/mongo-cxx-driver

C++ Driver for MongoDB

Primary LanguageC++

MongoDB C++ Driver Build Status

Welcome to the MongoDB C++ Driver!

Please see our wiki page for information about building, testing, and using the driver.

Version 1.0.0-rc3 of the C++ legacy driver has been released. Help us test it out! Please report any bugs or issues in the C++ JIRA project.

NOTE: The legacy branch is currently in testing. If you are looking for a production-ready release of the C++ driver you should use the 26compat branch until our RC testing is complete.

Use the legacy branch if:

  • You want to help test the upcoming 1.0 release of the legacy C++ driver.
  • You are using MongoDB's C++ driver for the first time and do not mind the driver being actively worked on.
  • You had been using 26compat (or the driver inside of the server source) and want to benefit from incremental improvements while having the same overall API.

Switch to the 26compat branch if:

  • You need a production ready release of the C++ driver that is not under active development.
  • You have existing code that used the driver from the server source and want it to continue working without modification.

Note: As of MongoDB 2.6.0-rc1, it is no longer possible to build the driver from the server sources: this repository is the only approved source for driver builds.

Repository Overview

Branch Stability Development Purpose
master Unstable Planning New C++ driver (work in progress)
legacy Pre-release RC Testing Existing C++ driver with non-compatible improvements
26compat Stable Maintenance Only Drop in replacement for users of existing C++ driver

WARNING: The master branch will contain future development work on a new driver with a completely new API and implementation. It is a work in progress and currently should not be used.

Components

  • libmongoclient.[so|dylib|dll] - The shared mongoclient library (but see notes)
  • libmongoclient.a - The static mongoclient library

Building and Usage

Bugs and Issues

See http://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CXX

Notes

Use of the shared library is experimental on windows and is currently discouraged. This is primarily due to the complexity of ensuring a matching implementation of STL types between library and consumer code. This problem is unique to windows, as the consistent use of system libraries largely mitigates this danger.

Documentation

http://docs.mongodb.org/ecosystem/drivers/cpp/

Mailing Lists and IRC

http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/community

License

The source files in this repository are made available under the terms of the Apache License, version 2.0.