als-mongo-list/lib/filter/search.js

A flexible, lightweight MongoDB query utility for Node.js applications. Simplifies database operations with intuitive filtering, pagination, sorting, and field selection. Ideal for REST API endpoints, providing a primary List class that abstracts complex

function buildSearch(strings = [],obj) {
   if (strings.length === 0) return;
   if(strings.length === 1) {
      const key = strings[0].key
      obj.inputs[key] = { tag: 'input', type: 'search', name: key }
      obj.validators[key] = (v,search) => { if(v) search[key] = { $regex: String(v), $options: 'i' } }
   } else {
      obj.validators.search = (v, search,query) => {
         search.$or = strings.map(({ key }) => {
            return v === '' || query[key] === 'false' ? null : {[key]:{ $regex: String(v), $options: 'i' }}
         }).filter(Boolean)
      }
      const keys = strings.map(({key}) => {
         obj.validators[key] = () => {}
         return { tag: 'input', type: 'checkbox', name: key, checked:true }
      })
      obj.inputs.search = { tag: 'input', type: 'search', name: 'search', keys }
   }
}

module.exports = buildSearch