BSON_JSON_OPTS_T(3)

💅 BSON_JSON_OPTS_T(3) — the libbson girlies' guide to BSON → JSON encoding options ✨

okay so bestie, this is a libbson manpage, section 3, and it's literally all about "BSON to JSON encoding options" — like the little settings bag you hand over when you want your BSON turned into MongoDB Extended JSON. no cap, that's the whole vibe 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

first things first, pull in the header:

#include <bson/bson.h>

then meet the star of the show, she's opaque and mysterious:

typedef struct _bson_json_opts_t bson_json_opts_t;

and these two functions are her whole entourage 💅

bson_json_opts_t *
bson_json_opts_new (bson_json_mode_t mode, int32_t max_len);

void
bson_json_opts_destroy (bson_json_opts_t *opts);

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

The bson_json_opts_t structure contains options for encoding BSON into MongoDB Extended JSON. that's it, that's her job, and she ate 🔥

• mode — this member is a bson_json_mode_t and it defines the encoding mode. iykyk, pick your mode, pick your destiny ⭐
• max_len — this member holds a maximum length for the resulting JSON string. Encoding will stop once the serialised string has reached this length. literally she will cut herself off mid-sentence at that length, so know what you're asking for 😭

and if you want the whole thing? the full BSON document, no limits, main character energy? use BSON_MAX_LEN_UNLIMITED. periodt 👑

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• bson_as_json_with_opts() — go read it, she's the one who actually puts these options to work 💖

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🌸 AUTHOR 🌸

MongoDB, Inc — icons only 👑

🌈 COPYRIGHT 🌈

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc. — respect the copyright bestie, it's giving longevity 🎀

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and that's the whole page, no notes 💜 go forth and encode responsibly ✨

version 2.5.6, dated Oct 09, 2026 — that's the libbson energy, signing off, mwah 🫶💅