Express - return certain documents with named route parameters using axios - mongodb

Question

I'm having trouble communicating between the frontend and backend for a selected GET request.
I am using a React frontend with an express/mongoose setup out in the backend.
In the frontend, I do a GET call using axios for:
axios.get('/api/orders/', {
params : {
name: this.props.user.name // user name can be Bob
}
})
And in the backend I'm having a hard time understanding the correct method I would need to do to query the database (example below doesn't work). I found stuff with .select but even then I still can't get it to work:
router.get('/orders', function(req, res) {
Order.find({}).select(req.params).then(function (order) {
res.send(req.params);
})
});
I also tried doing this to see if I can even get the params to send properly and to no demise:
router.get('/orders/:name', function(req, res) {
res.send('client sent :',req.query.name);
});
The orders document model holds objects that house an ordered array and a name (type: String) attached to the object. The Mongoose scheme for the order:
const orderScheme = new Schema({
name : { type : String },
orders : { type : Array}
});
In my MongoDB, I can see all the "Master Orders" send back. Each master order has the name of who submitted it, plus all the orders within (there can be a ton of orders).
What I'm trying to exactly do is pull up all orders that have a certain name. So if I search "TestAccount", I'll get all of bob's orders. I've included an image below:
Any pointers?

Answer 1

Client-side:
axios.get('/api/orders/' + this.props.user.name)
.then(function (response) {
// handle success
console.log(response);
})
.catch(function (error) {
// handle error
console.log(error);
})
You need to handle the Promise when resolved/rejected.
Server-side:
router.get('/orders/:name', function(req, res) {
return Order.find({name: req.params.name}).then(function(orders) {
// return orders when resolved
res.send(orders);
})
.catch(function (error) {
// handle error
console.log(error);
})
});
You did not specify a named route parameter in your route path.
You also aren't accessing the name property by using req.params only.
You should use Model.find() conditions parameter to specify which document[s] you're trying to find. Query.prototype.select() is for filtering document fields.