5.2.1

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartdata",
-  "version": "5.1.1",
+  "version": "5.2.1",
   "private": false,
   "description": "An advanced library for NoSQL data organization and manipulation using TypeScript with support for MongoDB, data validation, collections, and custom data types.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",

test/test.ts

@@ -199,12 +199,18 @@ tap.test('should store a new Truck', async () => {
   const truck = new Truck('blue', 'MAN');
   await truck.save();
   const myTruck2 = await Truck.getInstance({ color: 'blue' });
+  expect(myTruck2.color).toEqual('blue');
   myTruck2.color = 'red';
   await myTruck2.save();
   const myTruck3 = await Truck.getInstance({ color: 'blue' });
-  console.log(myTruck3);
+  expect(myTruck3).toBeNull();
 });
 
+tap.test('should return a count', async () => {
+  const truckCount = await Truck.getCount();
+  expect(truckCount).toEqual(1);
+})
+
 tap.test('should use a cursor', async () => {
   const cursor = await Car.getCursor({});
   let counter = 0;

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartdata',
-  version: '5.1.1',
+  version: '5.2.1',
   description: 'An advanced library for NoSQL data organization and manipulation using TypeScript with support for MongoDB, data validation, collections, and custom data types.'
 }

ts/smartdata.classes.collection.ts

@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ export class SmartdataCollection<T> {
     await this.mongoDbCollection.deleteOne(identifiableObject);
   }
 
+  public async getCount(filterObject: any) {
+    await this.init();
+    return this.mongoDbCollection.countDocuments(filterObject);
+  }
+
   /**
    * checks a Doc for constraints
    * if this.objectValidation is not set it passes.

ts/smartdata.classes.doc.ts

@@ -181,6 +181,17 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
     await cursor.forEach(forEachFunction);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * returns a count of the documents in the collection
+   */
+  public static async getCount<T>(
+    this: plugins.tsclass.typeFest.Class<T>,
+    filterArg: plugins.tsclass.typeFest.PartialDeep<T> = ({} as any)
+  ) {
+    const collection: SmartdataCollection<T> = (this as any).collection;
+    return await collection.getCount(filterArg);
+  }
+
   // INSTANCE
 
   /**
@@ -192,13 +203,13 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
    * updated from db in any case where doc comes from db
    */
   @svDb()
-  _createdAt: number = Date.now();
+  _createdAt: string = (new Date()).toISOString();
 
   /**
    * will be updated everytime the doc is saved
    */
   @svDb()
-  _updatedAt: number = Date.now();
+  _updatedAt: string = (new Date()).toISOString();
 
   /**
    * unique indexes
@@ -234,7 +245,7 @@ export class SmartDataDbDoc<T extends TImplements, TImplements, TManager extends
     const self: any = this;
     let dbResult: any;
 
-    this._updatedAt = Date.now();
+    this._updatedAt = (new Date()).toISOString();
 
     switch (this.creationStatus) {
       case 'db':