Insert array into MongoDB subdocument with Node.js - arrays

Question

I currently have a schema which looks as follows:
positionsApplied:[{
position_id:String,
index_position: Number
}],
I also have 3 objects which I need to insert into my database:
How can I insert these into my database through an Ajax call? What Ive tried so far:
Adding the data to an array like this:
["58d6b7e11e793c9a506ffe8f", 0, "58c2871414cd3d209abf4fc1", 1, "58d6b7e11e793c9a506ffe7f", 1]
Which would then be passed through my ajax call like this?(unsure)
$.ajax({
url: "/insertPositionIndex",
type: "POST",
dataType: "json",
data: {
newarray
},
success: function (data) {
console.log(data);
}
})
Inserting into the database is where I'm stuck, how do I break down the array in order to insert it?
app.post('/insertPositionIndex', function(req, res){
var object = req.body.ordered_divs;
console.log(req.body);
User.update(
{ "_id": req.user._id},
{ "$push":
{"positionsApplied":
{
// unsure what to do here?
}
}
}
).exec(function (err, result) {
console.log(result);
res.send({ results: result });
});
});
Any help is greatly appreciated!
* Note the position_id field in the schema is the div_id in the array, also the index-position field is the index_pos in the array.
user schema:
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var User = new Schema({
id: String,
name: String,
companyname: String,
password: String,
email: String,
username: String,
location: String,
role:String,
teamwork:Number,
initiative:Number,
technical_skills: Number,
communication:Number,
employees: String,
profile_image: String,
biodescription: String,
twitter: String,
facebook: String,
instagram: String,
linkedin: String,
biodescription: String,
positionsApplied:[{
position_id:String,
index_position: Number
}],
experience: [{
title: String,
location: String,
company: String,
start: String,
end:String,
description:String
}],
position: [{
_id:String,
title: String,
location: String,
start: String,
term:Number,
description:String,
date: {type: Date, default: Date.now},
applied:[{
candidate_id: String,
profile_image: String,
location: String,
name: String,
_id:String
}],
}],
education: [{
school: String,
location: String,
degree: String,
start: String,
end:String,
description:String,
_id:String
}],
images: [{
one: String,
two: String,
three: String,
four: String,
five:String,
six:String
}],
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('User', User);

Answer 1

Since your Schema is an array of objects and the data that you are getting(as per console of the browser) is also an array of objects why don't you just pass that array itself(the one in the console of the browser) through ajax and use the $each of mongodb $push to save it into the database.
$.ajax({
url: "/insertPositionIndex",
type: "POST",
dataType: "json",
data: {
arrayOfObjects
},
success: function (data) {
console.log(data);
}
})
app.post('/insertPositionIndex', function(req, res){
var object = req.body.ordered_divs;
console.log(req.body);
User.update(
{ "_id": req.user._id},
{
"$push":
{
"positionsApplied":{
$each: req.body.arrayOfObjects
}
}
}
).exec(function (err, result) {
console.log(result);
res.send({ results: result });
});
});
You will have to change the arrayOfObjects keys to match that of your schema positionsApplied keys.