Convert a string parameter into float in Cloudant query - node.js

Question

I need to do a query in an Cloudant DataBase where you compare a number with decimals that is defined as a string with another number sent from the server. The problem is that a comparison of strings is made and I need it to be a numerical comparison. There is there any way to perform this search by converting the database parameter to float while doing the query? O there are another way to do this query?
This is the query in the server, value.precio is sent from the client as a string.
value.precio = value.precio.split("-");
var precio_init = value.precio[0];
var precio_final = value.precio[1];
value.precio = {
"$gte":precio_init,
"$lte":precio_final
};
And in my database this is the parameter I want to search is:
"precio": "13.39"
Thanks

Answer 1

I don't think you will be able to do this with Cloudant Query, but you could try Cloudant Search. Create a new search index similar to the following:
Design Doc: myDesignDoc
Index Name: byPrecio
Index:
function (doc) {
if (doc.precio) {
index("precio", parseFloat(doc.precio));
}
}
Then you can uses ranges to search. For example:
precio:[13 TO 14]
Full search on Cloudant would look like this:
https://xxx.cloudant.com/YOUR_DB/_design/myDesignDoc/_search/byPrecio?q=precio:[13%20TO%2014]&include_docs=true
Sample response:
{
"total_rows":1,
"bookmark":"g2wAAAAxxx",
"rows":[
{
"id":"74fa6ff1b6dbca8c10d677832f6a3de2",
"order":[
1.0,
0
],
"fields":{
},
"doc":{
"_id":"74fa6ff1b6dbca8c10d677832f6a3de2",
"_rev":"2-17c984e51102b719fe9f80fc5d5bc78e",
"precio":"13.39",
"otherField":"otherValue"
}
}
]
}
More info on Cloudant Search here