fix: category filter parsing using JSON in jobs APIs

Author: alishawalunj

src/controllers/jobsController.js

@@ -36,9 +36,19 @@ const paginationForJobs = async (req, res) => {
     /* ----------------------------
        MULTI-CATEGORY FILTER (only if non-empty)
        ---------------------------- */
-    if (category && category.trim() !== '') {
-      const categoryList = category.split(',').map((c) => c.trim());
-      conditions.push({ category: { $in: categoryList } });
+
+    if (category) {
+      let categoryList = [];
+
+      try {
+        categoryList = JSON.parse(category);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Invalid category format:', category);
+      }
+
+      if (Array.isArray(categoryList) && categoryList.length > 0) {
+        conditions.push({ category: { $in: categoryList } });
+      }
     }
 
     const query = conditions.length ? { $and: conditions } : {};
@@ -99,9 +109,18 @@ const getJobSummaries = async (req, res) => {
       conditions.push({ title: { $in: [position.trim()] } });
     }
 
-    if (category && category.trim() !== '') {
-      const categoryList = category.split(',').map((c) => c.trim());
-      conditions.push({ category: { $in: categoryList } });
+    if (category) {
+      let categoryList = [];
+
+      try {
+        categoryList = JSON.parse(category);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Invalid category format:', category);
+      }
+
+      if (Array.isArray(categoryList) && categoryList.length > 0) {
+        conditions.push({ category: { $in: categoryList } });
+      }
     }
 
     const query = conditions.length ? { $and: conditions } : {};