connect-mongoose-model v0.1.2

connect-mongoose

Port of kcbanner's Connect-Mongo (MongoStore) to use mongoose models for storing sessions.

Installation

npm install connect-mongoose-model

Quick example

In a real setup, your layout will probably be different.

var // node requirements:
express = require('express'),
mongoose = require('mongoose'),
connectMongoose = require('connect-mongoose-model');

var // create a minimalistic schema for storing sessions data:
Schema = mongoose.Schema,
Session = mongoose.model('Session', new Schema({
  sid: String,
  data: String,
  lastActivity: {
    type: Date,
    expires: 900 // removed automatically after 15 minutes of no activity <3 mongo.
  }
}));

var
// create a connectMongoose store prototype which is linked on the mongoose model:
mongooseStore = connectMongoose(express, Session),

// connect to your database
db = mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/test'),

// create our express application instance:
app = express();

// configure express session with our session store:
app.use(express.session(
  secret: 'your own secret here',
  store: new mongooseStore({
    clear_interval: 900 // every 15 minutes
  }),
  cookie: {
    maxAge: 1209600 * 1000 // 2 weeks
  }
));

Configuration

The mongooseStore prototype accepts the following options, in addition to those inherited from the connect memory store: