MongoDB Install & Configure
1. Setup Server
2. MongoDB Compass
3. Connection String
mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
FAQ: What is MongoDB Compass?
Ans: It is a client tool of database management system. [DBMS]
DBMS comprises of 2 locations
a) Server
b) Client
Server is the location where data is kept.
Client is the location from where developer can handle interactions with
data.
Connecting with MongoDB Server:
1. Open MongoDB Compass
2. Click on "Create New Connection"
3. Enter the connection string
mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
4. Save & Connect
Note: MongoDB provides GUI and CLI tools.
GUI allows to manage the database with visual interface.
CLI provides a shell that requires commands to handle database.
5. Select the connection "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017" and open "Mongosh" [Shell]
MongoDB Database Components:
1. Database
- Database is a store in DBMS.
- Data is kept in database.
- A database is created for every application.
- However an application can use multiple databases.
- MongoDB provides sample databases for administration
a) admin
b) local
c) config
2. Collection
- MongoDB stores the data in a collection.
- Collection represents an array of objects. [ ]
- Collection is schema less [structure less or semi-structured]
Note: SQL based database are structured and data is kept in a "Table".
NoSQL database are structure less and data is kept in a "Collection".
3. Document
- MongoDB collection is schema less and stores data in the format document.
- Document is a set of keys and values.
{ Key: value, Key:value }
- MongoDB document format is "BSON".
- BSON is binary format of JSON. [JavaScript Object Notation].
FAQ: What is BSON?
Ans: It is a binary format of JSON.
FAQ: What is the purpose of BSON?
Ans: It is used for serialization and de-serialization.
FAQ: What is serialization & de-serialization?
Ans: De-serialization is the process reading object => encoding to binary =>
decode to object.
Serialization is the process of writing object => encode to binary =>
decode to object.
De-serialization is "Reading" & Serialization is "Writing"
[ https://bsonspec.org/ ]
FAQ: What is COM-to-Marshal?
Ans: Common Object Model is followed to convert the object code to binary & vice
versa.
The process of encoding and decoding is called marshalling.
FAQ: What are the features of BSON?
Ans: It is light weight.
It can flow through the firewalls.
It is less effected by VIRUS.
It is easy to marshal. [encode]
It is cross platform.
It can run on any device and OS.
It can easily communicate with JSON.
FAQ: How BSON is different from JSON?
Ans: JSON uses JavaScript data types to handle data.
a) Primitive Types
b) Non Primitive Types
BSON types are different from JSON, however similar format.
ex:
byte, signed_byte, unsigned_byte, int32, int64 etc..
4. Embedded Document
- It represents a JOIN.
- Embedded document comprises a multi level hierarachy of data.
- It can join multiple views and configure the data.
SQL NoSQL
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Database Database
Table Collection
Records / Rows Document
Field Key
Joins Embedded Document
MongoDB Shell Commands
[ CRUD operations ]
