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JavaScript Invalid export data. Please provide an array of objects

Im writing a function to export data pulled from C# to a csv file in JavaScript. The data is trying to be passed into an active webpage with live data. The goal is to export said data from C# string to the clients window hence the transfer to JavaScript (if my understanding is right). Then the JavaScript function in the page will download to the users window.
My issue is why am I have the invalid export data, please provide an array of objects output when I think I provide it one?
C# Code:
protected string test()
{
MyRequest request = new MyRequest();
request.Id = "TEST";
// Cant post this class but this is what I do
var tmp = new ExistingClassOfMine();
// pulls the data from the existing class through GetResponse();
// Then convert to json string
string data = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(tmp.GetResponse(request));
// Data found from breakpoint: {"Slot1":[{"Name":"TJ", "ID":"123"},{"Name":"Joe","ID:456"}], "TotalCount":2}
return data;
}
JavaScript:
function exportToExcel() {
console.log("Exporting to Excel");
isExporting = true;
const fileName = 'NameList';
const exportType = 'csv';
var data = <%=this.test()%>;
var readData = data["Slot1"];
var myArray = [];
// Followed a stack article to create this
for (var i in readData) {
myArray.push(readData[i]);
}
// Logging stuff for debugging
console.log("Data from C#");
console.log(data);
console.log(typeof (data));
console.log("Data we want to export");
console.log(readData);
console.log("Parsed Data?");
console.log(myArray);
// fails here with the error Invalid export data, please provide an array of objects
// which I thought I did with my for loop up a few lines
window.exportFromJSON({myArray, fileName, exportType});
isExporting = false;
}
function onRequestStart(sender, args) {
if (isExporting) {
args.set_enableAjax(false);
}
}
Log output:

Look, your triying to change the name of the key which is sent to exportFromJSON. The right way to name the key is data no myArray.
Change:
myArray
to
data
or assign myArray to data key
window.exportFromJSON({data:myArray, fileName, exportType});

Javascript : Filter a JSON object from API call to only get the infos I need

I'm trying to create a small project to work on API calls. I have created an async that recovers infos about a track using the MusicBrainz API. You can check the result of the request by clicking there : https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording/5935ec91-8124-42ff-937f-f31a20ffe58f?inc=genres+ratings+releases+artists&fmt=json (I chose Highway to Hell from AC/DC).
And here is what I got so far as reworking the JSON response of my request :
export const GET_JSON = async function (url) {
try {
const res = await Promise.race([
fetch(url),
timeout(CONSTANTS.TIMEOUT_SEC),
]);
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${data.message} (${res.status})`);
return data;
} catch (err) {
throw err;
}
};
export const loadTrackDetail = async function (id) {
try {
const trackData = await GET_JSON(
encodeURI(
`${CONSTANTS.API_URL}${id}?inc=genres+artists+ratings+releases&fmt=json`
)
);
details.trackDetails = {
trackTitle: trackData.title,
trackID: trackData.id,
trackLength: trackData.length ?? "No duration provided",
trackArtists: trackData["artist-credit"].length
? trackData["artist-credit"]
: "No information on artists",
trackReleases: trackData["releases"].length
? trackData["releases"]
: "No information on releases",
trackGenres: trackData["genres"].length
? trackData["genres"]
: "No information on genres",
trackRating: trackData.rating.value ?? "No rating yet",
};
console.log(details.trackDetails);
} catch (err) {
throw err;
}
Now this isn't half bad, but the releases property for example is an array of objects (each one being a specific release on which the track is present) but for each of those releases, I want to "reduce" the object to its id and title only. The rest does not interest me. Moreover, I'd like to say that if, for example, the title of a release is similar to that of a previous one already present, the entire object is not added to the new array.
I've thought about doing a foreach function, but I just can't wrap my head around how to write it correctly, if it's actually possible at all, if I should use an array.map for example, or another iterative method.
If anyone has some nice way of doing this in pure JS (not Jquery !), efficient and clean, it'd be much appreciated !
Cheers

There are a few things that make this question a little difficult to answer, but I believe the below will get you pointed in the right direction.
You don't include the GET_JSON method, so your example isn't complete and can't be used immediately to iterate on.
In the example you bring, there isn't a name property on the objects contained in the releases array. I substituted name with title below to demonstrate the approach.
You state
Moreover, I'd like to say that if, for example, the name of a release
is similar to that of a previous one already present, the entire
object is not added to the new array.
But you don't define what you consider that would make releases similar.
Given the above, as stated, I assumed you meant title when you said name and I also assumed that what would constitute a similar release would be one with the same name/title.
Assuming those assumptions are correct, I just fetch to retrieve the results. The response has a json method on it that will convert the response to a JSON object. The I map each release to the smaller data set you are interested in(id, title) and then reduce that array to remove 'duplicate' releases.
fetch('https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording/5935ec91-8124-42ff-937f-f31a20ffe58f?inc=genres+ratings+releases+artists&fmt=json')
.then(m => m.json())
.then(j => {
const reducedReleases = j.releases
.map(release => ({ id: release.id, name: release.title }))
.reduce(
(accumulator, currentValue, currentIndex, sourceArray) => {
if (!accumulator.find(a => a.name === currentValue.name)) {
accumulator.push(currentValue);
}
return accumulator;
},
[]);
console.log(reducedReleases);
});

const releasesReduced = []
const titleNotExist = (title) => {
return releasesReduced.every(release => {
if(release.title === title) return false;
return true
})
}
trackData["releases"].forEach(release => {
if (titleNotExist(release.title))
releasesReduced.push({id: release.id, title: release.title})
})
console.log(releasesReduced)

The array details.trackDetails.trackReleases has a path to an id and name from different objects. If you meant: ["release-events"]=>["area"]["id"]and["area"]["name"]` then see the demo below.
Demo uses flatMap() on each level of path to extract "release-events" then "area" to return an array of objects
[{name: area.name, id: area.id}, {name: area.name, id: area.id},...]
Then runs the array of pairs into a for...of loop and sets each unique name with id into a ES6 Map. Then it returns the Map as an object.
{name: id, name: id, ...}
To review this functioning, go to this Plunker
const releaseEvents = (details.trackDetails.trackReleases) => {
let trackClone = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(objArr));
let areas = trackClone.flatMap(obj => {
if (obj["release-events"]) {
let countries = obj["release-events"].flatMap(o => {
if (o["area"]) {
let area = {};
area.name = o["area"]["name"];
area.id = o["area"]["id"];
return [area];
} else {
return [];
}
});
return countries;
} else {
return [];
}
});
let eventAreas = new Map();
for (let area of areas) {
if (!eventAreas.has(area.name)) {
eventAreas.set(area.name, area.id);
}
}
return Object.fromEntries([...eventAreas]);
};
console.log(releaseEvents(releases));

Cloud Firestore query works sometimes but not always

This has me really stumped. I have a method that searches for items in a Firestore database. It works when I call the method directly from a one-off test. It does not work when I call the method from another part of my app with the exact same input.
Here is the method that does the searching:
getProductsStartingWithCategory(textSoFar: string): Observable<Product[]> {
console.log('searching for ', textSoFar);
let endAt = textSoFar + '\uf8ff';
let filteredCollection: AngularFirestoreCollection<Product> =
this.afs.collection('products', ref =>
ref.orderBy('materialType').limit(30).startAt(textSoFar).endAt(endAt)
);
return filteredCollection.snapshotChanges().map(changes => {
return changes.map(a => {
console.log('matched one', a);
const data = a.payload.doc.data() as Product;
data.id = a.payload.doc.id;
return data;
});
});
}
And when I call the method directly from the first page in the app with a test button, it works. That method is as follows:
testTheThing() {
let text: string = 'Car';
this.productService.getProductsStartingWithCategory(text)
.subscribe(data => {
console.log('success', data);
});
}
Again, when I call this method I get results as expected (matching products in the database with materialType 'Carpet'.) Success!
But then, when I use the method from another page in the app, it returns no results. That page is a bit more complicated - essentially the method is being called when user input changes. Here are the relevant parts of the method:
productCategoryChanged(productPurchase: ProductPurchase) {
if (productPurchase.materialType) {
console.log('searching for products starting with "' + productPurchase.materialType + '"');
let unsubscribe = this.productService.getProductsStartingWithCategory(productPurchase.materialType).subscribe(products => {
products.forEach(product => {
// logic goes here...
});
});
// rest of method omitted
In both scenarios, I see the "searching for Car" in the console.log message. The search text is identical. I've tried numerous times with numerous different search text (all of which are in the database). The logging shows the method is being called with the right input, but for some reason I only find results when calling it from the "test" method. Why is that?
I've tried trimming the input. I do have another collection of 'products' hooked up to an observable, but I don't think that matters. I also have used this exact strategy for a "customer" search and that works fine. This "products" search is almost identical but it doesn't work.

Firebase - Update specific fields simultaneously without replacing all of the data

I would like to be able to publish simultaneously in two directories of my Firebase database. I created a function for this, according to the example proposed in the "Update specific fields" section of the Firebase Javascript documentation:
function linkTwoUsers(user1, user2) {
// The two users are "connected".
var user1Data = {
userLink: user2
};
var user2Data = {
userLink: user1
};
var updates = {};
updates["/users/" + user1] = user1Data;
updates["/users/" + user2] = user2Data;
return database
.ref()
.update(updates)
.then(() => {
return res.status(200).end();
})
.catch(error => {
return res.status(500).send("Error: " + error.message);
});
}
The problem is that when I run the function, instead of uploading the directories, it replaces all the data present in it.
Here are the user directories before the function:
And then:
How do we make sure the data doesn't overwrite the others? Thank you for your help.

Try to narrow your path to just the property you are trying to update:
updates["/users/" + user1 + "/userLink/"] = user1;
updates["/users/" + user2 + "/userLink/"] = user2;

It seems as though you're creating an entirely new object when you set:
var userData = { someThing: stuff }
When you pass that in, it will override the original object. One way you might solve this (there might be a more efficient way) is to grab the objects from Firebase, add the new property and value to the object, then send the entire object back into Firebase.
In some javascript frameworks, you should be able to use the spread operator to set all of an object's props to another object like this:
var newObject = { ...originalObject }
newObject.userData = "something"
// then save newObject to firebase

Get json array from sub mongoose query

I have a sub query in mongoose need to get array out of sub query and attach to main json out put/ object.
my first query get user info which contains blocked_users array which is nothing but array of user id's.
i my second query we get profile details of blocker_users array and append to main user object in blocked_users.
var userId = ObjectID(req.body.user_id);
//Get user
newUserModel.findById(userId, function(err, user){
if(err){
utils.getResponse(res, req.url, messages.failure, "");
} else {
var userInfo = {};
var blcked_contacts;
//get users details from blocked contacts userid's array
newUserModel.find({'_id': {$in:user.blocked_contacts}}, function (err,blocked_users) {
if(blocked_users){
//blcked_contacts.push(blocked_users);
console.log(blocked_users);
return;
};
/*else{
blcked_contacts = [];
}*/
});
userInfo['blocked_contacts'].push(blocked_users);
userInfo['user_id'] = user.id;
userInfo['country_code'] = user.country_code;
//userInfo['blocked_contacts'].push(blcked_contacts);
//userInfo['blocked_contacts'] = user.blocked_contacts;
var userData = Array();
}
});

Don't really know what you're looking for. But saw a problem in your code. You've assigned the blocked_users to the blocked_contacts field outside the find method.
Since these calls are asynchronous in nature, it might happen that the assignment takes place even before the documents are fetched from MongoDB. So you should write your assignment statements inside the find methods' callback, just the way Medet did.

Noticed few mistakes in your code like trying to use .push on an object. You cant do
userInfo['blocked_contacts'].push(blocked_users); // incorrect as userInfo is an empty object and you dont have an array defined for userInfo['blocked_contacts']
You probably get cannot push into undefined error for this. So instead do
userInfo['blocked_contacts'] = blocked_users;
Also you have to do this inside the second find() as blocked_users is only available inside it. So your final query should be something like
var userId = ObjectID(req.body.user_id);
//Get user
newUserModel.findById(userId, function(err, user){
if(err){
utils.getResponse(res, req.url, messages.failure, "");
} else {
var userInfo = {};
//get users details from blocked contacts userid's array
newUserModel.find({'_id': {$in:user.blocked_contacts}}, function (err,blocked_users) {
if(blocked_users){
userInfo['user_id'] = user.id;
userInfo['country_code'] = user.country_code;
userInfo['blocked_contacts'] = blocked_users; // assign blocked_users into userInfo
console.log(userInfo) // Your required object
} else {
userInfo['user_id'] = user.id;
userInfo['country_code'] = user.country_code;
userInfo['blocked_contacts'] = []; // assign null array if no blocked users fould
}
});
var userData = Array();
}
});
The result of console.log should be an object like this
{
user_id : "..id of searched user...",
country_code : "..country code of searched user..",
blocked_contacts : [<array containing detais of all blocked users>] // null array if no users found
}