Quar Studio – Quick UI for Mongoose Models

Instantly spin up a web-based editor for your Mongoose models. Built for developers who loves quick database interaction!

Install & Run

npx quar --model <path-to-model-folder> --db <db-name>

This will load all Mongoose models from the folder and start a local web UI to Create, view, update, and delete documents.

What it does

• Loads your Mongoose models dynamically
• Connects to your MongoDB database
• Gives a tabbed UI for each model
• View nested documents in a tree-style
• Supports Create, Read, update and delete

Folder Structure

Your models folder can contain files like this:

// ./models/Post.js
import mongoose from "mongoose"

const postSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  title: String,
  body: String,
  author: {
    name: String,
    age: Number
  }
});

export default mongoose.model("Post", postSchema);

Configuration

1. Install Quar as dev deps

   npm i quar --save-dev

2. Execute Command

   npx quar

3. Set Models Folder

   npx quar --model <folder-path>

4. Set Database Name

   npx quar --model <folder-path> --db <db-name>

5. Set Database URI (Optional)

   npx quar --model <folder-path> --db <db-name> --uri <db-uri>

   *Note: By default it will try to connect local mongodb if uri not provided

Usage Tips

• Supports nested schemas & subdocuments

• Clean tabbed navigation per model

• Auto-refreshes data after updates

• Keyboard shortcuts support

  Command	Performs
  ctrl + o	Toggles Insert Tab
  ctrl + r	Refresh Model
  ctrl + >	Go To Next Page
  ctrl + <	Go To Previous Page

Dev Notes

• Built for development use
• Doesn’t expose MONGO_URI publicly
• Uses Mongoose’s model.schema.tree for schema info
• Modular and extendable

Contribute

Pull requests, suggestions, and ideas are welcome!