@tmigone/mongooseeder

mongooseeder

Seed a mongodb database with data taken from JSON files, for testing purposes or just populating your database. Library requires usage of mongoose models.

Installation

npm install --save @tmigone/mongooseeder

Usage

let uri = ''

let data = [{
  name: 'Author',
  model: path.join(__dirname, './models/Author.js'),
  migration: path.join(__dirname, './migrations/authors.json'),
  drop: true
}]

let seeder = new MongooSeeder(uri, data)
seeder.seed()

Options

Option	Description
name	Model name. Must be same as the registered shema on mongoose.
model	Path to mongoose model file.
migration	Path to seeder input data.
drop	true:false Whether to drop the collection before importing or not.

Model schema

const mongoose = require('mongoose')
let Schema = mongoose.Schema

let AuthorSchema = new Schema({
  first_name: {type: String, required: true, max: 100},
  family_name: {type: String, required: true, max: 100}
})

module.exports = mongoose.model('Author', AuthorSchema)

Migration file

{
  "model": "Author",
  "documents": [
    {
      "first_name": "John",
      "family_name": "Doe"
    },
    {
      "first_name": "Jane",
      "family_name": "Smith"
    },
    {
      "first_name": "Edgar",
      "family_name": "Poe"
    }
  ]
}