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March 23, 2021 11:41
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//here is document with NESTED Array | |
{ | |
"_id": "xyz-800", | |
"site": "xyz", | |
"user": 800, | |
"timepoints": [ | |
{"timepoint": 0, "a": 1500, "b": 700}, | |
{"timepoint": 2, "a": 1000, "b": 200}, | |
{"timepoint": 4, "a": 3500, "b": 1500} | |
] | |
} | |
/** | |
Starting MongoDb 3.4, we can use $addFields to add the top level fields | |
to the embedded document and use $replaceRoot to promote | |
embedded document to top level. | |
*/ | |
db.records.aggregate({ | |
$unwind: "$timepoints" | |
}, { | |
$addFields: { | |
"timepoints._id": "$_id", | |
"timepoints.site": "$site", | |
"timepoints.user": "$user" | |
} | |
}, { | |
$replaceRoot: { | |
newRoot: "$timepoints" | |
} | |
}) | |
// Sample Output | |
{ "timepoint" : 0, "a" : 1500, "b" : 700, "_id" : "xyz-800", "site" : "xyz", "user" : 800 } | |
{ "timepoint" : 2, "a" : 1000, "b" : 200, "_id" : "xyz-800", "site" : "xyz", "user" : 800 } | |
{ "timepoint" : 4, "a" : 3500, "b" : 1500, "_id" : "xyz-800", "site" : "xyz", "user" : 800 } |
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