fix(projection): also handle value objects in isInclusive

Author: vkarpov15

lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const isDefiningProjection = require('./isDefiningProjection');
+const isPOJO = require('../isPOJO');
 
 /*!
  * ignore
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function isInclusive(projection) {
     // If field is truthy (1, true, etc.) and not an object, then this
     // projection must be inclusive. If object, assume its $meta, $slice, etc.
     if (isDefiningProjection(projection[prop]) && !!projection[prop]) {
-      if (projection[prop] != null && typeof projection[prop] === 'object') {
+      if (isPOJO(projection[prop])) {
         return isInclusive(projection[prop]);
       } else {
         return !!projection[prop];

test/helpers/projection.isInclusive.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+require('../common'); // required for side-effect setup (so that the default driver is set-up)
+const isInclusive = require('../../lib/helpers/projection/isInclusive');
+
+describe('isInclusive', function() {
+  it('handles $elemMatch (gh-14893)', function() {
+    assert.strictEqual(isInclusive({ field: { $elemMatch: { test: new Date('2024-06-01') } }, otherProp: 1 }), true);
+  });
+});