db.js

// Set up default mongoose connection

const mongoDB = 'mongodb://127.0.0.1/chatpoint';

mongoose.connect(mongoDB);

// Get Mongoose to use the global promise library

mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;

// Get the default connection

const db = mongoose.connection;

 

// Bind connection to error event (to get notification of connection errors)

db.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'MongoDB connection error:'));

module.exports = db

router.js

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

const db = require('./db.js');

 

/* GET users listing. */

router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {

  res.send('respond with a resource');

});

 

/* POST new user. */

router.post('/', (req, res, next) => {

  // db.collection() ??? untested...

});

 

module.exports = router;