added support for custom find query objects

README.md

@@ -86,8 +86,24 @@ Uses a Mongoose style sort string eg: `+name -author'
 
 Filter results by value applying to the `searchFields`
 
+Alternatively, the `find` variable can also be a custom mongoose query object like the following example:
+
+    {
+      find: {
+        $or: [
+          { field1: /something/ },
+          { field2: new RegExp('else', 'i') }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+
+This allows you to perform custom and complex queries and still make use of the remaining features of this module such as pagination.
+
 ## Changelog
 
+### 0.1.2
+* Added custom `find` object support
+
 ### 0.1.1
 * Fixed bug with searching on non string fields
 

lib/mongoose-list.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = exports = function list(schema,options){
     search.start = search.start || 0
     search.limit = search.limit || 10
     search.sort = search.sort || options.sort || ''
-    if(search.find){
+    if(typeof search.find === 'string'){
       var searchText = new RegExp(search.find,'i')
       search.find = {$or: []}
       if(options.searchFields){
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ module.exports = exports = function list(schema,options){
           }
         })
       }
-    } else search.find = {}
+    } else if (typeof search.find !== 'object' || search.find === null) {
+      search.find = {}
+    }
     Model
       .find(search.find)
       .sort(search.sort)

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose-list",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "List plugin for mongoose that allows pagination, filtering, and sorting.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/snailjs/mongoose-list",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/snailjs/mongoose-list/issues",

test/mongoose-list.test.js

@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ describe('MongooseList',function(){
         done()
       })
     })
+    it('should return records when searching using a custom query',function(done){
+      Model.list(
+        {
+          find: {
+            $or: [{name: new RegExp('notexisting', 'i')}, {name: new RegExp('test', 'i')}]
+          }
+        },
+        function(err,count,results){
+          if(err) throw err
+          expect(count).to.equal(1)
+          expect(results.length).to.equal(1)
+          expect(results[0].name).to.equal('test doc')
+          done()
+        }
+      )
+    })
   })
   describe('[Multiple Records]',function(){
     before(function(done){
@@ -99,6 +115,22 @@ describe('MongooseList',function(){
         done()
       })
     })
+    it('should return records when searching using a custom query',function(done){
+      Model.list(
+        {
+          find: {
+            $or: [{name: new RegExp('notexisting', 'i')}, {name: new RegExp('test', 'i')}]
+          }
+        },
+        function(err,count,results){
+          if(err) throw err
+          expect(count).to.be.greaterThan(0)
+          expect(results.length).to.be.greaterThan(0)
+          expect(results[0].name).to.equal('test doc')
+          done()
+        }
+      )
+    })
     it('should return only a few records when close to the end',function(done){
       Model.list({start: 95, limit: 10, sort: 'name'},function(err,count,results){
         if(err) throw err