biomedjs/node_modules/mongoose/examples/globalschemas/person.js

// import the necessary modules
var mongoose = require('../../lib');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;

// create an export function to encapsulate the model creation
module.exports = function() {
  // define schema
  var PersonSchema = new Schema({
    name : String,
    age : Number,
    birthday : Date
  });
  mongoose.model('Person', PersonSchema);
};