DirectCollection

Meteor smart package which provides blocking (using fibers) MongoDB API for direct/native access to collections. It wraps native node.js MongoDB API into an interface similar to Meteor, but allowing direct access to collections, even if they are not defined through Meteor. It reuses Meteor database connection.

It is useful when you want direct access to MongoDB, not bounded by collections defined in Meteor, but you are working inside Meteor and would like a similar coding style and access to other Meteor functions which might not work well in callbacks.

Installation

mrt add directcollection

API

Create a direct collection:

var directCollection = new DirectCollection(name, makeNewID);

It accepts two arguments, name of MongoDB collection, and function which returns a document ID which will be used when inserting documents without _id field (default is Random.id()).

Available collection methods:

• findToArray(selector, options) – returns an array of documents
• findEach(selector, options, eachCallback) – calls eachCallback for each document
• count(selector, options) – returns the count
• findOne(selector, options) – returns one document
• insert(document) – returns document _id
• update(selector, modifier, options) – returns number of updated documents
• remove(selector) – returns number of removed documents
• renameCollection(newName, options) – renames the collection

Available class methods:

• command(selector, options) – executes a command against a Meteor database

Related projects

• mongo-direct – extends Meteor.Collection with methods for direct/native access