Why Mongoose doesn't validate on update?
I have this code
var ClientSchema = new Schema({
name: {type: String, required: true, trim: true}
});
var Client = mongoose.model('Client', ClientSchema);
Using express, I create a new client with this code
var client = new Client(req.body);
client.save(function(err, data) {
....
});
If I leave the name field empty on the form, mongoose doesn't allow to create the client because I set it as required on the schema. Also, if I leave spaces before and after the name, mongoose delete that spaces before save.
Now, I try to update a client with this code
var id = req.params.id;
var client = req.body;
Client.update({_id: id}, client, function(err) {
....
});
It let me to change the name, but if I leave it empty on the form, mongoose doesn't validate and save an empty name. If I add empty spaces before and after the name, it save the name with spaces.
Why mongoose validate on save but not on update? I'm doing it in the wrong way?
mongodb: 2.4.0 mongoose: 3.6.0 express: 3.1.0 node: 0.10.1
Solution 1:
As of Mongoose 4.0 you can run validators on update()
and findOneAndUpdate()
using the new flag runValidators: true
.
Mongoose 4.0 introduces an option to run validators on
update()
andfindOneAndUpdate()
calls. Turning this option on will run validators for all fields that yourupdate()
call tries to$set
or$unset
.
For example, given OP's Schema:
const ClientSchema = new Schema({
name: {type: String, required: true, trim: true}
});
const Client = mongoose.model('Client', ClientSchema);
Passing the flag on each update
You can use the new flag like this:
const id = req.params.id;
const client = req.body;
Client.update({_id: id}, client, { runValidators: true }, function(err) {
....
});
Using the flag on a pre
hook
If you don't want to set the flag every time you update something, you can set a pre
hook for findOneAndUpdate()
:
// Pre hook for `findOneAndUpdate`
ClientSchema.pre('findOneAndUpdate', function(next) {
this.options.runValidators = true;
next();
});
Then you can update()
using the validators without passing the runValidators
flag every time.
Solution 2:
You're not doing anything wrong, validation
is implemented as internal middleware within Mongoose and middleware doesn't get executed during an update
as that's basically a pass-through to the native driver.
If you want your client update validated you'll need to find
the object to update, apply the new property values to it (see underscore's extend
method), and then call save
on it.
Mongoose 4.0 Update
As noted in the comments and victorkohl's answer, Mongoose now support the validation of the fields of $set
and $unset
operators when you include the runValidators: true
option in the update
call.