The method findOneAndUpdate change the id of my element in a array - mongodb

Question

I'm working with mongoDB, mongoose and graphQL. I'm trying to make an update in my DB.
I'm doing an update in an array called phones, the changes work perfectly, the only problem is that when the update ends, the value of the objectId changes.
// Models -> Schema Organization
const organizationSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
name: String,
address: String,
phones: [
{
number: Number,
prefix: Number
}
],
email: String
})
// Types -> Organization
type Response {
success: Boolean!
token: String
errors: [Error]
}
type Error {
path: String!
message: String!
}
input iOrganization {
_id: ID
arrID: ID
address: String
email: String
number: Int
prefix: Int
name: String
}
type Mutation {
updateOrgGeneric(iOrg: iOrganization): Response!
}
// Resolvers -> Organization (1st way)
Mutation: {
updateOrgGeneric: (parent, args, {models}) => {
return models.Organization.findOneAndUpdate(
{ "_id": args.iOrg._id, "phones._id": args.iOrg.arrID },
{ $set: { "phones.$": { number: args.iOrg.number, prefix: args.iOrg.prefix }} },
{new: true}
)
.then((resp) => {
console.log(resp);
return {
success: true,
errors: []
}
})
.catch((error) => {
return {
success: false,
errors: error
};
})
},
}
// Resolvers -> Organization (2nd way)
Mutation: {
updateOrgGeneric: (parent, args, {models}) => {
return models.Organization.findOneAndUpdate(
{ "_id": args.iOrg._id },
{ $set: { "phones.$[arr]": { number: args.iOrg.number, prefix: args.iOrg.prefix }} },
{new: true}
{ arrayFilters:[{ "arr._id": mongoose.Types.ObjectId(args.iOrg.arrID) }], new: true}
)
.then((resp) => {
console.log(resp);
return {
success: true,
errors: []
}
})
.catch((error) => {
return {
success: false,
errors: error
};
})
}
}
// Playground (http://localhost:5000/graphql)
mutation {
updateOrgGeneric(
iOrg: {
_id: "5bdbee1b794b972bc8562aeb"
arrID: "5bdcea7cae88be098c020b19"
number: 85239,
prefix: 862
}
){
success
errors {
path
message
}
}
}
Both _id, as arrID, exist in the BD.
In the playground example the initial arrID was: _id:ObjectId("5bdcea7cae88be098c020b19"), but after the update is another, example: _id:ObjectId("5bdcec0a2ab78533b4bd1d98"). What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!

Answer 1

Mongodb is a nosql database which means that every object in the database should consist of an Id and revision values. Once an update occurs the revision value changes as part of the update process to implement the changes made to the data object. Since your data object don't have the revision value then the id value changes. Because it is unique. Now I'm no expert with mongo but you should check the docs on how to persist data objects and change accordingly

Answer 2

In case anyone lands here (despite this being old post), the problem probably lies in trying to update the entire phones object, of which the overwritten _id is a part. Since there's a model defined for phonesin mongoose, it will try to create a new _id any time an entire new phones object is created.
Someone who wanted to keep the same id would need to $set only the fields they want to change, rather than the entire object. So
{ $set: { "phones.$[arr]": { number: args.iOrg.number, prefix: args.iOrg.prefix }} }
could be changed to
{ $set: { "phones.$[arr].number": args.iOrg.number, "phones.$[arr].prefix": args.iOrg.prefix } }