update preferences server side

client/constants.js

@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ export const DELETE_FILE = 'DELETE_FILE';
 export const SHOW_EDIT_FILE_NAME = 'SHOW_EDIT_FILE_NAME';
 export const HIDE_EDIT_FILE_NAME = 'HIDE_EDIT_FILE_NAME';
 
+export const TOGGLE_AUTOSAVE = 'SET_AUTOSAVE';
+
 // eventually, handle errors more specifically and better
 export const ERROR = 'ERROR';

client/modules/IDE/actions/preferences.js

@@ -82,3 +82,10 @@ export function indentWithSpace() {
     }
   };
 }
+
+export function setAutosave(value) {
+  return {
+    type: ActionTypes.SET_AUTOSAVE,
+    value
+  };
+}

client/modules/IDE/reducers/preferences.js

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import * as ActionTypes from '../../../constants';
 const initialState = {
   fontSize: 18,
   indentationAmount: 2,
-  isTabIndent: true
+  isTabIndent: true,
+  autosave: true
 };
 
 const preferences = (state = initialState, action) => {

server/controllers/user.controller.js

@@ -30,13 +30,23 @@ export function createUser(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 export function updatePreferences(req, res) {
-  User.findByIdAndUpdate(req.user._id,
-  {
-    $set: req.body
+  User.findById(req.user.id, (err, user) => {
+    if (err) {
+      return res.status(500).json({error: err});
+    }
+    if (!user){
+      return res.status(404).json({error: 'Document not found'});
+    }
+
+    const preferences = Object.assign({}, user.preferences, req.body.preferences);
+    user.preferences = preferences;
+
+    user.save((err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        return res.status(500).json({error: err});
+      }
+
+      return res.json(user.preferences);
+    });
   })
-  .populate('preferences')
-  .exec((err, updatedPreferences) => {
-    if (err) return res.json({ success: false });
-    return res.json(updatedPreferences);
-  });
 }