The Node.JS MongoDB Driver Manual

Usage

• Collections
• Database
• GridStore
• Indexes
• Inserting and updating
• Queries
• Replicasets

Driver Updates

• Updates
  • MongoClient or how to connect in a new and better way
    • The URL connection format
    • MongoClient.connect
    • MongoClient.connect options
    • db: A hash of options at the db level overriding or adjusting functionality not supported by the url
    • server: A hash of options at the server level not supported by the url.
    • replSet: A hash of options at the replSet level not supported by the url.
    • mongos: A hash of options at the mongos level not supported by the url.
  • Mongo Driver and Mongo DB 2.2 Features
    • Read preferences
    • Mongos
    • Aggregation framework helper
    • Replicaset improvements and changes
    • High availability “on” by default
    • Better stream support for GridFS
    • toBSON method
    • Much faster BSON C++ parser
    • Other minor changes

Tutorials

• Articles
  • A Basic introduction to Mongo DB
    • Mongo DB data types
    • Getting that connection to the database
    • Mongo DB and Collections
    • And then there was CRUD
    • Time to Query
    • Links and stuff
  • A primer for GridFS using the Mongo DB driver
    • A simple example
    • Advanced GridFS or how not to run out of memory
    • Other useful methods on the Gridstore object
    • Links and stuff

API Documentation

• Driver API
  • Admin()
  • Collection()
  • MongoClient()
  • Db()
  • Cursor()
  • CursorStream()
  • GridStore()
  • ReadStream()
  • Grid()
  • Server()
  • Mongos()
  • ReplSet
  • ReadPreference()
• Binary JSON API
  • ObjectID()
  • Binary()
  • Code()
  • DBRef()
  • Double()
  • MinKey()
  • MaxKey()
  • Symbol()
  • Timestamp()
  • Long()
  • BSON()

External Tutorials

• http://howtonode.org/express-mongodb, Blog rolling with mongoDB, express and Node.js
• http://nodetuts.com/tutorials/18-mongodb-and-mongoose.html, Node Tuts - episode 18 - Node.js, MongoDB and Mongoose from Pedro Teixeira on Vimeo.
• http://howtonode.org/node-js-and-mongodb-getting-started-with-mongojs, Node.js and MongoDB - Getting started with MongoJS

Video Presentations about different topics around the MongoDB and Node.js

• Node.JS Specific Presentations
  • An Introduction to the node.js MongoDB Driver
  • Node.js and MongoDB, a Panel Discussion
  • Schemas for Real Time Analytics with Node.js
  • Happy Mongo-ing in Node.js
  • NYC MongoDB User Group - Schemas for Real Time Analytics with Node.js
  • NYC MongoDB User Group - What’s in the Trello
  • NYC Node JS Meetup - August 2011 - Mongoose & other MongoDB Connectors
  • A beautiful marriage: MongoDB and node.js
  • Rapid Realtime App Development with Node.JS & MongoDB
• Awesome Node.js + MongoDB Applications
  • Node.js blackboard - socket.io
• Tutorials using Node.JS and MongoDB
  • Node.js and MongoDB Tutorial - Using CoffeeScript and Mongoose (ODM)

Projects and Libraries using the driver

• Github libraries and projects using the driver

MongoDB in General

There are two main places to learn about MongoDB itself. I’ve included links below.

• http://www.mongodb.org, all the documentation for the database
• http://www.10gen.com/presentations, lots of presentations and slides about using the database.

There are also some very good books out these days

• MongoDB: The Definitive Guide
• MongoDB in Action
• The Definitive Guide to MongoDB: The NoSQL Database for Cloud and Desktop Computing
• 50 Tips and Tricks for MongoDB Developers
• Scaling MongoDB
• MongoDB and Python: Patterns and processes for the popular document-oriented database
• MongoDB and PHP
• PHP and MongoDB Web Development Beginner’s Guide
• Node Web Development
• Document Design for MongoDB

Changelog

• Changelog

Indices

• Index
• Search Page