setup-mern/templates/src/models/User.js

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const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const validator = require('validator');
const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');

const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  name: {
    type: String,
    required: [true, 'Please provide a name'],
  },
  email: {
    type: String,
    required: [true, 'Please provide an email'],
    unique: true,
    lowercase: true,
    validate: [validator.isEmail, 'Please provide a valid email'],
  },
  password: {
    type: String,
    required: [true, 'Please provide a password'],
    minlength: 8,
    select: false,
  },
});

// Hash password before saving
userSchema.pre('save', async function (next) {
  if (!this.isModified('password')) return next();
  this.password = await bcrypt.hash(this.password, 12);
  next();
});

// Compare passwords
userSchema.methods.comparePassword = async function (candidatePassword) {
  return await bcrypt.compare(candidatePassword, this.password);
};

module.exports = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);