Better way to query multiple fields in $geoNear than using $or? - mongodb

Question

I have a list of events. I would like to search both the title and description fields for a certain phrase and return events in a given radius matching the query.
I am currently using the $or operator, which seems to work. However, I am wondering if there is a better way of doing this? I've created a compound text index that uses both fields; I'm just not sure if it actually gets used.
let queryText = /someString/;
return db.collection('events').aggregate([
{
$geoNear: {
near: [lng, lat],
distanceField: 'distance',
maxDistance: radius,
query: {
$or: [
{title: queryText},
{description: queryText}
]
},
spherical: true
}
}
]).toArray();

Answer 1

You can include your query in another argument (remember that $geoNear always must be on top) like this
let queryText = /someString/;
return db.collection('events').aggregate([
{
$geoNear: {
near: [lng, lat],
distanceField: 'distance',
maxDistance: radius,
spherical: true
},
{
$match: {
$or: [
{title: queryText},
{description: queryText}
]
}
}
]).toArray();
All of the time I use this way, I have never try your way before.