Node.js/mongoose: undefined is not a function

Question

I have this MEAN app in which the users can upload their photograph. Here is the route for that:

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
var passport = require('passport');
var User = require('../models/user');
var Verify = require('./verify');
var multiPart = require('connect-multiparty');
var multiPartMiddleWare = new multiPart();
var fs = require('fs-extra');
var path = require('path');

  router.post('/edit', multiPartMiddleWare ,function(req, res) {
  var file = req.files.file;
  theuser = req.body.username;
  console.log("User " + theuser + "..." + file);

  var uploadDate = new Date();
  console.log(file.path + '\n')
  var tempPath = file.path;
  var finalPath = path.join(__dirname, "../userphotos/", theuser + file.name);
  console.log(finalPath);
  var savePath = "/userphotos/" + theuser + uploadDate + file.name;

  fs.rename(tempPath, finalPath, function (err){
       if (err){
           console.log(err)
       } else {
           User.find({"username":theuser}, function(err, userData){
               var userd = userData;
               userd.image = savePath;
               console.log('\n' + userd + '\n'); // the userd is proper
               userd.save(function(err){ //Error occurs HERE
                   if (err){
                       console.log("Error whilst saving file: " + err)
                       res.json({status: 500})
                   } else {
                       console.log("Image saved");

                       res.json({status: 200})
                    }
                  })
              })
          }
      })   
});

The image gets saved to my temp folder as well as the destination. However, when I try to save the source in to the user document, I get a undefined is not a function .

Here is my mongoose route:

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var passportLocalMongoose = require('passport-local-mongoose');

var User = new Schema({
    username: {
        type: String,
        unique: true
    },
    password: String,
    image:   {
        type: String
    },
    bio:   {
        type: String
    }
});

User.plugin(passportLocalMongoose);

module.exports = mongoose.model('User', User);

How do I resolve this issue?

Answer 1

I think you're using wrong function here:

User.find({"username":theuser}, function(err, userData){ ...

Try

User.findOne({"username":theuser}, function(err, userData){ ...

Answer 2

You are using User.find() which returns an array, and hence you cannot save it. You can use userData[0] to get the first User from the array or just use User.findOne() which will also return the first User matched.

Answer 3

Change this var userd = userData; to var userd = userData[0]; . userData got array of several document (may include only one doc in array) so need to get one document to do modifications.