MongoDB: Quick fix for missing @map("_id") annotation

[janpio]

[tomhoule]

@matthewmueller do you think this should be prioritized for mongo GA?

[matthewmueller]

I could see this being a nice-to-have for sure. It seems that people like that our formatter auto-writes back-relations. I could see us extending that concept here as well. Some ideas:

Scenario 1: You're using the mongodb provider, you add @id to a String field, hit save.

Before (cursor is |):

model User {
  id String @id|
  firstName String
}

I could see this auto-writing the following:

model User {
  id String @id @default(dbgenerated()) @map("_id") @db.ObjectId|
  firstName String
}

Of course, if you edit any of this, it doesn't try to re-correct. It only adds under the conditions above, it never changes, deletes, or duplicates. I assume there's some element of playing around with it until it feels right.

Scenario 2: You're using the mongodb provider, you add @id to a Int field, hit save.

Before (cursor is |):

model User {
  id Int @id|
  firstName String
}

I could see this auto-writing the following:

model User {
  id Int @id @map("_id")|
  firstName String
}

Again, we'd need to be conservative about when we auto-write.

Added as a nice-to-have to the epic.

[janpio]

Note: Hitting save does not do anything by default, you need to manually configure VSCode to run "format on save".
A quick fix is a feature that is native to VSCode that does not need that configuration instead.