Feature: Infer schema type automatically.

docs/guide.md

@@ -143,9 +143,18 @@ We may also define our own custom document instance methods.
 
 ```javascript
 // define a schema
-const animalSchema = new Schema({ name: String, type: String });
+const animalSchema = new Schema({ name: String, type: String },
+{
+  // Assign a function to the "methods" object of our animalSchema through schema options.
+  // By following this approach, there is no need to create a separate TS type to define the type of the instance functions.
+  methods:{
+    findSimilarTypes(cb){
+      return mongoose.model('Animal').find({ type: this.type }, cb);
+    }
+  }
+});
 
-// assign a function to the "methods" object of our animalSchema
+// Or, assign a function to the "methods" object of our animalSchema
 animalSchema.methods.findSimilarTypes = function(cb) {
   return mongoose.model('Animal').find({ type: this.type }, cb);
 };
@@ -169,14 +178,28 @@ dog.findSimilarTypes((err, dogs) => {
 
 <h3 id="statics"><a href="#statics">Statics</a></h3>
 
-You can also add static functions to your model. There are two equivalent
+You can also add static functions to your model. There are three equivalent
 ways to add a static:
 
+- Add a function property to the second argument of the schema-constructor (`statics`)
 - Add a function property to `schema.statics`
 - Call the [`Schema#static()` function](/docs/api.html#schema_Schema-static)
 
 ```javascript
-// Assign a function to the "statics" object of our animalSchema
+
+// define a schema
+const animalSchema = new Schema({ name: String, type: String },
+{
+  // Assign a function to the "statics" object of our animalSchema through schema options.
+  // By following this approach, there is no need to create a separate TS type to define the type of the statics functions. 
+  statics:{
+    findByName(name){
+      return this.find({ name: new RegExp(name, 'i') });
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+// Or, Assign a function to the "statics" object of our animalSchema
 animalSchema.statics.findByName = function(name) {
   return this.find({ name: new RegExp(name, 'i') });
 };
@@ -197,6 +220,20 @@ but for mongoose queries. Query helper methods let you extend mongoose's
 [chainable query builder API](./queries.html).
 
 ```javascript
+
+// define a schema
+const animalSchema = new Schema({ name: String, type: String },
+{
+  // Assign a function to the "query" object of our animalSchema through schema options.
+  // By following this approach, there is no need to create a separate TS type to define the type of the query functions. 
+  query:{
+    byName(name){
+      return this.where({ name: new RegExp(name, 'i') })
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+// Or, Assign a function to the "query" object of our animalSchema
 animalSchema.query.byName = function(name) {
   return this.where({ name: new RegExp(name, 'i') })
 };
@@ -409,6 +446,7 @@ Valid options:
 - [read](#read)
 - [writeConcern](#writeConcern)
 - [shardKey](#shardKey)
+- [statics](#statics)
 - [strict](#strict)
 - [strictQuery](#strictQuery)
 - [toJSON](#toJSON)
@@ -423,6 +461,8 @@ Valid options:
 - [skipVersioning](#skipVersioning)
 - [timestamps](#timestamps)
 - [storeSubdocValidationError](#storeSubdocValidationError)
+- [methods](#methods)
+- [query](#query-helpers)
 
 <h3 id="autoIndex"><a href="#autoIndex">option: autoIndex</a></h3>
 

docs/typescript/query-helpers.md

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ var Project = mongoose.model('Project', ProjectSchema);
 Project.find().where('stars').gt(1000).byName('mongoose');
 ```
 
-In TypeScript, Mongoose's `Model` takes 3 generic parameters:
+In TypeScript, Mongoose does support manually typed and automatically typed Query Helpers.
+
+1- Manually typed:
+Mongoose's `Model` takes 3 generic parameters:
 
 1. The `DocType`
 2. a `TQueryHelpers` type
@@ -58,4 +61,32 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
   // Equivalent to `ProjectModel.find({ stars: { $gt: 1000 }, name: 'mongoose' })`
   await ProjectModel.find().where('stars').gt(1000).byName('mongoose');
 }
+```
+
+2- Automatically typed:
+Mongoose does support auto typed Query Helpers that it are supplied in schema options.
+Query Helpers functions can be defined as following:
+
+```typescript
+import { Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
+
+  const schema = new Schema({
+    name: { type: String, required: true },
+    stars: { type: Number, required: true }
+  }, {
+    query: {
+      byName(name) {
+        return this.find({ name: name });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  const ProjectModel = model(
+    'Project',
+    schema
+  );
+
+  // Equivalent to `ProjectModel.find({ stars: { $gt: 1000 }, name: 'mongoose' })`
+  await ProjectModel.find().where('stars').gt(1000).byName('mongoose');
+}
 ```

docs/typescript/schemas.md

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Schemas in TypeScript
 
 Mongoose [schemas](/docs/guide.html) are how you tell Mongoose what your documents look like.
-Mongoose schemas are separate from TypeScript interfaces, so you need to define both a _document interface_ and a _schema_.
+Mongoose schemas are separate from TypeScript interfaces, so you need to define both a _document interface_ and a _schema_ until V6.3.1.
+Mongoose supports auto typed schemas so you don't need to define additional typescript interface anymore but you are still able to do so.
+Mongoose provides a `InferSchemaType`, which infers the type of the auto typed schema document when needed.
+
+`Until mongoose V6.3.1:`
 
 ```typescript
 import { Schema } from 'mongoose';
@@ -21,6 +25,37 @@ const schema = new Schema<User>({
 });
 ```
 
+`another approach:`
+
+```typescript
+import { Schema, InferSchemaType } from 'mongoose';
+
+// Document interface
+// No need to define TS interface any more.
+// interface User {
+//   name: string;
+//   email: string;
+//   avatar?: string;
+// }
+
+// Schema
+const schema = new Schema({
+  name: { type: String, required: true },
+  email: { type: String, required: true },
+  avatar: String
+});
+
+type User = InferSchemaType<typeof schema>;
+// InferSchemaType will determine the type as follows: 
+// type User = {
+//   name: string;
+//   email: string;
+//   avatar?: string;
+// }
+
+
+```
+
 By default, Mongoose does **not** check if your document interface lines up with your schema.
 For example, the above code won't throw an error if `email` is optional in the document interface, but `required` in `schema`.
 
@@ -51,7 +86,7 @@ Mongoose wraps `DocType` in a Mongoose document for cases like the `this` parame
 For example:
 
 ```typescript
-schema.pre('save', function(): void {
+schema.pre('save', function (): void {
   console.log(this.name); // TypeScript knows that `this` is a `mongoose.Document & User` by default
 });
 ```
@@ -102,7 +137,7 @@ interface User {
 const schema = new Schema<User, Model<User>>({
   name: { type: String, required: true },
   email: { type: String, required: true },
-  avatar: String
+  avatar: String,
 });
 ```
 
@@ -121,13 +156,13 @@ interface BlogPost {
 }
 
 interface User {
-  tags: Types.Array<string>,
-  blogPosts: Types.DocumentArray<BlogPost>
+  tags: Types.Array<string>;
+  blogPosts: Types.DocumentArray<BlogPost>;
 }
 
 const schema = new Schema<User, Model<User>>({
   tags: [String],
-  blogPosts: [{ title: String }]
+  blogPosts: [{ title: String }],
 });
 ```
 
@@ -139,4 +174,4 @@ If you use `Types.DocumentArray` in the above case, you'll be able to `push()` a
 const user = new User({ blogPosts: [] });
 
 user.blogPosts.push({ title: 'test' }); // Would not work if you did `blogPosts: BlogPost[]`
-```
+```

docs/typescript/statics-and-methods.md

@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ const User = model<IUser, UserModel>('User', schema);
 const answer: number = User.myStaticMethod(); // 42
 ```
 
+Mongoose does support auto typed static functions now that it is supplied in schema options.
+Statics functions can be defined as following:
+
+```typescript
+import { Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
+
+const schema = new Schema(
+  { name: String },
+  {
+    statics: {
+      myStaticMethod() {
+        return 42;
+      },
+    },
+  }
+);
+
+const User = model('User', schema);
+
+const answer = User.myStaticMethod(); // 42
+```
 ## Both Methods and Statics
 
 Below is how you can define a model that has both methods and statics.

docs/typescript/statics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Statics in TypeScript
+
+Mongoose [models](/docs/models.html) do **not** have an explicit generic parameter for [statics](/docs/guide.html#statics).
+If your model has statics, we recommend creating an interface that [extends](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/interfaces.html) Mongoose's `Model` interface as shown below.
+
+```typescript
+import { Model, Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
+
+interface IUser {
+  name: string;
+}
+
+interface UserModel extends Model<IUser> {
+  myStaticMethod(): number;
+}
+
+const schema = new Schema<IUser, UserModel>({ name: String });
+schema.static('myStaticMethod', function myStaticMethod() {
+  return 42;
+});
+
+const User = model<IUser, UserModel>('User', schema);
+
+const answer: number = User.myStaticMethod(); // 42
+```
+
+Mongoose does support auto typed static functions that it are supplied in schema options.
+Static functions can be defined by:
+
+```typescript
+import { Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
+
+const schema = new Schema(
+  { name: String },
+  {
+    statics: {
+      myStaticMethod() {
+        return 42;
+      },
+    },
+  }
+);
+
+const User = model('User', schema);
+
+const answer = User.myStaticMethod(); // 42
+```

lib/schema.js

@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ function Schema(obj, options) {
   this.inherits = {};
   this.callQueue = [];
   this._indexes = [];
-  this.methods = {};
+  this.methods = (options && options.methods) || {};
   this.methodOptions = {};
-  this.statics = {};
+  this.statics = (options && options.statics) || {};
   this.tree = {};
-  this.query = {};
+  this.query = (options && options.query) || {};
   this.childSchemas = [];
   this.plugins = [];
   // For internal debugging. Do not use this to try to save a schema in MDB.

test/document.test.js

@@ -11455,3 +11455,12 @@ describe('document', function() {
     assert.ok(baz.populated('bar'));
   });
 });
+
+describe('Check if instance function that is supplied in schema option is availabe', function() {
+  it('should give an instance function back rather than undefined', function ModelJS() {
+    const testSchema = new mongoose.Schema({}, { methods: { instanceFn() { return 'Returned from DocumentInstanceFn'; } } });
+    const TestModel = mongoose.model('TestModel', testSchema);
+    const TestDocument = new TestModel({});
+    assert.equal(TestDocument.instanceFn(), 'Returned from DocumentInstanceFn');
+  });
+});

test/model.test.js

@@ -8505,6 +8505,13 @@ describe('Model', function() {
   });
 });
 
+describe('Check if static function that is supplied in schema option is available', function() {
+  it('should give a static function back rather than undefined', function ModelJS() {
+    const testSchema = new mongoose.Schema({}, { statics: { staticFn() { return 'Returned from staticFn'; } } });
+    const TestModel = mongoose.model('TestModel', testSchema);
+    assert.equal(TestModel.staticFn(), 'Returned from staticFn');
+  });
+});
 
 
 

test/query.test.js

@@ -3962,6 +3962,36 @@ describe('Query', function() {
     assert.equal(result.length, 1);
     assert.equal(result[0].name, '@foo.com');
   });
+
+  it('should return query helper supplied in schema options query property instead of undefined', function(done) {
+    const Model = db.model('Test', new Schema({
+      userName: {
+        type: String,
+        required: [true, 'userName is required']
+      }
+    }, {
+      query: {
+        byUserName(userName) {
+          return this.where({ userName });
+        }
+      }
+    }));
+
+    Model.create({ userName: 'test' }, function(error) {
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        return done(error);
+      }
+      Model.find().byUserName('test').exec(function(error, docs) {
+        if (error instanceof Error) {
+          return done(error);
+        }
+        assert.equal(docs.length, 1);
+        assert.equal(docs[0].userName, 'test');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('allows a transform option for lean on a query gh-10423', async function() {
     const arraySchema = new mongoose.Schema({
       sub: String