This issue happens when there are multiple objects in the database, each object has an array of references, and at least two of the object's arrays contain the same reference.
Consider the following example:
class Eye extends Document {
constructor() {
super('eyes');
this.color = String;
}
}
class User extends Document {
constructor() {
super('users');
this.eyes = [Eye];
}
}
var user1 = User.create();
var user2 = User.create();
var eye1 = Eye.create({color: 'blue'});
var eye2 = Eye.create({color: 'brown'});
eye1.save().then(function(e) {
return eye2.save();
}).then(function(e) {
user1.eyes.push(eye1, eye2);
return user1.save();
}).then(function(u) {
user2.eyes.push(eye1);
return user2.save();
}).then(function(u) {
return User.loadMany({});
}).then(function(users) {
// Get user1
var u1 = users[0].id === user1.id ? users[0] : users[1];
// Ensure we have correct number of eyes
expect(u1.eyes).to.have.length(2); // FAILS
});
In this case, both user1 and user2 have a reference to eye1. But when we call .loadMany(), both user1 and user2 will have a duplicate reference to eye1, which is not correct.
This issue happens when there are multiple objects in the database, each object has an array of references, and at least two of the object's arrays contain the same reference.
Consider the following example:
In this case, both user1 and user2 have a reference to eye1. But when we call
.loadMany()
, both user1 and user2 will have a duplicate reference to eye1, which is not correct.