The database – all CRUD operations

We will, of course, need a datastore for our create, read, update, and delete functionality, so let's return to MongoDB in order to store these documents. You can refer back to Chapter 18, Node.js and MongoDB, if you need to refresh your memory on getting set up.

To get started with setting up a database from scratch, it helps to think of the database structure that you intend to use. While MongoDB doesn't require a schema, it's still a good idea to plan your MongoDB documents so that you're not being arbitrary with functionality or naming between sections.

Here's an idea of what each collection might look like:

settings:  {
  user
    firstname
    lastname
    username
    password
  title
  URL
  media directory
}

entry: {
  title
  location
  date
    month
    day
    year
  body
}

location: {
  city
  region
  country
  latitude
  longitude
  entries
}

It's good to keep your database simple, but remember that you can always expand on...