how should i store a price in mongoose?

Question

I\'m using mongoose schemas for node.js along with express-validator (which has node-validator santiziations and validators).

What\'s a good way to store price for a

Answer 1

Hint: The method described here is basically just another implementation of chovy's answer.

Workaround for Mongoose 3 & 4:

If you have trouble to define getters and setters directly in the schema, you could also use the schema.path() function to make this work:

var ItemSchema = new Schema({
  name: String,
  price: Number
});

// Getter
ItemSchema.path('price').get(function(num) {
  return (num / 100).toFixed(2);
});

// Setter
ItemSchema.path('price').set(function(num) {
  return num * 100;
});