BSON_OID_IS_VALID(3)

💅 BSON_OID_IS_VALID 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to libbson — yes, that libbson, the MongoDB C driver's BSON library — and today we're doing a vibe check on one very specific little function. it's bson_oid_is_valid, and honestly? it's giving "small but mighty." 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool
bson_oid_is_valid (const char *str, size_t length);

that's it. that's the whole thing. two arguments, one bool back. no cap. 🎀

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🌸 PARAMETERS 🌸

• str — A string. literally just a string, bestie, that's the whole description. 💖
• length — The length of str. yes, you have to tell it. it's not gonna guess. 🙈

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🧚 DESCRIPTION 🧚

so what does it actually do? it checks if a string containing a hex encoded string is a valid BSON ObjectID. that's the whole assignment. 🔥

think of it as the bouncer at the club door: is this hex string actually a real, legitimate ObjectID, or is it about to embarrass itself? vibe check, and the function is the judge. 👑

ngl, it's a genuinely useful little guy — checking before you try to parse something is main character energy. ✨

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⭐ RETURNS ⭐

• true — if str could be parsed. slay. ✅
• (and, y'know, conversely — if it couldn't be parsed, you're not getting true. that's just how bools work, iykyk.)

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

MongoDB, Inc — the icons behind it all. 🫶

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🌈 COPYRIGHT 🌈

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc. — yeah, they've been at this a while. respect. 💅

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okay bestie, that's the whole page! mwah 💖 this was libbson 2.5.6, documented on Oct 09, 2026, and you absolutely ate that read-through. go check some ObjectIDs, you've got this. 🍓✨