Mongoose Materialized

A mongoose plugin for the materialized paths.

Overview

• Usage
• Examples
• API
  • Instructions
  • Attributes
  • Static methods
  • Methods
• Related Links
• Changelog
• Authors

Usage

var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
    materializedPlugin = require('mongoose-materialized'),
    Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/materialized');
 
var CatSchema = new Schema({
  name: {type: String}
});
 
 
CatSchema.plugin(materializedPlugin);
 
var Cat= mongoose.model('Cat', CatSchema); // Category

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Examples

Adding root and child element.

Important: The model verifies the existence of the parent category before they would save. Except for the root element or change the parent id not touch.

// if you have predefined datas with parent id
Cat.Building(function(){
    // building materialized path
});
 
// add root element
cat = new Cat({name: "Foods"});
cat.save(function(err, foods){
    // append new sub category
    foods.appendChild({name: "Vegetables"}, function(err, vega){
        // vega: { name: "Vegetables", parentId: [foods ID], path: ',[foods ID]' }
    });
    // or make new
    var vega = new Cat({name: "Vegetables"});
    // saving with append
    foods.appendChild(vega, function(err, data){ ... });
    // or save traditional way
    vega.parentId = foods._id;
    vega.save(function(err, data){ ... });
});
 

Find element and checking the relationship

Cat.findOne({parentId: null}, function(err, doc){
    // access to the children
    doc.getChildren(function(err, docs){
        // ...
    });
 
    // access to the children with condition and sort
    doc.getChildren({
        condition: { name: /^a/ },
        sort: { name: 1 }
    },function(err, docs){
        // ...
    });
 
    // access to the siblings
    doc.getSiblings(function(err, docs){
        // ...
    });
 
    // access to the ancestors
    doc.getAncestors(function(err, docs){
        // ...
    });
 
    // check element is root
    doc.isRoot(function(err, isOk){ ... });
 
    // check element is leaf
    doc.isLeaf(function(err, isLeaf){ ... });
 
    // depth virtual attributes
    doc.depth
 
    // use promise
    doc.getChildren().then(function(docs){
        // ...
    });
 
    // get doc array tree
    doc.getArrayTree(function(err, tree){
        // ... [ {"_id": "...", "children": [ {...} ]}]
    });
 
    // get doc tree
    doc.getTree(function(err, tree){
        // ... { "doc ID": { ..., children: { ... } }
    });
 
    // or get tree with condition and sorting
    doc.getTree({
        condition: { name: /^[a-zA-Z]+$/ },
        sort: { name: 1 }
    }, function(err, tree){
        // ...
    });
});
 
Cat.GetTree('elemt ID', function (err, tree) {
    // ...
});
 
Cat.GetArrayTree('elemt ID', function (err, tree) {
    // ...
});
 
// access for full tree in array
Cat.GetFullArrayTree(function (err, tree) {
 
});
 
// access for full tree object
Cat.GetFullTree(function (err, tree) {
 
});

The different arrayTree and simple Tree methods: arrayTree result:

[ 
    { _id: 53ee2db76f2d838a07a04e6a,
    path: '',
    name: 'Foods',
    __v: 0,
    _w: 0,
    parentId: null,
    depth: 0,
    id: '53ee2db76f2d838a07a04e6a',
    children: [ [Object], [Object] ] 
    }
]

and the Tree result:

{ '53ee2db76f2d838a07a04e6a': 
   { _id: 53ee2db76f2d838a07a04e6a,
     path: '',
     name: 'Foods',
     __v: 0,
     _w: 0,
     parentId: null,
     depth: 0,
     id: '53ee2db76f2d838a07a04e6a',
     children: { 
        '53ee2db76f2d838a07a04e6b': [Object] 
        } 
    } 
}

Manipulate child element with static method mongoose-materialized it is possible to use more than one root.

Cat.AppendChild('ID', { 'name': 'Meats'}, function(err, doc){ ... });
Cat.getChildren('ID', function(err, childs){ ... });
Cat.getRoots(function(err, roots){
    // root elements
});
 
// Format tree, sub element stored in children field
Cat.getRoots({ name: "" }).then(function (err, root) {
    root.getChildren().then(function (err, children) {
        console.log( Cat.toTree(children) );
        // or only shown name
        console.log( Cat.toTree(children, { name: 1 }) );
    });
});
 

Hierarchical builder for the existing data. Important: This operation is relatively slow. Use only the conversion.

Cat.Building(function(){
    // builded materialized path sturcture
});
 
// This example convert nested set to materialized path. Use this function to migration.
 
Cat.Building({
    remove: { lt: 1, gt: 1, children: 1 } // remove nested fields from existsing data
}, function(){
    // building is competted
});

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API

Instructions

The following methods must be used with a callback. The callback method have two arguments. The first error and the second data object. If all goes well then the error is null.

model.calledFunction( function (error, data) {
    if (error)
        // handle error
});

The methods with work callback return promise. Mongoose Promise

model.calledFunction().then( function (data) {
 
}, function (err) {
    // handle error
});

Imprtant! Do not use the following methods:

• Model.findByIdAndUpdate()
• Model.findByOneAndUpdate()
• Model.findByIdAndRemove()
• Model.findByOneAndRemove()
• Model.update() - static version
• instance.update()
• Model.remove() - static version

These functions are not triggered by the removal and saving events.

Instead, the following are recommended:

• instance.save() - saving and update (before use findOne, findById)
• instance.remove() - remove document (before use findOne, findById)
• Model.Remove(condition, callback)

The my query object is special object for mongo query. This parameter available for functions.

var query = {
    // mongo condition
    condition: {
        name: /^a/
    },
    // selected fields
    fields: {
        _id: 1,
        name: 1
    },
    // sorting
    sort: {
        name: -1
    }
};
 
// Example get chidls with query
doc.getChilds(query, function(err, docs){ ... });

To run the tests:

npm test

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Attributes

Added attributes:

• parentId: Parent item id.
• path: materialized path. Auto generated
• _w: weight for sort
• depth: (virtual) element depth

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Static methods

Similar method has the static begins with the first letter capitalized. (IsLeaft is static and isLeaf non static)

• IsLeaf(ModelOrId, callback)

• IsRoot(ModelOrId, callback)

• GetChildren(ModelOrId, [query,] callback)

• GetRoots([query,] callback)

• GetTree(root condition, [children query,] callback) - get elemets tree with children

• GetFullTree(callback)

• GetArrayTree(root condition, [children query,] callback) - get elemets tree with children

• GetFullArrayTree(callback)

• Remove(condition, callback) - use this instead of remove.

• AppendChild(ModelOrId, callback)

• ToTree(documentArray, selected fields) Return object, no mongoose document (toObject()). Fields: { name: 1, _id: 1 }

• ToArrayTree(documentArray, selected fields) Return objects in array, no mongoose document (toObject()). Fields: { name: 1, _id: 1 }

• Building([prepare,] callback) - rebuild material path (good for extisting collections - parentId is needed)

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Methods

• isRoot(callback)

• isLeaf(callback)

• isDescendant(callback)

• isParent(ModelOrId, callback)

• isSibling(ModelOrID, callback)

• getParent(callback)

• getDescendants([query,] callback)

• getChildren([query,] callback) alias for getDescendants

• getAncestors([query,] callback)

• getSiblings([query,] callback)

• getTree([query,] callback) - get elemets tree with children

• getArrayTree([query,] callback) - get elemets tree with children, array version

• appendChild(model, callback)

• setParent(ModelOrId) - if parameter is ID then check parent existence and set parentId (the model parameter to avoid the query)

• getChildCondition()

• getAncestorsCondition()

• getSiblingsCondition()

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Related Links

Inspired by seamless data management.

• MongoDB Model Tree Structures with Materialized Paths
• Inspired by mongoose nested set By @groupdock
• MongooseJS Doc

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Changelog

Oct 28, 2017 - version: 0.2.0

• fixed update children behavior. Thanks @selcukfatihsevinc
• updated dependencies: mongoose 4.12.* , Async 2.5.*
• added support nodejs 8.0
• dropped support nodejs 0.6, 0.8

Nov 10, 2016 - version: 0.1.9

• fixed MongoDB 3.2 limit issue. Thanks @alexjamesbrown
• fixed dependency: should package

Aug 15, 2014 - version: 0.1.8

• added new static methods: ToArrayTree(), GetArrayTree(), GetFullArrayTree()
• added new methods: getArrayTree()
• added new tests
• enhancements (toTree, parentId type inherits from _id)
• updated README.md and package dependencies

July 30, 2014 - version: 0.1.7

• fixed remove parent with parentId=null bug
• added new tests
• updated README.md

Dec 19, 2013 - version: 0.1.6

• added requested function: skip, limit for getDescendants, getChildren, getAncestors, getSiblings
• in tree construction (getTree, buildTree) skip, limit methods is not recommended for use

Oct 15, 2013 - version: 0.1.5

• fixed typo in 153 line.

Jun 25, 2013 - version: 0.1.4

• ToTree use virtuals
• better depth solution

Jun 16, 2013 - version: 0.1.3

• added GetFullTree static method
• added prepare for Building - use: Building({ remove: { lt: 1, gt: 1, level: 1 }, function () { });
• added GetFullTree test

Jun 16, 2013 - version: 0.1.2

• added getTree method and GetTree static method
• added Remove static method for remove with condition
• fixed: getChildren now return promise
• fixed: GetRoots function call
• fixed: GetChildren function call
• Building method already work
• Building tests
• updated README.md

Jun 14, 2013 - version: 0.1.1

• added ToTree test
• tempory removed Building static method (thown not implemented error if use)
• fixed: ToTree now return json document. (Not mongoose document)
• updated README.md

Jun 10, 2013 - version: 0.1.0

• currently under construction
• added test
• static methods
• before save verifies the existence of parent element
• Query supported methods
• added Travis CI build status
• updated README.md

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authors

• Janos Meszaros: https://github.com/janez89

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