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Embedding documents in existing documents with the Ruby Driver for MongoDB

I'm trying to embed a document inside an existing document using the Ruby Driver.

Here's what my primary document looks like:

db = Mongo::Connection.new.db("Portfolios")
project_collection = db.collection("Projects")
new_Project = { :url => 'http://www.tekfolio.me/billy/portfolio/focus', :author => 'Billy'}
project_collection.insert(new_Project)

After I've created my new_project and added it to my project_collection I may or may not add another collection to the same document later called assets. This is where I'm stuck. The following code doesn't seem to do anything:

new_asset = { :image_url => 'http://assets.tekfolio.me/portfolios/68fbb25a-8353-41a8-a779-4bd9762b00f2/projects/13/assets/20/focus2.PNG'}
new_Project.assest.insert(new_asset)

I'm certain I've butchered my understanding of Mongodb and the Ruby driver and the embeded document concept and would appreciate your help getting me out of this wet paper bag I can't seem to get out of ;)

Solution

  • Have you tried just setting the value of asset without insert and instead using update?

    new_Project["asset"] = new_asset
project_collection.update({"_id" => new_Project["_id"]}, new_Project)