include relation in mongo query
To query for related documents in MongoDB using the Go language, you can make use of the $lookup
operator with the pipeline
option. Here is an example query:
pipeline := []bson.M{
bson.M{
"$lookup": bson.M{
"from": "<related_collection>",
"localField": "<local_field>",
"foreignField": "<foreign_field>",
"as": "<output_field>",
},
},
}
cursor, err := collection.Aggregate(context.TODO(), pipeline)
Let's go through each step of the query:
Define the pipeline: Create a variable called
pipeline
and initialize it as an array ofbson.M
(MongoDB's BSON document type). This array will contain the stages of the aggregation pipeline.$lookup
stage: Inside thepipeline
array, add abson.M
document that represents the$lookup
stage. This stage allows you to perform a left outer join on two collections.Specify the related collection: In the
$lookup
stage, set the"from"
field to the name of the related collection you want to query against.Define the local field: Set the
"localField"
field to the name of the field in the current collection that you want to match with the foreign field in the related collection.Define the foreign field: Set the
"foreignField"
field to the name of the field in the related collection that you want to match with the local field.Specify the output field: Set the
"as"
field to the name of the field where the related documents will be stored in the output.Execute the query: Use the
Aggregate
method on your collection object, passing in the context and thepipeline
variable. This will return a cursor that you can iterate over to access the result documents.
Remember to replace <related_collection>
, <local_field>
, <foreign_field>
, and <output_field>
with the appropriate values for your specific use case.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.