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Learn MongoDB 4.x

By : Doug Bierer
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Learn MongoDB 4.x

By: Doug Bierer

Overview of this book

When it comes to managing a high volume of unstructured and non-relational datasets, MongoDB is the defacto database management system (DBMS) for DBAs and data architects. This updated book includes the latest release and covers every feature in MongoDB 4.x, while helping you get hands-on with building a MongoDB database app. You’ll get to grips with MongoDB 4.x concepts such as indexes, database design, data modeling, authentication, and aggregation. As you progress, you’ll cover tasks such as performing routine operations when developing a dynamic database-driven website. Using examples, you’ll learn how to work with queries and regular database operations. The book will not only guide you through design and implementation, but also help you monitor operations to achieve optimal performance and secure your MongoDB database systems. You’ll also be introduced to advanced techniques such as aggregation, map-reduce, complex queries, and generating ad hoc financial reports on the fly. Later, the book shows you how to work with multiple collections as well as embedded arrays and documents, before finally exploring key topics such as replication, sharding, and security using practical examples. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with MongoDB 4.x and be able to perform development and administrative tasks associated with this NoSQL database.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Essentials
5
Section 2: Building a Database-Driven Web Application
9
Section 3: Digging Deeper
13
Section 4: Replication, Sharding, and Security in a Financial Environment
14
Working with Complex Documents Across Collections

Defining a property information structure

A key part of what Book Someplace needs to store is information regarding properties available for booking. A large part of what goes into the property structure has already been defined as Location, which gives us the customer's address and geospatial coordinates. In addition, the property should be identified as a type and needs to define the local currency, description, and photos. Also, the property might pertain to a brand that is part of a larger organization. An example of this is Accor S.A., a French hotel chain that includes well-known subsidiaries such as Ibis, Red Roof Inn, Motel 6, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, and Fairmont, among others. Room information is defined as a separate structure. 

Here is our first attempt at a structure pertaining to property information:

PropInfo = {
"type" : <propertyType>,
"chain" : <chain>,
"photos" : <stored using GridFS...