Mongoose REPL

repl.js

// load environment variables from .env file
require('dotenv').config();

// load mongoose and connect to db using env variable
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGODB_CONNECTION, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true });

// start the node repl
const repl = require('repl');
const context = repl.start().context;

// load mongoose User model
const { User } = require('./lib/models/user');

// add mongoose User model to repl context:
context.User = User;
context.mongoose = mongoose;

// start with: node --experimental-repl-await repl.js
// use the User model: await User.find({});

run with async/await support: node --experimental-repl-await repl.js