brainlet/models/Channel.js

const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const User = require("./User");

const channelSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
    title: String,
    creator: {type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: "User"}
});

channelSchema.method("getPublicObject", function() {
    return {
        title: this.title,
        creator: this.populate("creator", User.getPulicFields()).creator,
        _id: this._id
    };
});

const Channel = mongoose.model("Channel", channelSchema);

module.exports = Channel;