Enums in Mongoose
May 23, 2022
Mongoose String and Number types have an enum validator.
The enum validator is an array that will check if the value given is an item in the array.
If the value is not in the array, Mongoose will throw a ValidationError when you try to save().
const testSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
status: {
type: String,
enum: ['valid', 'invalid']
}
})
const Test = mongoose.model('Test', testSchema);
await Test.create({ name: 'not a status' }); // throws validation error
await Test.create({ name: 'valid' }); // worksTypescript enums
You can also use Typescript Enums.
At runtime, TypeScript enums are just POJOs where the object's values are the enum values.
When you set enum to an object, Mongoose will run Object.values() on the object to get the desired values.
enum Status {
Valid,
Invalid
};
const testSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
rating: {
type: Number,
enum: Rating
xw}
});
const Test = mongoose.model('Test', testSchema);
await Test.create({ name: 'invalid' }); // throws validation error
await Test.create({ name: 'Valid' }); // works
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