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Learn MongoDB 4.x

You're reading from   Learn MongoDB 4.x A guide to understanding MongoDB development and administration for NoSQL developers

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789619386
Length 610 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Doug Bierer Doug Bierer
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Essentials
2. Introducing MongoDB 4.x FREE CHAPTER 3. Setting Up MongoDB 4.x 4. Essential MongoDB Administration Techniques 5. Section 2: Building a Database-Driven Web Application
6. Fundamentals of Database Design 7. Mission-Critical MongoDB Database Tasks 8. Using AJAX and REST to Build a Database-Driven Website 9. Section 3: Digging Deeper
10. Advanced MongoDB Database Design 11. Using Documents with Embedded Lists and Objects 12. Handling Complex Queries in MongoDB 13. Section 4: Replication, Sharding, and Security in a Financial Environment
14. Working with Complex Documents Across Collections 15. Administering MongoDB Security 16. Developing in a Secured Environment 17. Deploying a Replica Set 18. Replica Set Runtime Management and Development 19. Deploying a Sharded Cluster 20. Sharded Cluster Management and Development 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Updating documents with embedded objects

In this scenario, we imagine that an admin has received a request from a partner to update their contact details for a certain property. In order to enable the admin to update Property contact details, the web app needs to do the following:

  • Look up and present a list of partners.
  • Present a list of properties for that partner.
  • Get current information on the property that needs be updated.
  • Present two web forms named NameForm and ContactForm.
  • Collect form data into Contact and Name instances.
  • Update the properties collection.

The traditional approach would be to first look up a list of partners and then direct the admin to a screen where they would choose the partner to work on. The form posting would then present the admin with another form where they could choose from a list of properties for that partner. Finally, a third form would appear with the information to be updated. In total, this represents a cumbersome three-stage process...

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