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Order of operators matters when using $each with $push

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    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
    • 2.5.2
    • Affects Version/s: 2.4.4
    • Component/s: Write Ops
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    • Environment:
      Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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      db.test_update.insert({name: "2.4"})
// this works
db.test_update.update({name :"2.4"}, { $push: { n: { $each: [{x:10},{x:4}, {x:1}] , $slice: -1 , $sort: { x:1 }}}})
db.test_update.findOne()
{
	"_id" : ObjectId("51c8a7f31c7a4e0a10e4f14a"),
	"n" : [
		{
			"x" : 10
		}
	],
	"name" : "2.4"
}
// reset things
db.test_update.update({name:"2.4"},{ $set : { n : [] }})
// this does not work
db.test_update.update({name :"2.4"}, { $push: { n: { $slice : -1, $each: [{x:10},{x:4}, {x:1}] , $sort: { x:1 }}}})
db.test_update.findOne()
{
	"_id" : ObjectId("51c8a7f31c7a4e0a10e4f14a"),
	"n" : [
		{
			"$slice" : -1,
			"$each" : [
				{
					"x" : 10
				},
				{
					"x" : 4
				},
				{
					"x" : 1
				}
			],
			"$sort" : {
				"x" : 1
			}
		}
	],
	"name" : "2.4"
}
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      db.test_update.insert({name: "2.4" }) // this works db.test_update.update({name : "2.4" }, { $push: { n: { $each: [{x:10},{x:4}, {x:1}] , $slice: -1 , $sort: { x:1 }}}}) db.test_update.findOne() { "_id" : ObjectId( "51c8a7f31c7a4e0a10e4f14a" ), "n" : [ { "x" : 10 } ], "name" : "2.4" } // reset things db.test_update.update({name: "2.4" },{ $set : { n : [] }}) // this does not work db.test_update.update({name : "2.4" }, { $push: { n: { $slice : -1, $each: [{x:10},{x:4}, {x:1}] , $sort: { x:1 }}}}) db.test_update.findOne() { "_id" : ObjectId( "51c8a7f31c7a4e0a10e4f14a" ), "n" : [ { "$slice" : -1, "$each" : [ { "x" : 10 }, { "x" : 4 }, { "x" : 1 } ], "$sort" : { "x" : 1 } } ], "name" : "2.4" }

      Essentially, when using $each with $push, the $each operator must come before any other operands such as $slice or $sort. This is breaking in many languages since dicts/objects do not maintain a consistent key ordering.

            Assignee:
            scotthernandez Scott Hernandez (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            ej.bensing@10gen.com E.J. Bensing
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