NAME

MongoDB::Connection - A connection to a Mongo server

VERSION

version 0.26

SYNOPSIS

The MongoDB::Connection class creates a connection to the MongoDB server.

By default, it connects to a single server running on the local machine listening on the default port:

    # connects to localhost:27017
    my $connection = MongoDB::Connection->new;

It can connect to a database server running anywhere, though:

    my $connection = MongoDB::Connection->new(host => 'example.com', port => 12345);

It can also be used to connect to a replication pair of database servers:

    my $connection = MongoDB::Connection->new(left_host => '192.0.2.0', right_host => '192.0.2.1');

If ports aren't given, they default to 27017.

ATTRIBUTES

host

Hostname to connect to. Defaults to localhost.

port

Port to use when connecting. Defaults to 27017.

left_host

Paired connection host to connect to. Can be master or slave.

left_port

Port to use when connecting to left_host. Defaults to 27017.

right_host

Paired connection host to connect to. Can be master or slave.

right_port

Port to use when connecting to right_host. Defaults to 27017.

auto_reconnect

Boolean indicating whether or not to reconnect if the connection is interrupted. Defaults to 1.

auto_connect

Boolean indication whether or not to connect automatically on object construction. Defaults to 1.

METHODS

connect

    $connection->connect;

Connects to the mongo server. Called automatically on object construction if auto_connect is true.

database_names

    my @dbs = $connection->database_names;

Lists all databases on the mongo server.

get_database ($name)

    my $database = $connection->get_database('foo');

Returns a MongoDB::Database instance for database with the given $name.

find_master

    $master = $connection->find_master

Determines which host of a paired connection is master. Does nothing for a non-paired connection. This need never be invoked by a user, it is called automatically by internal functions. Returns values:

0

The left host is master

1

The right host is master

-1

Error, master cannot be determined.

authenticate ($dbname, $username, $password, $is_digest?)

    $connection->authenticate('foo', 'username', 'secret');

Attempts to authenticate for use of the $dbname database with $username and $password. Passwords are expected to be cleartext and will be automatically hashed before sending over the wire, unless $is_digest is true, which will assume you already did the hashing on yourself.

AUTHOR

  Kristina Chodorow <kristina@mongodb.org>