mongodb-topology-manager

The MongoDB Topology Management API

The MongoDB Topology Management API is an API to allow to programatically spin up a MongoDB instance, Replicaset or Sharded cluster on your local machine.

Setting up a single instance

It's very simple to create a single running MongoDB instance. All examples are using ES6.

var Server = require('mongodb-topology-manager').Server;
// Create new instance
var server = new Server('binary', {
  dbpath: './db'
});
 
const init = async () => {
  // Perform discovery
  var result = await server.discover();
  // Purge the directory
  await server.purge();
  // Start process
  await server.start();
  // Stop the process
  await server.stop();
}
 
// start the server
init();

Setting up a replicaset

It's equally easy to create a new Replicaset instance.

var ReplSet = require('mongodb-topology-manager').ReplSet;
 
// Create new instance
var topology = new ReplSet('mongod', [{
  // mongod process options
  options: {
    bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31000, dbpath: './db-1'
  }
}, {
  // mongod process options
  options: {
    bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31001, dbpath: './db-2'
  }
}, {
  // Type of node
  arbiterOnly: true,
  // mongod process options
  options: {
    bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31002, dbpath: './db-3'
  }
}], {
  replSet: 'rs'
});
 
const init = async () => {
  // Perform discovery
  var result = await server.discover();
  // Purge the directory
  await server.purge();
  // Start process
  await server.start();
  // Stop the process
  await server.stop();
}
 
// start the replica set
init();

Each of the node objects can take the following options at the top level.

Field	Description
arbiter	node should become an arbiter.
builIndexes	should build indexes on the node.
hidden	node should be hidden.
builIndexes	should build indexes on the node.
priority	node should have the following priority.
tags	tags for the node.
slaveDelay	the node slaveDelay for replication.
votes	additional votes for the specific node.

The object contains the options that are used to start up the actual mongod instance.

The Replicaset manager has the following methods

Method	Description
Replset.prototype.discover	Return the information from running mongod with --version flag.
Replset.prototype.start	Start the Replicaset.
Replset.prototype.primary	Return the current Primary server manager.
Replset.prototype.shardUrl	Return a add shard url string.
Replset.prototype.url	Return a connection url.
Replset.prototype.arbiters	Return a list of arbiter managers.
Replset.prototype.secondaries	Return a list of secondary managers.
Replset.prototype.passives	Return a list of secondary passive managers.
Replset.prototype.waitForPrimary	Wait for a new primary to be elected or for a specific timeout period.
Replset.prototype.stepDownPrimary	Stepdown the primary.
Replset.prototype.configuration	Return the replicaset configuration.
Replset.prototype.reconfigure	Perform a reconfiguration of the replicaset.
Replset.prototype.serverConfiguration	Get the initial node configuration for specific server manager.
Replset.prototype.addMember	Add a new member to the set.
Replset.prototype.removeMember	Remove a member to the set.
Replset.prototype.maintenance	Put a node into maintenance mode.
Replset.prototype.stop	Stop the replicaset.
Replset.prototype.restart	Restart the replicaset.
Replset.prototype.purge	Purge all the data directories for the replicaset.

Setting up a sharded system

It's a little bit more complicated to set up a Sharded system but not much more.

var Sharded = require('mongodb-topology-manager').Sharded;
 
const init = async () => {
  // Create new instance
  var topology = new Sharded({
    mongod: 'mongod', mongos: 'mongos'
  });
 
  // Add one shard
  await topology.addShard([{
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31000, dbpath: './db-1', shardsvr: null
    }
  }, {
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31001, dbpath: './db-2', shardsvr: null
  }, {
    // Type of node
    arbiter: true,
    // mongod process options
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31002, dbpath: './db-3', shardsvr: null
    }
  }], {
    replSet: 'rs1'
  });
 
  // Add one shard
  await topology.addShard([{
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31010, dbpath: './db-4', shardsvr: null
    }
  }, {
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31011, dbpath: './db-5', shardsvr: null
    }
  }, {
    // Type of node
    arbiter: true,
    // mongod process options
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 31012, dbpath: './db-6', shardsvr: null
    }
  }], {
    replSet: 'rs2'
  });
 
  // Add configuration servers
  await topology.addConfigurationServers([{
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 35000, dbpath: './db-7'
    }
  }, {
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 35001, dbpath: './db-8'
    }
  }, {
    options: {
      bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 35002, dbpath: './db-9'
    }
  }], {
    replSet: 'rs3'
  });
 
  // Add proxies
  await topology.addProxies([{
    bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 51000, configdb: 'localhost:35000,localhost:35001,localhost:35002'
  }, {
    bind_ip: 'localhost', port: 51001, configdb: 'localhost:35000,localhost:35001,localhost:35002'
  }], {
    binary: 'mongos'
  });
 
  // Start up topology
  await topology.start();
 
  // Shard db
  await topology.enableSharding('test');
 
  // Shard a collection
  await topology.shardCollection('test', 'testcollection', {_id: 1});
 
  // Stop the topology
  await topology.stop();
}
 
// start the shards
init();

The Sharded manager has the following methods

Method	Description
Replset.prototype.discover	Return the information from running mongod with --version flag.
Replset.prototype.start	Start the Sharded cluster.
Replset.prototype.stop	Stop the replicaset.
Replset.prototype.restart	Restart the replicaset.
Replset.prototype.purge	Purge all the data directories for the replicaset.
Replset.prototype.addShard	Add a new shard to the cluster.
Replset.prototype.addConfigurationServers	Add a set of nodes to be configuration servers.
ReplSet.prototype.addProxies	Add a set of mongo proxies to the cluster.
ReplSet.prototype.enableSharding	Enable sharding on a specific db.
ReplSet.prototype.shardCollection	Shard a collection.