model.save() saved req.body in toString format having special characters in each key

[rockamitk]

//Schema Def
const schema = new mongoose.Schema({ name: {type: String, alias:'enquiry_name', required: true, minLength: 3, maxLength: 30}, email: {type: String, alias:'enquiry_email', required: true}, }); schema.plugin(require('mongoose-aliasfield'));

//Model Def
User = module.exports = mongoose.model('User' ,schema);

let user = new User({
enquiry_name: req.body.enquiry_name,
enquiry_email: req.body.enquiry_email
});
user.save()

/Stores in Db/
{ "_id" : ObjectId("5a0d70418caef3234092fd2e"), "name" : "{ name: 'raj',\n email: '{ email: \'raj@aviota.ai\',_id: 5a0d70418caef3234092fd2e,}\',\n _id: 5a0d70418caef3234092fd2e}',"email" : "{ email: 'raj@aviota.ai',\n _id: 5a0d70418caef3234092fd2e,\n}',\n _id: 5a0d70418caef3234092fd2e}"}

What actually happening here??

[ramiel]

It looks like req.body.enquiry_name contains an object instead of a string.
Try to write

let user = new User({
enquiry_name: 'a name',
enquiry_email: 'an@email.com'
});
user.save()

and see what happens

[rockamitk]

It was mongoose version issues. I was using mongoose 4.10.6.

Is there any create alias of _id?

[ramiel]

I never tried honestly, but _id is already aliased by mongoose as id, maybe it's enough.