import mongoose from 'mongoose'; import Example from './../models/model.js'; // more about response status codes ---> https://restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html export const getExamples = async (request, response, next) => { try { const allExamples = await Example.find(); // what is .find() ??? ---> https://mongoosejs.com/docs/queries.html response.status(200).json(allExamples); } catch (error) { response.status(500).json(error); } }; export const uploadExample = async (request, response, next) => { let newExample = new Example({ _id: mongoose.Types.ObjectId(), // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line) name: request.body.fieldName, // fieldName === name used on client side }); try { const savedExample = await newExample.save(); // what is .save() ??? ---> https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api.html#document_Document-save response.status(201).json(savedExample); } catch (error) { response.status(500).json(error); } };