mongoose-transfer v1.3.0
mongoose-transfer
Mongoose plugin to transfer references to a new document by calling document.transfer(newID)
Installation
npm install --save mongoose-transfer
Usage
const mongoose = require('mongoose')
const Schema = mongoose.Schema
const mongooseTransfer = require('mongoose-transfer')
let YourSchema = new Schema({
  title: String,
  description: String,
  author: String,
})
YourSchema.plugin(mongooseTransfer, {
  relations: [{ model: 'SomeOtherModel', key: 'author', condition: { company: '...' } }],
  debug: true, // Default: false -> If true operations are logged out in your console
})
let Model = mongoose.model('YourSchema', YourSchema)After setting up all relations, you can call .transfer(NEWID, OPTIONS) on your documents which will transfer all related documents to a new entity.
document.transfer(NEWID, OPTIONS)Methods
transfer
This plugin adds a method .transfer to the schema. Call .transfer to run a reference transfer
This function takes 2 parameters:
| Parameter no. | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ObjectId | ObjectId which matching documents should be transfered to | 
| 2 | Object | Options (see info below) | 
Example
user.transfer('NEWID', {
  condition: { company: '...' },
})Options
condition
Define under which conditions transfer can take place. Accepts an object (mongoose query) or a function executed on each document
{
  condition: { "name": { $ne: "Mark" } }
}{
  condition: function(doc, model) {
    console.log(model) // -> e.g. "User"
    return doc.name !== 'Mark'
  }
}relations
Define all relations this model has to other models.
relations is an Array and takes Objects like this:
| Prop | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| model | String | Name of the registered mongoose model | 
| condition | See condition above | Overrides the condition on document level | 
| key | String/Object/Array | Define which props that contain references. See relations.keybelow | 
Examples
{
  model: 'SomeModel',
  key: 'reference',
  condition: { company: '...' }
}{
  model: 'SomeModel',
  key: ['something.nested', { key: 'reference', options: { remove: true } }]
  condition: function(doc, model) {
    return doc.company === '...'
  }
}relations.key
Define where the reference is located inside the document. Allows dotnotation ("some.deep.key").
relations.key can be an Array for multiple references inside one document or String/Object for single references inside one document.
Key can be defined in the following ways:
| Type | Example | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| String | some.deep.key | Simpel string selector (dotnotation) | 
| Object | { key: "some.deep.key", options: {...} } | Defining it as objects allow for options | 
Key options
Keys allow the following options:
| Prop | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| remove | Boolean | Set to true if you want to remove the relation instead of transfering | 
{
  model: 'SomeModel',
  key: [
    'something.nested',
    { key: 'reference', options: { remove: true } }
  ]
}debug
You can enable logging of all operations by setting debug to true
License
The MIT License Copyright (c) Carsten Jacobsen