parse-server: Mongo explain results incorrectly returning an object instead of an array of objects

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Issue Description

Mongo explain results incorrectly returning an object instead of an array of objects. This causes an issue for SDKs that use strongly typed languages as results (plural) should always be an array.

This will break any SDK that isn’t strongly typed. In the case of the JS SDK, it will break current testcases instead (PR for JS SDK here. ~In addition, this brings up another issue in the JS SDK which doesn’t support explain for first queries.~

Originally discussed on community.parseplatform.org

Steps to reproduce

Run any explain query.

Actual Outcome

A single explain object.

Expected Outcome

An array of explain objects that have only 1 object.

Failing Test Case / Pull Request

  • 🤩 I submitted a PR with a fix and a test case.
  • 🧐 I submitted a PR with a failing test case.

Environment

Server

  • Parse Server version: 4.5.0 and latest master
  • Operating system: docker linux
  • Local or remote host (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Heroku, Digital Ocean, etc): self hosted

Database

  • System (MongoDB or Postgres): MongoDB
  • Database version: 4.4
  • Local or remote host (MongoDB Atlas, mLab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc): self hosted

Client

  • SDK (iOS, Android, JavaScript, PHP, Unity, etc): Swift SDK
  • SDK version: 1.8.3

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About this issue

  • Original URL
  • State: open
  • Created 3 years ago
  • Comments: 16 (16 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

I classified this as a bug with severity S4 (small / trivial):

  • It does not impact any existing functionality, but can be considered a “conceptual flaw” with the effect that it does not allow to easily implement explain in SDKs with strongly typed languages.
  • The workaround is to use the REST API and manually parse the response.