mongoose required true req.body.name {} - node.js

Question

If I set required to false, it will successfully create an object in the MongoDB database with one id. I suffer confusion sometimes, check my profile if you want. I think it's a little thing. If you need more info, just comment.
app.js
var express = require('express');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var product = require('./routes/product'); // Imports routes for the products
var app = express();
var mongoose = require('mongoose'); // Set up mongoose connection
var dev_db_url = 'mongodb://localhost/Product';
var mongoDB = process.env.MONGODB_URI || dev_db_url;
mongoose.connect(mongoDB, {useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true});
mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
var db = mongoose.connection;
db.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'MongoDB connection error:'));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false}));
app.use('/products', product);
var port = 3002;
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log('Server is up on port numbner ' + port);
});
model.js
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var ProductSchema = new Schema({
name: {type: String, required: true, max: 100},
price: {type: Number, required: true},
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('Product', ProductSchema);
controller.js
var Product = require('../models/product');
//Simple version, without validation or sanitation
exports.test = function (req, res) {
res.send('Greetings from the Test controller!');
};
exports.product_create = function (req, res, next) {
var product = new Product(
{
name: req.body.name,
bags: req.body.bags
}
);
console.log(JSON.stringify(req.body))
product.save(function (err) {
if (err) {
return next(err);
}
res.send('Bags Created successfully')
})
};
router.js
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
// Require the controllers WHICH WE DID NOT CREATE YET!!
var product_controller = require('../controllers/product');
// a simple test url to check that all of our files are communicating correctly.
router.get('/test', product_controller.test);
router.post('/create', product_controller.product_create);
module.exports = router;
HTTP POST: http://localhost:3002/products/create?name=Jorge&price=20
ValidationError: Product validation failed: name: Path name is
required
Can you help?
Thanks!

Answer 1

💡 The reason why it's error, because your req.body.name is empty or null. Why it's null or empty or undefined? Because you're not add your data in your body, when you send create request.
You can see your Endpoint:
HTTP POST: http://localhost:3002/products/create?name=Jorge&price=20
It's not about req.body, it's a req.params. So you can use req.params.name and req.params.price.
🕵️‍♂️ So, If you're passing your data using parameres, your code will looks like this:
exports.product_create = function (req, res, next) {
var product = new Product(
{
name: req.params.name,
price: req.params.price
}
);
console.log(req.params);
product.save(function (err) {
if (err) {
return next(err);
}
res.send('Bags Created successfully')
})
};
If you want to use req.body, than add your json object tobody if you're using Postman.
🕵️‍♂️ You can see the image below: An example using postman to passing your data into body, before you send create request to your backend.
So, If You're passing your data from body, than your code will looks like this:
exports.product_create = function (req, res, next) {
var product = new Product(
{
name: req.body.name,
price: req.body.price
}
);
console.log(req.body);
product.save(function (err) {
if (err) {
return next(err);
}
res.send('Bags Created successfully')
})
};
I hope it's can help you.