congress-mongodb

library1.2.0jsnpmunverified

CLI and library for downloading United States Congress data (sitemaps, JSON) and importing it into MongoDB via Mongoose schemas. Version 1.2.0, last updated in 2018. Requires external CLI tools (congress, congress-legislators) and MongoDB 3.2+. Provides predefined models (Member, etc.) and a convenience connect() function. No active updates; dependencies are outdated.

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npm install congress-mongodb

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INSTALL

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SIG · CONGRESS-MONGODB

congress-mongodb

databasejavascriptv1.2.0

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default export

✓ import congress from 'congress-mongodb'

✗ const congress = require('congress-mongodb'); // CJS may work but ES import is recommended

The default export is an object with connect and models functions.

connect

✓ import congress from 'congress-mongodb'; congress.connect(mongoose, uri)

✗ const { connect } = require('congress-mongodb'); // works but ES import is preferred

connect() returns a promise with db object containing models.

models

✓ import congress from 'congress-mongodb'; congress.models(mongoose)

models() returns an object of Mongoose models for use with existing connection.

Connects to MongoDB, fetches current members of Congress, and prints them.

import congress from 'congress-mongodb'; import mongoose from 'mongoose'; const uri = process.env.MONGODB_URI ?? 'mongodb://localhost:27017/congress'; congress.connect(mongoose, uri) .then(db => { db.Member.find({ current: true }) .then(members => { console.log(members.join('\n')); }); }) .catch(err => console.error(err));

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe CLI commands 'congress fetch' and 'congress sync' clash with the external 'congress' npm package. Use full path './node_modules/.bin/congress' to avoid conflicts.

fix

Run './node_modules/.bin/congress fetch' or install globally with a different name.

affects: >=1.0.0

deprecatedThe peer dependency mongoose@^4.0.0 is outdated. Mongoose 5+ uses different connection logic and may break connect().

fix

Pin mongoose to 4.x or update the package to support newer versions.

affects: >=1.0.0

breakingThe package uses an external 'congress' CLI that may no longer work with current data sources. The United States Congress API may have changed.

fix

Check the upstream 'congress' package for updates; this package may not work as expected.

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaThe connect() function requires both mongoose and a URI; omitting the URI will throw an error. The environment variable MONGODB_URI is not used automatically.

fix

Always pass a URI string or ensure MONGODB_URI is set and passed explicitly.

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaThe package does not export individual models; use congress.connect() or congress.models() to obtain them. Direct imports like 'congress-mongodb/models/Member' will fail.

fix

Use the default import and call models() or connect().

affects: >=1.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Cannot find module 'mongoose'

Mongoose is not installed or is not in node_modules.

fix

Install mongoose: npm install mongoose@^4.0.0

TypeError: congress.connect is not a function

Incorrect import: using a named import like { connect } instead of default import.

fix

Use: import congress from 'congress-mongodb'

Error: connect() requires mongoose and a URI

Missing or undefined arguments to connect().

fix

Call congress.connect(mongoose, uri) with both arguments.

Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::27017

MongoDB is already running on default port.

fix

Use a different port or stop existing MongoDB instance.

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Version history

1.2.0latest on npm

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Dependencies

mongooserequiredpeer dependency for integration; provides MongoDB ODM schemas

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/hboylan/congress-mongodb ↗

packagecongress-mongodb ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/hboylan/congress-mongodb#readme ↗