Inserting a dynamic key into mongo

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hi,

Does anybody know how to insert a key name from a variable / dynamic key into mongodb?

i want to create a simple object that the key name is the facebook id of the user and the value is the meteor user id. i have both, just not sure how to enter the key name

its a method i call on the server :

mappingUsers(facebookId) {
    UsersMap.insert({facebookId: this.userId});
}

how should i wrap / what to put instead on the facebookId in the insert function?

thanks!

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Like this?

UsersMap.insert({[facebookId]: this.userId});
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I am not sure what you’re trying to achieve, but this is what I infer from your statement. You have a user with a Meteor account _id and you want to associate this _id with their Facebook ID.
Here’s how you should do this:

First Method: Associate the FacebookID via the profile object. Though usually not advisable for security reasons. I have used this method successfully

Meteor.users.update({_id: Meteor.userId()}, {$set: {"profile.facebookid": facebookId}});

And if you already use the Facebook SDK for meteor, the FacebookID of the user should be associated already in the services section of the user account object.

Second Method:

mappingUsers(facebookId) {
    UsersMap.insert({fbId: facebookId, userId: this.userId});
}

Your choice…

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hi, thanks, but im asking something else…

i want to create a separate collection which is for me to index my facebook ids and meteor ids.

basically, i want to create an array of objects, on which the keys are the facebook ids, and the values are the meteor ids.

UsersMap = [
{facebookId: meteorId},
{facebookId: meteorId},
{facebookId: meteorId}
]

so im not sure how to pass the facebook id as a dynamic key

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if i wrap the key in [] it will make it dynamic and take the value from a var?

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Yup, it’s a feature of ES2015.

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thanks!

it helps a lot :slight_smile:

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Suggestion: Per schema design principles for Mongo collections and future performance considerations, I suggest you consider de-normalizing the collection instead of pushing the Facebook IDs into an array. Searching through the userMaps collection could bring performance issues as the collection increases in size.

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ohh, true, didnt think about it.

cool, will do that,

thanks a lot!!!

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yeah putting it in user profile is probably a good idea

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You are awesome! Just what I needed