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id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId
id title challengeType forumTopicId
587d7fb7367417b2b2512c0d Use model.findById() to Search Your Database By _id 2 301544

Description

When saving a document, MongoDB automatically adds the field _id, and set it to a unique alphanumeric key. Searching by _id is an extremely frequent operation, so Mongoose provides a dedicated method for it.

Instructions

Modify the findPersonById to find the only person having a given _id, using Model.findById() -> Person. Use the function argument personId as the search key.

Tests

tests:
  - text: Find an item by Id should succeed
    testString: |
      getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/find-by-id').then(data => {
        assert.equal(data.name, 'test', 'item.name is not what expected');
        assert.equal(data.age, 0, 'item.age is not what expected');
        assert.deepEqual(data.favoriteFoods, ['none'], 'item.favoriteFoods is not what expected');
        assert.equal(data.__v, 0, 'The item should be not previously edited');
        }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })

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