function (options) {
            // get data from mongo
            // pass the document name down; could come from parameters; doesn't really matter
            var collection = db.collection(options.document);
            collection.find({}).toArray(function (err, docs) {
                if (err) {
                    return options.error(err);
                }
                
                // filter results
                options.success(docs);
            });
        }
    
    });

});

syncher.js

// models/model_name/server/syncher.js
define(['app/server/synchers/base'], function (BaseSyncher) {
    
    'use strict';
    
    return BaseSyncher.extend({
        
        // override the base if needed
        fetch: function (options) {
            // syncher specific code, e.g. document name, set up filters
            BaseSyncher.prototype.fetch.call(this, options);   
        }
        
    });
    
})