Post an array of referenced object id's Mongoose NodeJs - node.js

Question

I want to be able to post several Object id's into the array,, I have two models control and subcontrol is referenced in the control model as an array. The idea is a control number might have sub control number under it
router.post(
'/add',
auth,
role.checkRole(role.ROLES.Admin, role.ROLES.Regulator),
async (req, res) => {
try {
const subControl = new SubControl({...req.body}); // do something to map over these items
const subControlDoc = await subControl.save();
const control = new Control({...req.body, subControl: subControlDoc._id});
const savedControl = await control.save();
res.status(200).json({
success: true,
message: `Control has been added successfully!`,
control: savedControl
});
} catch (error) {
return res.status(400).json({
error
// error: 'Your request could not be processed. Please try again.'
});
}
}
);
I'm able to save one object ID of the subControl although I defined the subControl as an array in the control model. How can I insert multiple subControls ?
EDIT
I edited my solution as suggested in the answers:
router.post(
'/add',
auth,
role.checkRole(role.ROLES.Admin, role.ROLES.Regulator),
async (req, res) => {
try {
const subControl = new SubControl({...req.body});
const subControlDoc = await subControl.save();
const control = new Control({...req.body});
control.subControl.push(subControlDoc._id);
const savedControl = await control.save();
res.status(200).json({
success: true,
message: `Control has been added successfully!`,
control: savedControl
});
} catch (error) {
return res.status(400).json({
error
// error: 'Your request could not be processed. Please try again.'
});
}
}
);
My postman:
{
"mainControl": "nn",
"controlDescription": "controldescription",
"subControl":
[
{
"subControlNo": "1-2"
},
{
"subControlNo": "1-2-1"
}
]
}
Control model:
const ControlSchema = new Schema({
_id: {
type: Schema.ObjectId,
auto: true
},
mainControl: {
type: String
},
subControl: [
{
type: Mongoose.Schema.Types.Mixed,
ref: 'SubControl'
}
],
controlDescription: {
type: String,
trim: true
},
updated: Date,
created: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now
}
});
module.exports = Mongoose.model('Control', ControlSchema);
SubControl Schema:
const SubControlSchema = new Schema({
_id: {
type: Schema.ObjectId,
auto: true
},
subControlNo: {
type: String
},
updated: Date,
created: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now
}
});
module.exports = Mongoose.model('SubControl', SubControlSchema);
Response I'm getting:
Not want I want to achieve, I want to be able to save several subControl, each subControl to be saved as an individual ObjectId rather than saving it as a String with one ObjectId