Support for String type Document._id about mongoose-patch-history HOT 5 CLOSED

const uuid = require('uuid')
const mongoose = require('mongoose')
const patchHistory = require('mongoose-patch-history').default

const SchemaString = new mongoose.Schema({
    _id: {
        type: String,
        default: uuid.v4
    },
    title: {
        type: String
    }
})
SchemaString.plugin(patchHistory, {
    mongoose,
    name: 'schemaStringHistory'
})
const ModelString = mongoose.model('schemaString', SchemaString)

const SchemaObjectId = new mongoose.Schema({
    title: {
        type: String
    }
})
SchemaObjectId.plugin(patchHistory, {
    mongoose,
    name: 'schemaObjectIdHistory'
})
const ModelObjectId = mongoose.model('schemaObjectId', SchemaObjectId)

let tempStringDoc = new ModelString({
    title: 'First Title'
})
let tempObjectIdDoc = new ModelObjectId({
    title: 'First Title'
})

tempStringDoc.save()
tempObjectIdDoc.save()

ref: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, required: true, index: true }

// this works, since the default `_id` type will be an `ObjectId`
const mySchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  ...
})
mySchema.plugin(patchHistory, { mongoose, name: 'mySchemaPatches' })

// this doesn't, since the `_id` type is not an `ObjectId`
const mySchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  _id: {
    type: String,
    default: uuidFunc
  },
  ...
})
mySchema.plugin(patchHistory, { mongoose, name: 'mySchemaPatches' })