New Node.js Package: Mongoosey

17 May 2016

This is a simple Mongoose frontend that can be built into a pre-existing Express application.

Installation and Usage #

To add Mongoosey to a project, first install the npm package:

# npm install --save mongoosey

Then, pass your express app and monogoose instance to Mongoosey:

var mongoosey = require('mongoosey');
mongoosey.set('app',app);
mongoosey.set('monogoose',monogoose);

For a full example, take a look at demo.js.

After that, Mongoosey will setup routes under /db to manage all defined Mongoose models. For instance, if there is a model named User, Mongoosey will setup the following pages to manage it:

/db/User - Lists all MongoDB documents in the collection associated with that model
/db/User/new - Creates a new instance of that model for editing
/db/User/ObjectId - Displays the object with that ObjectId for editing

To add a layer of security, simply add a route handler to Mongoosey similar to a Connect app:

mongoosey.use(function(req,res,next) {
  // Authorization logic via HTTP authentication or session validation ...
});