A deprecated Elixir driver for MongoDB, replaced by mongodb_driver.
MongoDB is an Elixir driver for interacting with MongoDB databases, providing a native Elixir interface for database operations. It supports connection pooling, streaming cursors, replica sets, sessions, transactions, and the aggregation pipeline. However, this project is deprecated and users are advised to migrate to mongodb_driver instead.
Elixir developers building applications that use MongoDB as a backend data store, particularly those who need a driver that integrates with the Elixir ecosystem and supports MongoDB features like replica sets and transactions.
Developers chose this driver for its correctness and compatibility with the official MongoDB driver specification, seamless integration into Elixir (e.g., through connection pooling via db_connection), and support for advanced MongoDB features like BSON encoding/decoding for Elixir structs.
MongoDB driver for Elixir
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Leverages db_connection for configurable pool management, allowing optimized resource usage in Elixir applications, as demonstrated in the supervisor setup examples.
Enables efficient handling of large datasets with enumerable cursors, providing performance benefits for data-intensive operations, highlighted in the README's usage section.
Supports advanced MongoDB features like replica sets, sessions, transactions, and aggregation pipelines, ensuring compatibility with the official driver specification.
Allows implementing the Mongo.Encoder protocol for custom Elixir structs, offering flexibility in data representation, as shown in the encoding example.
Explicitly marked as deprecated in the README, with no future updates or security patches, forcing migration to mongodb_driver for any ongoing development.
Migration to mongodb_driver involves significant changes, such as altered return types for functions like find_one_and_replace, adding complexity and potential downtime.
With mongodb_ecto switching to mongodb_driver, this driver lacks seamless compatibility with key Elixir libraries, reducing its utility in modern stacks.
While documentation exists online, it may not reflect current best practices or address issues arising from the deprecation, hindering troubleshooting.