mongodb - How can I save multiple documents concurrently in Mongoose/Node.js?

Question

At the moment I use save to add a single document. Suppose I have an array of documents that I wish to store as single objects. Is there a way of adding them all with a single function call and then getting a single callback when it is done? I could add all the documents individually but managing the callbacks to work out when everything is done would be problematic.

Answer 1

Mongoose does now support passing multiple document structures to Model.create. To quote their API example, it supports being passed either an array or a varargs list of objects with a callback at the end:

Candy.create({ type: 'jelly bean' }, { type: 'snickers' }, function (err, jellybean, snickers) {
    if (err) // ...
});

Or

var array = [{ type: 'jelly bean' }, { type: 'snickers' }];
Candy.create(array, function (err, jellybean, snickers) {
    if (err) // ...
});

Edit: As many have noted, this does not perform a true bulk insert - it simply hides the complexity of calling save multiple times yourself. There are answers and comments below explaining how to use the actual Mongo driver to achieve a bulk insert in the interest of performance.