var mongoose = require('../../lib'); // import the global schema, this can be done in any file that needs the model require('./person.js')(); // grab the person model object var Person = mongoose.model("Person"); // connect to a server to do a quick write / read example mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/persons', function(err) { if (err) throw err; Person.create({ name : 'bill', age : 25, birthday : new Date().setFullYear((new Date().getFullYear() - 25)) }, function (err, bill) { if (err) throw err; console.log("People added to db: %s", bill.toString()); Person.find({}, function(err, people) { if (err) throw err; people.forEach(function(person) { console.log("People in the db: %s", person.toString()); }); // make sure to clean things up after we're done setTimeout(function () { cleanup(); }, 2000); }); }); }); function cleanup() { Person.remove(function() { mongoose.disconnect(); }); }