Mongoose Schema User Submitted Date Value - node.js

Question

Hi I am trying to create a product schema with mongoose with a Expiry Date field to be submitted by the user.
It is just a date field but it needs to be selected by the user rather than hardcoded to a specific date in advance.
How can I achieve this?
Here is my basic model:
const productSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
name: {
type: String,
trim: true,
required: true,
maxlength: 32
},
description: {
type: String,
trim: true,
required: true,
maxlength: 20000
},
price: {
type: Number,
trim: true,
required: true,
maxlength: 32
},
category: {
type: ObjectId,
ref: 'Category',
required: true
}
}, {timestamps: true}
);

Answer 1

You can use a date picker and save its value as an ISO Date string to mongoose.
example: const date = new Date().toISOString();
Your mongoose Schema will look like this:
const productSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
expirationDate: {
type: Date,
default: new Date(), // Set a default date
required: true, // or you can mark it as required.
},
name: {
type: String,
trim: true,
required: true,
maxlength: 32
},
description: {
type: String,
trim: true,
required: true,
maxlength: 20000
},
price: {
type: Number,
trim: true,
required: true,
maxlength: 32
},
category: {
type: ObjectId,
ref: 'Category',
required: true
}
}, { timestamps: true }
);