NAME¶

MongoDB::Collection - A MongoDB Collection

VERSION¶

version v0.705.0.0

SYNOPSIS¶

An instance of a MongoDB collection.

    # gets the foo collection
    my $collection = $db->get_collection( 'foo' );

Collection names can be chained together to access subcollections. For instance, the collection "foo.bar" can be accessed with either:

    my $collection = $db->get_collection( 'foo' )->get_collection( 'bar' );

or

    my $collection = $db->get_collection( 'foo.bar' );

ATTRIBUTES¶

name¶

The name of the collection.

full_name¶

The full_name of the collection, including the namespace of the database it's in.

METHODS¶

get_collection ($name)¶

    my $collection = $database->get_collection('foo');

Returns a MongoDB::Collection for the collection called $name within this collection.

find($query)¶

    my $cursor = $collection->find({ i => { '$gt' => 42 } });

Executes the given $query and returns a "MongoDB::Cursor" with the results. $query can be a hash reference, Tie::IxHash, or array reference (with an even number of elements). The set of fields returned can be limited through the use of the "MongoDB::Cursor::fields" method on the resulting MongoDB::Cursor object. Other commonly used cursor methods are "MongoDB::Cursor::limit", "MongoDB::Cursor::skip", and "MongoDB::Cursor::sort". See also core documentation on querying: <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read/>.

query($query, $attrs?)¶

Identical to "MongoDB::Collection::find", described above.

    my $cursor = $collection->query->limit(10)->skip(10);
    my $cursor = $collection->query({ location => "Vancouver" })->sort({ age => 1 });

Valid query attributes are:

limit

Limit the number of results.

skip

Skip a number of results.

sort_by

Order results.

find_one($query, $fields?)¶

    my $object = $collection->find_one({ name => 'Resi' });
    my $object = $collection->find_one({ name => 'Resi' }, { name => 1, age => 1});

Executes the given $query and returns the first object matching it. $query can be a hash reference, Tie::IxHash, or array reference (with an even number of elements). If $fields is specified, the resulting document will only include the fields given (and the "_id" field) which can cut down on wire traffic.

insert ($object, $options?)¶

    my $id1 = $coll->insert({ name => 'mongo', type => 'database' });
    my $id2 = $coll->insert({ name => 'mongo', type => 'database' }, {safe => 1});

Inserts the given $object into the database and returns it's id value. $object can be a hash reference, a reference to an array with an even number of elements, or a Tie::IxHash. The id is the "_id" value specified in the data or a MongoDB::OID. The optional $options parameter can be used to specify if this is a safe insert. A safe insert will check with the database if the insert succeeded and croak if it did not. You can also check if the insert succeeded by doing an unsafe insert, then calling "last_error($options?)" in MongoDB::Database. See also core documentation on insert: <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/create/>.

batch_insert (\@array, $options)¶

    my @ids = $collection->batch_insert([{name => "Joe"}, {name => "Fred"}, {name => "Sam"}]);

Inserts each of the documents in the array into the database and returns an array of their _id fields. The optional $options parameter can be used to specify if this is a safe insert. A safe insert will check with the database if the insert succeeded and croak if it did not. You can also check if the inserts succeeded by doing an unsafe batch insert, then calling "last_error($options?)" in MongoDB::Database.

update (\%criteria, \%object, \%options?)¶

    $collection->update({'x' => 3}, {'$inc' => {'count' => -1} }, {"upsert" => 1, "multiple" => 1});

Updates an existing $object matching $criteria in the database. Returns 1 unless the "safe" option is set. If "safe" is set, this will return a hash of information about the update, including number of documents updated ("n"). If "safe" is set and the update fails, "update" will croak. You can also check if the update succeeded by doing an unsafe update, then calling "last_error($options?)" in MongoDB::Database. "update" can take a hash reference of options. The options currently supported are:

"upsert" If no object matching $criteria is found, $object will be inserted.

"multiple" All of the documents that match $criteria will be updated, not just the first document found. (Only available with database version 1.1.3 and newer.)

"safe" If the update fails and safe is set, the update will croak.

See also core documentation on update: <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/update/>.

initialize_ordered_bulk_op¶

    my $bulk = $collection->initialize_ordered_bulk_op;
    $bulk->insert( $doc1 );
    $bulk->insert( $doc2 );
    ...
    my $result = $bulk->execute;

Returns a MongoDB::BulkWrite object to group write operations into fewer network round-trips. This method creates an ordered operation, where operations halt after the first error. See MongoDB::BulkWrite for more details. The method "ordered_bulk" may be used as an alias for "initialize_ordered_bulk_op".

initialize_unordered_bulk_op¶

This method works just like "initialize_ordered_bulk_op" except that the order that operations are sent to the database is not guaranteed and errors do not halt processing. See MongoDB::BulkWrite for more details. The method "unordered_bulk" may be used as an alias for "initialize_unordered_bulk_op".

find_and_modify¶

    my $result = $collection->find_and_modify( { query => { ... }, update => { ... } } );

Perform an atomic update. "find_and_modify" guarantees that nothing else will come along and change the queried documents before the update is performed. Returns the old version of the document, unless "new =" 1> is specified. If no documents match the query, it returns nothing.

aggregate¶

    my $result = $collection->aggregate( [ ... ] );

Run a query using the MongoDB 2.2+ aggregation framework. The first argument is an array-ref of aggregation pipeline operators. The type of return value from "aggregate" depends on how you use it.

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By default, the aggregation framework returns a document with an embedded array of results, and the "aggregate" method returns a reference to that array.

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MongoDB 2.6+ supports returning cursors from aggregation queries, allowing you to bypass the 16MB size limit of documents. If you specifiy a "cursor" option, the "aggregate" method will return a MongoDB::Cursor object which can be iterated in the normal fashion.

    my $cursor = $collection->aggregate( [ ... ], { cursor => 1 } );
    

Specifying a "cursor" option will cause an error on versions of MongoDB below 2.6.

The "cursor" option may also have some useful options of its own. Currently, the only one is "batchSize", which allows you to control how frequently the cursor must go back to the database for more documents.

    my $cursor = $collection->aggregate( [ ... ], { cursor => { batchSize => 10 } } );
    

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MongoDB 2.6+ supports an "explain" option to aggregation queries to retrieve data about how the server will process a query pipeline.

    my $result = $collection->aggregate( [ ... ], { explain => 1 } );
    

In this case, "aggregate" will return a document (not an array) containing the explanation structure.

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Finally, MongoDB 2.6+ will return an empty results array if the $out pipeline operator is used to write aggregation results directly to a collection. Create a new "Collection" object to query the result collection.

See Aggregation <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/aggregation/> in the MongoDB manual for more information on how to construct aggregation queries.

parallel_scan($max_cursors)¶

    my @cursors = $collection->parallel_scan(10);

Scan the collection in parallel. The argument is the maximum number of MongoDB::Cursor objects to return and must be a positive integer between 1 and 10,000. As long as the collection is not modified during scanning, each document will appear only once in one of the cursors' result sets. Only iteration methods may be called on parallel scan cursors. If an error occurs, an exception will be thrown.

rename ("newcollectionname")¶

    my $newcollection = $collection->rename("mynewcollection");

Renames the collection. It expects that the new name is currently not in use. Returns the new collection. If a collection already exists with that new collection name this will die.

save($doc, $options)¶

    $collection->save({"author" => "joe"});
    my $post = $collection->find_one;
    $post->{author} = {"name" => "joe", "id" => 123, "phone" => "555-5555"};
    $collection->save( $post );
    $collection->save( $post, { safe => 1 } )

Inserts a document into the database if it does not have an _id field, upserts it if it does have an _id field. The return types for this function are a bit of a mess, as it will return the _id if a new document was inserted, 1 if an upsert occurred, and croak if the safe option was set and an error occurred. You can also check if the save succeeded by doing an unsafe save, then calling "last_error($options?)" in MongoDB::Database.

remove ($query?, $options?)¶

    $collection->remove({ answer => { '$ne' => 42 } });

Removes all objects matching the given $query from the database. If no parameters are given, removes all objects from the collection (but does not delete indexes, as "MongoDB::Collection::drop" does). Returns 1 unless the "safe" option is set. If "safe" is set and the remove succeeds, "remove" will return a hash of information about the remove, including how many documents were removed ("n"). If the remove fails and "safe" is set, "remove" will croak. You can also check if the remove succeeded by doing an unsafe remove, then calling "last_error($options?)" in MongoDB::Database. "remove" can take a hash reference of options. The options currently supported are

"just_one" Only one matching document to be removed.

"safe" If the update fails and safe is set, this function will croak.

See also core documentation on remove: <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/delete/>.

ensure_index ($keys, $options?)¶

    use boolean;
    $collection->ensure_index({"foo" => 1, "bar" => -1}, { unique => true });

Makes sure the given $keys of this collection are indexed. $keys can be an array reference, hash reference, or "Tie::IxHash". "Tie::IxHash" is preferred for multi-key indexes, so that the keys are in the correct order. 1 creates an ascending index, -1 creates a descending index. If the "safe" option is not set, "ensure_index" will not return anything unless there is a socket error (in which case it will croak). If the "safe" option is set and the index creation fails, it will also croak. You can also check if the indexing succeeded by doing an unsafe index creation, then calling "last_error($options?)" in MongoDB::Database. See the MongoDB::Indexing pod for more information on indexing.

count($query?)¶

    my $n_objects = $collection->count({ name => 'Bob' });

Counts the number of objects in this collection that match the given $query. If no query is given, the total number of objects in the collection is returned.

validate¶

    $collection->validate;

Asks the server to validate this collection. Returns a hash of the form:

    {
        'ok' => '1',
        'ns' => 'foo.bar',
        'result' => info
    }

where "info" is a string of information about the collection.

drop_indexes¶

    $collection->drop_indexes;

Removes all indexes from this collection.

drop_index ($index_name)¶

    $collection->drop_index('foo_1');

Removes an index called $index_name from this collection. Use "MongoDB::Collection::get_indexes" to find the index name.

get_indexes¶

    my @indexes = $collection->get_indexes;

Returns a list of all indexes of this collection. Each index contains "ns", "name", and "key" fields of the form:

    {
        'ns' => 'db_name.collection_name',
        'name' => 'index_name',
        'key' => {
            'key1' => dir1,
            'key2' => dir2,
            ...
            'keyN' => dirN
        }
    }

where "dirX" is 1 or -1, depending on if the index is ascending or descending on that key.

drop¶

    $collection->drop;

Deletes a collection as well as all of its indexes.

AUTHORS¶

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David Golden <david.golden@mongodb.org>

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Mike Friedman <friedo@mongodb.com>

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Kristina Chodorow <kristina@mongodb.org>

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Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE¶

This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by MongoDB, Inc.. This is free software, licensed under:

  The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004