Automattic / Automattic/mongoose
populate from one path to a different path
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- JavaScript
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Description
On populating documents, it would be great if we could assign the populated result to a different field, akin to how `$lookup` works.
```js
const post = await Post.findOne().populate({ path: 'userId', as: 'user' });
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with Mongoose's populate API and the `$lookup` behavior referenced in the issue, then locate the existing populate implementation and related tests. Done means the requested `userId` population can expose its result through the separate `user` field, with behavior and edge cases covered by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, mongodb
- Domain
- database
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100