docs: emphasize automatic type inference in TypeScript intro and statics/methods, remove duplicated statics.md

docs/typescript.md

@@ -8,10 +8,46 @@ This guide describes Mongoose's recommended approach to working with Mongoose in
 
 To get started with Mongoose in TypeScript, you need to:
 
-1. Create an interface representing a document in MongoDB.
-2. Create a [Schema](guide.html) corresponding to the document interface.
-3. Create a Model.
-4. [Connect to MongoDB](connections.html).
+1. Create a [Schema](guide.html).
+2. Create a Model.
+3. [Connect to MongoDB](connections.html).
+
+```typescript
+import { Schema, model, connect } from 'mongoose';
+
+// 1. Create a Schema corresponding to the document interface.
+const userSchema = new Schema({
+  name: { type: String, required: true },
+  email: { type: String, required: true },
+  avatar: String
+});
+
+// 2. Create a Model.
+const User = model('User', userSchema);
+
+run().catch(err => console.log(err));
+
+async function run() {
+  // 3. Connect to MongoDB
+  await connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/test');
+
+  const user = new User({
+    name: 'Bill',
+    email: '[email protected]',
+    avatar: 'https://i.imgur.com/dM7Thhn.png'
+  });
+  await user.save();
+
+  const email: string = user.email;
+  console.log(email); // '[email protected]'
+}
+```
+
+## Using Generics
+
+By default, Mongoose automatically infers the shape of your documents based on your schema definition.
+However, if you modify your schema after your `new Schema()` call (like with plugins) then Mongoose's inferred type may be incorrect.
+For cases where Mongoose's automatic schema type inference is incorrect, you can define a raw document interface that tells Mongoose the type of documents in your database as follows.
 
 ```typescript
 import { Schema, model, connect } from 'mongoose';
@@ -67,8 +103,6 @@ const user: HydratedDocument<IUser> = new User({
 });
 ```
 
-## ObjectIds and Other Mongoose Types
-
 To define a property of type `ObjectId`, you should use `Types.ObjectId` in the TypeScript document interface. You should use `'ObjectId'` or `Schema.Types.ObjectId` in your schema definition.
 
 ```ts
@@ -106,4 +140,4 @@ However, before you do, please [open an issue on Mongoose's GitHub page](https:/
 
 ## Next Up
 
-Now that you've seen the basics of how to use Mongoose in TypeScript, let's take a look at [statics in TypeScript](typescript/statics-and-methods.html).
+Now that you've seen the basics of how to use Mongoose in TypeScript, let's take a look at [methods in TypeScript](typescript/statics-and-methods.html).

docs/typescript/statics-and-methods.md

@@ -1,46 +1,37 @@
-# Statics and Methods in TypeScript
+# Statics in TypeScript
 
-You can define instance methods and static functions on Mongoose models.
-With a little extra configuration, you can also register methods and statics in TypeScript.
-
-## Methods
-
-To define an [instance method](../guide.html#methods) in TypeScript, create a new interface representing your instance methods.
-You need to pass that interface as the 3rd generic parameter to the `Schema` constructor **and** as the 3rd generic parameter to `Model` as shown below.
+To use Mongoose's automatic type inference to define types for your [statics](../guide.html#statics) and [methods](../guide.html#methods), you should define your methods and statics using the `methods` and `statics` schema options as follows.
+Do **not** use the `Schema.prototype.method()` and `Schema.prototype.static()` functions, because Mongoose's automatic type inference system cannot detect methods and statics defined using those functions.
 
 ```typescript
-import { Model, Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
-
-interface IUser {
-  firstName: string;
-  lastName: string;
-}
-
-// Put all user instance methods in this interface:
-interface IUserMethods {
-  fullName(): string;
-}
-
-// Create a new Model type that knows about IUserMethods...
-type UserModel = Model<IUser, {}, IUserMethods>;
-
-// And a schema that knows about IUserMethods
-const schema = new Schema<IUser, UserModel, IUserMethods>({
-  firstName: { type: String, required: true },
-  lastName: { type: String, required: true }
-});
-schema.method('fullName', function fullName() {
-  return this.firstName + ' ' + this.lastName;
-});
-
-const User = model<IUser, UserModel>('User', schema);
+const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
+  { name: { type: String, required: true } },
+  {
+    methods: {
+      updateName(name: string) {
+        this.name = name;
+        return this.save();
+      }
+    },
+    statics: {
+      createWithName(name: string) {
+        return this.create({ name });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+);
+const UserModel = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);
 
-const user = new User({ firstName: 'Jean-Luc', lastName: 'Picard' });
-const fullName: string = user.fullName(); // 'Jean-Luc Picard'
+const doc = new UserModel({ name: 'test' });
+// Compiles correctly
+doc.updateName('foo');
+// Compiles correctly
+UserModel.createWithName('bar');
 ```
 
-## Statics
+## With Generics
 
+We recommend using Mongoose's automatic type inference where possible, but you can use `Schema` and `Model` generics to set up type inference for your statics and methods.
 Mongoose [models](../models.html) do **not** have an explicit generic parameter for [statics](../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.
 
@@ -51,78 +42,41 @@ interface IUser {
   name: string;
 }
 
-interface UserModel extends Model<IUser> {
+interface UserModelType extends Model<IUser> {
   myStaticMethod(): number;
 }
 
-const schema = new Schema<IUser, UserModel>({ name: String });
+const schema = new Schema<IUser, UserModelType>({ name: String });
 schema.static('myStaticMethod', function myStaticMethod() {
   return 42;
 });
 
-const User = model<IUser, UserModel>('User', schema);
+const User = model<IUser, UserModelType>('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.
+You should pass methods as the 3rd generic param to the `Schema` constructor as follows.
 
 ```typescript
-import { Model, Schema, HydratedDocument, model } from 'mongoose';
+import { Model, Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
 
 interface IUser {
-  firstName: string;
-  lastName: string;
-}
-
-interface IUserMethods {
-  fullName(): string;
+  name: string;
 }
 
-interface UserModel extends Model<IUser, {}, IUserMethods> {
-  createWithFullName(name: string): Promise<HydratedDocument<IUser, IUserMethods>>;
+interface UserMethods {
+  updateName(name: string): Promise<any>;
 }
 
-const schema = new Schema<IUser, UserModel, IUserMethods>({
-  firstName: { type: String, required: true },
-  lastName: { type: String, required: true }
+const schema = new Schema<IUser, Model<IUser>, UserMethods>({ name: String });
+schema.method('updateName', function updateName(name) {
+  this.name = name;
+  return this.save();
 });
-schema.static('createWithFullName', function createWithFullName(name: string) {
-  const [firstName, lastName] = name.split(' ');
-  return this.create({ firstName, lastName });
-});
-schema.method('fullName', function fullName(): string {
-  return this.firstName + ' ' + this.lastName;
-});
-
-const User = model<IUser, UserModel>('User', schema);
 
-User.createWithFullName('Jean-Luc Picard').then(doc => {
-  console.log(doc.firstName); // 'Jean-Luc'
-  doc.fullName(); // 'Jean-Luc Picard'
-});
+const User = model('User', schema);
+const doc = new User({ name: 'test' });
+// Compiles correctly
+doc.updateName('foo');
 ```

docs/typescript/virtuals.md

@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ interface UserVirtuals {
   fullName: string;
 }
 
-type UserModel = Model<UserDoc, {}, {}, UserVirtuals>; // <-- add virtuals here...
+type UserModelType = Model<UserDoc, {}, {}, UserVirtuals>; // <-- add virtuals here...
 
-const schema = new Schema<UserDoc, UserModel, {}, {}, UserVirtuals>({ // <-- and here
+const schema = new Schema<UserDoc, UserModelType, {}, {}, UserVirtuals>({ // <-- and here
   firstName: String,
   lastName: String
 });