pushing an object to an array in mongoDB - arrays

Question

I'm trying to send an object to an array in my model, but every time I do, the array is still empty.
I pass the object to the backend and it arrives here:
var addFavoriteRecipe = function(req, res){
if(req.user){
console.log(req.body);
userModel.User.find({_id: req.user._id}, {$push :{favoriteRecipes: {name: req.body.alias, _id: req.body._id}}}, function(err){
if(err){
res.send(err);
}else{
res.send("success!");
}
});
}else{
var sendBackError = {err: true, message: "You are not logged in."}
res.send(sendBackError);
}
}
The console log on req.body shows all the data I passed back, and has the two fields I'm trying to push into the array.
Here is my Model:
var userSchema = mongoose.Schema({
username: {
type: String,
required: true,
unique: true
},
email: {
type: String,
required: true,
unique: true
},
password: {
type: String,
required: true
},
friendsList: {
type: Array,
},
favoriteRecipes: {
type: Array,
}
});
I've toyed around with the code, but I really am lost as to where I should go from here. I want to think it's something on my model, but I'm not entirely sure.

Answer 1

You can define your model for an array of objects, either this way:
favoriteRecipes: [{
_id: ObjectId,
name: String
}]
or
favoriteRecipes: { type : Array , "default" : [] }
but, The problem seems to be here:
userModel.User.find(
{_id: req.user._id},
{ $push : {favoriteRecipes: {name: req.body.alias, _id: req.body._id}}},
function(err){
if(err){
res.send(err);
}else{
res.send("success!");
}
});
You are using find you need to change it to update:
userModel.User.update(
{_id: req.user._id},
{ $push : { favoriteRecipes: {name: req.body.alias, _id: req.body._id}}},
function(err){
if(err){
res.send(err);
}else{
res.send("success!");
}
});