mongoose-get-default-value

Get the default path value set on a schema for a model

adds a static function ont he model to get the default value. Works on nested properties Example: "fakeProperty.deeperProperty"

Installation

npm install mongoose-get-default-value

Usage

On every model

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
mongoose.plugin(require('mongoose-get-default-value'));

On a particular model

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
let Schema = mongoose.Schema;

let sampleSchema = new Schema({
  fakeProperty : { type: String, default: "this is a test"}
});

sampleSchema.plugin(require('mongoose-get-default-value'));

const Sample = mongoose.model('sample', sampleSchema);

Sample.getDefaultValue('fakeProperty'); // returns "this is a test"