NAME
MongoDB::Connection - A connection to a Mongo server
VERSION
version 0.23
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
$connection->find_masterDetermines which host of a paired connection is master. Does nothing for a non-paired connection. Called automatically by internal functions.
authenticate ($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.