Node.js - Creating Relationships with Mongoose
It sounds like you're looking to try the new populate functionality in Mongoose.
Using your example above:
var Schema = mongoose.Schema, ObjectId = Schema.ObjectId;SubdomainSchema = new Schema name : StringCustphoneSchema = new Schema phone : String subdomain : { type: ObjectId, ref: 'SubdomainSchema' }The subdomain field will be is updated with an '_id' such as:
var newSubdomain = new SubdomainSchema({name: 'Example Domain'})newSubdomain.save()var newCustphone = new CustphoneSchema({phone: '123-456-7890', subdomain: newSubdomain._id})newCustphone.save()To actually get data from the subdomain field you're going to have to use the slightly more complex query syntax:
CustphoneSchema.findOne({}).populate('subdomain').exec(function(err, custPhone) { // Your callback code where you can access subdomain directly through custPhone.subdomain.name })
I had a similar problem and had to use mongoose's Model.findByIdAndUpdate()
docs: http://mongoosejs.com/docs/api.html#model_Model.findByIdAndUpdate
this post helped me also: http://blog.ocliw.com/2012/11/25/mongoose-add-to-an-existing-array/comment-page-1/#comment-17812