How to sort in mongoose?

Question

I find no doc for the sort modifier. The only insight is in the unit tests: spec.lib.query.js#L12

writer.limit(5).sort(['test', 1]).group('name')

But it doesn't work for me:

Post.find().sort(['updatedAt', 1]);

Answer 1

You can use the below-mentioned code to sort in MongoDB :-

News.find({ 

deal_id:deal._id

}, 

['type','date_added'], 

{ 

skip:0,

limit:10, 

sort:{ 

date_added: -1 

} 

}, 

function(err,allNews){ 

socket.emit('news-load', allNews); 

})

Answer 2

For Mongoose 3.8.x, sorting can be done with the help of the following syntax:

model.find({ ... }).sort({ field : x}).exec(function(err, model){ ... });

Where x can be either:

1. asc

2. desc 

3. ascending

4. descending 

5. 1

6. -1