mongo-sync-files v1.0.1

Mongo Sync Files

Sync MongoDB collections with JSON files.

Installation

Run the following commands to download and install the module:

$ git clone git@github.com:IonicaBizau/node-mongo-sync.git mongo-sync
$ cd mongo-sync
$ npm install

Example

// Dependencies
var MongoSyncFiles = require("mongo-sync-files");

// Create database instance
new MongoSyncFiles({
    collections: [{
        inputFile: __dirname + "/docs-in.json"
      , outputFile: __dirname + "/docs-out.json"
      , uri: "mongodb://localhost:27017/test"
      , collection: "myCol"
      , autoInit: true
    }]
}, function (err, collections) {
    if (err) { throw err; }

    var MyAwesomeCollection = collections.myCol;

    // Run a Mongo request
    MyAwesomeCollection.find({}).toArray(function (err, docs) {
        if (err) { throw err; }

        // Output
        console.log("Documents: ", docs);

        // Insert
        MyAwesomeCollection.insert([...], function (err, docs) {
            if (err) { throw err; }

            console.log("Successfully inserted a new document: ", docs);
            console.log("Check out the content of the following file: ", MyAwesomeCollection._options.outputFile);

            // Close database
            MyAwesomeCollection.database.close();
        });
    });
});

Documentation

MongoSyncFiles(options, callback)

Creates a new instance of MongoSyncFiles.

Params

• Object options: An object containing the following properties:
• collections (Array): An array of objects with the needed fields for initing the collections that should be inited (default: []).
• ignoreSyncFor (Array): An array with Mongo collection method names for that sync should be diabled (default: []).

• ignoreCallbackFor (array): An array with Mongo collection method names for that callback should be diabled (default: ["find", "findOne"]).

• Function callback: The callback function. Called with err, collections and data. collections is an object like this:

  {
     "collectionName": <collectionObject>
  }

<collectionObject> is an object containing all Mongo collection methods.

Return

• EventEmitter The instance of MongoSyncFiles object.

addInCache(uri, dbObj, colName, colObj)

Cache database and collection

Params

• String uri: The Mongo database URI string
• Object dbObj: Database object
• String colName: Collection name (optional)
• Object colObj: Collection object (optional)

getDatabase(uri, callback)

Returns (via callback) a database object from cache or fetched via Mongo functions.

Params

• String uri: The Mongo database URI string
• Function callback: The callback function

getCollection(dbUri, collection, callback)

Returns (via callback) the collection object from cache

Params

• String dbUri: The Mongo database URI string
• String collection: Collection name
• Function callback: The callback function

initCollection(options, callback)

Inits the collection and returns the collection instance.

Params

• Object options: An object containing the following properties:
• uri (String): The MongoDB uri.
• inputFile (String): The path to the input file.
• outputFile (String): The path to the output file.
• outputFile (String): The path to the output file.
• collection (String): The collection that should be synced.
• outFields (String): An object with fields that should be exported/ignored on stringify (default: {_id: 0}).

• autoInit (Boolean): If true, the collection will be inited with input data.

• Function callback: The callback function

Return

• EventEmitter The instance of collection object.

Changelog

1.0.1

• Fixed #3. When collections variable is an empty array, return self variable.

1.0.0

• Initial stable release.
• Fixed collections array handling.
• Added outFields feature.
• Updated mongodb dependency version.

v0.1.3

• Introduced an anonymous function call

v0.1.2

• Remove provided callback from args if callback is not ignored

v0.1.1

• Corrected the condition for ignoring callback

v0.1.0

• Initial release

How to contribute

1. File an issue in the repository, using the bug tracker, describing the contribution you'd like to make. This will help us to get you started on the right foot.
2. Fork the project in your account and create a new branch: your-great-feature.
3. Commit your changes in that branch.
4. Open a pull request, and reference the initial issue in the pull request message.

License

See the LICENSE file.