freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/05-apis-and-microservices/mongodb-and-mongoose/use-model.find-to-search-your-database.english.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId
587d7fb7367417b2b2512c0b	Use model.find() to Search Your Database	2	301543

Description

Find all the people having a given name, using Model.find() -> [Person] In its simplest usage, Model.find() accepts a query document (a JSON object) as the first argument, then a callback. It returns an array of matches. It supports an extremely wide range of search options. Check it in the docs. Use the function argument personName as search key.

Instructions

Tests

tests:
  - text: Find all items corresponding to a criteria should succeed
    testString: 'getUserInput => $.post(getUserInput(''url'') + ''/_api/find-all-by-name'', {name: ''r@nd0mN4m3'', age: 24, favoriteFoods: [''pizza'']}).then(data => { assert.isArray(data, ''the response should be an Array'');  assert.equal(data[0].name, ''r@nd0mN4m3'', ''item.name is not what expected''); assert.equal(data[0].__v, 0, ''The item should be not previously edited''); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })'

Challenge Seed

Solution

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