ExcludeKeys from nested objects in queries

[pixael]

New Feature / Enhancement Checklist

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• I am not just asking a question.
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Current Limitation

Excluding keys in nested objects.

Feature / Enhancement Description

Exclude keys of nested objects using the syntax object.key.

Example Use Case

curl -X GET \
  -H "X-Parse-Application-Id: ${APPLICATION_ID}" \
  -H "X-Parse-REST-API-Key: ${REST_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode 'excludeKeys=player.profile' \
  https://YOUR.PARSE-SERVER.HERE/parse/classes/GameScore/Ed1nuqPvcm

Alternatives / Workarounds

I've not found any workaround. I'd need to esclude a heavy nested object from a query but can't at the moment.

[mtrezza]

Thanks for suggesting.

Excluding fields in embedded documents is natively supported by MongoDB and seems to be a useful addition to Parse Server. Feel free to open a PR to add this feature and ping if you need any help.

I flagged this as enhancement as it enhances the existing functionality of excluding fields to accept nested fields.

[cbaker6]

This is already fixed in #7242

[pixael]

This is already fixed in #7242

Thanks Corey for making this change, I see that the PR is still in review... I hope it will be merged soon.

[mtrezza]

@cbaker6 Where is this described in #7242 or the related issue #7245?

According to the descriptions there they seem to focus on a different issue.

[cbaker6]

@cbaker6 Where is this described in #7242 or the related issue #7245?

According to the descriptions there they seem to focus on a different issue.

It’s mentioned at the bottom of todos and linked to a related issues:

Fix excluding nested fields (Fix #7030)

In that issue, the last comment is from @dplewis asks me to look into it because of the PR I had open. You can see when I originally mentioned and the Diamond responds to my resolved comments on the issue shortly after.

The fix covers the issue mentioned here in the testcases, as well as deeper nested. This issue was also brought up again on the forum https://community.parseplatform.org/t/deselect-pointer-key/1592

[mtrezza]

Thanks, so I am closing this as duplicate of #7030.