Array of Objects within Model, can't use array methods

[tzou2024]

What's the problem you're trying to solve?

Right now I have a user with a class so that their classes are structured like:

usr.classes:  [
  { class: '62d06c97708d3a18f3b15b10', semester: 2 },
  { class: '62d070adcbc98270ad0a37c0', semester: 1 },
  { class: '62d070adcbc98270ad0a37c1', semester: 2 },
  { class: '62d070adcbc98270ad0a37c2', semester: 1 },
  { class: '62d0713eaf83bf66850928da', semester: 2 },
  { class: '62d071fd9de989b20fa18fa4', semester: 1 }
]

I am trying to go through and delete them if the class has been deleted but I can't iterate through this because javascript thinks that it's an object not an array

Post any code you think might be relevant (one fenced block per file)

my idea was to do something like:

function removeClassfromUser(usr, clas){
    console.log("got here")
    console.log("usr.classes: ",usr.classes)
    usr.classes.forEach((clat,index) =>{
        console.log("CLAT: ",cat.class,"INDEX: ", index)
        if(clat.class == clas){
            usr.classes.splice(index,1)
        }
    })
}

But the type of usr.classes is object, not array

If you see an error message, post it here. If you don't, what unexpected behavior are you seeing?

What is your best guess as to the source of the problem?

Javacsript being weird

What things have you already tried to solve the problem?

I tried cloning it as a list by doing [...usr.classes] but I get an error there too

Paste a link to your repository here

https://github.com/tzou2024/GraduationPlanner

[mattkeane-ga]

Can you post the schema for you model and where you're actually calling this function?

[tzou2024]

i put cat instead of clat

[tzou2024]

rubber ducked once again

[tzou2024]

just kidding user schema:

const userSchema = new Schema({
    username: {
        type: String,
        required: true,
        unique: true
    },
    password:{
        type: String,
        required: true
    },
    major:{
        type: String,
        enum: ["ME", "ECE", "EBio", "E:C", "E:D", "E:Robo", "E:Sust"]
    },
    classes: {
        type: Array,
        default: []
    }
    },{
        timestamps: true,
        strict: false
    })

calling the function:

function removeClassfromUser(usr, clas){
    console.log("got here")
    console.log("usr.classes: ",usr.classes)
    console.log(typeof usr.classes)
    let copy = usr.classes.filter((clat) =>{
        return clat.class != clas
    })
    console.log("filtered user: ", copy)
}
//=============================
//DELETE Route Delete Class
//=============================
router.delete("/:id", (req,res) =>{
    const classId= req.params.id

    Class.findByIdAndRemove(classId)
    .then(classf =>{

        User.find({})
        .then(userlist =>{
            //console.log(userlist)
            userlist.forEach((user) =>{
                //console.log(user, user.classes, classId)
                user = removeClassfromUser(user, classId)
                user.save()
                console.log("SAVED USER: ", user)

            })
        })
        .catch(err=>{
            console.log("err removing class from users")
        })

        res.redirect('/catalogue')
    })
    .catch(err =>{
        res.json(err)
    })
})