node api to fetch subdocuments using mongoose - node.js

Question

My MongoDB stores documents having the following structure:
{
"application_detail":{},
"curl_detail":{
"Curl1":{
"key1":"value1",
"key2":"value2"
},
"Curl2":{
"key1":"value1",
"key2":"value2"
},
"Curl3":{
"key1":"value1",
"key2":"value2"
},
"Curl4":{
"key1":"value1",
"key2":"value2"
},
/*total number of curls are unknown*/
}
}
How can I fetch key1 for all the curls present under curl_detail from mongoDB using express and mongoose?
Expected Output:
{
"curl_detail": {
"Curl1": {
"key1": "value1"
},
"Curl2": {
"key1": "value1"
},
"Curl3": {
"key1": "value1"
},
"Curl4": {
"key1": "value1"
}
}
}
NOTE: Total number of curls are unknown.

Answer 1

I would like to propose you changing data structrure from
"curl_detail": {
"Curl1": {
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
},
"Curl2": {
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
}
}
to
"curl_detail": [{
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
},
{
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
}
]
Storing data structure in array will allow you to find some data in an easier way. Also there's no need to have object with properties like Curl1, Curl2 etc.
For the new data structure there are already some answers with the explanation:
1) Mongo find value with unknown parent key
2) Query MongoDB by value when parent key is unknown
3) MongoDB: Find document given field values in an object with an unknown key
UPDATE
If there's no possibility to change the data structure please see this solution (trick with use of $arrayToObject / $objectToArray to determine the name of nested key e.g. "Curl1"):
db.collection.aggregate([{
$addFields: {
curl_detail: {
$arrayToObject: {
$map: {
input: {
$objectToArray: "$curl_detail"
},
as: "details",
in: {
k: "$$details.k",
v: {
key1: "$$details.v.key1"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
{
$project: {
_id: 0,
curl_detail: 1
}
}
])
This outputs the following:
[
{
"curl_detail": {
"Curl1": {
"key1": "value1"
},
"Curl2": {
"key1": "value1"
},
"Curl3": {
"key1": "value1"
},
"Curl4": {
"key1": "value1"
}
}
}
]
You can check it through Mongo Playground

Answer 2

You can use projection for the query you are looking for:
collection.find({}, {"curl_detail":1}, (findError, results) => {
if(findError) {
//handle the error
return;
}
// here is the expected result
console.log();
});

Answer 3

If this result also works for you:
[
{
"curl_detail": {
"Curl1": "value1",
"Curl2": "value1",
"Curl3": "value1",
"Curl4": "value1"
}
}
]
You can use the following aggregation using the $objectToArray and $arrayToObject
db.collection.aggregate([
{
$addFields: {
curl_detail: {
$map: {
"input": {
"$objectToArray": "$curl_detail"
},
"as": "el",
"in": {
"k": "$$el.k",
"v": "$$el.v.key1",
}
}
}
}
},
{
$project: {
_id: 0,
curl_detail: {
$arrayToObject: "$curl_detail"
}
}
}
])
Playground
You can use this aggregation with mongoose like this, let's say your model is MyModel:
MyModel.aggregate([
{
$addFields: {
curl_detail: {
$map: {
input: {
$objectToArray: '$curl_detail'
},
as: 'el',
in: {
k: '$$el.k',
v: '$$el.v.key1'
}
}
}
}
},
{
$project: {
_id: 0,
curl_detail: {
$arrayToObject: '$curl_detail'
}
}
}
]).then(res => {
console.log(res);
});