Random document from a collection in Mongoose

Question

I want to create a Schema.statics.random function that gets me a random element from the collection. I know there is an example for the native MongoDB driver, b

Answer 1

If you are not wanting to add "test like" code into your schema, this uses Mongoose queries.

Model.count().exec(function(err, count){

  var random = Math.floor(Math.random() * count);

  Model.findOne().skip(random).exec(
    function (err, result) {

      // result is random 

  });

});