MONGOC_COLLECTION_VALIDATE(3)

💖 MONGOC_COLLECTION_VALIDATE 💖

okay bestie, so this one is from libmongoc, and before we even get into it — she's retired, okay? like, vintage. still cute, still works, but the girlies have moved on. let's talk about it 💅

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⚠️ WARNING (read this first, no cap) ⚠️

Deprecated since version 1.10.0 😭 — instead, run the validate command directly with mongoc_client_read_command_with_opts().

like, she's not broken, she's just… legacy. use the direct command and slay ✨

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool
mongoc_collection_validate (mongoc_collection_t *collection,
                            const bson_t *options,
                            bson_t *reply,
                            bson_error_t *error);

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🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• collection: a mongoc_collection_t. the main character, obviously 👑
• options: a bson_t. the little bag of settings she carries 👜
• reply: a maybe-NULL pointer to overwritable storage for a bson_t that will hold the results. she's where the tea gets poured ☕
• error: an optional spot for a bson_error_t, or NULL if you're feeling brave (or reckless, your call) 🙈

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so this function is a lil helper — a sidekick, if you will — that runs the validate MongoDB command for you 🫶

as of right now, the only supported options are:

• full — a boolean 🍓
• scandata — also a boolean 🌈

that's it. that's the whole menu. if you want the full lore on this command, go peek at the MongoDB documentation, iykyk 📖

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💀 ERRORS 💀

errors get passed along through the error parameter. she's not hiding anything, she tells you straight 💜

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🔥 RETURNS 🔥

• returns true if it worked — periodt ✨
• returns false and sets error if there are invalid arguments, or if a server or network error happens 😭

also important, bestie: reply is always initialized if it's not NULL, and you must destroy it with bson_destroy(). do not ghost your reply, clean up after yourself 🧹

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

MongoDB, Inc — the icons themselves 💖

🌟 COPYRIGHT 🌟

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

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okay that's the whole vibe 🦋 huge thanks to the libmongoc girlies, this was libmongoc 1.30.13, dated Oct 09, 2026 — love that for us. now go call mongoc_client_read_command_with_opts() instead, mwah 💋✨