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Modelence stores user data in the dbUsers collection, which you can query and update directly from your server-side code.

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Finding Users

import { dbUsers, ObjectId } from 'modelence/server';

// Find user by ID
const user = await dbUsers.findById(userId);

// Find user by email
const user = await dbUsers.findOne({
  'emails.address': '[email protected]'
});

// Find all users with a specific role
const admins = await dbUsers.fetch({
  roles: 'admin'
});

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Accessing the current user in method calls

Use the user object from the context in your query/mutation handler to access the currently authenticated user: 
import { Module } from 'modelence/server';

export default new Module('profile', {
  queries: {
    getMyProfile: async (args, { user }) => {
      if (!user) {
        return null;
      }
      
      return {
        id: user.id,
        handle: user.handle,
        roles: user.roles,
      };
    }
  }
});

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Disabling & Deleting Users

Modelence provides helper functions for safely disabling or deleting users: 
import { disableUser, deleteUser, ObjectId } from 'modelence/server';

// Set user's status to `disabled` and clears all sessions (preserves data, prevents login)
await disableUser(new ObjectId(userId));

// Delete a user (anonymizes data, clears all login methods)
await deleteUser(new ObjectId(userId));