Populate nested refObject in array

Hi, I’m using 3.6.x version and here is my sample schema to reproduce :

var PersonSchema = new Schema({
  name    : String,
  stories : [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Story' }]
});

var StorySchema = new Schema({
  creator : { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Person' },
  title    : String,
});

I’m trying to populate the creator ref for each stories saved, I tried the both path :

Person.findById(user1._id).populate("stories stories.creator"}).exec(function(err, doc)
Person.findById(user1._id).populate("stories stories.$.creator"}).exec(function(err, doc)

but I got the: TypeError: Cannot call method ‘path’ of undefined

My tests is running here :https://runnable.com/UT9iTD2wDj1UACXx

Thank you

[makrandgupta]

Mongoose now supports deep populate. Example code:

var userSchema = new Schema({
  name: String,
  friends: [{ type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' }]
});

User.
  findOne({ name: 'Val' }).
  populate({
    path: 'friends',
    // Get friends of friends - populate the 'friends' array for every friend
    populate: { path: 'friends' }
  });

[skotchio]

Person.findById(user1._id).populate("stories")
    .exec(function(err, doc {
         Story.populate(doc.stories, {path: 'creator'}, function (err, doc) {

         })
     })