mongoose-property-filter-plugin
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Mongoose plugin to easily remove desired properties from the the schema object.
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mongoose-property-filter-plugin
Mongoose plugin to easly remove properties from the schema without removing any data.
How to use it
To use this module just add the reference to you javascript file.
const mongoosePropertyFilter = require('mongoose-property-filter');
Then just add the plugin on the shcema app.
const clientSchema = new Schema({
name: {
type: String,
required: [true, 'Client name is mandatory']
}
});
clientSchema.plugin(mongoosePropertyFilter);
Configuring
You can configure the toJSON and toObject methods output properties filter from your schema using regex /(_|deleted|created|updated).*/
, a whitespace separed string "_id __v createdAt updatedAt deleted deletedAt deletedBy"
or even an array of strings ["_id", "__v", "createdAt", "updatedAt", "deleted", "deletedAt, "deletedBy"]
.
Options available and their default values
| Property | Type | Default | Description |
|:-------------:|:-------------------------:|:-------------------------------:|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
| hide | Regexp, String, [String] | /(_|deleted|created|updated).*/ | Fields to be removed from the schema. |
| showVirtuals | Bool | false | Force virtual fields to be shown.
| showGetters | Bool | false | Force getters fields to be shown. |
| versionKey | Bool | false | Show the version key from the schema. |
| _id | Bool | false | Show the _id field from the schema. |
| allLevels | Bool | true | All nestes schemas are filtered too. |
| applyToJSON | Bool | true | Should the filters be applied on the toJSON method from the schema. |
| applyToObject | Bool | false | Should the filters be applied on the toObject method from the schema. |
Using the options on your schema
const clientSchema = new Schema({
name: {
type: String,
required: [true, 'Client name is mandatory']
},
myCustomField: {
type: String,
}
});
// With this options the JSON version of this schema will be { "name" : "Wally" }
const opt = { "hide" : "myCustomField" };
clientSchema.plugin(mongoosePropertyFilter, opt);