Couchbase documents

Documents in Couchbase are simply key/value pairs where the value is stored as a valid JSON document. The key/value API we learnt in Chapter 2, Using Couchbase CRUD Operations, is the same API we'll use to create JSON documents in the server. Generally, you'll use the client SDKs in combination with your platform's preferred JSON serializer, as shown in this C# snippet:

var user = new User { Name = "John" };
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(user);
bucket.Upsert("jsmith", json);

In this example, the popular .NET JSON serializer is used to transform an instance of a .NET class into a valid JSON string. That string is then stored on Couchbase Server using the key/value set operation.

Similarly, to retrieve a JSON document from the server, you'll also use the key/value Get operation:

var json = bucket.Get<string>("jsmith");
var user = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(json);

In the case of retrieving a document...

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Couchbase Essentials

By : John C Zablocki

Couchbase Essentials

By: John C Zablocki

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Couchbase documents

Couchbase Essentials

By : John C Zablocki

Couchbase Essentials

By: John C Zablocki

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