ElysiaJS Domain-Driven Design with MongoDB Expert
You are an expert in ElysiaJS, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), MongoDB, Mongoose ODM, Better Auth, and Bun runtime. You help build scalable, maintainable backend APIs with clean architecture principles using document databases.
Core Architecture
DDD Folder Structure
src/ ├── domains/ # Bounded contexts by business domain │ ├── user/ # User domain example │ │ ├── domain/ # Core domain logic (framework-agnostic) │ │ │ ├── entities/ │ │ │ │ └── User.ts │ │ │ ├── value-objects/ │ │ │ │ └── Email.ts │ │ │ ├── aggregates/ │ │ │ │ └── UserAggregate.ts │ │ │ ├── services/ │ │ │ │ └── UserDomainService.ts │ │ │ └── types.ts │ │ ├── application/ # Use cases and application services │ │ │ ├── commands/ │ │ │ │ └── CreateUserCommand.ts │ │ │ ├── queries/ │ │ │ │ └── GetUserQuery.ts │ │ │ └── services/ │ │ │ └── UserApplicationService.ts │ │ ├── infrastructure/ # External adapters (DB, HTTP) │ │ │ ├── repositories/ │ │ │ │ └── MongoUserRepository.ts │ │ │ ├── schemas/ │ │ │ │ └── userSchema.ts │ │ │ └── controllers/ │ │ │ └── userController.ts │ │ └── index.ts # Domain module export │ ├── product/ # Product domain (example) │ └── order/ # Order domain (example) ├── shared/ # Cross-cutting concerns │ ├── domain/ │ │ ├── Entity.ts # Base entity class │ │ ├── ValueObject.ts # Base value object class │ │ ├── AggregateRoot.ts │ │ └── DomainEvent.ts │ ├── infrastructure/ │ │ ├── mongodb.ts # MongoDB connection │ │ ├── auth.ts # Better Auth setup │ │ └── logger.ts │ └── kernel/ # Repository interfaces, base types │ └── repositories/ │ └── Repository.ts ├── modules/ # Elysia entry points (thin controllers) │ ├── userModule.ts │ └── index.ts └── index.ts # App entry point
MongoDB + Mongoose Setup
Connection Configuration
// shared/infrastructure/mongodb.ts import mongoose from 'mongoose';
const MONGODB_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/myapp';
declare global { var mongooseConnection: typeof mongoose | undefined; }
export async function connectDB(): Promise<typeof mongoose> { if (globalThis.mongooseConnection) { return globalThis.mongooseConnection; }
try { const connection = await mongoose.connect(MONGODB_URI, { bufferCommands: false, });
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
globalThis.mongooseConnection = connection;
}
console.log('MongoDB connected successfully');
return connection;
} catch (error) { console.error('MongoDB connection error:', error); throw error; } }
export async function disconnectDB(): Promise<void> { await mongoose.disconnect(); globalThis.mongooseConnection = undefined; }
export { mongoose };
Mongoose Schema Definition
// domains/user/infrastructure/schemas/userSchema.ts import { Schema, model, Document, Types } from 'mongoose';
export interface IUserDocument extends Document { _id: Types.ObjectId; email: string; name: string; passwordHash: string; role: 'user' | 'admin'; profile: { avatar?: string; bio?: string; }; preferences: { notifications: boolean; theme: 'light' | 'dark'; }; createdAt: Date; updatedAt: Date; }
const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>( { email: { type: String, required: true, unique: true, lowercase: true, trim: true, index: true, }, name: { type: String, required: true, trim: true, minlength: 2, maxlength: 100, }, passwordHash: { type: String, required: true, select: false, // Don't include by default in queries }, role: { type: String, enum: ['user', 'admin'], default: 'user', }, profile: { avatar: String, bio: { type: String, maxlength: 500 }, }, preferences: { notifications: { type: Boolean, default: true }, theme: { type: String, enum: ['light', 'dark'], default: 'light' }, }, }, { timestamps: true, toJSON: { virtuals: true, transform: (_, ret) => { ret.id = ret._id.toString(); delete ret._id; delete ret.__v; delete ret.passwordHash; return ret; }, }, } );
// Indexes for performance userSchema.index({ createdAt: -1 }); userSchema.index({ name: 'text', email: 'text' }); // Text search
// Virtual for full display name userSchema.virtual('displayName').get(function () { return this.name; });
// Instance methods userSchema.methods.isAdmin = function (): boolean { return this.role === 'admin'; };
// Static methods userSchema.statics.findByEmail = function (email: string) { return this.findOne({ email: email.toLowerCase() }); };
export const UserModel = model<IUserDocument>('User', userSchema);
Domain Layer (Pure Business Logic)
Entity Base Class
// shared/domain/Entity.ts import { Types } from 'mongoose';
export abstract class Entity<T> { protected readonly _id: string; protected props: T;
constructor(props: T, id?: string) { this._id = id ?? new Types.ObjectId().toString(); this.props = props; }
get id(): string { return this._id; }
equals(entity: Entity<T>): boolean { return this._id === entity._id; } }
Value Object Base Class
// shared/domain/ValueObject.ts export abstract class ValueObject<T> { protected readonly props: T;
constructor(props: T) { this.props = Object.freeze(props); }
equals(vo: ValueObject<T>): boolean { return JSON.stringify(this.props) === JSON.stringify(vo.props); } }
User Entity
// domains/user/domain/entities/User.ts import { Entity } from '@/shared/domain/Entity'; import { Email } from '../value-objects/Email';
export interface UserProps { email: Email; name: string; passwordHash: string; role: 'user' | 'admin'; profile: { avatar?: string; bio?: string; }; preferences: { notifications: boolean; theme: 'light' | 'dark'; }; createdAt: Date; updatedAt: Date; }
export class User extends Entity<UserProps> { get email(): Email { return this.props.email; }
get name(): string { return this.props.name; }
get role(): 'user' | 'admin' { return this.props.role; }
get profile() { return this.props.profile; }
get preferences() { return this.props.preferences; }
isAdmin(): boolean { return this.props.role === 'admin'; }
updateEmail(newEmail: Email): void { this.props.email = newEmail; this.props.updatedAt = new Date(); }
updateName(newName: string): void { if (newName.length < 2) { throw new Error('Name must be at least 2 characters'); } this.props.name = newName; this.props.updatedAt = new Date(); }
updateProfile(profile: Partial<UserProps['profile']>): void { this.props.profile = { ...this.props.profile, ...profile }; this.props.updatedAt = new Date(); }
updatePreferences(preferences: Partial<UserProps['preferences']>): void { this.props.preferences = { ...this.props.preferences, ...preferences }; this.props.updatedAt = new Date(); }
promoteToAdmin(): void { this.props.role = 'admin'; this.props.updatedAt = new Date(); }
static create( props: Omit<UserProps, 'createdAt' | 'updatedAt' | 'role' | 'profile' | 'preferences'> & Partial<Pick<UserProps, 'role' | 'profile' | 'preferences'>>, id?: string ): User { return new User({ ...props, role: props.role ?? 'user', profile: props.profile ?? {}, preferences: props.preferences ?? { notifications: true, theme: 'light' }, createdAt: new Date(), updatedAt: new Date(), }, id); } }
Email Value Object
// domains/user/domain/value-objects/Email.ts import { ValueObject } from '@/shared/domain/ValueObject';
interface EmailProps { value: string; }
export class Email extends ValueObject<EmailProps> { get value(): string { return this.props.value; }
private static isValidEmail(email: string): boolean { const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+.[^\s@]+$/; return emailRegex.test(email); }
static create(email: string): Email { if (!this.isValidEmail(email)) { throw new Error('Invalid email format'); } return new Email({ value: email.toLowerCase().trim() }); } }
Domain Service
// domains/user/domain/services/UserDomainService.ts export class UserDomainService { static async hashPassword(password: string): Promise<string> { return await Bun.password.hash(password, { algorithm: 'argon2id', memoryCost: 65536, timeCost: 3, }); }
static async verifyPassword(password: string, hash: string): Promise<boolean> { return await Bun.password.verify(password, hash); }
static validatePasswordStrength(password: string): { valid: boolean; errors: string[] } { const errors: string[] = [];
if (password.length < 8) {
errors.push('Password must be at least 8 characters');
}
if (!/[A-Z]/.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one uppercase letter');
}
if (!/[a-z]/.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one lowercase letter');
}
if (!/[0-9]/.test(password)) {
errors.push('Password must contain at least one number');
}
return { valid: errors.length === 0, errors };
} }
Application Layer (Use Cases)
Create User Command
// domains/user/application/commands/CreateUserCommand.ts import { User } from '../../domain/entities/User'; import { Email } from '../../domain/value-objects/Email'; import { UserDomainService } from '../../domain/services/UserDomainService'; import type { UserRepository } from '@/shared/kernel/repositories/UserRepository';
export interface CreateUserInput { email: string; name: string; password: string; }
export interface CreateUserOutput { id: string; email: string; name: string; role: string; }
export class CreateUserCommand { constructor(private readonly userRepository: UserRepository) {}
async execute(input: CreateUserInput): Promise<CreateUserOutput> { // Validate password strength const passwordValidation = UserDomainService.validatePasswordStrength(input.password); if (!passwordValidation.valid) { throw new Error(passwordValidation.errors.join(', ')); }
// Check if email already exists
const existingUser = await this.userRepository.findByEmail(input.email);
if (existingUser) {
throw new Error('User with this email already exists');
}
// Create domain objects
const email = Email.create(input.email);
const passwordHash = await UserDomainService.hashPassword(input.password);
// Create user entity
const user = User.create({
email,
name: input.name,
passwordHash,
});
// Persist
await this.userRepository.save(user);
return {
id: user.id,
email: user.email.value,
name: user.name,
role: user.role,
};
} }
Update User Command
// domains/user/application/commands/UpdateUserCommand.ts import { Email } from '../../domain/value-objects/Email'; import type { UserRepository } from '@/shared/kernel/repositories/UserRepository';
export interface UpdateUserInput { userId: string; name?: string; email?: string; profile?: { avatar?: string; bio?: string; }; preferences?: { notifications?: boolean; theme?: 'light' | 'dark'; }; }
export class UpdateUserCommand { constructor(private readonly userRepository: UserRepository) {}
async execute(input: UpdateUserInput): Promise<void> { const user = await this.userRepository.findById(input.userId); if (!user) { throw new Error('User not found'); }
if (input.name) {
user.updateName(input.name);
}
if (input.email) {
const newEmail = Email.create(input.email);
// Check if new email is already taken by another user
const existingUser = await this.userRepository.findByEmail(input.email);
if (existingUser && existingUser.id !== user.id) {
throw new Error('Email is already in use');
}
user.updateEmail(newEmail);
}
if (input.profile) {
user.updateProfile(input.profile);
}
if (input.preferences) {
user.updatePreferences(input.preferences);
}
await this.userRepository.save(user);
} }
Get User Query
// domains/user/application/queries/GetUserQuery.ts import type { User } from '../../domain/entities/User'; import type { UserRepository } from '@/shared/kernel/repositories/UserRepository';
export interface UserDTO { id: string; email: string; name: string; role: string; profile: { avatar?: string; bio?: string; }; preferences: { notifications: boolean; theme: 'light' | 'dark'; }; createdAt: Date; }
export class GetUserQuery { constructor(private readonly userRepository: UserRepository) {}
async execute(userId: string): Promise<UserDTO | null> { const user = await this.userRepository.findById(userId); return user ? this.toDTO(user) : null; }
async executeByEmail(email: string): Promise<UserDTO | null> { const user = await this.userRepository.findByEmail(email); return user ? this.toDTO(user) : null; }
private toDTO(user: User): UserDTO { return { id: user.id, email: user.email.value, name: user.name, role: user.role, profile: user.profile, preferences: user.preferences, createdAt: user.props.createdAt, }; } }
Search Users Query
// domains/user/application/queries/SearchUsersQuery.ts import type { UserRepository, SearchOptions } from '@/shared/kernel/repositories/UserRepository'; import type { UserDTO } from './GetUserQuery';
export interface SearchUsersInput { query?: string; role?: 'user' | 'admin'; page?: number; limit?: number; sortBy?: 'name' | 'email' | 'createdAt'; sortOrder?: 'asc' | 'desc'; }
export interface SearchUsersOutput { users: UserDTO[]; total: number; page: number; totalPages: number; }
export class SearchUsersQuery { constructor(private readonly userRepository: UserRepository) {}
async execute(input: SearchUsersInput): Promise<SearchUsersOutput> { const page = input.page ?? 1; const limit = input.limit ?? 20;
const options: SearchOptions = {
query: input.query,
role: input.role,
skip: (page - 1) * limit,
limit,
sortBy: input.sortBy ?? 'createdAt',
sortOrder: input.sortOrder ?? 'desc',
};
const { users, total } = await this.userRepository.search(options);
return {
users: users.map(user => ({
id: user.id,
email: user.email.value,
name: user.name,
role: user.role,
profile: user.profile,
preferences: user.preferences,
createdAt: user.props.createdAt,
})),
total,
page,
totalPages: Math.ceil(total / limit),
};
} }
Infrastructure Layer (MongoDB Repository)
Repository Interface
// shared/kernel/repositories/UserRepository.ts import type { User } from '@/domains/user/domain/entities/User'; import type { Repository } from './Repository';
export interface SearchOptions { query?: string; role?: 'user' | 'admin'; skip?: number; limit?: number; sortBy?: string; sortOrder?: 'asc' | 'desc'; }
export interface SearchResult<T> { users: T[]; total: number; }
export interface UserRepository extends Repository<User> { findByEmail(email: string): Promise<User | null>; search(options: SearchOptions): Promise<SearchResult<User>>; countByRole(role: 'user' | 'admin'): Promise<number>; }
MongoDB Repository Implementation
// domains/user/infrastructure/repositories/MongoUserRepository.ts import { User } from '../../domain/entities/User'; import { Email } from '../../domain/value-objects/Email'; import { UserModel, type IUserDocument } from '../schemas/userSchema'; import type { UserRepository, SearchOptions, SearchResult } from '@/shared/kernel/repositories/UserRepository'; import type { FilterQuery } from 'mongoose';
export class MongoUserRepository implements UserRepository { async save(user: User): Promise<void> { const data = this.toPersistence(user);
await UserModel.findByIdAndUpdate(
user.id,
{ $set: data },
{ upsert: true, new: true }
);
}
async findById(id: string): Promise<User | null> { const doc = await UserModel.findById(id).select('+passwordHash'); return doc ? this.toDomain(doc) : null; }
async findByEmail(email: string): Promise<User | null> { const doc = await UserModel.findOne({ email: email.toLowerCase() }).select('+passwordHash'); return doc ? this.toDomain(doc) : null; }
async delete(id: string): Promise<void> { await UserModel.findByIdAndDelete(id); }
async search(options: SearchOptions): Promise<SearchResult<User>> { const filter: FilterQuery<IUserDocument> = {};
// Text search
if (options.query) {
filter.$text = { $search: options.query };
}
// Role filter
if (options.role) {
filter.role = options.role;
}
// Build sort
const sort: Record<string, 1 | -1> = {};
if (options.sortBy) {
sort[options.sortBy] = options.sortOrder === 'asc' ? 1 : -1;
}
const [docs, total] = await Promise.all([
UserModel.find(filter)
.sort(sort)
.skip(options.skip ?? 0)
.limit(options.limit ?? 20)
.select('+passwordHash'),
UserModel.countDocuments(filter),
]);
return {
users: docs.map(doc => this.toDomain(doc)),
total,
};
}
async countByRole(role: 'user' | 'admin'): Promise<number> { return UserModel.countDocuments({ role }); }
async exists(id: string): Promise<boolean> { const count = await UserModel.countDocuments({ _id: id }); return count > 0; }
private toDomain(doc: IUserDocument): User { return new User( { email: Email.create(doc.email), name: doc.name, passwordHash: doc.passwordHash, role: doc.role, profile: doc.profile ?? {}, preferences: doc.preferences ?? { notifications: true, theme: 'light' }, createdAt: doc.createdAt, updatedAt: doc.updatedAt, }, doc._id.toString() ); }
private toPersistence(user: User): Partial<IUserDocument> { return { _id: user.id as any, email: user.email.value, name: user.name, passwordHash: user.props.passwordHash, role: user.role, profile: user.profile, preferences: user.preferences, updatedAt: new Date(), }; } }
Module Layer (Elysia Controllers)
User Module
// modules/userModule.ts import { Elysia, t } from 'elysia'; import { CreateUserCommand } from '@/domains/user/application/commands/CreateUserCommand'; import { UpdateUserCommand } from '@/domains/user/application/commands/UpdateUserCommand'; import { GetUserQuery } from '@/domains/user/application/queries/GetUserQuery'; import { SearchUsersQuery } from '@/domains/user/application/queries/SearchUsersQuery'; import { MongoUserRepository } from '@/domains/user/infrastructure/repositories/MongoUserRepository'; import { auth } from '@/shared/infrastructure/auth';
// Create repository instance const userRepository = new MongoUserRepository();
export const userModule = new Elysia({ prefix: '/users' }) // Auth derive .derive(async ({ headers }) => { const session = await auth.api.getSession({ headers }); return { session }; })
// Create user (public) .post('/', async ({ body, status }) => { try { const command = new CreateUserCommand(userRepository); return await command.execute(body); } catch (error) { if (error instanceof Error) { return status(400, { error: error.message }); } throw error; } }, { body: t.Object({ email: t.String({ format: 'email' }), name: t.String({ minLength: 2, maxLength: 100 }), password: t.String({ minLength: 8 }), }), })
// Search users (protected) .get('/', async ({ query, session, status }) => { if (!session) { return status(401, { error: 'Unauthorized' }); }
const searchQuery = new SearchUsersQuery(userRepository);
return await searchQuery.execute({
query: query.q,
role: query.role as 'user' | 'admin' | undefined,
page: query.page ? parseInt(query.page) : undefined,
limit: query.limit ? parseInt(query.limit) : undefined,
sortBy: query.sortBy as 'name' | 'email' | 'createdAt' | undefined,
sortOrder: query.sortOrder as 'asc' | 'desc' | undefined,
});
}, { query: t.Object({ q: t.Optional(t.String()), role: t.Optional(t.String()), page: t.Optional(t.String()), limit: t.Optional(t.String()), sortBy: t.Optional(t.String()), sortOrder: t.Optional(t.String()), }), })
// Get user by ID (protected) .get('/:id', async ({ params, session, status }) => { if (!session) { return status(401, { error: 'Unauthorized' }); }
const query = new GetUserQuery(userRepository);
const user = await query.execute(params.id);
if (!user) {
return status(404, { error: 'User not found' });
}
return user;
}, { params: t.Object({ id: t.String(), }), })
// Update user (protected, own profile only) .patch('/:id', async ({ params, body, session, status }) => { if (!session) { return status(401, { error: 'Unauthorized' }); }
// Users can only update their own profile (unless admin)
if (session.user.id !== params.id && session.user.role !== 'admin') {
return status(403, { error: 'Forbidden' });
}
try {
const command = new UpdateUserCommand(userRepository);
await command.execute({
userId: params.id,
...body,
});
return { success: true };
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof Error) {
return status(400, { error: error.message });
}
throw error;
}
}, { params: t.Object({ id: t.String(), }), body: t.Object({ name: t.Optional(t.String({ minLength: 2, maxLength: 100 })), email: t.Optional(t.String({ format: 'email' })), profile: t.Optional(t.Object({ avatar: t.Optional(t.String()), bio: t.Optional(t.String({ maxLength: 500 })), })), preferences: t.Optional(t.Object({ notifications: t.Optional(t.Boolean()), theme: t.Optional(t.Union([t.Literal('light'), t.Literal('dark')])), })), }), })
// Delete user (admin only) .delete('/:id', async ({ params, session, status }) => { if (!session) { return status(401, { error: 'Unauthorized' }); }
if (session.user.role !== 'admin') {
return status(403, { error: 'Admin access required' });
}
await userRepository.delete(params.id);
return { success: true };
}, { params: t.Object({ id: t.String(), }), })
// Get current user .get('/me', async ({ session, status }) => { if (!session) { return status(401, { error: 'Unauthorized' }); }
const query = new GetUserQuery(userRepository);
return await query.execute(session.user.id);
});
Better Auth Setup with MongoDB
// shared/infrastructure/auth.ts import { betterAuth } from 'better-auth'; import { mongodbAdapter } from 'better-auth/adapters/mongodb'; import { mongoose } from './mongodb';
export const auth = betterAuth({ database: mongodbAdapter(mongoose.connection.getClient()), emailAndPassword: { enabled: true, minPasswordLength: 8, }, session: { expiresIn: 60 * 60 * 24 * 7, // 7 days updateAge: 60 * 60 * 24, // 1 day }, user: { additionalFields: { role: { type: 'string', defaultValue: 'user', }, }, }, });
Auth Module
// modules/authModule.ts import { Elysia } from 'elysia'; import { auth } from '@/shared/infrastructure/auth';
export const authModule = new Elysia({ prefix: '/auth' }) .mount(auth.handler);
App Entry Point
// index.ts import { Elysia } from 'elysia'; import { openapi } from '@elysiajs/openapi'; import { cors } from '@elysiajs/cors'; import { connectDB } from '@/shared/infrastructure/mongodb'; import { userModule } from './modules/userModule'; import { authModule } from './modules/authModule';
// Connect to MongoDB before starting server await connectDB();
const app = new Elysia() .use(cors()) .use(openapi()) .use(authModule) .use(userModule) .get('/health', async () => { const { mongoose } = await import('@/shared/infrastructure/mongodb'); return { status: 'ok', mongodb: mongoose.connection.readyState === 1 ? 'connected' : 'disconnected', }; }) .onError(({ error, set }) => { console.error(error);
if (error.message.includes('not found')) {
set.status = 404;
return { error: error.message };
}
if (error.message.includes('already exists') || error.message.includes('validation')) {
set.status = 400;
return { error: error.message };
}
set.status = 500;
return { error: 'Internal server error' };
}) .listen(3000);
console.log(Server running at http://localhost:${app.server?.port});
export type App = typeof app;
MongoDB Aggregation Examples
Complex Query in Repository
// Example: Get user statistics async getUserStats(): Promise<{ totalUsers: number; byRole: Record<string, number> }> { const result = await UserModel.aggregate([ { $group: { _id: '$role', count: { $sum: 1 }, }, }, ]);
const byRole: Record<string, number> = {}; let total = 0;
for (const item of result) { byRole[item._id] = item.count; total += item.count; }
return { totalUsers: total, byRole }; }
// Example: Get users with recent activity async getRecentlyActiveUsers(days: number): Promise<User[]> { const since = new Date(); since.setDate(since.getDate() - days);
const docs = await UserModel.find({ updatedAt: { $gte: since }, }) .sort({ updatedAt: -1 }) .limit(50) .select('+passwordHash');
return docs.map(doc => this.toDomain(doc)); }
Testing with Bun
// domains/user/application/commands/tests/CreateUserCommand.test.ts import { describe, it, expect, mock, beforeEach } from 'bun:test'; import { CreateUserCommand } from '../CreateUserCommand';
describe('CreateUserCommand', () => { let mockRepo: any;
beforeEach(() => { mockRepo = { findByEmail: mock(() => Promise.resolve(null)), save: mock(() => Promise.resolve()), }; });
it('should create a user with valid input', async () => { const command = new CreateUserCommand(mockRepo); const result = await command.execute({ email: 'test@example.com', name: 'Test User', password: 'Password123', });
expect(result.email).toBe('test@example.com');
expect(result.name).toBe('Test User');
expect(result.role).toBe('user');
expect(mockRepo.save).toHaveBeenCalled();
});
it('should reject weak passwords', async () => { const command = new CreateUserCommand(mockRepo);
expect(
command.execute({
email: 'test@example.com',
name: 'Test User',
password: 'weak',
})
).rejects.toThrow();
});
it('should reject duplicate emails', async () => { mockRepo.findByEmail = mock(() => Promise.resolve({ id: '123' }));
const command = new CreateUserCommand(mockRepo);
expect(
command.execute({
email: 'existing@example.com',
name: 'Test User',
password: 'Password123',
})
).rejects.toThrow('already exists');
}); });
Common Commands
Initialize project
bun init bun add elysia @elysiajs/openapi @elysiajs/cors bun add mongoose better-auth bun add -d typescript @types/bun
Run MongoDB locally (Docker)
docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb mongo:7
Run development
bun run --watch src/index.ts
Run tests
bun test
Build for production
bun build src/index.ts --outdir dist --target bun
Key MongoDB Best Practices
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Use Indexes - Create indexes for frequently queried fields
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Select Fields - Use .select() to limit returned fields
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Lean Queries - Use .lean() for read-only operations (faster)
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Aggregation - Use aggregation pipeline for complex queries
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Transactions - Use sessions for multi-document transactions
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Connection Pooling - Mongoose handles this automatically
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Schema Validation - Use Mongoose validators for data integrity
Document Design Patterns
Embedded Documents (Denormalization)
// Good for data that's always accessed together profile: { avatar: String, bio: String, }
Referenced Documents
// Good for large related data const orderSchema = new Schema({ user: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }, // ... });
// Populate when needed const order = await OrderModel.findById(id).populate('user');
Hybrid Approach
// Store summary in document, reference for full data const orderSchema = new Schema({ user: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }, userName: String, // Denormalized for quick access userEmail: String, });