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  2. SERVER-2036

$insert and $remove for arrays (currently $set, $unset, $push, and $pull are insufficient)

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor - P4
    • Resolution: Duplicate
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      Arrays currently have a number of bizarre behaviors (especially in PHP) and limited support for manipulation makes this difficult to work around. The following additional functions would help:

      $insert - atomic insertion into an array at an index.
      Currently the only options are $push (which only works if you are adding to the end) and overwriting the entire array.

      $remove - remove elements from an array BY INDEX, without leaving "null" entries.
      Currently the only universally safe option is to overwrite the entire array. $unset leaves null entries, $pull works only if the element is known to be unique, and $unset followed by $pull null only works if the array is known to not contain nulls (also because $unset + $pull requires two separate operations, it is clunky and non-atomic (array contains null for a period of time)).

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              backlog-server-query Backlog - Query Team (Inactive)
              bugslayer John Crenshaw
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