import Project from '../../models/project'; export default function createProject(req, res) { let projectValues = { user: req.user._id }; projectValues = Object.assign(projectValues, req.body); function sendFailure() { res.json({ success: false }); } function populateUserData(newProject) { return Project.populate( newProject, { path: 'user', select: 'username' }, (err, newProjectWithUser) => { if (err) { sendFailure(); return; } res.json(newProjectWithUser); } ); } return Project.create(projectValues) .then(populateUserData) .catch(sendFailure); }