@classytic/mongokit

Production-grade MongoDB repository pattern. Implements the StandardRepo<TDoc> contract from @classytic/repo-core — the same contract sqlitekit + future pgkit / prismakit implement. Controller code written against the contract runs unchanged on any kit. 2009 integration tests + cross-kit conformance suite.

Requires: Mongoose >=9.4.1 | @classytic/repo-core >=0.3.0 | Node.js >=22

Install

npm install @classytic/mongokit @classytic/repo-core mongoose

Both @classytic/repo-core and mongoose are peer deps — kit never bundles them.

Core pattern

import { Repository } from "@classytic/mongokit";

const repo = new Repository(UserModel);

const user = await repo.create({ name: "Alice", email: "a@example.com" });
const page = await repo.getAll({ page: 1, limit: 20 });
const found = await repo.getById(id);        // null on miss
const updated = await repo.update(id, {...}); // null on miss
const result = await repo.delete(id);         // { success: false, ... } on miss

Miss semantics (MinimalRepo contract)

getById / update / delete return null / { success: false } on miss by default — not a thrown 404. Invalid-shape ids ('not-a-valid-id' on an ObjectId _id) short-circuit to the same miss result rather than raising mongoose CastError.

Legacy throw behavior is one opt-in away:

await repo.getById(id, { throwOnNotFound: true });   // throws { status: 404 }
await repo.update(id, data, { throwOnNotFound: true });
await repo.delete(id, { throwOnNotFound: true });

Full API

| Method | -------------------------------------- | create(data, opts) | createMany(items[], opts) | getById(id, opts) | getByQuery(query, opts) | getOne(filter, opts) | getAll(params, opts) | findAll(filter?, opts) | getOrCreate(query, data, opts) | update(id, data, opts) | findOneAndUpdate(filter, | delete(id, opts) | count(filter, opts) | exists(filter, opts) | distinct(field, filter, opts) | aggregate(req: AggRequest) | aggregatePipeline(stages[]) | aggregatePaginate(req) | aggregatePipelinePaginate(opts) | bulkWrite(operations[]) | lookupPopulate(params) | withTransaction(async | isDuplicateKeyError(err) | Returns on miss | | ---------------------------------------- | | — | | — | | null | | null | | null | | envelope with empty docs | | [] | | inserts + returns new doc | | null | update, opts) | null | | { success: false, ... } | | 0 | | null | | [] | | portable cross-kit IR | | kit-native mongo pipeline | | portable IR + pagination envelope | | pipeline + pagination envelope | | heterogeneous insert/update/delete batch | | { docs, total, pages, hasNext, ... } | txRepo => ...) | tx-bound repo (see Transactions) | | true for E11000 / wrapped 409 |

All filter arguments accept either plain mongo queries ({ status: 'active' }) or Filter IR from @classytic/repo-core/filter (eq('status', 'active')). Same code works on sqlitekit.

Pagination (auto-detected)

// Offset — pass `page`
await repo.getAll({ page: 1, limit: 20, filters: { status: "active" }, sort: { createdAt: -1 } });
// → { method: 'offset', docs, total, pages, hasNext, hasPrev }

// Keyset — pass `sort` without `page` (or `after` for next page)
const first = await repo.getAll({ sort: { createdAt: -1 }, limit: 20 });
// → { method: 'keyset', docs, hasMore, next: 'eyJ2...' }
const second = await repo.getAll({ after: first.next, sort: { createdAt: -1 }, limit: 20 });

Detection: page → offset | after → keyset | sort only → keyset | default → offset.

Keyset indexes: create a compound index on the sort keys + _id:

Schema.index({ createdAt: -1, _id: -1 });
Schema.index({ organizationId: 1, createdAt: -1, _id: -1 }); // multi-tenant

Aggregation — two surfaces

aggregate(req: AggRequest) — portable IR, same input + output on mongokit and sqlitekit:

const { rows } = await repo.aggregate({
  filter: { active: true },
  groupBy: 'category',
  measures: { total: { op: 'sum', field: 'amount' }, n: { op: 'count' } },
  having: gt('total', 1000),
  sort: { total: -1 },
});
// rows: [{ category: 'admin', total: 1200, n: 5 }, ...]

aggregatePipeline(stages) — kit-native mongo pipeline. Use for $lookup, $unwind, $facet, $graphLookup, $bucket, window fields — anything that doesn't translate across backends:

const stats = await repo.aggregatePipeline([
  { $match: { active: true } },
  { $lookup: { from: 'orders', localField: '_id', foreignField: 'userId', as: 'orders' } },
  { $addFields: { orderCount: { $size: '$orders' } } },
]);

Rule of thumb: reach for portable aggregate first. Drop to aggregatePipeline only when the query needs MongoDB-specific stages.

Plugins (17)

Order matters — plugins run at declared priorities (POLICY → CACHE → OBSERVABILITY → DEFAULT):

const repo = new Repository(UserModel, [
  timestampPlugin(),
  multiTenantPlugin({ tenantField: 'organizationId' }),
  softDeletePlugin(),
  cachePlugin({ adapter: createMemoryCache(), ttl: 60 }),
]);

| Plugin | Adds | | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | timestampPlugin() | createdAt / updatedAt | | softDeletePlugin(opts) | deletedAt mark + auto read-filter | | auditLogPlugin(logger) | external CUD log | | auditTrailPlugin(opts) | DB-persisted audit trail + field-diffs | | cachePlugin(opts) | Redis/memory read cache + auto-invalidation | | validationChainPlugin(validators) | custom validation rules | | fieldFilterPlugin(preset) | role-based field visibility (RBAC) | | cascadePlugin(opts) | auto-delete related docs | | multiTenantPlugin(opts) | tenant scope injection (fieldType casting) | | customIdPlugin(opts) | sequential / random ID generation | | observabilityPlugin(opts) | timing + metrics + slow-op callback | | methodRegistryPlugin() | base for mongoOperations / batchOps / … | | mongoOperationsPlugin() | increment, pushToArray, upsert | | batchOperationsPlugin() | updateMany, deleteMany, bulkWrite | | aggregateHelpersPlugin() | groupBy, sum, average | | subdocumentPlugin() | array-subdoc CRUD methods | | elasticSearchPlugin(opts) | delegate ?search= to ES / OpenSearch |

Soft delete

const repo = new Repository(UserModel, [
  methodRegistryPlugin(),
  batchOperationsPlugin(),
  softDeletePlugin({ deletedField: 'deletedAt' }),
]);

await repo.delete(id);                         // sets deletedAt
await repo.getAll();                            // excludes soft-deleted
await repo.getAll({ includeDeleted: true });   // includes them
await repo.delete(id, { mode: 'hard' });       // actually removes
await repo.deleteMany({ status: 'draft' });    // soft-deletes in batch

Use partial unique indexes so soft-deleted rows don't block new inserts:

Schema.index({ email: 1 }, { unique: true, partialFilterExpression: { deletedAt: null } });

Cache

cachePlugin({ adapter, ttl: 60, byIdTtl: 300, queryTtl: 30 });

Adapter shape:

const redisAdapter: CacheAdapter = {
  async get(key)          { return JSON.parse((await redis.get(key)) || 'null'); },
  async set(key, v, ttl)  { await redis.setex(key, ttl, JSON.stringify(v)); },
  async delete(key)       { await redis.del(key); },       // 3.10: renamed from del()
  async clear(pattern)    { /* bulk invalidation */ },
};

Multi-tenant

MultiTenantOptions extends Pick<TenantConfig, ...> from @classytic/repo-core/tenant — TenantConfig, TenantStrategy, TenantFieldType, resolveTenantConfig, DEFAULT_TENANT_CONFIG, ResolvedTenantConfig all live in repo-core; mongokit only contributes Mongoose-specific extras (e.g. fieldType: 'objectId').

multiTenantPlugin({
  tenantField: 'organizationId',
  contextKey: 'organizationId',
  required: true,
  fieldType: 'objectId',  // cast to ObjectId for $lookup / .populate() to work
});

await repo.getAll({ organizationId: 'org_123' }); // auto-scoped
await repo.update(id, data, { organizationId: 'org_attacker' }); // → null (cross-tenant miss)

Use createTenantContext() with AsyncLocalStorage to avoid passing organizationId on every call.

Custom IDs

import { customIdPlugin, sequentialId, prefixedId, dateSequentialId } from '@classytic/mongokit';

customIdPlugin({ generate: sequentialId({ counterModel, field: 'sku' }) });      // 1, 2, 3
customIdPlugin({ generate: prefixedId({ prefix: 'USR_', length: 8 }) });          // USR_a1b2c3d4
customIdPlugin({ generate: dateSequentialId({ counterModel, pattern: 'YYYYMM' }) }); // 2026040001

QueryParser (HTTP → mongo)

Turns URL query strings into mongo filters + pagination params:

import { QueryParser } from '@classytic/mongokit';

const parser = new QueryParser({ schema: UserSchema });
const parsed = parser.parse(req.query); // { filters, sort, page, limit, lookups, select, populate }

const result = await repo.getAll(parsed);

URL syntax:

GET /users?status=active&age[gte]=18&sort=-createdAt&page=1&limit=20
GET /users?populate=orders,profile
GET /users?populate[orders][select]=id,total&populate[orders][match][status]=paid
GET /products?lookup[category][from]=categories&lookup[category][localField]=categorySlug&lookup[category][foreignField]=slug&lookup[category][single]=true

Ref-less $lookup via lookup[...]: join by any field (slug, code, SKU) without declaring a Mongoose ref. See docs/LOOKUP_GUIDE.md for the full grammar.

BaseController (auto-CRUD)

import { BaseController } from '@classytic/mongokit/examples/api/BaseController.js';

class UserController extends BaseController<IUser> {
  constructor(model: Model<IUser>) {
    super(new Repository(model), {
      fieldRules: { role: { systemManaged: true } },
      query: { allowedLookups: ['orders', 'profile'] },
    });
  }
}

// Framework-agnostic: returns { success, data, status, error } responses.
// Integrate with Express, Fastify, NestJS, Next.js Router — see examples/.

Transactions

withTransaction receives a tx-bound repo (NOT a raw mongoose session — that's the standalone helper). Every method on txRepo auto-threads the session:

await ordersRepo.withTransaction(async (txRepo) => {
  const order = await txRepo.create({ total: 100 });
  await txRepo.update(order._id, { confirmed: true });
  return order;
});
// Both writes commit, or neither does.

Cross-repo transactions need the standalone export (raw session, exported as withTransaction from @classytic/mongokit):

import { withTransaction } from '@classytic/mongokit';

await withTransaction(mongoose.connection, async (session) => {
  await ordersRepo.create({ ... }, { session });
  await outboxRepo.create({ ... }, { session });
});

Standalone MongoDB doesn't support transactions — need a replica set (even single-node). Tests use mongodb-memory-server with MongoMemoryReplSet.

Events

import { HOOK_PRIORITY } from '@classytic/mongokit';

repo.on('after:create', async ({ context, result }) => {
  await kafka.publish('users.created', { doc: result, tenant: context.organizationId });
}, { priority: HOOK_PRIORITY.OBSERVABILITY });

repo.on('before:update', async ({ context }) => { /* mutate context.data */ });
repo.on('error:delete', async ({ context, error }) => { /* metric / alert */ });

Events per op: before:<op>, after:<op>, error:<op>. Priority ordering: POLICY → CACHE → DEFAULT → OBSERVABILITY.

Swap-ability with sqlitekit

Both kits implement StandardRepo<TDoc> from @classytic/repo-core/repository. Cross-kit dashboard / admin / test code can target the contract and run on either backend unchanged:

import type { StandardRepo } from '@classytic/repo-core/repository';

function listActive<T>(repo: StandardRepo<T>): Promise<T[]> {
  return repo.findAll!({ status: 'active' });
}

Conformance: tests/integration/conformance.test.ts runs the shared suite from @classytic/repo-core/testing. When both kits pass, swap-ability is provable.