subline/controllers/transactionData.js

const Transaction = require("../models/transaction");
const Order = require("../models/order");
const Merchant = require("../models/merchant");

module.exports = {
    populate: function(req, res){
        if(!req.session.user){
            res.session.error = "Must be logged in to do that";
            return res.redirect("/");
        }

        function randomDate() {
            let now = new Date();
            let start = new Date();
            start.setFullYear(now.getFullYear() - 1);
            return new Date(start.getTime() + Math.random() * (now.getTime() - start.getTime()));
        }

        Merchant.findOne({_id: req.session.user})
            .then((merchant)=>{
                let newTransactions = [];

                for(let i = 0; i < 5000; i++){
                    let newTransaction = new Transaction({
                        merchant: merchant._id,
                        date: randomDate(),
                        recipes: []
                    });

                    let numberOfRecipes = Math.floor((Math.random() * 5) + 1);

                    for(let j = 0; j < numberOfRecipes; j++){
                        let recipeNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * merchant.recipes.length);
                        let randQuantity = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1);

                        newTransaction.recipes.push({
                            recipe: merchant.recipes[recipeNumber],
                            quantity: randQuantity
                        });
                    }

                    newTransactions.push(newTransaction);
                }

                Transaction.create(newTransactions)
                    .then((transactions)=>{
                        return res.redirect("/data");
                    })
                    .catch((err)=>{
                        return;
                    });
            })
            .catch((err)=>{
                return;
            });
        
        
    }
}