var mongoose = require('mongoose'); var CommentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ body: String, author: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }, article: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Article' } }, { timestamps: true, toJSON: { virtuals: true } }); // Requires population of author CommentSchema.methods.toJSONFor = function (user) { return { id: this._id, body: this.body, createdAt: this.createdAt, author: this.author.toProfileJSONFor(user) }; }; mongoose.model('Comment', CommentSchema);