trying to add everything but models are messy with mongoose...just nonsense from higher perspective

packages/api/services/database.service.ts

@@ -1,30 +1,42 @@
 // External Dependencies
 import * as mongoDB from "mongodb";
 
-import { loadConfig } from "../config";
+import { IUser, UserStatus } from "@nirvana/core/models/user.model";
 
-// Global Variables
-export const collections: {
-  users?: mongoDB.Collection;
-} = {};
+import { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
+import { loadConfig } from "../config";
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+
+connectToDatabase().catch((err) => console.log(err));
 
 // Initialize Connection
 export async function connectToDatabase() {
   const config = loadConfig();
 
-  const client: mongoDB.MongoClient = new mongoDB.MongoClient(
-    config.MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING
-  );
+  await mongoose.connect(config.MONGO_CONNECTION_STRING);
 
-  await client.connect();
-
-  const db: mongoDB.Db = client.db(process.env.DB_NAME);
-
-  const usersCollection: mongoDB.Collection = db.collection("users");
-
-  collections.users = usersCollection;
-
-  console.log(
-    `Successfully connected to database: ${db.databaseName} and collections`
-  );
+  console.log(`Successfully connected to mongoose/mongodb`);
 }
+
+const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema<IUser>(
+  {
+    name: { type: String, required: true },
+    email: { type: String, required: true },
+    googleId: { type: String, required: true }, // our Google id that every google user has unique that we are going to use for now
+    verifiedEmail: Boolean,
+    givenName: { type: String, required: true },
+    familyName: { type: String, required: true },
+    picture: String,
+    locale: String,
+
+    // additional properties specific to our users collection
+
+    createdDate: Date,
+    status: String,
+    lastUpdatedDate: Date,
+    _id: ObjectId,
+  },
+  { collection: "users" }
+);
+
+export const UserModel = mongoose.model<IUser>("User", userSchema);