Currently working on a small web app using the MEAN stack and going through the process of moving my schemas to a separate "models" directory. Everything runs smoothly when the schemas are within the same app.js file, but once I organize them into a modular file and import them, I encounter the following error:
TypeError: Player.find is not a function
at /Users/username/code/express/WebApp/v3/app.js:57:12
This issue arises specifically when it reaches the first route that requires looking up players, and despite hours of staring at the code, I'm unable to pinpoint what's causing this error.
Snippet from my app.js file:
var express = require("express"),
app = express(),
bodyParser = require("body-parser"),
mongoose = require("mongoose"),
Player = require("./models/players")
const port = 3000;
mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost/players", { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true });
app.set("view engine", "ejs");
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
// PLAYER SCHEMA WAS ORIGINALLY DEFINED HERE BUT NOW ATTEMPTING TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT DIRECTORY & IMPORT
/*var playerSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
player: String,
position: String,
description: String
});
var Player = mongoose.model("Player", playerSchema);*/
app.get("/", function(req, res) {
res.render("landing");
});
app.get("/players", function(req, res) {
// Retrieving all players from the database
Player.find({}, function(err, allPlayers){
if(err){
console.log(err);
} else {
console.log("Everything is fine.");
res.render("players", {players: allPlayers});
}
});
});
Below is my player.js file that I'm trying to import:
var mongoose = require("mongoose");
var playerSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
player: String,
position: String,
description: String
});
// Compiling into a model
module.exports = mongoose.model("Player", playerSchema);
The schema and model definitions work perfectly when they're in the app.js file directly, but seem to fail upon importing. Can anyone shed light on what might be missing here? Your assistance is greatly appreciated.