Add filterDistributeKeys function and DISTRIBUTE_KEYS constant to utils.js for improved data handling in distributed updates. Updated distribution functions to utilize these enhancements, ensuring only relevant keys are published.

src/utils.js

@@ -636,6 +636,16 @@ function getChangedValues(oldObj, newObj, old = false) {
 const AUDIT_EXCLUDED_MODELS = ['notification', 'userNotifier'];
 const SENSITIVE_KEYS = ['secret'];
 
+const DISTRIBUTE_KEYS = {
+  _id: true,
+  _reference: true,
+  name: true,
+  tags: true,
+  state: true,
+  createdAt: true,
+  updatedAt: true,
+};
+
 function omitSensitive(obj) {
   if (obj == null || typeof obj !== 'object') return obj;
   if (Array.isArray(obj)) return obj.map(omitSensitive);
@@ -822,20 +832,38 @@ async function getAuditLogs(idOrIds) {
   }
 }
 
+function filterDistributeKeys(value, keys = DISTRIBUTE_KEYS) {
+  if (value == null) return value;
+
+  const obj = value?.toObject ? value.toObject() : value;
+  if (typeof obj !== 'object' || Array.isArray(obj)) return obj;
+
+  const hasKeys = keys && Object.keys(keys).length > 0;
+  if (!hasKeys) return { ...obj };
+
+  const result = {};
+  for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+    if (keys[key] === true) {
+      result[key] = val;
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 async function distributeUpdate(value, id, type) {
   await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.${id}.object`, value);
 }
 
 async function distributeStats(value, type) {
-  await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.stats`, value);
+  await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.stats`, filterDistributeKeys(value));
 }
 
 async function distributeNew(value, type) {
-  await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.new`, value);
+  await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.new`, filterDistributeKeys(value));
 }
 
 async function distributeDelete(value, type) {
-  await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.delete`, value);
+  await natsServer.publish(`${type}s.delete`, filterDistributeKeys(value));
 }
 
 function getReferenceId(value) {
@@ -899,10 +927,13 @@ async function distributeChildDelete(value, id, model) {
     logger.debug(
       `Distributing child delete for ${populated.ref}s.${populatedId}.events.childDelete`
     );
-    await natsServer.publish(`${populated.ref}s.${populatedId}.events.childDelete`, {
+    await natsServer.publish(
-      type: 'childDelete',
+      `${populated.ref}s.${populatedId}.events.childDelete`,
-      data: { parentId: id, parentType: model.modelName },
+      filterDistributeKeys({
-    });
+        type: 'childDelete',
+        data: { parentId: id, parentType: model.modelName },
+      })
+    );
   }
 }
 
@@ -912,10 +943,13 @@ async function distributeChildNew(value, id, model) {
     const populatedId = getReferenceIdString(populated._id);
     if (!populatedId) continue;
     logger.debug(`Distributing child new for ${populated.ref}s.${populatedId}.events.childNew`);
-    await natsServer.publish(`${populated.ref}s.${populatedId}.events.childNew`, {
+    await natsServer.publish(
-      type: 'childNew',
+      `${populated.ref}s.${populatedId}.events.childNew`,
-      data: { parentId: id, parentType: model.modelName },
+      filterDistributeKeys({
-    });
+        type: 'childNew',
+        data: { parentId: id, parentType: model.modelName },
+      })
+    );
   }
 }
 
@@ -1264,6 +1298,8 @@ export {
   flatternObjectIds,
   expandObjectIds,
   newNoteNotification,
+  filterDistributeKeys,
+  DISTRIBUTE_KEYS,
   distributeUpdate,
   distributeStats,
   distributeNew,