refactored template

server/api/models/User.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 = Object key
+      String = Type
+    */
+    name: String,
+  },
+  {
+    timestamps: true,
+    // this creates and maintains:
+    // {
+    //   createdAt: Date,
+    //   updatedAt: Date,
+    // }
+  },
+);
+
+// NOTE! use a singular model name, mongoose automatically creates a collection like so:
+// model: 'User' === collection: 'users'
+const modelName = 'User';
+
+export default mongoose.model(modelName, instance);