MongoDB Shell tips and tricks

• mongosh-docker

  1 0 0.0 JavaScript

  Unofficial dockerized MongoDB Shell

Install mongosh on your computer to follow along as you read this blog. If you’d prefer a pre-configured sandbox to experiment with, you can try the Docker image I put together while writing the blog.

• ohmyzsh

  559 168,701 9.5 Shell

  🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,300+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

  

I like colorful and informational prompts, which is why I am a happy oh-my-zsh user. When I use mongosh to work with my data, I want a quick overview of my connection status and information about the cluster I am connected to.

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io sponsored

  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• nerd-fonts

  238 51,216 9.7 CSS

  Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher. 3,600+ icons, 50+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Glyph collections: Font Awesome, Material Design Icons, Octicons, & more

And if you like pretty icons as much as I do, configure your terminal application to use Nerd Fonts.

• node-fetch

  91 8,642 1.7 JavaScript

  A light-weight module that brings the Fetch API to Node.js

  

It’s even easier to do this if you rely on one of the NPM packages that were built to make HTTP more convenient. In the example below, I am using node-fetch. To follow this example, you will need to have Node.js and npm installed on your computer.

• falso

  13 3,117 7.1 TypeScript

  All the Fake Data for All Your Real Needs 🙂

  

Sometimes, you just want to generate large volumes of synthetic data for development and testing. One great module that helps with this is Falso.

• mongosh-snippets

  1 26 6.7 JavaScript

  An experimental plugin feature for mongosh

  

This is something you could probably write a script for. The good news is that we have already scripted it for you, in the form of a shell snippet. Snippets are scripts that are packaged and stored in a registry to facilitate sharing and reuse. We have one dedicated to schema analysis.

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