loopback mixin to workaround dotted keys in MongoDB
npm install loopback-mixin-dotted-keyloopback v3 mixin to enable changing dotted keys before storing in MongoDB.
* install via npm.
``shell`
npm install loopback-mixin-dotted-key
* update server.js to load mixin.
`javascript
const DottedKeysReplace = require('loopback-mixin-dotted-key');
DottedKeysReplace(app);
`
* add mixins property to the required model.
`json`
"mixins": {
"DottedKeysReplace" : {
"search": ".",
"replace": "#",
}
}
_search_: char to replace, defaults to ..
_replace_: char to replace with, defaults to #.
`
DEBUG='loopback:mixin:dotted-key'