From a8229debcb247daba52c913d0b35b273c6269874 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Akhil Meka <akhil.reddy@qualyval.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:22:41 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat: exclude some filter fileds from getting converted to
 ObjectId

---
 src/utils/queryParser.ts | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/utils/queryParser.ts b/src/utils/queryParser.ts
index 7218738..f28f3e0 100644
--- a/src/utils/queryParser.ts
+++ b/src/utils/queryParser.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@ import mongoose from "mongoose";
 
 type MongoFilter = Record<string, any>;
 
-function convertValue(value: string) {
+const objectIdConversion = ["taggedUsers"];
+
+function convertValue(field: string, value: string) {
   if (!isNaN(Number(value))) {
     return Number(value);
   } else if (!isNaN(new Date(value).getTime())) {
     return new Date(value);
-  } else if (mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid(value)) {
+  } else if (
+    mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid(value) &&
+    !objectIdConversion.includes(field)
+  ) {
     return new mongoose.Types.ObjectId(value);
   } else if (value === "true") {
     return true;
@@ -35,7 +40,9 @@ function formulaToMongoFilter(formula: string): MongoFilter {
       .map((v) => v.trim().replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, ""));
 
     // Convert each value to appropriate type
-    const parsedValues = valueArray.map((value) => convertValue(value));
+    const parsedValues = valueArray.map((value) =>
+      convertValue(trimmedField, value)
+    );
 
     // If no operator or equals operator, use $in
     if (!operator || operator === "=") {
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ function formulaToMongoFilter(formula: string): MongoFilter {
   if (trimmedField === "tenantId") return {};
 
   // Convert value to appropriate type (date or number if possible)
-  let parsedValue: any = convertValue(trimmedValue);
+  let parsedValue: any = convertValue(trimmedField, trimmedValue);
 
   // Convert operator to MongoDB operator
   switch (operator) {