Understanding the fundamentals of working with Mongoose in an Express app.

From Thinkful course Node 2.2.1 and 2.2.2.

Mongo Documentation

Mongoose Documentation

Clone

Cloned to:

cd /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/thinkful
git clone https://github.com/Thinkful-Ed/node-restaurants-app-mongoose

cd node-restaurants-app-mongoose
rm -rf .git

Created Github repository:

node-restaurants-app-mongoose

Download Data

For details, see Mongo Shell Basics

Save file as:

/Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/thinkful
/node-restaurants-app-mongoose/data/primer-dataset.json

Import Data

cd /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/thinkful
/node-restaurants-app-mongoose/data

mongoimport --db restaurants-app --collection restaurants --drop --file primer-dataset.json

Install and Test

npm install
npm start

Test from Postman

localhost:8080/restaurants

localhost:8080/restaurants?cuisine=Italian&borough=Manhattan

Node Environment Variables

PORT=5000 node server.js

or

export PORT=5000
node server.js

Mongo, Mongoose, mLab, and Heroku

At mLab, create new database: node-restaurants-app

To connect using the mongo shell:
mongo ds155080.mlab.com:55080/node-restaurants-app -u <dbuser> -p <dbpassword>

mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@ds155080.mlab.com:55080/node-restaurants-app

Create user: jvtest

Import data

cd thinkful/node-restaurants-app-mongoose/data

mongoimport --db node-restaurants-app --collection restaurants --drop --file primer-dataset.json --host ds155080.mlab.com --port 55080  -u jvtest -p <password>

Connect

mongo ds155080.mlab.com:55080/node-restaurants-app -u jvtest -p <dbpassword>
use node-restaurants-app
db.restaurants.find()

Connect using Studio3T

• Start Studio3T
• New Connection

Server
Name: ds155080.mlab.com
Type: Direct Connection
Server: ds155080.mlab.com
Port: 55080

Authentication: Basic
User name: jvtest
DB: node-restaurants-app

Server
Test Connection

OK>

Connect

will find node-restaurants-app etc

Select Connection (left menu), right click, IntelliShell

use node-restaurants-app
db.restaurants.findOne()

Heroku App

Create Heroku App:

cd /Users/jv/Desktop/MyDevelopment/github/thinkful/node-restaurants-app-mongoose

heroku create

thawing-temple-30030
https://thawing-temple-30030.herokuapp.com/ | https://git.heroku.com/thawing-temple-30030.git

Push to Heroku:

git push heroku master

Start up a dyno:

heroku ps:scale web=1

Configure Heroku

From the Heroku dashboard

select: thawing-temple-30030

Settings, Reveal Config Vars

Key: DATABASE_URL
Value:
mongodb://jvtest:<password>@ds155080.mlab.com:55080/node-restaurants-app

Open App, adding /restaurants (to test):

https://thawing-temple-30030.herokuapp.com/restaurants

should retrieve some restaurants data