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  2. SERVER-11345

Allow update to compute expressions using referenced fields like Aggregation Framework's $project

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      AF's $project allows us to compose arbitrary expressions using referenced fields from the document and primitive arithmetic operators.

      In contrast, update() only allows us to $inc a field or $set it, but not e.g. to multiply it by a constant (I see this was added in 2.6) or by another field.

      As an example, suppose I want to update a document containing the average rating of a product and the number of ratings it got.

      I want to be able to add a new rating in an atomic update by writing something like:

      db.products.update({ _id: 7 }, {
  $mul: { averageRating: '$ratingCount' },
  $add: { averageRating: 5 },
  $inc: { ratingCount: 1 },
  $div: { averageRating: '$ratingCount' }
});

      Alternatively I'd like to be able to run a user-provided JS function as part of the update, like the $where operator for queries, except this function can update the document.

            Assignee:
            backlog-server-query Backlog - Query Team (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            avish Avishay Lavie
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