How I can create a model instance in the same model's schema method?

Question

Subject. I want init a new instance of model in it static method:

var Schema = new mongoose.Schema({...});

//...

Schema.statics.createInstance = function (name, pass) {
    var newPerson = new Person; // <--- or 'this', or 'Schema'?
    newPerson.name = name;
    newPerson.pass = pass;
    newPerson.save();
    return newPerson;
}

// ...

module.exports = db.model("Person", Schema);

How I can do this?

Answer 1

You were on the right track; this is the Model the schema is registered as within a schema.statics method, so your code should change to:

Schema.statics.createInstance = function (name, pass) {
    var newPerson = new this();
    newPerson.name = name;
    newPerson.pass = pass;
    newPerson.save();
    return newPerson;
}

And Leonid is right about handling the save callback, even if it's only to log errors.