add findwithregex

camicroscope · Aug 21, 2023 · 2e7a88a · 2e7a88a
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diff --git a/handlers/dataHandlers.js b/handlers/dataHandlers.js
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ General.find = function(db, collection) {
   };
 };
 
+General.findWithRegex = function(db, collection) {
+  return function(req, res, next) {
+    var query = req.query;
+    for (let i in query){
+      query[i] = new RegExp(query[i], 'i') // case insensitive search
+    }
+    mongoDB.find(db, collection, query).then((x) => {
+      req.data = x;
+      next();
+    }).catch((e) => next(e));
+  };
+};
+
 General.get = function(db, collection) {
   return function(req, res, next) {
     var query = req.query;