How to drop a database with Mongoose?
mongodb, mongoose, node.js
Solution
There is no method for dropping a collection from mongoose, the best you can do is remove the content of one :
Model.remove({}, function(err) {
console.log('collection removed')
});
But there is a way to access the mongodb native javascript driver, which can be used for this
mongoose.connection.collections['collectionName'].drop( function(err) {
console.log('collection dropped');
});
Warning
Make a backup before trying this in case anything goes wrong!
Problem
I'm preparing a database creation script in Node.js and Mongoose. How can I check if the database already exists, and if so, drop (delete) it using Mongoose? I could not find a way to drop it with Mongoose.