MONGOC_BULK_OPERATION_GET_HINT(3)

💖 MONGOC_BULK_OPERATION_GET_HINT 💖

ok bestie, welcome to the libmongoc manual, page MONGOC_BULK_OPERATION_GET_HINT(3) 🎀 pull up a chair, we're getting a server id out of a bulk operation and it's honestly a whole vibe.

WARNING: this one is deprecated since version 1.28.0. like, it still works, but it's giving legacy. use mongoc_bulk_operation_get_server_id() instead, periodt. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

uint32_t
mongoc_bulk_operation_get_hint (const mongoc_bulk_operation_t *bulk);

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🌸 PARAMETERS 🌸

• bulk — a mongoc_bulk_operation_t. that's the one, that's the whole list, we love a one-parameter queen 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does it do? it retrieves the opaque id of the server that was used for the operation. cute, right? 🌈

quick lore drop though: the function name has the old word "hint" in it purely for backward compatibility. we don't call it a hint anymore, bestie. we call that number a server id now. the name is just wearing a vintage jacket. 🧥✨

here's the important part, and don't skip it: this number is zero until the driver actually uses a server in mongoc_bulk_operation_execute(). like, it's not zero because something broke, it's zero because nothing's happened yet. big difference. 😭

and the tea is that the server id is the same number as the return value of a successful mongoc_bulk_operation_execute(). so why does this function even exist? because if mongoc_bulk_operation_execute() fails and returns zero, you've got nothing to work with — and that's when mongoc_bulk_operation_get_hint comes in clutch. it's the backup bestie for the worst-case scenario. 🫶

tl;dr:

• server id = opaque id of the server used for the operation 🖥️
• starts at 0 until mongoc_bulk_operation_execute() actually picks a server ⏳
• matches the return value of a successful mongoc_bulk_operation_execute() ✅
• main character energy is when mongoc_bulk_operation_execute() fails and returns zero, and this function is the only one who can still tell you something 👑

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

MongoDB, Inc — the icons themselves 👑

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⭐ COPYRIGHT ⭐

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

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and that's the page!! go forth and get those server ids responsibly, my love 🌸💖✨

signing off from libmongoc version 1.30.13, dated Oct 09, 2026 — mwah, slay, bye!! 🎀🦋