ValidationError in mongoose/nodejs

Question

When I want to add products to the database (MongoDB) . The program is in loop mode and does not crash, but it shows the error in the console.

Console content included on the bottom

models/single-product.js

// models/single-product.js

const mongoose = require('mongoose')

const Schema = mongoose.Schema

const productSchema = new Schema({
    title: {
        type: String,
        required: true
    },
    description: {
        type: String,
        required: true
    },
    price: {
        type: Number,
        required: true
    },
    userId: {
        type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
        ref: 'User',
        required: true
    }
})

module.exports = mongoose.model('Product', productSchema)

models/user.js

// models/user.js

const mongoose = require('mongoose')

const Schema = mongoose.Schema

const userSchema = new Schema({
    username: {
        type: String ,
        required: true
    },
    email: {
        type: String ,
        required: true
    },
    cart: {
        items:[
            {
               productId: {
                  type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
                  ref: 'Product',
                  required: true
               }, 
               qty:{
                type: Number ,
                required: true
               }
            }
        ]
    }
})
module.exports =mongoose.model('User', userSchema)

controllers/admin.js

// constrollers/admin.js

const Product = require('../models/single-product')

module.exports.addProductsPage = (req,res)=> {
    res.render('admin/add-product',{
        pageTitle: "Add Product-Page"
    })
}

module.exports.sendProducts = (req,res)=>{
    const title = req.body.title
    const description = req.body.description
    const price = req.body.price
    const products = new Product({
        title: title,
        description: description ,
        price: price,
        userId: req.user
    })
    products.save()
    .then(result =>{
        console.log('Product Created!')
        res.redirect('/admin/add-product')
    })
    .catch(err =>{
        console.log(err)
    })
    
}
module.exports.getProducts = (req,res)=>{
    Product.find()
        .then(products =>{
            res.render('admin/products',{
                productsArray : products,
                pageTitle : 'Admin Products'
            })
        })
        .catch(err =>{
            console.log(err)
        })
}
module.exports.deleteProduct = (req,res)=>{
    const pId = req.body.productId
    Product.findByIdAndRemove(pId)
    .then(()=>{
        console.log('Product Deleted!')
        res.redirect('products')
    })
    .catch(err =>{
        console.log(err)
    })
}

Error [ValidationError]: Product validation failed: userId: Path `userId` is required.
at ValidationError.inspect (D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\node_modules\mongoose\lib\error\validation.js:59:24)
at formatValue (internal/util/inspect.js:550:31)
at inspect (internal/util/inspect.js:221:10)
at formatWithOptions (internal/util/inspect.js:1651:40)
at Object.Console.<computed> (internal/console/constructor.js:272:10)
at Object.log (internal/console/constructor.js:282:61)
at D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\controllers\admin.js:25:17
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:85:5) {

errors: { userId: MongooseError [ValidatorError]: Path userId is required. at new ValidatorError (D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\node_modules\mongoose\lib\error\validator.js:29:11) at validate (D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\node_modules\mongoose\lib\schematype.js:1034:13) at D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\node_modules\mongoose\lib\schematype.js:1088:11 at Array.forEach () at ObjectId.SchemaType.doValidate (D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\node_modules\mongoose\lib\schematype.js:1043:14) at D:\Alireza\web\Test project's\OnlineShop-Node.js\node_modules\mongoose\lib\document.js:2134:9 at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:75:11) { message: 'Path userId is required.', name: 'ValidatorError', properties: [Object], kind: 'required', path: 'userId', value: undefined, reason: undefined, [Symbol(mongoose:validatorError)]: true } }, _message: 'Product validation failed', name: 'ValidationError' }

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Vinil Prabhu · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-24 06:47:18Z

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First check if req.user is not null, then save product using

const products = new Product({
        title: title,
        description: description ,
        price: price,
        userId: mongoose.Types.ObjectId(req.user);
    })

you need to make userId as objectID

answered Jul 24, 2019 at 6:47

Vinil Prabhu

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Alireza Hamid Over a year ago

Tnx @Vinil . I edited userId to mongoose.Types.ObjectId(req.user) , And the problem was fixed. Thank you so much .

Vinil Prabhu Over a year ago

You are most welcome, please accept the answer if it helped

Tyler2P · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-26 11:14:52Z

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Change the Content-Type property which by default is text/plain.
Because of this text/plain MongoDB doesn't validate your request.

Content-Type: text/plain; // Previous Value
Content-Type: application/json // Changed value

edited Jul 26, 2022 at 11:14

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answered Jul 20, 2022 at 14:03

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shiva · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-24 06:23:46Z

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Please check This Section of Code in controllers/admin.js.

const products = new Product({
        title: title,
        description: description ,
        price: price,
        userId: req.user
    })

you are inserting the userId with an undefined or null value. I think req.user is undefined and as you defined the schema of userId column with required true constraints in you model:

userId: {
        type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
        ref: 'User',
        required: true
    }

Please check this log before inserting the data

console.log(req.user);

answered Jul 24, 2019 at 6:23

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