Node.js Mongoose Library Save Data to MongoDB using Mongoose and Express.js Routes
Example
Setup
First, install the necessary packages with:
npm install express cors mongoose
Code
Then, add dependencies to your server.js file, create the database schema and the name of the collection, create an Express.js server, and connect to MongoDB:
var express = require('express');
var cors = require('cors'); // We will use CORS to enable cross origin domain requests.
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var app = express();
var schemaName = new Schema({
request: String,
time: Number
}, {
collection: 'collectionName'
});
var Model = mongoose.model('Model', schemaName);
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/dbName');
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
app.listen(port, function() {
console.log('Node.js listening on port ' + port);
});
Now add Express.js routes that we will use to write the data:
app.get('/save/:query', cors(), function(req, res) {
var query = req.params.query;
var savedata = new Model({
'request': query,
'time': Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) // Time of save the data in unix timestamp format
}).save(function(err, result) {
if (err) throw err;
if(result) {
res.json(result)
}
})
})
Here the query variable will be the <query> parameter from the incoming HTTP request, which will be saved to MongoDB:
var savedata = new Model({
'request': query,
//...
If an error occurs while trying to write to MongoDB, you will receive an error message on the console. If all is successful, you will see the saved data in JSON format on the page.
//...
}).save(function(err, result) {
if (err) throw err;
if(result) {
res.json(result)
}
})
//...
Now, you need to start MongoDB and run your server.js file using node server.js.
Usage
To use this to save data, go to the following URL in your browser:
http://localhost:8080/save/<query>
Where <query> is the new request you wish to save.
Example:
http://localhost:8080/save/JavaScript%20is%20Awesome
Output in JSON format:
{
__v: 0,
request: "JavaScript is Awesome",
time: 1469411348,
_id: "57957014b93bc8640f2c78c4"
}
