// add basic getById methods
    db._.mixin(lodashId);
    // add collection() methods to remove magic strings
    db._.mixin({
      collection: function(obj) { return obj['col']; }
    });
    // override defaults from lodashId
    (db._ as any).id = '_id';
    (db._ as any).createId = (collection: any, doc: any) => {
      return `${name}@${nanoid(10)}`;
    };