// Example model var mongoose = require('mongoose'), Schema = mongoose.Schema; var ArticleSchema = new Schema({ title: { type: String, 'default': '' }, content: { type: String, 'default': '' }, author: { type: mongoose.Schema.ObjectId, required: true, ref: 'User' }, members: [{ type: mongoose.Schema.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }], createdAt: { type: Date, 'default': Date.now }, updatedAt: { type: Date, 'default': Date.now }, trashed: { type: Boolean, required: true, 'default': false } }); ArticleSchema.pre('save', function(next){ this.updatedAt = new Date(); next(); }); module.exports = mongoose.model('Article', ArticleSchema);