biomedjs/node_modules/mongoose/examples/statics/statics.js

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();
  });
}