filter(contains or startswith) for embedded model is returning empty array

[venugopalsundaram]

Filter contains for embedded model is returning empty array

Python script

```python models.py from djongo import models class User(models.Model): user_name=models.CharField(max_length=120,help_text='User Name') user_id=models.CharField(max_length=120,help_text='User Id') objects=models.DjongoManager() class Meta: abstract = True def __str__(self): return self.user_id class Sentences(models.Model): _id=models.ObjectIdField() input_sentence=models.TextField(help_text='Input Sentence') user = models.EmbeddedField(model_container=User) timestamp = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True) objects=models.DjongoManager() def __str__(self): return str(self._id) in views.py Sentences.objects.filter(user={'username':'sampleuser'}) is working But Sentences.objects.filter(user__contains={'username':'sample'}) returns empty array ``` #### Traceback while checking mongodb query log, It forms query, "$match": { "user": { "$regex": "^.*{'user\\_name': 'venu'}.*$" } } instead of "$match": { "user.user_name": { "$regex": "^.*venu.*$" } } Django = 2.2.11 djongo=1.3.1 mongodb=3.6.3

[SebastianRemander]

Your query is defined incorrectly. This should work (I'm assuming you're searching for User documents that have field user_name which contains "sample") user__user_name__contains="sample"

[venugopalsundaram]

@SebastianRemander but it throws,

django.core.exceptions.FieldError: Unsupported lookup 'user_name' for EmbeddedField or join on the field not permitted.

Sentences.objects.filter(user__user_name__contains='sample')

[SebastianRemander]

ok :thinking: That error seems to be a problem with django, and not djongo.. Are you using MongoDB 3.6 or higher, as mentioned in the readme? (required for that type of queries)

[venugopalsundaram]

@SebastianRemander I am using the following versions,

Django = 2.2.11 djongo=1.3.1 mongodb=3.6.3

[venugopalsundaram]

@SebastianRemander I used the code querying-embedded-fields as mentioned in this document

[lifeisawavesorideit]

I'm also experiencing the same issue.

[AyluinReymaer]

Same issue here.

I have these models defined:

from djongo import models

class Blog(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)

    class Meta:
        abstract = True

class Entry(models.Model):
    blog = models.EmbeddedField(
        model_container=Blog
    )
    headline = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
    objects = models.DjongoManager()

    def __str__(self):
        return self.headline

And when I run:

from mongodb import models
models.Entry.objects.filter(blog__name='Djongo')

It throws this error: django.core.exceptions.FieldError: Unsupported lookup 'name' for EmbeddedField or join on the field not permitted.

I can do a 'match' query but if I try to use either startswith or contains:

>>> models.Entry.objects.filter(blog={"name": "Djongo"})  # Match query works as expected
<QuerySet [<Entry: The Django MongoDB connector>, <Entry: The Django MongoDB connector>]>
>>> models.Entry.objects.filter(blog__startswith={"name": "Djo"})  # startswith does not work
<QuerySet []>
>>> models.Entry.objects.filter(blog__contains={"name": "Djo"})  # contains does not work
<QuerySet []>

Edit:

Just tried using aggregate functions and it works as expected as well.

I guess this is can be used as a workaround for now:

>>> _aggregate = models.Entry.objects.mongo_aggregate([
...     {
...         "$match": {
...             'blog.name': {
...                 '$regex': '^Djo.*$'
...             }
...         }
...     }
... ])
>>> 
>>> _aggregate.next()
OrderedDict([('_id', ObjectId('6071d74a9b0f8139b7624a8d')), ('blog', OrderedDict([('name', 'Djongo')])), ('headline', 'The Django MongoDB connector')])

[KateSHENG]

Is this issue be fixed?

[aldevv]

Same thing is happening to me