I am trying to search using node.js
, ejs
and mongoose
. All the filter parameters are working perfectly but only categoryIds
is not (stored as a collection of ObjectIDs in the mongodb document, referring to the respective document in categories
collection), always giving me the empty record set.
For example:
If I need to find the a movie called Cosmos
(see the attached screenshot) then I can easily find it with all or any filter except categories
. Once I select any category, the record-set will go blank even if the I have selected the one which it belongs to.
model.js
const Model = mongoose.model('Movie', new Schema({
...
categoryIds: [{
type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
trim: true,
default: null,
ref: 'Category',
}],
copyrightId: {
type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
trim: true,
default: null,
ref: 'Copyright',
},
...
}, {
timestamps: true
});
Controller.js
Router.get('/', (req, res) => {
const search = req.query;
const conditions = (() => {
let object = {};
['releaseYear', 'languageId', 'copyrightId'].forEach(filter => {
if (search[filter] != '') {
object[filter] = search[filter];
}
});
if (typeof search.categoryIds !== 'undefined') {
object.categoryIds = [];
search.categoryIds.forEach(item => object.categoryIds.push(item));
}
if (search.keywords != '') {
object.title = {
$regex: search.keywords,
$options: 'i'
};
}
return object;
})();
const count = await Model.count(conditions);
const items = await Model.find(conditions, {
__v: false,
imdb: false,
trailer: false,
createdAt: false,
updatedAt: false,
}).sort({
status: -1,
releaseYear: -1,
title: 1
})
.populate('languageId', ['title'])
.populate('copyrightId', ['title'])
.populate('categoryIds', ['title'])
.skip(serialNumber)
.limit(perPage);
...
});
All the fields in the search form
{
categoryIds: [
'6332a8a2a336e8dd78e3fe30',
'6332a899a336e8dd78e3fe2e',
'6332a87ba336e8dd78e3fe2c',
'634574ab339b1a6b09c1e144'
],
languageId: '',
copyrightId: '',
releaseYear: '',
rating: '',
seen: '',
status: '',
keywords: '',
submit: 'search' // button
}
filtered search parameters
{
categoryIds: [
'6332a8a2a336e8dd78e3fe30',
'6332a899a336e8dd78e3fe2e',
'6332a87ba336e8dd78e3fe2c',
'634574ab339b1a6b09c1e144'
]
}
2
Answers
The is the final filter object
Now, all the filters are working perfectly.
Thank you everyone.
The filter should contain all categoryIds and in the same order to match the document. It’s not quite clear from the question if it is the intended functionality. If not, most popular usecases are documented at https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/query-arrays/
I don’t recall how mongoose handles types when you query with array function like $all, so you may need to convert string IDs to ObjectIDs manually, e.g.: