Class GridFS


  • public class GridFS
    extends Object

    Implementation of GridFS - a specification for storing and retrieving files that exceed the BSON-document size limit of 16MB.

    Instead of storing a file in a single document, GridFS divides a file into parts, or chunks, and stores each of those chunks as a separate document. By default GridFS limits chunk size to 255k. GridFS uses two collections to store files. One collection stores the file chunks, and the other stores file metadata.

    When you query a GridFS store for a file, the driver or client will reassemble the chunks as needed. You can perform range queries on files stored through GridFS. You also can access information from arbitrary sections of files, which allows you to "skip" into the middle of a video or audio file.

    GridFS is useful not only for storing files that exceed 16MB but also for storing any files for which you want access without having to load the entire file into memory. For more information on the indications of GridFS, see MongoDB official documentation.

    MongoDB documentation
    GridFS
    • Field Detail

      • DEFAULT_CHUNKSIZE

        public static final int DEFAULT_CHUNKSIZE
        File's chunk size
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • DEFAULT_BUCKET

        public static final String DEFAULT_BUCKET
        Bucket to use for the collection namespaces
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
    • Constructor Detail

      • GridFS

        public GridFS​(DB db)
        Creates a GridFS instance for the default bucket "fs" in the given database. Set the preferred WriteConcern on the give DB with DB.setWriteConcern
        Parameters:
        db - database to work with
        Throws:
        MongoException - if there's a failure
        See Also:
        WriteConcern
      • GridFS

        public GridFS​(DB db,
                      String bucket)
        Creates a GridFS instance for the specified bucket in the given database. Set the preferred WriteConcern on the give DB with DB.setWriteConcern
        Parameters:
        db - database to work with
        bucket - bucket to use in the given database
        Throws:
        MongoException - if there's a failure
        See Also:
        WriteConcern
    • Method Detail

      • getFileList

        public DBCursor getFileList()
        Gets the list of files stored in this gridfs, sorted by filename.
        Returns:
        cursor of file objects
      • getFileList

        public DBCursor getFileList​(DBObject query)
        Gets a filtered list of files stored in this gridfs, sorted by filename.
        Parameters:
        query - filter to apply
        Returns:
        cursor of file objects
      • getFileList

        public DBCursor getFileList​(DBObject query,
                                    DBObject sort)
        Gets a sorted, filtered list of files stored in this gridfs.
        Parameters:
        query - filter to apply
        sort - sorting to apply
        Returns:
        cursor of file objects
      • find

        public GridFSDBFile find​(ObjectId objectId)
        Finds one file matching the given objectId. Equivalent to findOne(objectId).
        Parameters:
        objectId - the objectId of the file stored on a server
        Returns:
        a gridfs file
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • findOne

        public GridFSDBFile findOne​(ObjectId objectId)
        Finds one file matching the given objectId.
        Parameters:
        objectId - the objectId of the file stored on a server
        Returns:
        a gridfs file
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • findOne

        public GridFSDBFile findOne​(String filename)
        Finds one file matching the given filename.
        Parameters:
        filename - the name of the file stored on a server
        Returns:
        the gridfs db file
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • findOne

        public GridFSDBFile findOne​(DBObject query)
        Finds one file matching the given query.
        Parameters:
        query - filter to apply
        Returns:
        a gridfs file
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • find

        public List<GridFSDBFile> find​(String filename)
        Finds a list of files matching the given filename.
        Parameters:
        filename - the filename to look for
        Returns:
        list of gridfs files
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • find

        public List<GridFSDBFile> find​(String filename,
                                       DBObject sort)
        Finds a list of files matching the given filename.
        Parameters:
        filename - the filename to look for
        sort - the fields to sort with
        Returns:
        list of gridfs files
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • find

        public List<GridFSDBFile> find​(DBObject query)
        Finds a list of files matching the given query.
        Parameters:
        query - the filter to apply
        Returns:
        list of gridfs files
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • find

        public List<GridFSDBFile> find​(DBObject query,
                                       DBObject sort)
        Finds a list of files matching the given query.
        Parameters:
        query - the filter to apply
        sort - the fields to sort with
        Returns:
        list of gridfs files
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • remove

        public void remove​(ObjectId id)
        Removes the file matching the given id.
        Parameters:
        id - the id of the file to be removed
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • remove

        public void remove​(String filename)
        Removes all files matching the given filename.
        Parameters:
        filename - the name of the file to be removed
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • remove

        public void remove​(DBObject query)
        Removes all files matching the given query.
        Parameters:
        query - filter to apply
        Throws:
        MongoException - if the operation fails
      • createFile

        public GridFSInputFile createFile​(byte[] data)
        Creates a file entry. After calling this method, you have to call GridFSInputFile.save().
        Parameters:
        data - the file's data
        Returns:
        a gridfs input file
      • createFile

        public GridFSInputFile createFile​(InputStream in)
        Creates a file entry. After calling this method, you have to call GridFSInputFile.save().
        Parameters:
        in - an inputstream containing the file's data
        Returns:
        a gridfs input file
      • createFile

        public GridFSInputFile createFile​(InputStream in,
                                          boolean closeStreamOnPersist)
        Creates a file entry. After calling this method, you have to call GridFSInputFile.save().
        Parameters:
        in - an inputstream containing the file's data
        closeStreamOnPersist - indicate the passed in input stream should be closed once the data chunk persisted
        Returns:
        a gridfs input file
      • createFile

        public GridFSInputFile createFile​(InputStream in,
                                          String filename)
        Creates a file entry. After calling this method, you have to call GridFSInputFile.save().
        Parameters:
        in - an inputstream containing the file's data
        filename - the file name as stored in the db
        Returns:
        a gridfs input file
      • createFile

        public GridFSInputFile createFile​(InputStream in,
                                          String filename,
                                          boolean closeStreamOnPersist)
        Creates a file entry. After calling this method, you have to call GridFSInputFile.save().
        Parameters:
        in - an inputstream containing the file's data
        filename - the file name as stored in the db
        closeStreamOnPersist - indicate the passed in input stream should be closed once the data chunk persisted
        Returns:
        a gridfs input file
      • createFile

        public GridFSInputFile createFile​(String filename)
        Creates a file entry.
        Parameters:
        filename - the file name as stored in the db
        Returns:
        a gridfs input file
        See Also:
        createFile()
      • getBucketName

        public String getBucketName()
        Gets the bucket name used in the collection's namespace. Default value is 'fs'.
        Returns:
        the name of the file bucket
      • getDB

        public DB getDB()
        Gets the database used.
        Returns:
        the database
      • getFilesCollection

        protected DBCollection getFilesCollection()
        Gets the DBCollection in which the file's metadata is stored.
        Returns:
        the collection
      • getChunksCollection

        protected DBCollection getChunksCollection()
        Gets the DBCollection in which the binary chunks are stored.
        Returns:
        the collection