// import async to make control flow simplier var async = require('async'); // import the rest of the normal stuff var mongoose = require('../../lib'); require('./geoJSONSchema.js')(); var Location = mongoose.model('Location'); // define some dummy data // note: the type can be Point, LineString, or Polygon var data = [ {loc: {type: 'Point', coordinates: [-20.0, 5.0]}}, {loc: {type: 'Point', coordinates: [6.0, 10.0]}}, {loc: {type: 'Point', coordinates: [34.0, -50.0]}}, {loc: {type: 'Point', coordinates: [-100.0, 70.0]}}, {loc: {type: 'Point', coordinates: [38.0, 38.0]}} ]; mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/locations', function(err) { if (err) { throw err; } Location.on('index', function(err) { if (err) { throw err; } // create all of the dummy locations async.each(data, function(item, cb) { Location.create(item, cb); }, function(err) { if (err) { throw err; } // create the location we want to search for var coords = {type: 'Point', coordinates: [-5, 5]}; // search for it Location.find({loc: {$near: coords}}).limit(1).exec(function(err, res) { if (err) { throw err; } console.log('Closest to %s is %s', JSON.stringify(coords), res); cleanup(); }); }); }); }); function cleanup() { Location.remove(function() { mongoose.disconnect(); }); }