seeds.js

// initial dummy data for articles and user

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Article = require('./models/Article.js');
var User = require('./models/User.js');
// mongoose.connection.dropDatabase(error => {
//   console.log('Database not dropped');
//   //process.exit(0);
// });

var user = {
    email: 'abc@def.com',
    password: '12345678',
    firstName: 'TD',
    lastName: 'BD',
    username: 'TD-BD',
    provider: 'local'
};
user = new User(user);
user.save();

// var initial = [{
//     title: "article 1",
//     content: "content for article 1 ",
//     user:user
//   },

//   {
//     title: "article 2",
//     content: "content for article 2 ",
//     user:user

//   },

//   {
//     title: "article 3",
//     content: "content for article 3 ",
//     user:user

//   }
// ]

// initial.forEach(function(article) {
//     var articles = new Article(article);
//     articles.save(function(err,data){
//       if(err){
//         throw err;
//       }
//       else{
//       }
//     });
// });