I have some function like this...
for(key in object){
db.collection.findOne(criteria, function(err, doc){
// ...
db.collection.update(...);
})
};
However, the value of key changes before the mongodb calls are complete, i.e. the loop goes into next iteration. Is there a way to do it in sequential manner. Or is there something for objects like async.map() for arrays?
All the calls to your callback will happen after all the iterations of the loop have taken place, so when they get executed the value of key will be whatever is its last value.
One common solution is to wrap all your calls in a closure:
for(key in object){
(function(key, value) {
db.collection.findOne(criteria, function(err, doc){
// ...
db.collection.insert(...);
})
})(key, object[key]);
};
Another way you could achieve the same thing is to use the Object.keys() method (which creates an array out of the keys in your object) and call Array#forEach on the array. That way you can skip the extra closure because forEach already has a function callback:
Object.keys(object).forEach(function(key) {
db.collection.findOne(criteria, function(err, doc){
// ...
db.collection.update(...);
})
});
Which is arguably a bit more elegant
Object.keys() option!You could build up a closure to save the value of key
for(key in object){
(function(ky) {
db.collection.findOne(criteria, function(err, doc){
// ...
db.collection.insert(...);
})
})(key)
};
