Mongo Db

Chetan DattaChetan Datta
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A database is an organized collection of data that can be easily accessed and managed

  1. Mongo Db is a No SQL database

  2. Mongo Db is a scalable, open-source, high-performance, document-oriented database

Differences

SQLNo SQL
RDBMS - Relational Database Management SystemNon-Relational or Distributed
Data stored in tablesData stored in Collections (like JSON)
Vertically Scalable (Rows will be added vertically)Horizontal Scalable (Data gets added horizontally)

Setup

Mongod + Compass - link

Mongosh - link

Critical Note

After downloading and installing the Mongo DB. Do the following for windows

  1. Create data folder in the C drive

  2. Create db folder inside data

Server and Client

mongod and mongodb refers to different components of the MongoDB database system:

  1. mongod (server)

    • It is the primary daemon process for the MongoDB server. It is responsible for managing the core database system and handling client requests.

    • It is the MongoDB server itself, and it runs as a background service or process on a server.

    • You typically interact with the MongoDB server through client applications, drivers, and shells.

  2. mongosh (Client)

    • It is often used to refer to the MongoDB shell, which is a command-line interface (CLI) tool for interacting with the MongoDB server.

    • The MongoDB shell is a JavaScript-based interface that allows you to connect to a MongoDB server, execute database operations, run queries, and perform administrative tasks.

    • It is a client-side tool used to communicate with the mongod server.

In summary, mongod is the MongoDB server process responsible for database management and serving client requests, while Mongodb refers to the MongoDB shell, which is a client-side tool for interacting with the server. Both components are essential for working with MongoDB effectively, with mongod handling the server-side operations and mongodb providing a command-line interface for users to interact with the database.

Troubleshoot issues

  1. If you are facing issues in copying and pasting the commands in mongosh command line interface
steps:

1. Open the mongosh command line.
2. Right-click on the command line prompt (On main header Panel)
3. Select Properties.
4. Click on the Layout tab.
5. Check the Use Ctrl + Shift + C/V as Copy/Paste option.
6. Click on the OK button.

Mongo DB Commands

  1. Show all the available dbs

     show dbs
    
  2. Create or switch to a new DB

     use product
    
  3. Create a collection in the current DB

     db.createCollection('prod')
    
  4. To know the current db

     db
    
  5. Show all the available collections in the current DB

     show collections
    
  6. Add documents (rows) to the collections. Note if there is a collection that doesn't exist earlier then it will create and insert documents.

     db.users.insert({name:'Json', age:'20'}) // Depreciated
    
     db.users.insertOne({name:'Json', age:'20'})
    
     db.users.insertMany([{name:'Json', age:'20'}, {name:'octa', age:'24'}])
    
  7. Drop or delete a collection (books is a collection)

     db.books.drop()
    
  8. Drop or delete the current DB

     db.dropDataBase()
    
  9. To see all the documents in the collection

     db.books.find()
    
  10. To update a document

    //Updates one document with given id.
    db.books.updateOne(
    ... { _id: ObjectId("6524317c389043329a67b677") },
    ... {$set: { name: 'This is just testing book', pages: 400, price: 2000 }} 
    ... )
    
    //Updates all docs whose pages<600. Price will be incremented by 5
    db.books.updateMany(
    ... {pages:{$lt:600}},
    ... {$inc:{price:5}}
    ... )
    
  11. Operators in mongodb (link)

    • Renaming the field (column)
    db.books.updateOne(
    ... {_id: ObjectId("6524317c389043329a67b677")},
    ... {$rename:{name:'bookName'}}
    ... )
  • Updating the records with new field name which has pages 1000.
    db.books.update( { pages: 1000 }, { $rename: { name: 'bookName' } } )
  • Increment the value of the field
    db.books.updateOne(
    ... {_id: ObjectId("65243269389043329a67b679")},
    ... {$inc:{price:5}}
    ... )
  • Updating the records with less than a particular number
    db.books.updateMany(
    ... {pages:{$lt:600}},
    ... {$inc:{price:5}}
    ... )
  1. Deletion

    db.books.deleteOne({ _id: ObjectId("65243269389043329a67b679") }) 
    
    db.books.deleteMany({pages: 500})
    
  2. Formatting the results

    db.books.find().pretty()
    
  3. Limit the results

    db.books.find().limit(2)
    
  4. Sorting the results

    • Ascending order
    db.books.find().sort({pages:1})
  • Descending Order
    db.books.find().sort({pages:-1})
  1. Sample usage of selection

    db.books.find().limit(2).sort({name:-1})
    
  2. Query Operators (link)

    
    //equals to 900
    db.books.find({price:{$eq:900}})
    
    //Greater than or equals to 900
    db.books.find( { price: { $gte: 900 } } )   
    
    //Greater than 900
    db.books.find(
    ... {price: {$gt:900}}
    ... )
    
    //price between 300 and 900
    db.books.find(
    ... {price: {$in:[300,900]}}
    ... )
    
  3. Complex Query

    //Find document which has pages 500 and price 105
    db.books.find(
    ... {$and:[{pages:500},{price:105}]}
    ... )
    
    //Price not greater than 55
    db.books.find(
    ... {price: {$not: {$gt:55}}}
    ... )
    
  4. Projections (Show only a few columns or fields) (1-include, 0-exclude)

    //This shows the records with name field only with condition price=105
    //This also prints _id field by default
    db.books.find(
    ... {price: 105},
    ... {name:1}
    ... )
    
    //Show only name field and ignore _id
    db.books.find( 
    ... { price: 105 }, 
    ... { name: 1, _id: 0 } 
    ... )
    
    //Don't show name and price fields. All other fields will be shown.
    db.books.find(
    ... {price:105},
    ... {name:0,price:0}
    ... )
    
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