router.post('/index/likestatus', function(req, res, next) {
// Get form values
var username = req.user.username; //get the username from the sessions get current username who is login
var name = req.user.name; //same as above line this time get name of user
var like = {
"name" : name,
"username": username
};// my like is embedded to every status or post store who like this status
Status.update({
"_id": req.body.iid //this is status id or post id ...replace status with post in yours case
},
{
$push:{
"likes": like
}//this $push save the newlike in collection
},
function(err, doc) {
if(err) {
throw err
} else {
var newnotification = new notification
({postid:req.body.iid,,type:'like',uid:req.user.username,link:'yourlocalhost/'+post_id}).save(function (err) {
console.log(username+' has posted a new status');
res.send({status:'success'});
}
}
);//this save function save new notifications for a user the collection is similar to your req.body.iid is get from form u submit and its status id ,uid:req.user.username you store username in uid as i say username is _id or primary key
});
