Load specific mongoose models first - node.js

Question

I'm attempting to use a model ("goal") in my "like" model class (Code below). However every time I startup the node instance it says that Goal.findById is not a function.
After running a console.log(number) in each model, I found that they load very oddly and out of the order I would like/need.
I was wondering how I can load models before others or set a specific load order for models?
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var User = require('../models/user.js');
var Goal = require('../models/goal.js');
var likeSchema = new Schema({
userPosted: {
type: Number,
ref: 'user',
required: true
},
goal: {
type: Number,
ref: 'goal',
required: true
}},
{
timestamps: true
});
likeSchema.post('save', function (doc, next) {
var goalID = doc.goal;
Goal.findOne({'_id': doc.goal}, function(err, goal) {
goal.likes.push(doc._id);
goal.save();
User.findById(doc.userPosted, function(err, user) {
user.likedPosts.push(goalID);
user.save();
next();
});
});
});
likeSchema.post('remove', function(doc) {
Goal.findById(doc.goal, function(err, goal) {
goal.likes.pull(doc._id);
goal.save();
User.findById(doc.userPosted, function(err, user) {
user.likedPosts.pull(goal._id);
user.save();
});
});
});
console.log("4");
module.exports = mongoose.model('like', likeSchema);
Error:
TypeError: Goal.findOne is not a function at model.<anonymous> (E:\Project\like.js:28:10)
**Edit: ** goal.js
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var autoIncrement = require('mongoose-auto-increment');
var User = require('../models/user.js');
var Like = require('../models/like.js');
var goal = new Schema({
user: {
type: Number,
ref: 'user',
required: true
},
user_name: {
type: String,
required: true
},
title: {
type: String,
required: true,
trim: true
},
description: {
type: String,
default: undefined,
trim: true
},
location: {
type: String,
default: undefined
},
likes: [{
type: Schema.ObjectId,
ref: 'like'
}],
comments: [{
type: Schema.ObjectId,
ref: 'comment'
}],
updates: [{
type: Schema.ObjectId,
ref: 'update'
}],
created: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now
},
cover_image: {
type: String,
default: undefined
},
complete_by: {
type: String,
default: "Death"
},
completed: {
type: Boolean,
default: false
},
completedDate: {
type: String,
default: undefined
},
url: {
type: String,
default: undefined
},
sponsor: {
type: String,
default: undefined
},
private: {
type: Boolean,
default: false
}
});
goal.plugin(autoIncrement.plugin, 'goal');
goal.pre('save', function (next) {
this.wasNew = this.isNew;
next();
});
goal.post('save', function (doc) {
if (this.wasNew) {
User.findById(doc.user, function (err, user) {
user.goals.push(doc._id);
user.save();
});
}
});
goal.post('remove', function(doc) {
//TODO: Removes like objects/user profile/anything containing the goal
User.findById(doc.user, function(err, user) {
user.goals.pull(doc._id);
user.save();
});
Like.find({
'goal': doc._id
}).remove(function(err, removed) {
if(err) {
console.log("ERROR?");
return;
}
console.log('removed likes - ' + removed);
});
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('goal', goal);

Answer 1

I think your likeschema would be something like this -
var likeSchema = new Schema({
userPosted: {
type: Number,
ref: 'User',
required: true
},
goal: {
type: Number,
ref: 'Goal',
required: true
}},
{
timestamps: true
});
If it doesn't work, can you please show your code for Goal model?