MongoDB, update collection field if new value is not null

Question

I would update a collection setting the value only if the new values are not null. I have a code like this:

 ...
 var userName = req.body.nome;
 var userSurn         


        

Answer 1

If there is not any field that you dont want users to be able to change. since this method will take any value which is not empty and update it. you can do it like this.

 const updatedFields = {};
 Object.keys(req.body).forEach(key => {
   if (!isEmpty(req.body[key])) {
     updatedFields[key] = req.body[key];
   }
 });
YourModel.findOneAndUpdate(
      { employee_id: req.body.employee_id },
      {$set:updatedFields},
      {new:true}).then(updatedObj =>{
        console.log("updated obj:",updatedObj);
      })

is empty function

    const isEmpty = value =>
  value === undefined ||
  value === null ||
  (typeof value === "object" && Object.keys(value).length === 0) ||
  (typeof value === "string" && value.trim().length === 0);