7.4.0 / 2023-07-18

• perf: speed up mapOfSubdocs benchmark by 4x by avoiding unnecessary O(n^2) loop in getPathsToValidate() #13614
• feat: upgrade to MongoDB Node.js driver 5.7.0 #13591
• feat: support generating custom cast error message with a function #13608 #3162
• feat(query): support MongoDB driver's includeResultMetadata option for findOneAndUpdate #13584 #13539
• feat(connection): add Connection.prototype.removeDb() for removing a related connection #13580 #11821
• feat(query): delay converting documents into POJOs until query execution, allow querying subdocuments with defaults disabled #13522
• feat(model): add option "aggregateErrors" for create() #13544 hasezoey
• feat(schema): add collectionOptions option to schemas #13513
• fix: move all MongoDB-specific connection logic into driver layer, add createClient() method to handle creating MongoClient #13542
• fix(document): allow setting keys with dots in mixed paths underneath nested paths #13536
• types: augment bson.ObjectId instead of adding on own type #13515 #12537 hasezoey
• docs(guide): fix md lint #13593 hasezoey
• docs: changed the code from 'await author.save()' to 'await story1.save()' #13596 SomSingh23