soft-deleting-mongoose

This is a simple, easy-to-understand soft deleting package for MongoDB using Mongoose ODM. This package gives you all functionality to soft delete any Mongodb document. So let's start soft deleting...

Installation

npm install soft-deleting-mongoose

Usage

Defining schema

Firstly import MongooseSchema and create a schema.

const userSchema = new MongooseSchema({
    name: {
        type: String,
        required: true
    },
    email: {
        type: String,
        required: true,
    },
    role: {
        type: String,
        default: "user"
    },
    password: String
});

Creating a model

const User = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);

Delete a user by using soft deleting

app.delete("/user/:_id", async (req, res, next) => {
    try {
        const _id = req.params._id;
        const user = await User.softDeleteById(_id);

        return res.status(200).json({ success: true, data: user });
    } catch (error) {
        next(error);
    }
});

Provided the following query helpers for soft deleting.

• .notDeleted()
• .onlyDeleted()
• .withDeleted()

Provided the following static functions for soft deleting.

• Model.softDelete(query)
• Model.softDeleteById(_id)
• Model.restoreById(_id)
• Model.restore(query)
• Model.restoreAll()
• Model.forceDeleteById(_id)
• Model.forceDelete(query)

Usage Example of query helpers

In the above, I have declared a model named User. Now I am giving examples using the User model.

.notDeleted()

• Get not deleted documents

User.find({}).notDeleted();

.onlyDeleted()

• Get only deleted documents

User.find({}).onlyDeleted();

.withDeleted()

• Get both types of documents (deleted + not deleted)

User.find({}).withDeleted();

Usage Example of static functions

In the above, I have declared a model named User. Now I am giving examples using the User model.

Model.softDelete(query)

• Soft delete the matched documents by query

User.softDelete({ role: "user" });

Model.softDeleteById(_id)

• Soft delete the document by _id

const _id = "6405d153a208cbfd7b88b0c5";
User.softDeleteById(_id);

Model.restoreById(_id)

• Restore the deleted document by _id

const _id = "6405d153a208cbfd7b88b0c5";
User.restoreById(_id);

Model.restore(query)

• Restore the matched deleted documents by query

const _id = "6405d153a208cbfd7b88b0c5";
User.restoreById(_id);

Model.restoreAll()

• Restore all deleted documents

User.restoreAll();

Model.forceDeleteById(_id)

• Permanently delete a document by _id

const _id = "6405d153a208cbfd7b88b0c5";
User.forceDeleteById(_id);

Model.forceDelete(query)

• Permanently delete the matched documents by query

User.forceDeleteById({ role: "sub-admin" });

Usage Example in TypeScript

Creating a model

const User = mongoose.model<IUserDoc, Model<IUserDoc, IQueryHelpers<IUserDoc>>>('User', userSchema);

Heder, IUserDoc is the interface of user, Model is imported from mongoose, and IQueryHelpers is imported from soft-deleting-mongoose package.