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+
+'use strict';
+var mongoose = require('mongoose');
+var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+
+
+var TaskSchema = new Schema({
+  name: {
+    type: String,
+    Required: 'Kindly enter the name of the task'
+  },
+  Created_date: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: Date.now
+  },
+  status: {
+    type: [{
+      type: String,
+      enum: ['pending', 'ongoing', 'completed']
+    }],
+    default: ['pending']
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Tasks', TaskSchema);