How to insert nested objects into MongoDB with Laravel 5?

Question

I'm using Laravel 5 and MongoDB based Eloquent Jenssegers to develop an API to save and get data. I have a object called Player and inside I have other nested objects.

For example:

{
  "idPlayer": "1",
  "name": "John",
  "lastname": "Doe",
  "stats": {
    "position": "lorem",
    "profile": "ipsum",
    "technique": {
      "skill": 1
    }
  }
}

Using Postman to test I've could insert "idPlayer", "name" and "lastname" without problems, but I couldn't figure out how to insert stats inside the Player object.

This is what I've tried:

PlayerController.php

public function store(Request $request)
{
    $player->name= $request->input('name');
    $player->lastname = $request->input('lastname');
    $player->save();
    return response()->json($player);
}

And to insert stats I've tried to do something like this inside the store function:

$player->stats = $request->input('position');
$player->stats = $request->input('profile');

But I get "Stats:null" on response and the name and lastname inserts ok.

I expect to insert the data just as the Player object shown above.

Chris Happy · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-16 00:49:15Z

2

Make an array with keys.

public function store(Request $request)
{
    $player->name = $request->input('name');
    $player->lastname = $request->input('lastname');
    $player->stats = [
      'position' => $request->input('stats.position'),
      'profile' => $request->input('stats.profile'),
    ];
    $player->save();
    return response()->json($player);
}

More data about PHP arrays.
Retrieving input from Laravel Requests.

edited May 16, 2019 at 0:49

answered May 16, 2019 at 0:33

Chris Happy

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L_C Over a year ago

Thanks for your answer. Now it show Stats, but the attributes inside are null. It's like it can't read the position and profile.

Chris Happy Over a year ago

Opps, you need to use stats.position to get the data. See here for more information: laravel.com/docs/5.1/requests#retrieving-input

L_C Over a year ago

Ohh, I see, thank you very much. I get confused because in PHP the dot concatenates. Works now.

Amit Shah · Accepted Answer · 2024-03-07 10:57:43Z

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My workaround solution for Laravel.MongoDB:

$user = Player::firstOrCreate(['email' => strtolower($email)]);
$user->stats = array_merge( (array) $user->stats ?? [], ['key'=>'val']);

This will create stats attribute if not exists or append in existing.

answered Mar 7, 2024 at 10:57

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