Documenting a Generic Resource Mongoose Model (Without Blog specifics)
This document describes the purpose, structure, and key properties of a generic Mongoose model used within a NestJS application for managing resources.
Purpose:
- Represents the data structure for a specific resource within a MongoDB database.
- Defines properties with data types, validation rules, and relationships.
- Provides a blueprint for creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting resource instances.
Key Elements:
@SchemaDecorator:- Marks the class as a Mongoose schema definition.
- Specifies options like collection name (
collection: 'blogs') and timestamps (timestamps: true).
- Properties:
- Decorated with
@Propto define properties and their data types. - May have additional options like
required: truefor mandatory fields anddefaultvalues. - Relationships with other models can be defined using
type: Types.ObjectIdandrefoptions.
- Decorated with
- Timestamps:
createdAtandupdatedAtproperties automatically added for tracking creation and update times.- Set to
select: falseto exclude them from default document retrieval responses.
- Relationships:
- The
authorproperty references aUserModelusingTypes.ObjectIdandrefoptions.
- The
Benefits:
- Enforces data integrity and consistency through Mongoose data types and validation.
- Simplifies data access and manipulation using Mongoose CRUD operations.
- Improves code readability and maintainability with clear schema definitions.
Additional Notes:
- The specific resource name, properties, and relationships will vary depending on the actual resource type and application requirements.
- Consider using additional validation libraries or custom validation logic for more complex data rules.
- This is a generic overview, and you might need to adjust it to reflect the specific details and properties present in your model.
Additional Notes for your specific model:
- Consider using validation options like
minlength,maxlength, or custom validation functions for more granular data validation.