getting schema attributes from Mongoose Model

Question

I\'m using Mongoose.js to create models with schemas.

I have a list of models (many) and at times I\'d like to get the attributes/keys that make up a particular mo

Answer 1

In case you want to have all property values (including nested and populated properties), just use toObject() method:

let modelAttributes = null;
SomeModel.findById('someId').populate('child.name').exec().then((result) => {
  modelAttributes = result.toObject();
  console.log(modelAttributes);
});

The output would be:

{
  id: 'someId',
  name: 'someName',
  child: {
    name: 'someChildName'
  }
  ...
}