One of my current tasks involves creating an API endpoint with specific functionality. The goal is to input an Object ID into the path, locate the record associated with that ID, access a particular field within this object which contains another ObjectID for a different database entry, and ultimately retrieve that record in order to increment a specified field.
In essence, there exists a child->parent relationship between certain records, and I am seeking a method to increase a certain field within the parent record by providing the child's id through the API endpoint.
The presented code snippet demonstrates how the basic child increment was achieved. Now, the focus shifts towards implementing a similar mechanism for the parent record. How should I approach this task?
router.get('/today/parent/up/:id', function(req, res){
var collection = db.get('Activity');
collection.update({
_id: req.params.id
},
{
$inc: {
"repetitions.today": 1,
"repetitions.total": 1
}
}, function(err, activity){
if (err) throw err;
res.json(activity);
});
})