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About the database schema

Collections

trainers collection

  • _id: ObjectId
  • name: string
    • (indexed: would be queried often in a dashboard situation)
  • dob: date
  • wins: int
  • losses: int
  • past_opponents: array of ObjectId (references to other trainers)
    • (indexed: reflexivity would make deep queries quite slow, so it seems worthwhile)
  • pokemongs: array of ObjectId (references to owned pokemongs) + denormalizing on "nickname" and "species"
    • (indexed: to improve speed when querying non-denormalized fields)

pokemongs collection

  • _id: ObjectId
  • nickname: string
  • dob: date
  • level: int
  • pokedex_id: int
  • evo_stage: int
    • (indexed: "species" is calculated as evo_track[evo_stage], and would be queried often)
  • evo_track: array of strings (therefore "species" is evo_track[evo_stage], and "evo_base" is evo_track[0])
    • (indexed: "species" is calculated as evo_track[evo_stage], and xould be queried often)
  • is_mega_evolved: boolean
    • polymorphic: this field is only here for mature_pokemongs, i.e. pokemongs who have reached their last evo_stage
  • trainer: ObjectId? (reference to a trainer) (but can be "wild" instead, if ref is null)
    • (indexed: could be queried often in a dashboard situation)
  • types: embedded type, or array of embedded types
    • (indexed: would be queried often in a dashboard situation)
  • move_set: array of ObjectId (references to known moves) + denormalizing on "name"

moves collection

  • _id: ObjectId
  • name: string
    • (indexed: would be queried often in a dashboard situation)
  • category: string (can be "physical", "special", or "status")
  • pp: int
  • power: int
    • (indexed: would be used often in sorts, in a dashboard situation)
  • accuracy: int
  • type: embedded type
    • (indexed: would be queried often in a dashboard situation)

types collection

  • _id: ObjectId
  • name: string
    • (indexed: would be queried often in a dashboard situation)
  • weak_against: array of strings (denormalized type names)
  • effective_against: array of strings (denormalized type names)

Relationships

  • trainers.past_opponents: one-to-many and reflexive
    • => referencing
  • trainers.pokemongs: one-to-many
    • => referencing + denormalizing on "nickname" and "species"
  • pokemongs.trainer: many-to-one
    • => referencing
  • pokemongs.types: one-to-few [1;2] but will also need to be queried independently
    • => denormalizing on all fields
  • pokemongs.move_set: one-to-few [1;4] but will also need to be queried independently
    • => referencing + denormalizing on "name"
  • moves.type: one-to-one [1;1] but will also need to be queried independently
    • => denormalizing on all fields
  • types.weak_against & types.effective_against: one-to-few but reflexive
    • => denormalizing on "name"