update nested array

[dcrystalj]

if i have dataset like this

{
  "_id": "abcd1234",
  "name": "randomStuff",
  "list": [
    {
      "name": "the first element",
      "value": "1234"
    },
    {
      "name": "the second element",
      "value": "5678"
    }
  ]
}

I cannot update "the first element" directly.

For example

db.update({_id: 'abcd1234'}, {$pull: {'list.value': 1234}}, {}, (err) => {
  console.log(err);
});

is not possible. instead i have to query element first. to get

const find =   {
      "name": "the first element",
      "value": "1234"
    },

which is then used as object to remove.

db.update({_id: 'abcd1234'}, {$pull: {'list': find}}, {}, (err) => {
  console.log(err);
});

proposal

make update param to accept nested queries

[fexell]

I don't want to write a long answer explaining how I solved it, but take a look at my post here for how I solved it: https://github.com/louischatriot/nedb/issues/608