Mongodb cheat sheet

Resources

• MongoDB Manual

Terminal Commands

• net start mongodb : to start mongodb server (Run as administration)
• net stop mongodb : to stop mongodb server (Run as administration)
• mongosh : to run terminal commands and press Ctrl + C twice to exit mongosh.

Mongosh Terminal Commands

• cls : The cls command clears the console.
• show dbs : to show databases
• use databaseName : to switch database or create new database.
• db.Oldcollection.renameCollection("NewCollection") : to rename collection
• show collections : to show collections of current database
• db.collection.drop() : removes the collection and its index definitions
• db.dropDatabase() : to drop current database

Insert Operations

• db.insertOne(objDocument) : Create or db.insert collection by add new single documents to a collection.
• db.insertMany(arrayDocuments) : Create or insert operations add new multiple documents to a collection.

Find Operations

• db.find() : to get all records or documents from collection.
• db.find(Query) : to get all records or documents of collection by Query.
• db.findOne() : to get first one record from collection.
• db.findOne(Query) : to get first one matching record from collection.

Update Operations

• updateOne({filter},{$set:{NewProperties}}) : To add or update properties one document by matching.
• updateOne({filter},{$unset:{Properties}}) : To remove or update properties one document by matching.
• updateMany({filter},{$set:{NewProperties}}) : To add or update properties in multiple documents by matching properties.
• updateMany({filter},{$unset:{Properties}}) : To remove or update properties in multiple documents by matching properties.
• replaceOne({filter},{replacementDoc}) : to replace entire document

Delete Operations

• deleteOne({filter}) : to delete one document by matching.
• deleteMany({filter}) : to delete multiple document by matching.
• deleteMany({}) : to delete all documents without filter.

Mongodb

CRUD Operation

CRUD Operation

db.insertOne(objDocument) : Create or db.insert collection by add new single documents to a collection.

This command adds a single document to a collection. If the collection doesn't exist, it will be created.

Example:

db.users.insertOne({ name: "Alice", age: 30 });
// Adds a new document { name: "Alice", age: 30 } to the "users" collection.

db.insertMany(arrayDocuments) : Create or insert operations add new multiple documents to a collection.

This command adds multiple documents to a collection at once.

Example:

db.users.insertMany([
  { name: "Bob", age: 25 },
  { name: "Charlie", age: 35 },
]);
// Adds two new documents to the "users" collection.

db.find() : to get all records or documents from collection.

This retrieves all documents from a collection.

Example:

db.users.find();
// Returns all documents in the "users" collection.

db.find(Query) : to get all records or documents of collection by Query.

This retrieves documents that match a specified query.

Example:

db.users.find({ age: { $gt: 30 } });
// Returns all users older than 30.

db.findOne() : to get first one record from collection.

This retrieves the first document from the collection.

Example:

db.users.findOne();
// Returns the first document from the "users" collection.

db.findOne(Query) : to get first one matching record from collection.

This retrieves the first document that matches a specified query.

Example:

db.users.findOne({ name: "Alice" });
// Returns the first document with the name "Alice".

updateOne({filter}, {$set: {NewProperties}}) : To add or update properties one document by matching.

This updates a single document that matches the filter with new properties.

Example:

db.users.updateOne({ name: "Alice" }, { $set: { age: 31 } });
// Updates Alice's age to 31.

updateOne({filter}, {$unset: {NewProperties}}) : To remove or update properties one document by matching.

This removes a specified property from a matching document.

Example:

db.users.updateOne({ name: "Alice" }, { $unset: { age: "" } });
// Removes the "age" property from Alice's document.

updateMany({filter}, {$set: {NewProperties}}) : To add or update properties in multiple documents by matching properties.

This updates multiple documents that match the filter with new properties.

Example:

db.users.updateMany({ age: { $lt: 30 } }, { $set: { status: "young" } });
// Sets the status to "young" for all users under 30.

updateMany({filter}, {$unset: {NewProperties}}) : To remove or update properties in multiple documents by matching properties.

This removes a specified property from multiple matching documents.

Example:

db.users.updateMany({ status: "young" }, { $unset: { status: "" } });
// Removes the "status" property from all documents where status is "young".

replaceOne({filter}, {replacement}) : to replace entire document

This replaces an entire document that matches the filter with a new document.

Example:

db.users.replaceOne({ name: "Alice" }, { name: "Alice", age: 32 });
// Replaces Alice's document with a new document that has age 32.

deleteOne({filter}) : to delete one document by matching.

This deletes a single document that matches the filter.

Example:

db.users.deleteOne({ name: "Alice" });
// Deletes the document where name is "Alice".

deleteMany({filter}) : to delete multiple document by matching.

This deletes multiple documents that match the filter.

Example:

db.users.deleteMany({ age: { $lt: 30 } });
// Deletes all users under 30 years old.

deleteMany({}) : to delete all documents without filter.

This deletes all documents from the collection without any filter.

Example:

db.users.deleteMany({});
// Deletes all documents in the "users" collection.

Comparison Operators

Comparison Operators

• $eq : Matches values that are equal to a specified value.
• $gt : Matches values that are greater than a specified value.
• $gte : Matches values that are greater than or equal to a specified value.
• $in : Matches any of the values specified in an array.
• $lt : Matches values that are less than a specified value.
• $lte : Matches values that are less than or equal to a specified value.
• $ne : Matches all values that are not equal to a specified value.
• $nin : Matches none of the values specified in an array.

$eq : Matches values that are equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $eq: 25 } }); // Using $eq
db.collection.find({ age: 25 }); // Implicitly using $eq

$gt : Matches values that are greater than a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $gt: 30 } }); // Using $gt
db.collection.find({ age: { $explain: { $gt: 30 } } }); // With explain for debugging

$gte : Matches values that are greater than or equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $gte: 18 } }); // Using $gte
db.collection.find({ age: { $explain: { $gte: 18 } } }); // With explain for debugging

$in : Matches any of the values specified in an array.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $in: [20, 25, 30] } }); // Using $in
db.collection.find({ age: { $in: [20, 25, 30] }, status: "active" }); // Combining with another condition

$lt : Matches values that are less than a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $lt: 21 } }); // Using $lt
db.collection.find({ age: { $explain: { $lt: 21 } } }); // With explain for debugging

$lte : Matches values that are less than or equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $lte: 50 } }); // Using $lte
db.collection.find({ age: { $explain: { $lte: 50 } } }); // With explain for debugging

$ne : Matches all values that are not equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $ne: 30 } }); // Using $ne
db.collection.find({ age: { $ne: 30 }, status: "inactive" }); // Combining with another condition

$nin : Matches none of the values specified in an array.

Example:

db.collection.find({ age: { $nin: [20, 25, 30] } }); // Using $nin
db.collection.find({ age: { $nin: [20, 25, 30] }, status: "inactive" }); // Combining with another condition

$eq : Matches values that are equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $eq: 25 } }, // Match documents where age is 25
  { $set: { status: "active" } } // Update the status to active
);

// Implicitly using $eq
db.collection.updateOne({ age: 25 }, { $set: { status: "active" } });

$gt : Matches values that are greater than a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $gt: 30 } }, // Match documents where age is greater than 30
  { $set: { status: "senior" } } // Update the status to senior
);

$gte : Matches values that are greater than or equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $gte: 18 } }, // Match documents where age is 18 or older
  { $set: { eligibility: true } } // Set eligibility to true
);

$in : Matches any of the values specified in an array.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $in: [20, 25, 30] } }, // Match documents where age is either 20, 25, or 30
  { $set: { status: "young adult" } } // Update status to young adult
);

$lt : Matches values that are less than a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $lt: 21 } }, // Match documents where age is less than 21
  { $set: { status: "teen" } } // Update status to teen
);

$lte : Matches values that are less than or equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $lte: 50 } }, // Match documents where age is 50 or younger
  { $set: { group: "adult" } } // Update group to adult
);

$ne : Matches all values that are not equal to a specified value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $ne: 30 } }, // Match documents where age is not 30
  { $set: { status: "not 30" } } // Update status to not 30
);

$nin : Matches none of the values specified in an array.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $nin: [20, 25, 30] } }, // Match documents where age is not 20, 25, or 30
  { $set: { status: "excluded" } } // Update status to excluded
);

Logical Operators

Logical Operators

• $and : Joins query clauses with a logical AND returns all documents that match the conditions of both clauses.
• $not : Inverts the effect of a query expression and returns documents that do not match the query expression.
• $nor : Joins query clauses with a logical NOR returns all documents that fail to match both clauses.
• $or : Joins query clauses with a logical OR returns all documents that match the conditions of either clause.

$and : Joins query clauses with a logical AND, returning all documents that match the conditions of both clauses.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { $and: [{ age: { $gte: 18 } }, { status: "active" }] } // Match age >= 18 and status is active
);

// Using implicit AND with multiple conditions
db.collection.find({ age: { $gte: 18 }, status: "active" });

$not : Inverts the effect of a query expression, returning documents that do not match the query expression.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { age: { $not: { $gte: 18 } } } // Match documents where age is not >= 18
);

$nor : Joins query clauses with a logical NOR, returning all documents that fail to match both clauses.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { $nor: [{ age: { $lt: 18 } }, { status: "active" }] } // Match documents where age is not < 18 and status is not active
);

$or : Joins query clauses with a logical OR, returning all documents that match the conditions of either clause.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { $or: [{ age: { $lt: 18 } }, { status: "inactive" }] } // Match documents where age < 18 or status is inactive
);

// Using implicit OR with multiple conditions
db.collection.find({ $or: [{ age: 17 }, { status: "inactive" }] });

$and : Joins query clauses with a logical AND, returning all documents that match the conditions of both clauses.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { $and: [{ age: { $gte: 18 } }, { status: "active" }] }, // Match documents where age is >= 18 and status is active
  { $set: { eligibility: true } } // Update eligibility to true
);

// Using implicit AND with multiple conditions
db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $gte: 18 }, status: "active" },
  { $set: { eligibility: true } }
);

$not : Inverts the effect of a query expression, returning documents that do not match the query expression.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { age: { $not: { $gte: 18 } } }, // Match documents where age is not >= 18
  { $set: { status: "minor" } } // Update status to minor
);

$nor : Joins query clauses with a logical NOR, returning all documents that fail to match both clauses.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { $nor: [{ age: { $lt: 18 } }, { status: "active" }] }, // Match documents where age is not < 18 and status is not active
  { $set: { eligibility: false } } // Update eligibility to false
);

$or : Joins query clauses with a logical OR, returning all documents that match the conditions of either clause.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { $or: [{ age: { $lt: 18 } }, { status: "inactive" }] }, // Match documents where age is < 18 or status is inactive
  { $set: { status: "review" } } // Update status to review
);

// Using implicit OR with multiple conditions
db.collection.updateOne(
  { $or: [{ age: 17 }, { status: "inactive" }] },
  { $set: { status: "review" } }
);

Array Operators

Array Operator

• $ : Acts as a placeholder to update the first element that matches the query condition.
• $[] : Acts as a placeholder to update all elements in an array for the documents that match the query condition.
• $[<identifier>] : Acts as a placeholder to update all elements that match the arrayFilters condition for the documents that match the query condition.
• $addToSet : Adds elements to an array only if they do not already exist in the set.
• $pop : Removes the first or last item of an array.
• $pull : Removes all array elements that match a specified query.
• $push : Adds an item to an array.
• $pullAll : Removes all matching values from an array.
• $all : Matches arrays that contain all elements specified in the query.
• $elemMatch : Selects documents if element in the array field matches all the specified $elemMatch conditions.
• $size : Selects documents if the array field is a specified size.

$ : Acts as a placeholder to update the first element that matches the query condition.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { "items.name": "apple" }, // Match documents with an item named "apple"
  { $set: { "items.$.quantity": 10 } } // Update the quantity of the first matching item
);

$[] : Acts as a placeholder to update all elements in an array for the documents that match the query condition.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $set: { "items.$[].quantity": 5 } } // Update quantity for all items in the array
);

$[<identifier>] : Acts as a placeholder to update all elements that match the arrayFilters condition for the documents that match the query condition.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $set: { "items.$[item].quantity": 5 } }, // Update quantity for specific items
  { arrayFilters: [{ "item.name": "apple" }] } // Apply filter to identify items to update
);

$addToSet : Adds elements to an array only if they do not already exist in the set.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $addToSet: { items: "orange" } } // Add "orange" to items if it doesn't exist
);

$pop : Removes the first or last item of an array.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $pop: { items: 1 } } // Remove the last item from the items array
);

// To remove the first item
db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" },
  { $pop: { items: -1 } } // Remove the first item from the items array
);

$pull : Removes all array elements that match a specified query.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $pull: { items: { name: "apple" } } } // Remove all items named "apple"
);

$push : Adds an item to an array.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $push: { items: "banana" } } // Add "banana" to the items array
);

$pullAll : Removes all matching values from an array.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { status: "active" }, // Match documents with status "active"
  { $pullAll: { items: ["apple", "banana"] } } // Remove "apple" and "banana" from items
);

$all : Matches arrays that contain all elements specified in the query.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { items: { $all: ["apple", "banana"] } } // Match documents with items containing both "apple" and "banana"
);

$elemMatch : Selects documents if an element in the array field matches all specified $elemMatch conditions.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { items: { $elemMatch: { name: "apple", quantity: { $gt: 0 } } } } // Match documents where an item is "apple" with quantity > 0
);

$size : Selects documents if the array field is a specified size.

Example:

db.collection.find(
  { items: { $size: 3 } } // Match documents where the items array has exactly 3 elements
);

Field Operators

Field Operators

• $currentDate : Sets the value of a field to current date, either as a Date or a Timestamp.
• $inc : Increments the value of the field by the specified amount.
• $min : Only updates the field if the specified value is less than the existing field value.
• $max : Only updates the field if the specified value is greater than the existing field value.
• $mul : Multiplies the value of the field by the specified amount.
• $rename : Renames a field.
• $set : Sets the value of a field in a document.
• $setOnInsert : Sets the value of a field if an update results in an insert of a document. Has no effect on update operations that modify existing documents.
• $unset : Removes the specified field from a document.

$currentDate : The $currentDate operator sets the value of a field to the current date, either as a Date or a Timestamp.

Example:

// Using Date
db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $currentDate: { lastModified: true } });

// Using Timestamp
db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $currentDate: { lastModified: { $type: "timestamp" } } }
);

$inc : The $inc operator increments the value of the field by the specified amount.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $inc: { age: 1 } });

$min : The $min operator updates the field if the specified value is less than the existing field value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $min: { lowScore: 50 } });

$max : The $max operator updates the field if the specified value is greater than the existing field value.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $max: { highScore: 150 } });

$mul : The $mul operator multiplies the value of the field by the specified amount.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $mul: { price: 1.25 } });

$rename : The $rename operator renames a field.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $rename: { oldName: "newName" } });

$set : The $set operator sets the value of a field in a document.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { name: "Alice" } });

$setOnInsert : The $setOnInsert operator sets the value of a field if an update results in an insert of a document. It has no effect on update operations that modify existing documents.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  {
    $setOnInsert: { createdAt: new Date() },
    $set: { name: "Alice" },
  },
  { upsert: true }
);

$unset : The $unset operator removes the specified field from a document.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $unset: { obsoleteField: "" } });

Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators

• $abs : Returns the absolute value of a number.
• $add : Adds numbers to return the sum, or adds numbers and a date to return a new date. If adding numbers and a date, treats the numbers as milliseconds. Accepts any number of argument expressions, but at most, one expression can resolve to a date.
• $ceil : Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the specified number.
• $divide : Returns the result of dividing the first number by the second. Accepts two argument expressions.
• $exp : Raises e to the specified exponent.
• $floor : Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the specified number.
• $ln : Calculates the natural log of a number.
• $log : Calculates the log of a number in the specified base.
• $log10 : Calculates the log base 10 of a number.
• $mod : Returns the remainder of the first number divided by the second. Accepts two argument expressions.
• $multiply : Multiplies numbers to return the product. Accepts any number of argument expressions.
• $pow : Raises a number to the specified exponent.
• $round : Rounds a number to to a whole integer or to a specified decimal place.
• $sqrt : Calculates the square root.
• $subtract : Returns the result of subtracting the second value from the first. If the two values are numbers, return the difference. If the two values are dates, return the difference in milliseconds. If the two values are a date and a number in milliseconds, return the resulting date. Accepts two argument expressions. If the two values are a date and a number, specify the date argument first as it is not meaningful to subtract a date from a number.
• $trunc : Truncates a number to a whole integer or to a specified decimal place.

$abs : Returns the absolute value of a number.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { num: -10 } });

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { absoluteNum: { $abs: "$num" } } }
);

After the update, absoluteNum will be 10.

$add : Adds numbers to return the sum or adds numbers and a date to return a new date.

Example (adding numbers):

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { total: { $add: [5, 10, 15] } } });

After the update, total will be 30.

Example (adding numbers and date):

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  {
    $set: {
      newDate: { $add: [new Date("2024-07-16"), 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000] },
    },
  }
);

Adds 7 days to the date "2024-07-16" and stores it in newDate.

$ceil : Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the specified number.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { ceilingNum: { $ceil: 9.3 } } });

After the update, ceilingNum will be 10.

$divide : Returns the result of dividing the first number by the second.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { divisionResult: { $divide: [20, 5] } } }
);

After the update, divisionResult will be 4.

$exp : Raises e to the specified exponent.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { expResult: { $exp: 2 } } });

Calculates e^2 and stores the result in expResult.

$floor : Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the specified number.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { floorNum: { $floor: 9.8 } } });

After the update, floorNum will be 9.

$ln : Calculates the natural logarithm of a number.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { lnResult: { $ln: 10 } } });

Calculates ln(10) and stores the result in lnResult.

$log : Calculates the logarithm of a number in the specified base.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { logResult: { $log: [1000, 10] } } }
);

Calculates log base 10 of 1000 and stores the result in logResult.

$log10 : Calculates the logarithm base 10 of a number.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { log10Result: { $log10: 100 } } });

Calculates log base 10 of 100 and stores the result in log10Result.

$mod : Returns the remainder of the first number divided by the second.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { modResult: { $mod: [23, 5] } } });

After the update, modResult will be 3.

$multiply : Multiplies numbers to return the product.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { multiplicationResult: { $multiply: [5, 4] } } }
);

After the update, multiplicationResult will be 20.

$pow : Raises a number to the specified exponent.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { powResult: { $pow: [3, 4] } } });

Calculates 3^4 and stores the result in powResult.

$round : Rounds a number to a whole integer or to a specified decimal place.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { roundedNum: { $round: [9.456, 2] } } }
);

Rounds 9.456 to 2 decimal places and stores the result in roundedNum.

$sqrt : Calculates the square root of a number.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $set: { sqrtResult: { $sqrt: 16 } } });

Calculates the square root of 16 and stores the result in sqrtResult.

$subtract : Returns the result of subtracting the second value from the first.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { difference: { $subtract: [20, 5] } } }
);

After the update, difference will be 15.

$trunc : Truncates a number to a whole integer or to a specified decimal place.

Example:

db.collection.updateOne(
  { _id: 1 },
  { $set: { truncatedNum: { $trunc: 9.876 } } }
);

Truncates 9.876 to an integer and stores the result in truncatedNum.

Element Operators

Element Operators

• $exists : Matches documents that have the specified field.
• $type : Selects documents if a field is of the specified type.

$exists : The $exists operator matches documents that have the specified field.

Example:

// Find documents where the 'age' field exists
db.collection.find({ age: { $exists: true } });

// Find documents where the 'address' field does not exist
db.collection.find({ address: { $exists: false } });

$type : The $type operator selects documents if a field is of the specified type. The types can be specified by BSON type numbers or string aliases.

Example:

// Find documents where the 'age' field is of type int (BSON type 16)
db.collection.find({ age: { $type: 16 } });

// Find documents where the 'name' field is of type string
db.collection.find({ name: { $type: "string" } });

// Find documents where the 'createdAt' field is of type date
db.collection.find({ createdAt: { $type: "date" } });

Modifiers Operators

Modifiers Operators

• $each : Modifies the $push and $addToSet operators to append multiple items for array updates.
• $position : Modifies the $push operator to specify the position in the array to add elements.
• $slice : Modifies the $push operator to limit the size of updated arrays.
• $sort : Modifies the $push operator to reorder documents stored in an array.

$each : Purpose: Modifies the $pushand$addToSet for append multiple items for array updates.

Syntax: { $each: [ <value1>, <value2>, ... ] }

Example:

Suppose you have a collection users where each document has an array field skills. You want to add multiple skills to this array using $push with $each:

db.users.updateOne(
  { _id: ObjectId("...") },
  { $push: { skills: { $each: ["JavaScript", "MongoDB", "Node.js"] } } }
);

This will append "JavaScript", "MongoDB", and "Node.js" to the skills array for the specified document.

$position : Purpose: Modifies the $push operator to specify the position in the array to add elements.

Syntax: { $position: <integer> }

Example:

If you want to add a new skill at a specific position (index 1) in the skills array:

db.users.updateOne(
  { _id: ObjectId("...") },
  { $push: { skills: { $each: ["Python"], $position: 1 } } }
);

This will insert "Python" at index 1 in the skills array, shifting other elements to the right.

$slice : Purpose: Modifies the $push operator to limit the size of updated arrays.

Syntax: { $slice: <number> }

Example:

To keep only the last 5 skills in the skills array after adding a new skill:

db.users.updateOne(
  { _id: ObjectId("...") },
  { $push: { skills: { $each: ["React"], $slice: -5 } } }
);

This will add "React" to the skills array and then keep only the last 5 elements. If the array exceeds 5 elements, the oldest elements are removed.

$sort : Purpose: Modifies the $push operator to reorder documents stored in an array.

Syntax: { $sort: { <field1>: <order1>, <field2>: <order2>, ... } }

Example:

Suppose each document in users has an array of grades, and you want to sort these grades in descending order:

db.users.updateOne(
  { _id: ObjectId("...") },
  { $push: { grades: { $each: [85, 92, 78], $sort: { score: -1 } } } }
);

This will add [85, 92, 78] to the grades array for the specified document and sort the grades array by score field in descending order.

Evaluation Operators

Evaluation Operators

• $expr : Allows use of aggregation expressions within the query language.
• $jsonSchema : Validate documents against the given JSON Schema.
• $mod : Performs a modulo operation on the value of a field and selects documents with a specified result.
• $regex : Selects documents where values match a specified regular expression.
• $text : Performs text search.
• $where : Matches documents that satisfy a JavaScript expression.

$expr : Allows the use of aggregation expressions within the query language to compare fields from the same document or perform complex calculations.

Example:

// Find documents where the value of field 'qty' is greater than the value of field 'qty_ordered'
db.products.find({
  $expr: { $gt: ["$qty", "$qty_ordered"] },
});

$jsonSchema : Validates documents against the given JSON Schema to ensure they adhere to a predefined structure.

Example:

// Define a JSON schema for validation
var schema = {
  bsonType: "object",
  required: ["name", "age"],
  properties: {
    name: { bsonType: "string" },
    age: { bsonType: "int", minimum: 18 },
  },
};

// Validate documents against the schema
db.users.find({ $jsonSchema: schema });

$mod : Performs a modulo operation on the value of a field and selects documents with a specified result.

Example:

// Find documents where the value of 'qty' divided by 5 has a remainder of 1
db.inventory.find({ qty: { $mod: [5, 1] } });

$regex : Selects documents where values match a specified regular expression pattern.

Example:

// Find documents where the 'name' field starts with 'John' (case-insensitive)
db.users.find({ name: { $regex: "^John", $options: "i" } });

$text : Performs a text search on string fields indexed with a text index.

Example:

// Perform a text search for documents containing the word 'apple' or 'orange'
db.articles.find({ $text: { $search: "apple orange" } });

$where : Matches documents that satisfy a JavaScript expression. Note: $where is powerful but should be used with caution due to potential performance implications.

Example:

// Find documents where the sum of 'x' and 'y' fields is greater than 10
db.data.find({
  $where: function () {
    return this.x + this.y > 10;
  },
});

Bitwise Operators

Bitwise Operators

• $bit : Performs bitwise AND, OR, and XOR updates of integer values.
• $bitsAllClear : Matches numeric or binary values in which a set of bit positions all have a value of 0.
• $bitsAllSet : Matches numeric or binary values in which a set of bit positions all have a value of 1.
• $bitsAnyClear : Matches numeric or binary values in which any bit from a set of bit positions has a value of 0.
• $bitsAnySet : Matches numeric or binary values in which any bit from a set of bit positions has a value of 1.

$bit : The $bit operator allows you to perform bitwise AND, OR, and XOR updates on integer values in MongoDB documents.

Syntax: { $bit: { <field>: { and: <integer>, or: <integer>, xor: <integer> } } }

• and: Performs a bitwise AND operation.
• or: Performs a bitwise OR operation.
• xor: Performs a bitwise XOR (exclusive OR) operation.

Example:

Suppose we have a document in a collection numbers:

{ "_id": 1, "value": 10 }

To perform a bitwise OR operation on the value field with 5:

db.numbers.updateOne({ _id: 1 }, { $bit: { value: { or: 5 } } });

After this update, the value field will be updated to 15 (10 | 5 = 15).

$bitsAllClear : The $bitsAllClear operator matches documents where a specified bitmask has all corresponding bits clear (0).

Syntax: { <field>: { $bitsAllClear: <bitmask> } }

Example:

Consider a document in the flags collection:

{ "_id": 1, "bits": 10 }

To find documents where all bits specified in the bitmask 2 are clear:

db.flags.find({ bits: { $bitsAllClear: 2 } });

This query will match the document because the second bit (2 in binary 10) is clear.

$bitsAllSet : The $bitsAllSet operator matches documents where a specified bitmask has all corresponding bits set (1).

Syntax: { <field>: { $bitsAllSet: <bitmask> } }

Example:

Consider a document in the flags collection:

{ "_id": 1, "bits": 10 }

To find documents where all bits specified in the bitmask 10 are set:

db.flags.find({ bits: { $bitsAllSet: 10 } });

This query will match the document because the bitmask 10 matches exactly the value of the bits field.

$bitsAnyClear : The $bitsAnyClear operator matches documents where any bit from a specified set of bit positions has a value of 0.

Syntax: { <field>: { $bitsAnyClear: <bitmask> } }

Example:

Consider a document in the flags collection:

{ "_id": 1, "bits": 10 }

To find documents where any bit from the bitmask 3 is clear:

db.flags.find({ bits: { $bitsAnyClear: 3 } });

This query will match the document because the third bit (3 in binary 11) is clear (10 in binary 1010).

$bitsAnySet : The $bitsAnySet operator matches documents where any bit from a specified set of bit positions has a value of 1.

Syntax: { <field>: { $bitsAnySet: <bitmask> } }

Example:

Consider a document in the flags collection:

{ "_id": 1, "bits": 10 }

To find documents where any bit from the bitmask 5 is set:

db.flags.find({ bits: { $bitsAnySet: 5 } });

This query will match the document because the first and third bits (5 in binary 101) are set (10 in binary 1010).

Miscellaneous Operators

Miscellaneous Operators

• $ : Projects the first element in an array that matches the query condition.
• $elemMatch : Projects the first element in an array that matches the specified $elemMatch condition.
• $meta : Projects the document's score assigned during the $text operation.
• $slice : Limits the number of elements projected from an array. Supports skip and limit slices.
• $comment : Adds a comment to a query predicate.
• $rand : Generates a random float between 0 and 1.

$ : The $ operator projects the first element in an array that matches the query condition.

Syntax: { <array>: { $elemMatch: { <query condition> } } }

Example:

Consider a document in the students collection:

{
  "_id": 1,
  "name": "Alice",
  "grades": [80, 85, 90, 95]
}

To find the first grade in the grades array that is greater than 85:

db.students.find({ grades: { $gt: 85 } }, { "grades.$": 1 });

This query will project the first matching element from the grades array, which is 90.

$elemMatch : The $elemMatch operator projects the first element in an array that matches the specified $elemMatch condition.

Syntax: { <array>: { $elemMatch: { <query condition> } } }

Example:

Consider a document in the orders collection:

{
  "_id": 1,
  "customer": "Alice",
  "products": [
    { "name": "Apple", "quantity": 5 },
    { "name": "Banana", "quantity": 3 },
    { "name": "Orange", "quantity": 7 }
  ]
}

To find the first product in the products array where the quantity is greater than 5:

db.orders.find({ products: { $elemMatch: { quantity: { $gt: 5 } } } });

This query will return the document because the first matching element in the products array ({ "name": "Orange", "quantity": 7 }) satisfies the condition.

$meta : The $meta operator projects the document's score assigned during a $text operation.

Syntax: { "$meta": "textScore" }

Example:

Consider a text search query in the articles collection:

db.articles
  .find({ $text: { $search: "mongodb" } }, { score: { $meta: "textScore" } })
  .sort({ score: { $meta: "textScore" } });

In this example, $meta: "textScore" is used to project and sort documents based on their relevance score calculated during the $text search operation.

$slice : The $slice operator limits the number of elements projected from an array. It supports both skip and limit slices.

Syntax: { <array>: { $slice: <number> } } { <array>: { $slice: [<skip>, <limit>] } }

Examples:

Consider a document in the comments collection:

{
  "_id": 1,
  "post": "Sample Post",
  "comments": [
    { "text": "Comment 1" },
    { "text": "Comment 2" },
    { "text": "Comment 3" }
  ]
}

To project only the first two comments from the comments array:

db.comments.find({ _id: 1 }, { comments: { $slice: 2 } });

This query will return:

{
  "_id": 1,
  "comments": [{ "text": "Comment 1" }, { "text": "Comment 2" }]
}

To skip the first comment and limit to one comment from the comments array:

db.comments.find({ _id: 1 }, { comments: { $slice: [1, 1] } });

This query will return:

{
  "_id": 1,
  "comments": [{ "text": "Comment 2" }]
}

$comment : The $comment operator adds a comment to a query predicate. It does not affect the query execution but can be useful for documentation purposes.

Syntax: { <query condition>: { $comment: "<comment>" } }

Example:

db.students.find({
  name: "Alice",
  grades: { $gt: 85, $comment: "Find grades greater than 85" },
});

$rand : he $rand operator generates a random float between 0 and 1.

Syntax: { "$rand": {} }

Example:

To generate a random float for each document in a collection:

db.randomData.aggregate([{ $project: { randomNumber: { $rand: {} } } }]);

This will add a randomNumber field to each document in the randomData collection containing a random float value between 0 and 1.

Aggrigation Operation

Aggregation Operators

• $avg : Returns an average of the specified expression or list of expressions for each document. Ignores non-numeric values.
• $sum : Returns a sum of numerical values. Ignores non-numeric values.
• $max : Returns the maximum of the specified expression or list of expressions for each document
• $min : Returns the minimum of the specified expression or list of expressions for each document
• $group : Groups documents by a specified identifier and applies accumulative functions.
• $count : Counts the number of documents in the pipeline.
• $sort : Orders the documents based on specified fields.
• $unwind : It is used to "unwind" arrays within documents. It essentially creates a new document for each element in the array, duplicating the other fields in the original document.
• $cond : It is used within aggregation pipelines to perform conditional evaluations similar to the if-then-else logic found in programming languages.
• $lookup : It is used in the aggregation framework to perform a left outer join between two collections.

$avg : The $avg operator calculates the average (mean) of a numeric field or expression for each group of documents. It ignores non-numeric values.

Example:

Suppose you have a collection named sales with documents like this:

{ "item": "apple", "quantity": 10, "price": 2 }
{ "item": "banana", "quantity": 5, "price": 1 }
{ "item": "orange", "quantity": 8, "price": 1.5 }

To calculate the average price of items:

db.sales.aggregate([
  {
    $group: {
      _id: null, // Grouping all documents together
      averagePrice: { $avg: "$price" },
    },
  },
]);

Output:

{ "_id": null, "averagePrice": 1.5 }

$sum : The $sum operator adds up the numeric values of a field or expression for each group of documents. It ignores non-numeric values.

Example:

Using the same sales collection, to calculate the total quantity of all items:

db.sales.aggregate([
  {
    $group: {
      _id: null, // Grouping all documents together
      totalQuantity: { $sum: "$quantity" },
    },
  },
]);

Output:

{ "_id": null, "totalQuantity": 23 }

$max : The $max operator returns the maximum value of a specified field or expression for each group of documents.

Example:

To find the maximum price among all items:

db.sales.aggregate([
  {
    $group: {
      _id: null, // Grouping all documents together
      maxPrice: { $max: "$price" },
    },
  },
]);

Output:

{ "_id": null, "maxPrice": 2 }

$min : The $min operator returns the minimum value of a specified field or expression for each group of documents.

Example:

To find the minimum price among all items:

db.sales.aggregate([
  {
    $group: {
      _id: null, // Grouping all documents together
      minPrice: { $min: "$price" },
    },
  },
]);

Output:

{ "_id": null, "minPrice": 1 }

$group : The $group operator is used to group documents by a specified identifier and perform aggregations on the grouped data.

Example:

To calculate the total quantity and average price of each item:

db.sales.aggregate([
  {
    $group: {
      _id: "$item", // Group by item
      totalQuantity: { $sum: "$quantity" },
      averagePrice: { $avg: "$price" },
    },
  },
]);

Output:

{ "_id": "apple", "totalQuantity": 10, "averagePrice": 2 }
{ "_id": "banana", "totalQuantity": 5, "averagePrice": 1 }
{ "_id": "orange", "totalQuantity": 8, "averagePrice": 1.5 }

$count : The $count operator counts the number of documents that pass through the pipeline.

Example:

To count the total number of documents in the sales collection:

db.sales.aggregate([{ $count: "totalDocuments" }]);

Output:

{ "totalDocuments": 3 }

$sort : The $sort operator orders the documents based on specified fields.

Example:

To sort the documents by price in ascending order:

db.sales.aggregate([{ $sort: { price: 1 } }]);

Output:

{ "item": "banana", "quantity": 5, "price": 1 }
{ "item": "orange", "quantity": 8, "price": 1.5 }
{ "item": "apple", "quantity": 10, "price": 2 }

To sort the documents by price in descending order:

db.sales.aggregate([{ $sort: { price: -1 } }]);

Output:

{ "item": "apple", "quantity": 10, "price": 2 }
{ "item": "orange", "quantity": 8, "price": 1.5 }
{ "item": "banana", "quantity": 5, "price": 1 }

$unwind : It is used to "unwind" arrays within documents. It essentially creates a new document for each element in the array, duplicating the other fields in the original document.

Example:

Consider a collection orders where each document contains an array of items. Here's how $unwind can be used to expand the items array into separate documents:

Original Documents:

{
  "_id": 1,
  "items": ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
},
{
  "_id": 2,
  "items": ["orange", "grape"]
}

Using $unwind:

db.orders.aggregate([
  { $unwind: "$items" }
])

Resulting Documents:

{ "_id": 1, "items": "apple" }
{ "_id": 1, "items": "banana" }
{ "_id": 1, "items": "cherry" }
{ "_id": 2, "items": "orange" }
{ "_id": 2, "items": "grape" }

$cond : It is used within aggregation pipelines to perform conditional evaluations similar to the if-then-else logic found in programming languages.

Example:

Suppose we have a collection products with documents containing name, price, and category fields. We want to add a new field priceCategory based on the price field:

Sample Data:

{ "_id": 1, "name": "Product A", "price": 150 },
{ "_id": 2, "name": "Product B", "price": 80 },
{ "_id": 3, "name": "Product C", "price": 200 }

Query Example:

db.products.aggregate([
  {
    $project: {
      name: 1,
      price: 1,
      priceCategory: {
        $cond: {
          if: { $gte: ["$price", 100] }, // Check if price is greater than or equal to 100
          then: "Expensive",
          else: "Affordable",
        },
      },
    },
  },
]);

In the above example:

• The $project stage is used to include or exclude fields in the output.
• Within $project, $cond is used to create a new field priceCategory.
• $cond evaluates the condition $gte: ["$price", 100], which checks if the price field is greater than or equal to 100.
• If the condition is true ($price >= 100), it assigns "Expensive" to priceCategory.
• If the condition is false ($price < 100), it assigns "Affordable" to priceCategory.

Result:

After executing the aggregation query, the result would be:

{ "_id": 1, "name": "Product A", "price": 150, "priceCategory": "Expensive" },
{ "_id": 2, "name": "Product B", "price": 80, "priceCategory": "Affordable" },
{ "_id": 3, "name": "Product C", "price": 200, "priceCategory": "Expensive" }

$lookup : it is used in the aggregation framework to perform a left outer join between two collections.

Here's an example that demonstrates how $lookup works and what kind of output you can expect.

Suppose, we have two collections: orders and products.

Example Collections:

1. orders :

   [
     { "_id": 1, "order_date": "2023-01-01", "product_id": 101, "quantity": 2 },
     { "_id": 2, "order_date": "2023-01-02", "product_id": 102, "quantity": 1 }
   ]

2. products :

   [
     { "_id": 101, "name": "Laptop", "price": 1500 },
     { "_id": 102, "name": "Mouse", "price": 30 }
   ]

MongoDB Query: We want to retrieve a list of orders with details of the products they contain, using $lookup.

db.orders.aggregate([
  {
    $lookup: {
      from: "products",
      localField: "product_id",
      foreignField: "_id",
      as: "product_details",
    },
  },
  {
    $project: {
      _id: 1,
      order_date: 1,
      quantity: 1,
      product: { $arrayElemAt: ["$product_details", 0] },
    },
  },
]);

Explanation:

• $lookup stage:

  • from: Specifies the collection to join (products in this case).
  • localField: Specifies the field from the input documents (orders collection) to match (product_id).
  • foreignField: Specifies the field from the documents of the from collection (products collection) to match (_id).
  • as: Specifies the name of the new array field to add to the input documents (product_details).

• $project stage:

  • Used to shape the output documents.
  • Here, we include _id, order_date, quantity from orders.
  • product: Extracts the first element of the product_details array (since each order should ideally match one product), and adds it to the output as product.

Output:

[
  {
    "_id": 1,
    "order_date": "2023-01-01",
    "quantity": 2,
    "product": { "_id": 101, "name": "Laptop", "price": 1500 }
  },
  {
    "_id": 2,
    "order_date": "2023-01-02",
    "quantity": 1,
    "product": { "_id": 102, "name": "Mouse", "price": 30 }
  }
]

Aggregation Pipeline stages Operation

Aggregation Pipeline Stages

Example-1 :

Suppose data stored in database :

[
  {
    "_id": "6698b8ea5f5358523f30c246",
    "title": "mobile recharge",
    "amount": 666,
    "date": "07-09-2023",
    "isRecurring": false,
    "tags": ["cheap"]
  },
  {
    "_id": "6698b9055f5358523f30c247",
    "title": "groceries",
    "amount": 2500,
    "date": "23-09-2023",
    "isRecurring": false,
    "tags": ["fresh", "cheap"]
  },
  {
    "_id": "6698b9125f5358523f30c248",
    "title": "groceries",
    "amount": 1300,
    "date": "22-09-2023",
    "isRecurring": true,
    "tags": ["fresh", "cheap"]
  }
]

Query to group by array tags and create expense array by pushing data:

db.collection.aggregate([
  {
    $group: {
      _id: "$tags",
      expenses: {
        $push: {
          _id: "$_id",
          title: "$title",
          amount: "$amount",
          date: "$date",
          isRecurring: "$isRecurring",
          tags: "$tags",
        },
      },
    },
  },
]);

Expected Output :

[
  {
    "_id": ["cheap"],
    "expenses": [
      {
        "_id": "6698b8ea5f5358523f30c246",
        "title": "mobile recharge",
        "amount": 666,
        "date": "07-09-2023",
        "isRecurring": false,
        "tags": ["cheap"]
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "_id": ["fresh", "cheap"],
    "expenses": [
      {
        "_id": "6698b9055f5358523f30c247",
        "title": "groceries",
        "amount": 2500,
        "date": "23-09-2023",
        "isRecurring": false,
        "tags": ["fresh", "cheap"]
      },
      {
        "_id": "6698b9125f5358523f30c248",
        "title": "groceries",
        "amount": 1300,
        "date": "22-09-2023",
        "isRecurring": true,
        "tags": ["fresh", "cheap"]
      }
    ]
  }
]

Example-2 :

Suppose data stored in database :

[
  { "_id": 1, "product": "A", "quantity": 2, "price": 50 },
  { "_id": 2, "product": "B", "quantity": 1, "price": 30 },
  { "_id": 3, "product": "A", "quantity": 3, "price": 50 },
  { "_id": 4, "product": "C", "quantity": 1, "price": 80 },
  { "_id": 5, "product": "B", "quantity": 2, "price": 30 }
]

Query :

db.collection.aggregate([
  {
    $project: {
      product: 1,
      revenue: { $multiply: ["$quantity", "$price"] },
    },
  },
  {
    $group: {
      _id: "$product",
      totalRevenue: { $sum: "$revenue" },
    },
  },
  {
    $group: {
      _id: null,
      products: { $push: { product: "$_id", totalRevenue: "$totalRevenue" } },
      averageRevenue: { $avg: "$totalRevenue" },
    },
  },
]);

Expected Output :

{
  "_id": null,
  "products": [
    { "product": "C", "totalRevenue": 80 },
    { "product": "A", "totalRevenue": 250 },
    { "product": "B", "totalRevenue": 90 }
  ],
  "averageRevenue": 140
}

Example-3 :

Suppose we have a collection with documents structured like this:

[
  {
    "_id": 1,
    "customer_id": 101,
    "status": "completed",
    "items": [
      { "product": "A", "quantity": 2, "price": 50 },
      { "product": "B", "quantity": 1, "price": 30 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "_id": 2,
    "customer_id": 102,
    "status": "completed",
    "items": [
      { "product": "A", "quantity": 3, "price": 50 },
      { "product": "C", "quantity": 2, "price": 40 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "_id": 3,
    "customer_id": 101,
    "status": "pending",
    "items": [{ "product": "B", "quantity": 2, "price": 30 }]
  }
]

Query to find out the total revenue (totalRevenue) for each customer who has completed orders (status: "completed").

db.collection.aggregate([
  { $match: { status: "completed" } }, // Stage 1: Match only completed orders
  { $unwind: "$items" }, // Stage 2: Deconstruct the items array
  {
    $group: {
      // Stage 3: Group by customer_id
      _id: "$customer_id",
      totalRevenue: {
        $sum: { $multiply: ["$items.quantity", "$items.price"] },
      },
    },
  },
]);

Output:

[
  { "_id": 101, "totalRevenue": 130 },
  { "_id": 102, "totalRevenue": 230 }
]

Example-4 :

[
  {
    "_id": 1,
    "order_id": "A001",
    "items": [
      { "name": "item1", "quantity": 2, "price": 10 },
      { "name": "item2", "quantity": 1, "price": 20 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "_id": 2,
    "order_id": "A002",
    "items": [
      { "name": "item2", "quantity": 3, "price": 20 },
      { "name": "item3", "quantity": 2, "price": 15 }
    ]
  }
]

We want to aggregate these documents to find the total revenue generated from each item across all orders.

db.collection.aggregate([
  // Step 1: Unwind the items array to denormalize
  { $unwind: "$items" },

  // Step 2: Group by item name, calculate total revenue and quantity sold
  {
    $group: {
      _id: "$items.name",
      total_revenue: {
        $sum: { $multiply: ["$items.quantity", "$items.price"] },
      },
      total_quantity: { $sum: "$items.quantity" },
    },
  },

  // Step 3: Project to conditionally include documents based on total_quantity
  {
    $project: {
      _id: 0,
      item_name: "$_id",
      total_revenue: 1,
      total_quantity: 1,
      popular_item: {
        $cond: {
          if: { $gte: ["$total_quantity", 3] },
          then: true,
          else: false,
        },
      },
    },
  },

  // Step 4: Sort by total_revenue in descending order
  { $sort: { total_revenue: -1 } },
]);

Output Example :

[
  {
    "total_revenue": 80,
    "total_quantity": 4,
    "item_name": "item2",
    "popular_item": true
  },
  {
    "total_revenue": 30,
    "total_quantity": 2,
    "item_name": "item3",
    "popular_item": false
  },
  {
    "total_revenue": 20,
    "total_quantity": 2,
    "item_name": "item1",
    "popular_item": false
  }
]

Distinct Operation

Distinct Operation

The db.collection.distinct(field, query, options) command in MongoDB is used to retrieve a list of distinct values for a specific field from documents that match a given query.

Basic Syntax:

db.collection.distinct(field, query, options);

• field: The field for which you want to get distinct values.
• query: (Optional) A query filter to match documents.
• options: (Optional) Additional options for the command.

Get All Distinct Values for a Field

Query: Retrieve all distinct values of the status field.

db.orders.distinct("status");

• This retrieves all unique status values from the orders collection.

Get Distinct Values Based on a Query

Query: Retrieve distinct category values from documents where price is greater than 100.

db.products.distinct("category", { price: { $gt: 100 } });

• This retrieves unique category values for products with a price greater than 100.

Get Distinct Values with a Specific Condition

Query: Get distinct tags for documents where the type is "electronics".

db.items.distinct("tags", { type: "electronics" });

• This retrieves all unique tags from the items collection where the type is "electronics".

Using Distinct with Multiple Fields

Query: This example demonstrates using a distinct command with a complex query for finding distinct author names from books published in 2023.

db.books.distinct("author", { publishedYear: 2023 });

• This retrieves distinct author names from the books collection where the publishedYear is 2023.

Get Distinct Values for a Field with Sort Option

Query: Retrieve distinct customerName values with the sort option to order the results alphabetically.

db.orders.distinct("customerName", {}, { sort: { customerName: 1 } });

• This retrieves distinct customerName values from the orders collection and sorts them in ascending alphabetical order.

Get Distinct Values with Limit Option

Query: Retrieve up to 5 distinct productType values from the products collection.

db.products.distinct("productType", {}, { limit: 5 });

• This retrieves up to 5 unique productType values from the products collection.

Additional Options :

While the distinct command itself does not directly support options like limit, sort, or skip, you can achieve similar effects using aggregation pipelines as demonstrated in some advanced examples.

Index Operation

Indexes

• db.collection.createIndex() : To create an index on the field in ascending order (1 for ascending, -1 for descending).
• db.collection.getIndexes() : To get indexes for collection.

First, let's insert some sample data into a collection named users:

// Inserting sample data into 'users' collection
db.users.insertMany([
  { name: "Alice", age: 30 },
  { name: "Bob", age: 25 },
  { name: "Charlie", age: 35 },
]);

Regular Index

Now, let's create an index on the name field of the users collection:

// Creating an index on the 'name' field
db.users.createIndex({ name: 1 });

In this example:

• { name: 1 } specifies that we want to create an index on the name field in ascending order (1 for ascending, -1 for descending).

Text Index

You can create a text index on the name field to enable text search:

db.users.createIndex({ name: "text" });

Compound Index

If you often query users by both name and age, you can create a compound index:

db.users.createIndex({ name: 1, age: -1 }); // Index on name ascending, age descending

Unique Index

If you want to ensure that no two users can have the same name, you can create a unique index:

db.users.createIndex({ name: 1 }, { unique: true });

Note: If you run this on existing data with duplicate names, it will throw an error.

Retrieving Index Information

To retrieve information about the indexes on the users collection, you can use the getIndexes() method:

// Retrieving index information for the 'users' collection
var indexes = db.users.getIndexes();
console.log(indexes);

This will output detailed information about all indexes on the users collection, including the default index on _id and the index we created on name.

After creating the index and retrieving index information, the output might look like this:

[
  {
    v: 2,
    key: { _id: 1 },
    name: "_id_",
    ns: "myDatabase.users",
  },
  {
    v: 2,
    key: { name: 1 },
    name: "name_1",
    ns: "myDatabase.users",
  },
];

In this output:

• The first entry shows the default index on _id.
• The second entry (name_1) shows the index we created on the name field.

Using explain() to Monitor Performance

To analyze how a query utilizes the index, you can use explain(). For example, to find a user by name:

db.users.find({ name: "Alice" }).explain("executionStats");

This will provide details on whether the index is being used and how efficiently.

Dropping an Index

If you need to remove an index (e.g., on the name field):

db.users.dropIndex("name_1"); // Drops the index created on the name field