Bump mongoose from 8.23.1 to 8.24.2 in /backend

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Bumps mongoose from 8.23.1 to 8.24.2.

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8.24.2 / 2026-07-27

• fix(subdocument): don't minimize empty document array elements to null #16393 WaleedAshraf
• types: correct Model.validate() return type to Promise #16340 #16340 chatman-media

8.24.1

• fix(documentarray): reindex subdocs after array reordering and removal so subsequent nested changes save using the correct path #16282 AbdelrahmanHafez
• fix(document): avoid accessing special properties in Document.prototype.get()
• fix(schema): avoid returning inherited properties from schema path lookups, including paths underneath maps of subdocuments
• fix(clone): isolate cloned arrays from source documents #16281 AbdelrahmanHafez
• types: enable exactOptionalPropertyTypes in TypeScript tests #16287

8.24.0 / 2026-05-14

• feat(aggregate): add pipelineForUnionWith() helper to allow reusing pipelines with $unionWith in TypeScript #16247 #16041 #16033
• fix(connection): handle calling watch() on disconnected connection #16246 #16034
• types: handle compiling with exactOptionalPropertyTypes #16286 #16273

Changelog

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8.24.2 / 2026-07-27

• fix(subdocument): don't minimize empty document array elements to null #16393 WaleedAshraf
• types: correct Model.validate() return type to Promise #16340 #16340 chatman-media

9.8.1 / 2026-07-27

• perf(document): avoid rebuilding modified paths during required path validation #16379 xianjianlf2
• perf(document): avoid clearing the required paths cache on every document instantiation #16404 #16377
• fix(query): reject update modifiers without paths #16387 AbdelrahmanHafez
• perf: cache toString() results in array.unique to avoid redundant allocations #16390 vivek180905
• types: respect the _id option when inferring StandardSchema types #16402
• types(model): keep Model.schema typed when TSchema is omitted samuelmbabhazi
• docs(guide): clarify strictQuery handling of filter paths not in the schema #16397 MuhammadFarhantahir

9.8.0 / 2026-07-20

• feat(schema): add strictRead option to filter or throw on unknown fields during document hydration #16345 #4279 GourabSingha
• feat: upgrade MongoDB Node.js driver to 7.5 #16391
• fix(subdocument): don't minimize empty document array elements to null #16393 #15336 #7322 WaleedAshraf
• fix(model): correctly handle version keys when bulkSave() inserts new documents #16386 #15800 AbdelrahmanHafez
• fix(cast): correctly cast object-shaped geo query values #16380 #16376 rajkumar0932
• fix(schema): avoid mutating shared setters when casting array query values #16372 #16364 yakubka
• fix(document): correctly handle excluded parent paths with optimistic concurrency #16367 #16054 AbdelrahmanHafez
• types(model): add pathsToSave to SaveOptions #16375 AbdelrahmanHafez
• types(model): support extra fields in hydrate() with strict: false #16374 #15940 AbdelrahmanHafez
• docs(populate): document missing options and perDocumentLimit for populate() #16371 Wnayar
• docs: expand sample() example to show sampling from a filtered subset #16369 Wnayar
• docs: fix typos, grammar, and documentation links #16389 LakshyaTyagi15

9.7.4 / 2026-07-06

• types(create): fix handling of nested objects typed as interfaces #16363 #16362
• types: correct this parameter handling for methods with versionKey #16344 #16046
• docs: add FAQ entry for querySrv ECONNREFUSED errors on Windows with mongodb+srv:// connections #16342 ajay naik

9.7.3 / 2026-06-26

• types(model): correct Model.validate() return type to Promise #16340 #16338
• types: use @​standard-schema/spec for StandardSchema types rather than inlining #16341 #16339

8.24.1 / 2026-06-22

• fix(documentarray): reindex subdocs after array reordering and removal so subsequent nested changes save using the correct path #16282 AbdelrahmanHafez
• fix(document): avoid accessing special properties in Document.prototype.get()
• fix(schema): avoid returning inherited properties from schema path lookups, including paths underneath maps of subdocuments
• fix(clone): isolate cloned arrays from source documents #16281 AbdelrahmanHafez
• types: enable exactOptionalPropertyTypes in TypeScript tests #16287

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Commits

• 02543d0 chore: release 8.24.2
• 43703f1 Merge pull request #16400 from AbdelrahmanHafez/fix/8.x-minimize-empty-array-...
• ece3d41 fix(subdocument): don't minimize empty document array elements to null re #16393
• 84889ba test(subdocument): repro empty document array elements minimized to null re #...
• 8328ee7 fix(types): correct Model.validate() return type to Promise<TRawDocType>
• d5dd19e chore: release 8.24.1
• 0c346a4 fix(documentarray): reindex subdocs after reordering (#16282)
• 550b803 fix(document): additional defensive checks in Document.prototype.get()
• 953d085 fix(schema): only return own properties in schematype lookups
• 1e1679f types: use exactOptionalPropertyTypes in tests (#16287)
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