arangodb - How to run AQL from Foxx

Question

I need to run some queries that the Foxx Repository object doesn't seem capable of handling (Maybe I'm just missing something). I'd like to use AQL, but I don't know how to call it from Foxx.

Example:

timestamps Collection:

{ user_id, time_stamp }

SQL Query (What I'd like to emulate):

SELECT * FROM timestamps WHERE user_id = 1024 AND time_stamp < 123456789

I can do:

timestamps.byExample( {user_id:1024} )

But this doesn't let me do a range as well.

Answer 1

In principle you can use the normal queries in a controller method. This will circumvent the Foxx repository methods, but should work. Example:

  controller.around("/hallo", function (req, res, options, next) {
    var count = true;
    var data = db._query("FOR u IN _users FILTER u.user == @name RETURN u",
                         { name: "root" }).toArray();

    res.json({ result: data });
  });

That is OK, if you want to use non-Foxx collections. If you need a Foxx collection the name depends on the mount point, in this case you need to use collectionName. Say, your collection is called "texts", then use

  controller.around("/hallo", function (req, res, options, next) {
    var count = true;
    var data = db._query("FOR u IN @@texts RETURN u",
                         { '@texts': applicationContext.collectionName("texts") }).toArray();

    res.json({ result: data });
  });