backend library now complete

server/api/models/model.js

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+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+
+const instance = new mongoose.Schema({
+  _id: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line)
+  /*
+    name = property of document object
+    String = type of value   --->   https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures
+  */
+  name: String,
+});
+
+// document = model name   --->   https://mongoosejs.com/docs/guide.html
+// note: use a singular name, mongoose automatically creates a collection like so -> model: 'Person' === collection: 'people'
+const document = 'Example';
+
+export default mongoose.model(document, instance);