Mongoose subdocuments vs nested schema

Question

I\'m curious as to the pros and cons of using subdocuments vs a deeper layer in my main schema:

var subDoc = new Schema({
  name: String
});

var mainDoc = n         


        

Answer 1

If you have schemas that are re-used in various parts of your model, then it might be useful to define individual schemas for the child docs so you don't have to duplicate yourself.