mongoose-delete is simple and lightweight plugin that enables soft deletion of documents in MongoDB. This code is based on riyadhalnur's plugin mongoose-softdelete.
- Add delete() method on document (do not override standard remove() method)
- Add deleteById() static method
- Add deleted (true-false) key on document
- Add deletedAt key to store time of deletion
- Add deletedBy key to record who deleted document
- Restore deleted documents using restore method
- Bulk delete and restore
- Option to override static methods (count, countDocuments, find, findOne, findOneAndUpdate, update)
- For overridden methods we have two additional methods: methodDeleted and methodWithDeleted
- Disable model validation on delete
- Option to create index on delete fields (deleted, deletedAt, deletedBy)
Install using npm
npm install mongoose-delete
We can use this plugin with or without options.
var mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: String
});
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete);
var Pet = mongoose.model('Pet', PetSchema);
var fluffy = new Pet({ name: 'Fluffy' });
fluffy.save(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: false, name: 'Fluffy' }
// note: you should invoke exactly delete() method instead of standard fluffy.remove()
fluffy.delete(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: true, name: 'Fluffy' }
fluffy.restore(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: false, name: 'Fluffy' }
});
});
});
var examplePetId = mongoose.Types.ObjectId("53da93b16b4a6670076b16bf");
// INFO: Example usage of deleteById static method
Pet.deleteById(examplePetId, function (err, petDocument) {
// mongodb: { deleted: true, name: 'Fluffy', _id: '53da93b1...' }
});var mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: String
});
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { deletedAt : true });
var Pet = mongoose.model('Pet', PetSchema);
var fluffy = new Pet({ name: 'Fluffy' });
fluffy.save(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: false, name: 'Fluffy' }
// note: you should invoke exactly delete() method instead of standard fluffy.remove()
fluffy.delete(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: true, name: 'Fluffy', deletedAt: ISODate("2014-08-01T10:34:53.171Z")}
fluffy.restore(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: false, name: 'Fluffy' }
});
});
});var mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: String
});
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { deletedBy : true });
var Pet = mongoose.model('Pet', PetSchema);
var fluffy = new Pet({ name: 'Fluffy' });
fluffy.save(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: false, name: 'Fluffy' }
var idUser = mongoose.Types.ObjectId("53da93b16b4a6670076b16bf");
// note: you should invoke exactly delete() method instead of standard fluffy.remove()
fluffy.delete(idUser, function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: true, name: 'Fluffy', deletedBy: ObjectId("53da93b16b4a6670076b16bf")}
fluffy.restore(function () {
// mongodb: { deleted: false, name: 'Fluffy' }
});
});
});var mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: String,
age: Number
});
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete);
var Pet = mongoose.model('Pet', PetSchema);
var idUser = mongoose.Types.ObjectId("53da93b16b4a6670076b16bf");
// Delete multiple object, callback
Pet.delete(function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.delete({age:10}, function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.delete({}, idUser, function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.delete({age:10}, idUser, function (err, result) { ... });
// Delete multiple object, promise
Pet.delete().exec(function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.delete({age:10}).exec(function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.delete({}, idUser).exec(function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.delete({age:10}, idUser).exec(function (err, result) { ... });
// Restore multiple object, callback
Pet.restore(function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.restore({age:10}, function (err, result) { ... });
// Restore multiple object, promise
Pet.restore().exec(function (err, result) { ... });
Pet.restore({age:10}).exec(function (err, result) { ... });We have the option to override all standard methods or only specific methods. Overridden methods will exclude deleted documents from results, documents that have deleted = true. Every overridden method will have two additional methods, so we will be able to work with deleted documents.
| only not deleted documents | only deleted documents | all documents |
|---|---|---|
| count() | countDeleted | countWithDeleted |
| find() | findDeleted | findWithDeleted |
| findOne() | findOneDeleted | findOneWithDeleted |
| findOneAndUpdate() | findOneAndUpdateDeleted | findOneAndUpdateWithDeleted |
| update() | updateDeleted | updateWithDeleted |
var mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: String
});
// Override all methods
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { overrideMethods: 'all' });
// or
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { overrideMethods: true });
// Overide only specific methods
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { overrideMethods: ['count', 'find', 'findOne', 'findOneAndUpdate', 'update'] });
// or
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { overrideMethods: ['count', 'countDocuments', 'find'] });
// or (unrecognized method names will be ignored)
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { overrideMethods: ['count', 'find', 'errorXyz'] });
var Pet = mongoose.model('Pet', PetSchema);
// Example of usage overridden methods
Pet.find(function (err, documents) {
// will return only NOT DELETED documents
});
Pet.findDeleted(function (err, documents) {
// will return only DELETED documents
});
Pet.findWithDeleted(function (err, documents) {
// will return ALL documents
});var mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: { type: String, required: true }
});
// By default, validateBeforeDelete is set to true
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete);
// the previous line is identical to next line
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { validateBeforeDelete: true });
// To disable model validation on delete, set validateBeforeDelete option to false
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { validateBeforeDelete: false });
// NOTE: This is based on existing Mongoose validateBeforeSave option
// https://mongoosejs.com/docs/guide.html#validateBeforeSavevar mongoose_delete = require('mongoose-delete');
var PetSchema = new Schema({
name: String
});
// Index all field related to plugin (deleted, deletedAt, deletedBy)
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { indexFields: 'all' });
// or
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { indexFields: true });
// Index only specific fields
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { indexFields: ['deleted', 'deletedBy'] });
// or
PetSchema.plugin(mongoose_delete, { indexFields: ['deletedAt'] });
The MIT License
Copyright (c) 2014 Sanel Deljkic https://dsanel.github.io/
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