Two variables which are same

Describe the Issue

The issue is in Backend Development and APIs Course, MongoDB and Mongoose section challenge “Create a Model”

In the instructions, we are asked to create a model called Person from personSchema by the code:

const Person = mongoose.model("Person", personSchema);

However in the folder boilerplate-mongomongoose, there is already an empty variable:

let Person;

Following the instructions gives a bug as the Person variable is already declared. We have to delete the empty variable in order to continue with the instructions. Maybe the hints should be corrected for the challenge or the variable name in the instruction should be changed.

Affected Page

https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/back-end-development-and-apis/mongodb-and-mongoose/create-a-model

Your code

Expected behavior

We should not get an error after running the code.

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System

• Device: [e.g. iPhone 6, Laptop]
• OS: [e.g. iOS 14, Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04]
• Browser: [e.g. Chrome, Safari]
• Version: [e.g. 22]

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[naomi-lgbt]

Maybe the existing variable Person just for clarity?

[ojeytonwilliams]

So, it sounds like we can’t remove let Person; but we could clarify the wording slightly.

How about the following?

Now, create a model from the personSchema and assign it to the variable Person.