Object type in mongoose

Question

I am defining a mongoose schema and definition is as follows:

   inventoryDetails: {
        type: Object,
        required: true

    },
    isActive:{
                 


        

Answer 1

You have two options to get your Object in the db:

1. Define it by yourself

let YourSchema = new Schema({
  inventoryDetails: {
    config: {
      count: {
        static: {
          value: {
            type: Number,
            default: 0
          },
          dataSource: {
            type: String
          }
        }
      }
    },
    myType: {
      type: String
    }
  },
  title: {
    static: {
      value: {
        type: Number,
        default: 0
      },
      dataSource: {
        type: String
      }
    }
  }
})

Take a look at my real code:

let UserSchema = new Schema({
  //...
  statuses: {
    online: {
      type: Boolean,
      default: true
    },
    verified: {
      type: Boolean,
      default: false
    },
    banned: {
      type: Boolean,
      default: false
    }
  },
  //...
})

This option gives you the ability to define the object's data structure.

If you want a flexible object data structure, see the next one.

2. Use the default Schema.Types.Mixed type

Example taken from the doc:

let YourSchema = new Schema({
  inventoryDetails: Schema.Types.Mixed
})

let yourSchema = new YourSchema;

yourSchema.inventoryDetails = { any: { thing: 'you want' } }

yourSchema.save()