From dfbf596678b1486d948d764c76386c9fa897abf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Akshat Neeraj <akshatneeraj24680@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 21:03:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: resolve trending sort crash in questions API

---
 server/routes/questions.js | 16 ++++++----------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/routes/questions.js b/server/routes/questions.js
index bc86326..e2b40c7 100644
--- a/server/routes/questions.js
+++ b/server/routes/questions.js
@@ -92,16 +92,12 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
         sortOption = { viewCount: -1 }
         break
       case 'trending':
-        // Simple trending algorithm: recent questions with votes
-        sortOption = { 
-          $expr: {
-            $divide: [
-              { $add: [{ $size: '$votes.upvotes' }, { $size: '$votes.downvotes' }] },
-              { $add: [{ $subtract: [new Date(), '$createdAt'] }, 1] }
-            ]
-          }
-        }
-        break
+  // Sort by most voted and recent questions
+  sortOption = {
+    'votes.upvotes': -1,
+    createdAt: -1
+  }
+  break
     }
 
     const questions = await Question.find(query)