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MongoDB drivers and APIs

MongoDB drivers are software components that allow applications to communicate with MongoDB databases. They provide an interface for developers to interact with the database using programming languages. Each driver is tailored for a specific programming language and provides methods to perform various operations such as inserting, updating, deleting, and querying data.

Some examples of popular MongoDB drivers are:

  1. MongoDB Driver for Node.js - This driver allows developers to interact with MongoDB using JavaScript and is commonly used for building web applications.

  2. PyMongo - This driver provides a Python interface to MongoDB and is widely used in data analysis and scientific computing.

  3. MongoDB C# Driver - This driver allows .NET developers to interact with MongoDB using C# and is popular in enterprise applications.

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are also provided by MongoDB to interact with the database using HTTP requests. These APIs allow developers to build web applications that can interact with MongoDB without the need for a driver. Some popular MongoDB APIs are:

  1. MongoDB Atlas API - This API allows developers to manage their MongoDB Atlas clusters and automate tasks such as scaling, backup, and security.

  2. MongoDB Stitch API - This API allows developers to build serverless applications that can interact with MongoDB using JavaScript.

For example, to insert a document into a MongoDB database using the Node.js driver, the following code snippet can be used:

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const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');

// Connection URI
const uri = 'mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster-url>/test?retryWrites=true&w=majority';

// Create a new MongoClient
const client = new MongoClient(uri);

async function run() {
    try {
        // Connect to the MongoDB cluster
        await client.connect();

        // Access a database and collection
        const database = client.db('sample_mflix');
        const collection = database.collection('movies');

        // Insert a document
        const result = await collection.insertOne({ title: 'Jurassic Park', year: 1993 });

        console.log(`Document inserted with _id: ${result.insertedId}`);
    } finally {
        // Close the client
        await client.close();
    }
}

run().catch(console.dir);

This code uses the Node.js driver to connect to a MongoDB cluster, access a database and collection, and insert a document. The insertOne method is used to insert the document, and the result is logged to the console.



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