mongodb-bulk-delete v0.4.1

mongodb-bulk-delete

A configurable tool to delete records in bulk while in control.

Installation

>  npm  i  mongodb-bulk-delete

Usage

const  bulkDelete  =  require('mongodb-bulk-delete');

bulkDelete.configure({

uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',

db: 'test',

collection: 'user',

query: { userId: { $gt: 100 } },

removalBatchSize: 100

});

(async () => {

const  result  =  await  bulkDelete.initialise();

console.log(result);

})();

Example Output

Thu May 14 2020 22:36:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) Connected successfully to server

  

Thu May 14 2020 22:36:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) Getting total documents...

Thu May 14 2020 22:36:19 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) Total Documents matching query: 4471381

  

Documents Deleted: 4471396 Progress: 100% Thu May 14 2020 22:51:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Successfully completed!

  

{ documentsDeleted: 4471396, timeTaken: "15m 37s" }

Note

The total number of matching documents at the start of the script and the total documents deleted might vary as decords may be added/removed by other clients while the script is running.

Configs

Things to ensure before running the script on a live production server

• proper indexes are in place to quickly get the total number of documents else it might bog down the database server

• the script runs at non-peak hours