gridfs.md

GridFS

Methods

gridfs:createFile([options])

Returns a new GridFS file.

The following options are recognized as key-value pairs:

Option	Type
aliases	BSON document
chunkSize	integer
contentType	string
filename	string
md5	string
metadata	BSON document

gridfs:createFileFrom(filename, [options])

Returns a new GridFS file with the contents of a local file filename. On error, returns nil and the error message.

gridfs:drop()

Drops gridfs and returns true. On error, returns nil and the error message.

gridfs:find(query, [options])

Finds all files in gridfs that match query and returns a GridFS file list.

gridfs:findOne(query, [options])

Returns the first GridFS file in gridfs that matches query or nil if nothing was found. On error, returns nil and the error message.

gridfs:findOneByFilename(filename)

Returns the first GridFS file in gridfs that matches filename or nil if nothing was found. On error, returns nil and the error message.

gridfs:getChunks()

Returns a Collection handle that provides raw access to chunks of files in gridfs.

gridfs:getFiles()

Returns a Collection handle that provides raw access to file metadata in gridfs.

gridfs:removeByFilename(filename)

Removes all files in gridfs that match filename and returns true. On error, returns nil and the error message.