Mongoose format datetime field in find query retrieving result [duplicate] - node.js

Question

Given collection(#name: users) Structure:
{
"_id" : ObjectId("57653dcc533304a40ac504fc"),
"username" : "XYZ",
"followers" : [
{
"count" : 31,
"ts" : ISODate("2016-06-17T18:30:00.996Z")
},
{
"count" : 31,
"ts" : ISODate("2016-06-18T18:30:00.288Z")
}
]
}
I want to query this collection based on username field, and ts to be returned in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format.
Expected Output:
{
"_id" : ObjectId("57653dcc533304a40ac504fc"),
"username" : "XYZ",
"followers" : [
{
"count" : 31,
"date" : "2016-06-17"
},
{
"count" : 31,
"date" : "2016-06-18"
}
]
}
I have tried something like this:
db.users.aggregate([
{$match:{"username":"xyz"}},
{$project:{ "followers":{"count":1,
"date":"$followers.ts.toISOString().slice(0,10).replace(/-/g,'-')"
}}
}
])
But it doesn't seems to be working. Can anyone please help?
Thanks much.

Answer 1

Consider running an aggregation pipeline that will allow you to flatten the data list first, project the new field using the $dateToString operator, then regroup the flattened docs to get your desired result.
The above can be shown in three distinct pipelines:
db.users.aggregate([
{ "$match": { "username": "xyz" } },
{ "$unwind": "$followers" },
{
"$project": {
"username": 1,
"count": "$followers.count",
"date": { "$dateToString": { "format": "%Y-%m-%d", "date": "$followers.ts" } }
}
},
{
"$group": {
"_id": "$_id",
"username": { "$first": "$username" },
"followers": { "$push": {
"count": "$count",
"date": "$date"
}}
}
}
])
With MongoDB 3.4 and newer, you can use the new $addFields pipeline step together with $map to create the array field without the need to unwind and group:
db.users.aggregate([
{ "$match": { "username": "xyz" } },
{
"$addFields": {
"followers": {
"$map": {
"input": "$followers",
"as": "follower",
"in": {
"count": "$$follower.count",
"date": {
"$dateToString": {
"format": "%Y-%m-%d",
"date": "$$follower.ts"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
])

Answer 2

The best and easiest way to do this is to transform each element in the array with the $map operator. Of course in the "in" expression, you need to use the $dateToString to convert you "date" to string using a format specifiers.
db.coll.aggregate(
[
{ "$match": { "username": "XYZ" } },
{ "$project": {
"username": 1,
"followers": {
"$map": {
"input": "$followers",
"as": "f",
"in": {
"count": "$$f.count",
"date": {
"$dateToString": {
"format": "%Y-%m-%d",
"date": "$$f.ts"
}
}
}
}
}
}}
]
)
which produces:
{
"_id" : ObjectId("57653dcc533304a40ac504fc"),
"username" : "XYZ",
"followers" : [
{
"count" : 31,
"date" : "2016-06-17"
},
{
"count" : 31,
"date" : "2016-06-18"
}
]
}