HTTP put request in node and mongodb

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I am trying in mongoDB and node to add subscriptions to my competitionEvent object. My issue is that I can write only one subscription and not add them one after another. Here is my http file:

const express = require('express')

import * as bodyParser from 'body-parser'
// import { eventApplication } from './compositionRoot'
import { CompetitionModel } from './mongo'

export const app = express()

app.use(bodyParser.json())
// WORKS - find all events
app.get('/events', async (_req: any, res: any) => {
  const comp = await CompetitionModel.find()
  res.send(comp)
})

// WOKRS - find just one event
app.get('/events/:event_id', async (req: any, res: any) => {
  const searchedComp = await CompetitionModel.find(req.params)
  res.send(searchedComp)
})

// WORKS - posts a new comp event
app.post('/new-comp', async (req: any, res: any) => {
  const data = await new CompetitionModel(req.body).save()
  res.json(data)
})

// WORKS - posts a new subscription into a comp
app.put('/update/:event_id', async (req: any, res: any) => {
  const subs = await CompetitionModel.findOneAndUpdate(
    { event_id: req.params.event_id },
    { subscriptions: req.body },
  )
  res.send(subs)
})

// TO TEST - deletes a competition event
app.delete('/delete/:event_id', async (req: any, res: any) => {
  const toDel = await CompetitionModel.deleteOne({
    event_id: req.params.event_id,
  })
  res.json(toDel)
})

and here is my mongo file:

const mongoose = require('mongoose')

mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/CompetitionEvent')

export const CompetitionSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  event_id: String,
  compName: String,
  place: String,
  time: String,
  subscriptions: [],
  date: Date,
  cost: {
    currency: String,
    amount: Number,
  },
})

export const CompetitionModel = mongoose.model(
  'CompetitionModel',
  CompetitionSchema,
)

export const connection = () =>
  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    mongoose.connection.once('open', () => {
      resolve()
    })
    mongoose.connection.once('error', () => {
      reject('oooooh shit')
    })
  })

Every time I tried to change it it would either not modify the competitionEvent, not put anything or simply replace the old subscription with a new one, which makes little sense I am sure you'll agree

eol · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-27 09:14:12Z

3

You need to use the $push-operator to add a new subscription to your competition. Assuming req.body holds the new subscription, you can do:

app.put('/update/:event_id', async (req: any, res: any) => {
  const subs = await CompetitionModel.findOneAndUpdate(
    { event_id: req.params.event_id },
    { $push: { subscriptions: req.body }},
  )
  res.send(subs)
});

answered Aug 27, 2020 at 9:14

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KR Tirtho · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-27 09:39:01Z

First of all fix your schema for subscription mongoose.Schema like below, for better type casting:

Optional

const CompetitionSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  event_id: String,
  compName: String,
  place: String,
  time: String,
  subscriptions: [{
   //what ever field you wanna add
   _id: false //if you don't wanna use it as a sub-document
}],
  date: Date,
  cost: {
    currency: String,
    amount: Number,
  },
})

Then in your competetionEvent controller either use mongo $push operator for adding event subscription at the end of the subscription or use mongo $addToSet operator for adding the subscription in the subscription field without any duplication.

Remember, $push doesn't check if the subscription is unique or not, it just pushes elements like javascript Array.push(). On the other hand, $addToSet checks if the subscription exists or not. If yes then it doesn't add that subscription. If no, then it pushes it to the field Array.

I suggest using $addToSet as it is more secure & will not create any duplicates of the same subscription.

CODE

app.put('/update/:event_id', async (req: any, res: any) => {
  const subs = await CompetitionModel.findOneAndUpdate(
    { event_id: req.params.event_id },
    { $addToSet: {subscriptions: req.body}},
  )
  res.send(subs)
})

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