I am trying to update a schema to add a new property field. I was hoping this would be as simple as adding a property to the schema with an updated field available.
I have an existing scheme
let userDrinkSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ new Schema
creator : {
type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
ref: 'user'
},
caffeine: Number,
mgFloz: Number,
name: String,
size: Number,
updated_at: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now()
}
});
I need to add id from this schema
const UserSchema = mongoose.Schema({
const User = module.exports = mongoose.model('User', UserSchema);
I am not sure how to add this property for each user. I completed this example Working with schema changes in Mongoose
Now this diagram:
let DrinkSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
user: {
type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
ref: 'user',
required: true,
default: null
},
caffeine: Number,
mgFloz: Number,
name: String,
size: Number,
imageUrl: String,
date: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now()
}
},
{
collection: 'drinkList'
});
Unfortunately, the user also matters to me
{
"_id":"58bba13bb7afeaa3180aa929",
"caffeine":422,"mgFloz":218.7,
"name":"10 Hour Energy Shot",
"size":1.93,
"url":"/caffeine-content/10-hour-eternal-shot",
"date":"2017-03-28T13:10:12.650Z",
"user":null
}
Is there a way to update a user field to get user information? The circuit I am referring to is configured as
const SelectedDrinks = require('./userDrinks').schema;
const UserSchema = mongoose.Schema({
name: {
type: String
},
email: {
type: String,
required: true
},
username: {
type: String,
required: true
},
password: {
type: String,
required: true
},
caffeine_list: [SelectedDrinks]
})
I see that mongodb adds an id to each user when it is created. this is what i am trying to access.
- . , . , .
router.post('/addDrink', (req, res, next) => {
let newDrink = new UserDrinks({
creator: req.body.creator, // need id get user object id()
caffeine: req.body.caffeine,
mgFloz: req.body.mgFloz,
name: req.body.name,
size: req.body.size,
updated_at: req.body.updated_at
});
newDrink.save( (err) => {
if(err) {
res.send(err);
} else {
User.findOne({ _id: newDrink.creator}, (err, user) => {
user.caffeine_list.addToSet(newDrink)
user.save( function (err) {
if(err) {
console.log(err);
}else {
res.status(201).json(newDrink);
}
})
})
}
})
});