How to search Mongodb models by date?-CodePudding

I am using Node.js mongodb. I have a model like this

const calendarSchema = new Schema ({
    title: String,
    start: String, //start date
    end: String, // end date
    endDate: String,
    sessionsRan: Number,
    _user: {type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
    created: {
        type: Date,
        default: Date.now
    },
    
})

What is the best way to query mongodb for this? I need to find documents where date < today and isActive: true.

I am currently doing this but not sure how implement a date search

const calendar = await Calendar.find({isActive: "active"})

CodePudding user response：

With $lt mongodb operator, you can query against the date field alongside isActive field.

{start:{$lt: new Date().toISOString()}, isActive: true}

Here's a live demo

Note:

Ensure your dates are saved as ISOString
Your schema for dates should be constructed with new Date() object rather than a String.