====== MongoDB - Tips & Tricks ======

This article is just a reference for useful patterns, queries, tips and tricks regarding MongoDB and its python clients.


===== Operations =====

maybe the following can be helpful to check whats running on a db (monitoring?)

''%%db.currentOP(true)%%''


===== Indexing =====

get the total index size for a collection:

''%%db.getCollection('meta_db_collection').totalIndexSize()%%''

when creating an index in background, check the progress:

''%%db.currentOp(true).inprog.forEach(function(op){ if(op.msg!==undefined) print(op.msg) })%%''


===== Tags =====

mongo, pymongo, motor, index