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JavaScript User Authentication With Express and Mongo User Registration Storing Passwords Securely

Khaled Pendleton
Khaled Pendleton
20,430 Points
Posted by Khaled Pendleton
Khaled Pendleton
20,430 Points

Are there only pre "save" hooks?

Can these middleware methods be made for other database functions such as find or delete?

for example: 

UserSchema.pre('delete', function(next) {
    // Do something before the document is found and deleted
})

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Yes, you can find a list of available hooks here: http://mongoosejs.com/docs/middleware.html

In your case the hook is called 'remove' instead of 'delete'.