archived-YouRL/models/shortUrl.js

//to connect to mongodb
const mongoose = require("mongoose");

// to create short identifier
//has .generate() function that we will pass to shorturl as default
const shortId = require("shortid");

//db schema
// | fullurl | shorturl | clicks |
const shortUrlSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
  {
    full: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
    },
    short: {
      type: String,
      required: true,
      default: shortId.generate,
    },
    clicks: {
      type: Number,
      required: true,
      default: 0,
    },
  },
  { timestamps: true }
);

//var mySchema = new mongoose.Schema( {name: String}, {timestamps: true} );

//now exporting this to hook model with database
// model name, schema name
module.exports = mongoose.model("shortUrl", shortUrlSchema);