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SYNOPSIS
bool
mongoc_database_write_command_with_opts (mongoc_database_t *database,
const bson_t *command,
const bson_t *opts,
bson_t *reply,
bson_error_t *error);
Execute a command on the server, applying logic that is specific to commands that write, and taking the
MongoDB server version into account. To send a raw command to the server without any of this logic, use
mongoc_database_command_simple() <>.
Use this function for commands that write such as "drop" or "createRole" (but not for "insert", "update",
or "delete", see Basic Write Operations). Write concern and collation can be overridden by various
sources. In a transaction, read concern and write concern are prohibited in opts. The highest-priority
sources for these options are listed first in the following table. The write concern is omitted for
MongoDB before 3.4.
┌───────────────┬───────────┐
│ Write Concern │ Collation │
├───────────────┼───────────┤
│ opts │ opts │
├───────────────┼───────────┤
│ Transaction │ │
├───────────────┼───────────┤
│ database │ │
└───────────────┴───────────┘
See the example for transactions <#mongoc-client-session-start-transaction-example> and for the
"distinct" command with opts <#mongoc-client-read-command-with-opts-example>.
reply is always initialized, and must be freed with bson_destroy() <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/
current/bson_destroy.html>.
PARAMETERS
• database: A mongoc_database_t <>.
• db_name: The name of the database to run the command on.
• command: A bson_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_t.html> containing the command
specification.
• opts: A bson_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_t.html> containing additional options.
• reply: A maybe-NULL pointer to overwritable storage <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/c/c-driver/
current/libbson/guides/lifetimes/#overwritable-storage> for a bson_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/
current/bson_t.html> to contain the results.
• error: An optional location for a bson_error_t <> or NULL.
opts may be NULL or a BSON document with additional command options:
• writeConcern: Construct a mongoc_write_concern_t <> and use mongoc_write_concern_append() <> to add the
write concern to opts. See the example code for mongoc_client_write_command_with_opts() <>.
• sessionId: First, construct a mongoc_client_session_t <> with mongoc_client_start_session() <>. You can
begin a transaction with mongoc_client_session_start_transaction() <>, optionally with a
mongoc_transaction_opt_t <> that overrides the options inherited from database, and use
mongoc_client_session_append() <> to add the session to opts. See the example code for
mongoc_client_session_t <>.
• collation: Configure textual comparisons. See Setting Collation Order <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/
languages/c/c-driver/current/libmongoc/guides/bulk/#setting-collation-order>, and the MongoDB Manual
entry on Collation <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/collation/>. Collation requires
MongoDB 3.2 or later, otherwise an error is returned.
• serverId: To target a specific server, include an int32 "serverId" field. Obtain the id by calling
mongoc_client_select_server() <>, then mongoc_server_description_id() <> on its return value.
Consult the MongoDB Manual entry on Database Commands <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/
command/> for each command's arguments.
ERRORS
Errors are propagated via the error parameter.
RETURNS
Returns true if successful. Returns false and sets error if there are invalid arguments or a server or
network error.
A write concern timeout or write concern error is considered a failure.
BASIC WRITE OPERATIONS
Do not use this function to call the basic write commands "insert", "update", and "delete". Those
commands require special logic not implemented in mongoc_database_write_command_with_opts. For basic
write operations use CRUD functions such as mongoc_collection_insert_one() <> and the others described in
the CRUD tutorial <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/c/c-driver/current/libmongoc/tutorial/#
basic-crud-operations>, or use the Bulk API <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/c/c-driver/current/
libmongoc/guides/bulk/>.
EXAMPLE
See the example code for mongoc_client_read_command_with_opts() <>.
Author
MongoDB, Inc
Copyright
2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.
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