var mongoose = require('../../lib'); // import the schema 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()); // using the static Person.findPersonByName('bill', function(err, result) { if (err) throw err; console.log(result); cleanup(); }); }); }); function cleanup() { Person.remove(function() { mongoose.disconnect(); }); }