Mongoose Circular Link

Question

I have the following code for mongoose schemes

var EstacionSchema = new Schema({
    nombre          : {type : String, required: true, unique: true}
  , zona            : {type : String, required: true}
  , rutas           : [Ruta]
})

mongoose.model('Estacion', EstacionSchema)

var RutaSchema = new Schema({
    nombre          : {type : String, required: true, unique: true, uppercase: true}
  , estaciones      : [Estacion]
})

mongoose.model('Ruta', RutaSchema)

however, when I try, it shows

ReferenceError: Ruta is not defined

I'm not sure how to handle this circular pattern when declaring models in mongoose or handle Many to Many relationships

Answer 1

First you refer to variables that do not exist. You can link to it through RutaSchemaor mongoose.model('Ruta');.

I would try

var EstacionSchema = new Schema({
    nombre          : {type : String, required: true, unique: true}
  , zona            : {type : String, required: true}
})

mongoose.model('Estacion', EstacionSchema)

var RutaSchema = new Schema({
    nombre          : {type : String, required: true, unique: true, uppercase: true}
  , estaciones      : [EstacionSchema]  // or mongoose.Model('Estacion');
})

// Add reference to ruta
EstacionSchema.add({rutas: [RutaSchema]});
mongoose.model('Ruta', RutaSchema)