Model.findByIdAndRemove() no longer accepts a callback

Question

When I check the checkbox on my to do list I get an error that say "Model.findByIdAndRemove() no longer accepts a callback".

I am trying to make it so that when an item is checked it is removed from my to do list.

app.post("/delete", function (req, res) {
  const checkedItemId = req.body.checkbox;
  Item.findByIdAndRemove(checkedItemId, function (err) {
    if (!err) {
      console.log("Successfully deleted checked item");
      res.redirect("/");
    }
  });
});

Answer 1

This can be easily rolsolved by using async/await pattern, and findByIdAndDelete method like so:

app.post("/delete", async (req, res) => { //< Note the use of async and arrow function
   try { //< Use a try/catch block for cleaner error handling
      const checkedItemId = req.body.checkbox;
      const deletedItem = await Item.findByIdAndDelete(checkedItemId); //< Note the use of await keyword
      console.log("Successfully deleted checked item:", deletedItem);
      res.redirect("/");
   } catch(err){
      console.log('Error:', err);
      //Send error message to front-end
   }
});

The findByIdAndDelete method fires the findOneAndDelete middleware, which has a useful number of options. See here for the docs.