Mongoose

@eschoff - @funkytek - @wearefractal

Open source is at github.com/wearefractal

If you don't have MongoDB and Node.JS installed

DO IT NOW

• It's a database
• It stores documents
• Documents are JSON

 db.employees.find({name: "Todd"}) // Get employee by name

Mongo is good at storing documents.

Don't try to use it as a relational database.

Don't try to use it for pubsub.

Use it to store documents.

• Validation logic
• Relationships
• Connection management
• Middleware
• Chainable queries
• Plugins

 Employee.find({name: "Todd"}) // Get employee by name

and most importantly...

Sugar

sudo npm install mongoose-adventure -gmongoose-adventure setupmongoose-adventure

Skip the setup command and run mongod --port 9001 if you are on Windows

Some of the verification is not working on Windows

Raise a fist in the air when you complete a lesson

If you complete all of the lessons you get a treat