Complex filter queries

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1

Hi,

I´ve 9 input elements and i have no idea how to start to make a filter with every possible combination. The problem: I don´t want to write 512 mongo queries. Has anybody else done something like this or can give me a starting point?

thanks

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2

combine the values of the input into an array and use the $in mongo selector

3

thanks, but that doesn´t solve the problem of multiple combinations.

For example with only 4 combinations = 16

a= false
x = false
y = false
z = false

a= true
x = false
y = false
z = false

a= true
x = true
y = false
z = false

a= true
x = true
y = true
z = false

a = true
x = true
y = true
z = true

a= false
x = true
y = true
z = true

a= false
x = false
y = true
z = true

a= true
x = false
y = true
z = true

a= true
x = true
y = false
z = true

a= true
x = true
y = true
z = false

a= false
x = true
y = false
z = false

a= false
x = false
y = true
z = false

a= false
x = true
y = true
z = false

a= true
x = false
y = false
z = true

4

what do you mean by true/false and axyz? can you give an example to what a few of those inputs would be and an example to what you would be querying for?

I take it there is no one general answer to your question. so an example to your specific use case would help us help you.

5

I’m not sure why you’d need to/want to define a query for each permutation of input value. Use variables to build the query, taking the appropriate precautions.

6

simple example. status and position are selects where multiple elements can be combined.

after click on search button:

if (
    position == null    &&
    status   != null
    ) 
      {
	Pages.set("filters", {'status': { $in: status } });
      };

if (
    position != null    &&
    status == null
    )
      {
        Pages.set("filters", {'position': { $in: position } });
					
      };

if (
    position != null    &&
    status   != null
    )
    {
	Pages.set("filters",{ 
		         'position': { $in: position}, 
			 'status':{ $in: status } 
		 });
    }

This can get a lot more complicated with 9 fields. Perhaps the solution is dead simple, but i don’t see it.

7

Have a close look at the answer to this question. I don’t know if all of the details are the same, but these kinds of problems can be built in parts rather than iterating through every combination of inputs.

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8

@dweldon seems to have beaten me to it.

You’ll just need to build the query based on the key, starting with an empty query = {} object and populating it using a pattern of query[filterKey] = {$in: filterValue}

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9

Thank you very much. When you see it, it looks so logical to do.