MongoDB rename database field within array

Question

I need to rename indentifier in this:

{ \"general\" : 
  { \"files\" : 
    { \"file\" : 
      [  
        {  \"version\" : 
          {  \"sof         


        

Answer 1

My proposal would be this one:

db.nrel.component.aggregate([
   { $unwind: "$general.files.file" },
   {
      $set: {
         "general.files.file.version.identifier": {
            $ifNull: ["$general.files.file.version.indentifier", "$general.files.file.version.identifier"]
         }
      }
   },
   { $unset: "general.files.file.version.indentifier" },
   { $set: { "general.files.file": ["$general.files.file"] } },
   { $out: "nrel.component" } // carefully - it replaces entire collection.
])

However, this works only when array general.files.file has a single document only. Most likely this will not always be the case, then you can use this one:

db.nrel.componen.aggregate([
   { $unwind: "$general.files.file" },
   {
      $set: {
         "general.files.file.version.identifier": {
            $ifNull: ["$general.files.file.version.indentifier", "$general.files.file.version.identifier"]
         }
      }
   },
   { $unset: "general.files.file.version.indentifier" },
   { $group: { _id: "$_id", general_new: { $addToSet: "$general.files.file" } } },
   { $set: { "general.files.file": "$general_new" } },
   { $unset: "general_new" },
   { $out: "nrel.component" } // carefully - it replaces entire collection.
])