How does DevTinder prevent duplicate matches?
A unique index on (user1Id, user2Id) where user1Id < user2Id ordering. This makes a match between A and B have one canonical form, so two requests cannot create the same match.
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User, ConnectionRequest, Connection (match), Message, Payment, and Subscription. Each handles a specific module: users, swipes, matches, chat, payments, and plan status.
It prevents duplicate swipe attempts (a user cannot swipe on the same target twice) and speeds up the most common query: "did A already swipe on B?" Compound unique indexes serve both integrity and performance.
Embedded arrays grow documents unboundedly. MongoDB has a 16MB document limit, and large arrays slow down every read. Refs keep documents small and let you paginate.
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