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+var monngoose = 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:['pending','ongoing','completed'],default:['pending']}
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Task',TaskSchema);