I'm quite new to node and mongoose. I'm trying to do a project using them, but i'm running into an error while trying to populate. The comment is saved to the Comment schema perfectly, but throws an error when i reference it Organization Schema.Please advise me on what i'm doing wrong. Any form of assistance will be appreciated.
// Post route for comment(on the Organization's profile page)
router.post('/comment/:id', ensureAuthenticated,(req, res) =>{
let id = req.params.id;
console.log(mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid(id))
const commentObject = new Comment({
sender: 'Fred kimani',
commentBody: req.body.commentBody
})
console.log(commentObject);
commentObject.save((err, result) =>{
if(err){console.log(err)}
else{
Organization.findByIdAndUpdate(id, {$push: {comments: result}}, {upsert: true}, (err, organization) =>{
if(err){console.log(err)}
else{
console.log('======Comments====')
}
})
res.redirect('/users/organizationprofilepage/:id')
}
})
});
//Organization Schema
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const OrganizationSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
organization_name: {
type: String,
required: true
},
email: {
type: String,
required: true
},
password: {
type: String,
required: true
},
date: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now
},
category: {
type: String,
required: true
},
isApproved: {
type: Boolean,
default: false
},
image:{
type:String,
required:true
},
description: {
type: String,
required: true,
},
comments: [{
type: mongoose.Types.ObjectId,
ref: 'Comment'
}],
},
//{ typeKey: '$type' }
);
OrganizationSchema.statics.getOrganizations = async function () {
try {
const organizations = await this.find();
return organizations;
} catch (error) {
throw error;
}
}
//defines the layout of the db schema
const Organization = mongoose.model('0rganization', OrganizationSchema);
module.exports = Organization;
//Comment schema
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const CommentSchema = mongoose.Schema({
sender: {
type: String,
},
commentBody: {
type: String,
required: false,
},
date: {
type: Date,
default: Date.now
},
})
CommentSchema.statics.getComments= async function () {
try {
const comments = await this.find();
return comments ;
} catch (error) {
throw error;
}
}
const Comment= mongoose.model('Comment', CommentSchema);
module.exports = Comment;comments type to mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId:comments: [
{
type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
ref: 'Comment',
},
],
_id into the Organization object after its creation, not the whole object:commentObject.save((err, result) => {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
Organization.findByIdAndUpdate(
id,
{ $push: { comments: result._id } }, // <- Change this line
{ upsert: true },
(err, organization) => { }
);
...
}
});