https://github.com/richard1320/mongoose-docs

Automatically create documentation for Mongoose schemas.
https://github.com/richard1320/mongoose-docs

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Automatically create documentation for Mongoose schemas.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/richard1320/mongoose-docs
• Owner: Richard1320
• Created: 2021-06-12T21:39:37.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-10-24T23:50:36.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-25T13:40:46.980Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: database, db, developer-tools, docs, document, documentation, model, mongodb, mongoose, mongoose-schema, mongoosejs, nosql, schema
• Language: TypeScript
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• Size: 169 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Mongoose Docs

Documentation for your project is very important but also very time-consuming. Programmers often need to leave

documentation in the actual code for other developers and then write it again on the frontend for users who don't work

with the code.

Mongoose-docs allows you to comment your Mongoose schemas in the codebase and output it in a JSON format that can be

rendered on the frontend, so you won't need to copy-paste-copy-paste from your code to a Google Doc.

![Generated Documentation](./screenshot-html.jpg)

## Mongoose Compatability

Mongoose Docs works with Mongoose 5.x and 6.x. However, you need to ensure you are using the correct combination of

versions.

| Mongoose Version | Mongoose-Docs Version |

| --- | --- |

| v5.x | v1.x |

| v6.x | v2.x |

## Installation

`npm install mongoose-docs --save`

## Usage

1. Create your schemas and models. Fields can have a new `comment` property in the schema type which will be outputted

   in the JSON.

2. Execute the `mongooseDocsJSON` function and pass in `mongoose`. It will return the analyzed structure in a readable

   JSON format.

3. Optional: execute the `mongooseDocsOutputHTML` function and pass in the result from `mongooseDocsJSON` and the system

   directory for the documentation HTML files.

## Example

```javascript

import {mongooseDocsJSON, mongooseDocsOutputHTML} from "mongoose-docs";

import mongoose, {Schema} from "mongoose";

// Your schemas and models

const schemaOptions = {

    timestamps: true,

    comment: "This collection contains all the users.",

};

const userSchema = new Schema({

    email: {

        type: String,

        comment: "This is the user email", // New comment property on schema type

        required: true,

    },

    password: {

        type: String,

        comment: "This is the hashed password", // New comment property on schema type

        required: true,

    },

}, schemaOptions);

mongoose.model('User', userSchema);

// Pass in the Mongoose instance with the models implemented.

const schemaJSON = mongooseDocsJSON(mongoose);

// Optional: Output documentation into HTML files

mongooseDocsOutputHTML(schemaJSON, __dirname + "/docs");

```