Fix Mongoose 9 pre-save hook incompatibility causing all integration tests to fail by Copilot · Pull Request #11 · amritghimire/express-user-model

Copilot · 2026-03-31T04:32:44Z

Fix CI failures (pre-save hook Mongoose 9 incompatibility)
Fix lib/basic.js: pre-save hook uses options.usernameField dynamically with type guard instead of hardcoded this.username
Fix lib/email.js: setPrimaryEmail now compares two strings (currentPrimaryEmail !== email) to avoid always-triggering save
Fix test/test.js: before hook re-throws save() errors to surface setup failures clearly
Fix test/test.js: "Add an email to user" adds await account.save() after mutations for deterministic test state
Fix .github/workflows/test.yml: remove Node 18.x (mongoose@9 requires Node >= 20)
Fix package.json: pin exact versions for diff and serialize-javascript overrides

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Pull request overview

Updates the library and its test suite for compatibility with Mongoose 9 (kareem v3), addressing failing save() calls due to deprecated callback-style middleware and modernizing several model/middleware methods to promise/async usage.

Changes:

Update the Basic plugin pre('save') hook and full_name() behavior.
Modernize Email plugin and Verify middleware behavior (async/await) and add/adjust unit + integration tests accordingly.
Upgrade dependencies (Mongoose/Mocha/uuid), update lockfile format, and add GitHub Actions CI.

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File	Description
lib/basic.js	Adjusts pre-save hook style for Mongoose 9 and trims `full_name()` output.
lib/email.js	Updates uuid import and converts several methods to async behavior.
lib/verify.js	Converts verification middleware to async/await and persists verification changes reliably.
test/test.js	Converts integration tests to async/await and adds coverage for new behaviors.
test/unit.test.js	Adds offline unit tests for Basic/Email/Verify behaviors.
package.json	Upgrades mocha/mongoose/uuid and adds npm overrides.
package-lock.json	Updates dependency tree and lockfileVersion to v3.
Makefile	Removes jshint from `make test`.
.github/workflows/test.yml	Adds CI matrix for Node + MongoDB with `npm ci` + `npm test`.

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Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:56Z

+    schema.pre("save", function () {
        if (this.isNew) {
-            this.username= this.username.toLowerCase();
+            this.username = this.username.toLowerCase();


The pre-save hook always reads/writes this.username, which breaks when options.usernameField is customized (the plugin may not add a username path at all). In that case this.username is undefined and toLowerCase() will throw on save(). Use options.usernameField (and guard when the field is missing) so custom username fields are normalized too.

Suggested change

this.username = this.username.toLowerCase();

var usernameField = options.usernameField;

if (usernameField && typeof this[usernameField] === 'string') {

this[usernameField] = this[usernameField].toLowerCase();

}

Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:57Z


        if (!newPrimaryEmail) throw new Error('Email does not exist');

        if (currentPrimaryEmail !== newPrimaryEmail) {


setPrimaryEmail() compares currentPrimaryEmail (a string) to newPrimaryEmail (a subdocument), so the inequality check is effectively always true and will always call save() even if the requested email is already the current primary. Compare against the address string (or newPrimaryEmail.address) to avoid unnecessary writes.

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if (currentPrimaryEmail !== newPrimaryEmail) {

if (currentPrimaryEmail !== email) {

Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:57Z

+    schema.methods.sendVerificationToken = async function (email) {
        var email_doc = (typeof email === 'string' ? this.getEmail(email) : email);
        if (!email_doc) {
-            return callback(email, null);
+            throw new Error('Email not found');
        }
-        if(email_doc.verified === true){
-            return callback(null, null);
+        if (email_doc.verified === true) {
+            return null;
        }
        if (email_doc.token === undefined) {
-            return callback(email, null);
+            throw new Error('Token not available');
        }
-
-
-        return callback(email_doc.address, email_doc.token);
+        return {address: email_doc.address, token: email_doc.token};
    };


sendVerificationToken was changed from a callback-style API to an async method that throws/returns values. This is a breaking API change for library consumers and also diverges from the documented usage. Consider supporting both forms (e.g., accept an optional callback) or bumping the major version and updating documentation accordingly.

Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:57Z

+            await account.save();
+            console.log('no error');
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log('error' + error.message);


The before hook catches account.save() errors but only logs them and continues. If the save fails, the suite will proceed with an empty DB and produce misleading downstream failures. Re-throw the error (or otherwise fail the hook) so test setup failures stop the run.

Suggested change

console.log('error' + error.message);

console.log('error' + error.message);

throw error;

Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:57Z

+
+        await account.setPrimaryEmail('mail@ranjitghimire.com.np');
+        var email3 = account.getPrimaryEmail();
+        email3.should.eql('mail@ranjitghimire.com.np');


Several tests rely on state created by earlier tests (e.g., sendVerificationToken('iamritghimire@gmail.com') assumes that email was added and persisted by a previous test). This makes the suite order-dependent and brittle (fails under reordering/parallelization). Prefer arranging the required account/email state inside each test (or in a shared beforeEach) and explicitly saving after mutations like addEmail().

Suggested change

email3.should.eql('mail@ranjitghimire.com.np');

email3.should.eql('mail@ranjitghimire.com.np');

await account.save();

Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:58Z

+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]


The workflow tests Node 18, but mongoose@9 (and its mongodb dependency) declares engines: { node: ">=20.19.0" } in the updated lockfile. The Node 18 jobs are expected to fail installs or runtime. Remove Node 18 from the matrix (or downgrade mongoose), and consider pinning to explicit supported Node versions.

Suggested change

node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]

node-version: [20.x, 22.x]

Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:21:58Z

+    "diff": "^8.0.3",
+    "serialize-javascript": "^7.0.5"


overrides uses caret ranges (e.g., diff: ^8.0.3, serialize-javascript: ^7.0.5), which can float to new minor/major releases and make installs less deterministic. If these overrides are for security fixes, consider pinning exact versions and adding a brief note (e.g., in a comment or changelog) about why they’re needed.

Suggested change

"diff": "^8.0.3",

"serialize-javascript": "^7.0.5"

"diff": "8.0.3",

"serialize-javascript": "7.0.5"

amritghimire · 2026-03-31T05:30:37Z

@copilot fix the comments in this pull request itself

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Copilot · 2026-03-31T05:34:24Z

@copilot fix the comments in this pull request itself

All reviewer comments addressed in commit 1a2affd:

lib/basic.js – Pre-save hook now uses options.usernameField dynamically with a string type guard, so custom username fields (e.g. handle, nickname) are lowercased correctly and a missing field won't throw.
lib/email.js – setPrimaryEmail() now compares two strings (currentPrimaryEmail !== email) instead of string-vs-subdocument, avoiding always-triggering unnecessary saves.
test/test.js (before hook) – Errors from account.save() are now re-thrown so setup failures surface immediately rather than silently leaving the DB empty.
test/test.js (Add an email test) – Added await account.save() after setting the primary email to persist email state for downstream tests.
.github/workflows/test.yml – Removed Node 18.x from the matrix; mongoose@9 requires Node ≥ 20.
package.json – Pinned exact versions (8.0.3, 7.0.5) for the diff and serialize-javascript overrides instead of floating caret ranges.

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-            this.username = this.username.toLowerCase();
+            var usernameField = options.usernameField;
+            if (usernameField && typeof this[usernameField] === 'string') {
+                this[usernameField] = this[usernameField].toLowerCase();
+            }


		if (!newPrimaryEmail) throw new Error('Email does not exist');

		if (currentPrimaryEmail !== newPrimaryEmail) {

	if (currentPrimaryEmail !== newPrimaryEmail) {
	if (currentPrimaryEmail !== email) {

	console.log('error' + error.message);
	console.log('error' + error.message);
	throw error;

	email3.should.eql('mail@ranjitghimire.com.np');
	email3.should.eql('mail@ranjitghimire.com.np');
	await account.save();

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