mongoose-tie

A simple module to handle arrays of embedded documents that have references to the parent document.

npm install --save mongoose-tie

This library will allow you to simply create a schema for a parent document, which contains an array of embedded documents, and we handle push/pops on the parent document when you POST or DELETE the individual embedded documents. #usage

Embedded Document (/models/persons.js)

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var appRoot = require('app-root-path');
var tie = require('mongoose-tie');

var PersonSchema = new Schema(
{
    name: { type: String },
    _team : { type: Schema.ObjectId, ref: 'team', required: true }
	
});

var TeamModel = require(appRoot + '/models/team.js');
tie.auto(PersonSchema,TeamModel,'_team','_people');

module.exports = mongoose.model('persons', PersonSchema);

Parent Document (/models/team.js)

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;

var TeamSchema = new Schema(
{
    name: { type: String },
    _people : [
      { type: Schema.ObjectId, ref: 'persons', required: true }
     ]
	
});

module.exports = mongoose.model('team', TeamSchema);