Mongoose aggregate - pass empty query params to $filter?

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UPDATE:
I managed to get this working.

I built up the cond using a map function to iterate through the req.query params.

I’ve managed to get one step further.
So I’m creating an object out of the query params. And I am passing the values to the $filter.
Is there anyway to pass an empty value if that param is not in the url and still get a successful result back?

My schema looks like:

const projectSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  project_title: {
    'type': String
  },
  issues: [
    {
      "issue_title": {
        'type': String
      },
      "issue_text": {
        'type': String
      },
      "created_by": {
        'type': String
      },
      "assigned_to": {
        'type': String
      },
      "status_text": {
        'type': String
      },
      "created_on": {
        'type': Date
      },
      "updated_on": {
        'type': Date
      },
      "open": {
        "type": Boolean
      }
    }
  ]
});

I am trying to find a doc by project_title and then filter the issues array by query parameters.

console.log(params);  // { assigned_to: 'pluto' }
Project.aggregate(
            [
              {
                $match: {
                  'project_title': 'project test'
                }
              }, {
                $project: {
                  issue: {
                    $filter: {
                      input: '$issues', 
                      as: 'item', 
                      cond: { $and: [
                        {$eq: ['$$item.assigned_to', queryParams.assigned_to ]},
                        {$eq: ['$$item.created_by', queryParams.created_by ]}
                      ]}
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            ]
        ).exec((err, issues) => {
            if (err) throw err;
            console.log('issues ', issues);
            return res.json(issues);
        })