Node.js, MongoDB, and AngularJS Web Development

Initializing the Application

Now that the application is done, you need to create the initial Customer, Order, and Product documents in the database. There are several different ways to do this, such as using a database script or creating an admin interface for you application. To make it simple, this example includes a basic Node.js script to generate the data you’ve seen so far.

The code in Listing 28.30 shows a basic Node.js script that first cleans up, removing the customers, orders, and products collections. It then creates a Customer document and an Order document and then adds several Product documents. It adds the Product documents to the Customer document’s cart and the Order document’s items.

Listing 28.30 cart_init.js: Initializing ...