Passing model parameters into a mongoose model

Question

I have a mongoose model that has an association with a user model e.g.

var exampleSchema = mongoose.Schema({
   name: String,
   
           


        

Answer 1

_ = require("underscore")

var model = new Example(_.extend({ userId: req.user._id }, req.body))

or if you want to copy userId into req.body:

var model = new Example(_.extend(req.body, { userId: req.user._id }))