subline/models/ingredient.js

const mongoose = require("mongoose");

const IngredientSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
    name: {
        type: String,
        minlength: [2, "Name of ingredient is two short.  Please have at least two characters"],
        required: [true, "Must provide a name for the ingredient"]
    },
    category: {
        type: String,
        minlength: [3, "Category name must contain at least three characters"]
    },
    unitType: {
        type: String,
        require: [true, "You must provide the measurment unit for this item"]
    },
    recipes: [{
        type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
        ref: "Recipe"
    }]
})

module.exports = mongoose.model("Ingredient", IngredientSchema);