Add Mongoid::RawValue wrapper which can be passed into queries

Author: johnnyshields

docs/reference/queries.txt

@@ -168,58 +168,45 @@ name, as follows:
   #   class:    Band
   #   embedded: false>
 
-Embedded Documents
-==================
-
-To match values of fields of embedded documents, use the dot notation:
-
-.. code-block:: ruby
-
-  Band.where('manager.name' => 'Smith')
-  # => #<Mongoid::Criteria
-  #   selector: {"manager.name"=>"Smith"}
-  #   options:  {}
-  #   class:    Band
-  #   embedded: false>
-
-  Band.where(:'manager.name'.ne => 'Smith')
-  # => #<Mongoid::Criteria
-  #   selector: {"manager.name"=>{"$ne"=>"Smith"}}
-  #   options:  {}
-  #   class:    Band
-  #   embedded: false>
 
-.. note::
+Fields
+======
 
-  Queries always return top-level model instances, even if all of the
-  conditions are referencing embedded documents.
-
-Field Types
-===========
+Querying on Defined Fields
+--------------------------
 
 In order to query on a field, it is not necessary to add the field to
 :ref:`the model class definition <fields>`. However, if a field is defined in
-the model class, the type of the field is taken into account when constructing
-the query:
+the model class, Mongoid will coerce query values to match defined field types
+when constructing the query:
 
 .. code-block:: ruby
 
-  Band.where(name: 2020)
+  Band.where(name: 2020, founded: "2020")
   #   => #<Mongoid::Criteria
-  #   selector: {"name"=>"2020"}
+  #   selector: {"name"=>"2020", "founded"=>2020}
   #   options:  {}
   #   class:    Band
   #   embedded: false>
 
-  Band.where(founded: 2020)
+Querying for Raw Values
+-----------------------
+
+If you'd like to bypass Mongoid's query type coercion behavior and query
+directly for the raw-typed value in the database, wrap the query value in
+``Mongoid::RawValue`` class. This can be useful when working with legacy data.
+
+.. code-block:: ruby
+
+  Band.where(founded: Mongoid::RawValue("2020"))
   # => #<Mongoid::Criteria
-  #   selector: {"founded"=>2020}
+  #   selector: {"founded"=>"2020"}
   #   options:  {}
   #   class:    Band
   #   embedded: false>
 
-Aliases
-=======
+Field Aliases
+-------------
 
 Queries take into account :ref:`storage field names <storage-field-names>`
 and :ref:`field aliases <field-aliases>`:
@@ -245,6 +232,33 @@ Since `id` and `_id` fields are aliases, either one can be used for queries:
   #   embedded: false>
 
 
+Embedded Documents
+==================
+
+To match values of fields of embedded documents, use the dot notation:
+
+.. code-block:: ruby
+
+  Band.where('manager.name' => 'Smith')
+  # => #<Mongoid::Criteria
+  #   selector: {"manager.name"=>"Smith"}
+  #   options:  {}
+  #   class:    Band
+  #   embedded: false>
+
+  Band.where(:'manager.name'.ne => 'Smith')
+  # => #<Mongoid::Criteria
+  #   selector: {"manager.name"=>{"$ne"=>"Smith"}}
+  #   options:  {}
+  #   class:    Band
+  #   embedded: false>
+
+.. note::
+
+  Queries always return top-level model instances, even if all of the
+  conditions are referencing embedded documents.
+
+
 .. _logical-operations:
 
 Logical Operations

docs/release-notes/mongoid-9.0.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ please consult GitHub releases for detailed release notes and JIRA for
 the complete list of issues fixed in each release, including bug fixes.
 
 
+Support for Passing Raw Values into Queries
+-------------------------------------------
+
+When performing queries, it is now possible skip Mongoid's type coercion logic
+using the ``Mongoid::RawValue`` wrapper class. This can be useful when legacy
+data in the database is of a different type than the field definition.
+
+.. code-block:: ruby
+
+   class Person
+     include Mongoid::Document
+     field :age, type: Integer
+   end
+
+   # Query for the string "42", not the integer 42
+   Person.where(age: Mongoid::RawValue("42"))
+
+
 Raise AttributeNotLoaded error when accessing fields omitted from query projection
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

lib/mongoid/criteria/queryable/selector.rb

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def to_pipeline
 
         # Get the store name and store value. If the value is of type range,
         # we need may need to change the store_name as well as the store_value,
-        # therefore, we cannot just use the evole method.
+        # therefore, we cannot just use the evolve method.
         #
         # @param [ String ] name The name of the field.
         # @param [ Object ] serializer The optional serializer for the field.
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ def evolve_multi(specs)
         #
         # @return [ Object ] The serialized object.
         def evolve(serializer, value)
+          return value.raw_value if value.is_a?(Mongoid::RawValue)
+
           case value
           when Hash
             evolve_hash(serializer, value)
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ def evolve_hash(serializer, value)
         #
         # @api private
         #
-        # @param [ String ] key The to store the range for.
+        # @param [ String ] key The key at which to store the range.
         # @param [ Object ] serializer The optional serializer for the field.
         # @param [ Range ] value The Range to serialize.
         #

lib/mongoid/extensions.rb

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def transform_keys
 require "mongoid/extensions/object"
 require "mongoid/extensions/object_id"
 require "mongoid/extensions/range"
+require "mongoid/extensions/raw_value"
 require "mongoid/extensions/regexp"
 require "mongoid/extensions/set"
 require "mongoid/extensions/string"

lib/mongoid/extensions/raw_value.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Wrapper class used when a value cannot be casted in evolve method.
+module Mongoid
+  def RawValue(*args)
+    RawValue.new(*args)
+  end
+
+  class RawValue
+
+    attr_reader :raw_value
+
+    def initialize(raw_value)
+      @raw_value = raw_value
+    end
+
+    # Returns a string containing a human-readable representation of
+    # the object, including the inspection of the underlying value.
+    #
+    # @return [ String ] The object inspection.
+    def inspect
+      "RawValue: #{raw_value.inspect}"
+    end
+  end
+end