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I have a document :

{
    _id: 98556a665626a95a655a,
    first_name: 'Panda',
    last_name: 'Panda,
    notifications: [{
        _id: '',
        // ...
    }]
}

I want to return the following response :

{
   _id: 98556a665626a95a655a,
   first_name: 'Panda',
   last_name: 'Panda',
   notifications: 2
}

The problem is about notifications count field,

I used Mongoose NodeJS package and I tried the following :

UserDBModel.findOne({_id: uid}, {notifications: {$size: '$notifications'}}, function(err, user){ });

But it seems to not work. Someone can help me ? :)

Thanks in advance.

I have a document :

{
    _id: 98556a665626a95a655a,
    first_name: 'Panda',
    last_name: 'Panda,
    notifications: [{
        _id: '',
        // ...
    }]
}

I want to return the following response :

{
   _id: 98556a665626a95a655a,
   first_name: 'Panda',
   last_name: 'Panda',
   notifications: 2
}

The problem is about notifications count field,

I used Mongoose NodeJS package and I tried the following :

UserDBModel.findOne({_id: uid}, {notifications: {$size: '$notifications'}}, function(err, user){ });

But it seems to not work. Someone can help me ? :)

Thanks in advance.

• javascript
• node.js
• mongoose

Share Improve this question Follow asked Dec 21, 2015 at 16:53 NïrioNïrio 4311 silver badge44 bronze badges 2

• what did that query return to you? – CodePhobia Commented Dec 21, 2015 at 17:01
• 1 the $size operator will only return the fields that matches the size specified when used like you used it (It expects a number). If you want it to return the number of items in the array then you must you use it in an aggregration. Here's the link. If not, try using the .length property of an array like suggested in the answers. – mugabits Commented Dec 21, 2015 at 17:17

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Use aggregate with a project pipeline operator.

UserDBModel.aggregate()
    .match({_id: uid})
    .project({
        first_name: 1,
        last_name: 1,
        notifications: {$size:"$notifications"}
    })
    .exec(function(err, notifications) {
        // notifications will be an array, you probably want notifications[0]
    });

Note that you will have to explicitly specify the fields for the project operator.

Maybe, you could do something like this in your node.

UserDBModel.findOne({ '_id': uid }, 'notifications', function (err, notifications) {
  if (err) return handleError(err);

 console.log(notifications.length);
})

Since you are using JS anyways maybe use its power! :)

What I found to work for me is creating a mongoose virtual attribute.

Schema.virtual('notifications_count').get(function() {
  if (this.notifications) {
    return this.notifications.length;
  }
});

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