import mongoose from 'mongoose'; import Example from '../models/Example.js'; // more about response status codes ---> https://restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html export async function getExamples(request, response, next) { try { const allExamples = await Example.find(); response.status(200).json(allExamples); } catch (error) { console.log(error); response.status(500).json(error); } } export const uploadExample = async (request, response, next) => { try { 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 }); const savedExample = await newExample.save(); response.status(201).json(savedExample); } catch (error) { console.log(error); response.status(500).json(error); } };