ES6 arrow functions (lambdas) do not work with map-reduce

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Gone away
    • Priority: Major - P3
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    • Component/s: JavaScript, MapReduce
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      var db = db.getSiblingDB('test');
db.lamdba_strangeness.insertMany([{a:1}, {a:2}, {a:3}]);

var mapFunction = function() { emit(this.ns, Object.bsonsize(this)); };
var mapLamdba = () => { emit(this.ns, Object.bsonsize(this)) };

var reduce = function(key, values) {
  return Array.sum(values);
};

var options = {
  out: {inline:1}
};

print("Using function() {}:");
printjson(db.lamdba_strangeness.mapReduce(mapFunction, reduce, options).results);
print("Using () => {}:");
printjson(db.lamdba_strangeness.mapReduce(mapLamdba, reduce, options).results);

db.lamdba_strangeness.drop();

      Results:

      $ mongo lamdba_strangeness.js
MongoDB shell version v3.6.3
connecting to: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
MongoDB server version: 3.6.3
Using function() {}:
[ { "_id" : null, "value" : 99 } ]
Using () => {}:
[ ]
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      var db = db.getSiblingDB( 'test' ); db.lamdba_strangeness.insertMany([{a:1}, {a:2}, {a:3}]); var mapFunction = function() { emit( this .ns, Object .bsonsize( this )); }; var mapLamdba = () => { emit( this .ns, Object .bsonsize( this )) }; var reduce = function(key, values) { return Array.sum(values); }; var options = { out: {inline:1} }; print( "Using function() {}:" ); printjson(db.lamdba_strangeness.mapReduce(mapFunction, reduce, options).results); print( "Using () => {}:" ); printjson(db.lamdba_strangeness.mapReduce(mapLamdba, reduce, options).results); db.lamdba_strangeness.drop(); Results: $ mongo lamdba_strangeness.js MongoDB shell version v3.6.3 connecting to: mongodb: //127.0.0.1:27017 MongoDB server version: 3.6.3 Using function() {}: [ { "_id" : null , "value" : 99 } ] Using () => {}: [ ]
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      Because ES6 arrow functions (aka lambdas) do not bind this (see Arrow functions), they do not work with the map-reduce framework in MongoDB.

      For many people, lamdbas are seen as a more concise syntax and do not realize they behave differently. Either we should improve map-reduce to support ES6 arrow functions or clearly document that they are not supported (and why) in the map portion of map-reduce.

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            [DO NOT USE] Backlog - Query Execution
            Reporter:
            James Kovacs
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