node.js - Making mongoose.js queries run synchronously

Question

I have two mongoose collections. The first stores a list of places, the second is visits to the places. My node code goes through and attempts to get the list of visits to each place and build a string that I output as JSON. The first query completes before the second ever starts - is there a way to make them run synchronously?

Answer 1

If you are using node.js then u should use https://github.com/caolan/async

when you have to fetch data from multiple collections you have to chain your queries multiple times.

It will make your code complex and difficult to read and no modularity. Use async to create modularity using mongodb and node.js

Example Code from my project :

var async = require('async');

var createGlobalGroup = function(socket, data) {
    async.waterfall(
    [
    /**
     * this function is required to pass data recieved from client
     * @param  {Function} callback To pass data recieved from client
     */

    function(callback) {
        callback(null, socket, data);
    },
    /**
     * Step 1: Verify User
     */
    verifyUser,
    /**
     * Step 2: Check User Access Rights And Roles
     */
    checkUserAccessRightsAndRoles,
    /**
     * Step 3: Create Project
     */
    createNewGlobalGroup], function(err, result) {
        /**
         * function to be called when all functions in async array has been called
         */
        console.log('project created ....')
    });
}
verifyUser = function(socket, data, callback) {
//do your query
    /**
     * call next function in series
     * provide sufficient input to next function
     */
    callback(null, socket, data, {
        "isValidUser": true,
    });
}

checkUserAccessRightsAndRoles = function(socket, data, asyncObj, callback) {
    //do your query
    if(condition) {
        callback(null, socket, data, {
            roles: result,
            "isValidUser": asyncObj.isValidUser,
            "userId": asyncObj.userId,
        });
    } else {
    //no call back
    }
}

var createNewGlobalGroup = function(socket, data, asyncObj, callback) {
//wanna stop then no callback
}