Autocomplete match only_id, not Reference Field item

[XavierColombel]

I’ve got a model Incomings that has a key fundings like that :

fundings: [{ type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: "Fundings" }],

My model Fundings have a specific reference field called “Référence complète” that corresponds to a smart field :

Expected behavior

When I want to add elements to my fundings (I renamed it Financements GC in french) array in an Incomings document, I use the add existing fundings and I get the autocomplete input :

I should now be able to type and match a “Référence complète” (that is a smart field, you remember ?), but it’s not matching.

Actual behavior

Instead, I can only match the _id of the funding. If I type the _id, I get the match, it’s not working when I type a “Référence complète” item.

[Guillaume_Cisco]

Hello @XavierColombel,

In this particular case when referencing a smart field, you will also have to implement the search method.

You can find the documentation about how to search, sort and filter on smart fields here

Here is an example:

const { collection } = require('forest-express-mongoose');
const models = require('../models/');
const _ = require('lodash');

collection('customers', {
  fields: [{
    field: 'fullname',
    type: 'String',
    get: (customer) => {
      return customer.firstname + ' ' + customer.lastname;
    },
    search(search) {
      let names = search.split(' ');
    ​
      return {
        firstname: names[0],
        lastname: names[1]
      };
    }
  }]
});