MONGOC_GRIDFS_FILE_GET_METADATA(3)

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version 2.5.6 · 16 versions
, in epel 10

🦋 MONGOC_GRIDFS_FILE_GET_METADATA(3) 🦋

okay bestie, so this is a page from the libmongoc manual (yes, the MongoDB C driver, we love a C library moment 💅), and it's about one very specific little function. it's not long, she's lowkey a short chapter, but she ATE and we're gonna cover every crumb. no skips, fr fr ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the whole vibe in one signature, no cap:

const bson_t *
mongoc_gridfs_file_get_metadata (mongoc_gridfs_file_t *file);

like, that's it. that's the function. she's tiny but she's everything 🎀

🌸 PARAMETERS 🌸

  • file — a mongoc_gridfs_file_t. that's the gridfs file you're asking about, mwah 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so basically this function fetches a bson document containing the metadata for the gridfs file. that's the whole plot. you hand her your file, she hands back the metadata doc. iconic behavior, honestly 👑

it's giving "just read the metadata, bestie, it's right there" ✨

🔥 RETURNS 🔥

returns a bson_t that should not be modified or freed.

⚠️ okay this part matters, listen up: do not modify it and do not free it. it's not yours to touch. you're just looking, not redecorating. the library owns that bson_t, and if you start bson_destroy-ing it or poking values into it you're gonna have a bad time 😭 treat it like a read-only window, periodt.

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

MongoDB, Inc — yeah, the MongoDB people themselves. main character energy only 💜

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

and that's the whole page, bestie! short, sweet, and fully complete. you got the signature, the param, the fetch behavior, and the big "do not touch" energy on the return value. slay 💅

⭐ version 2.5.6 — dated Oct 09, 2024 — libmongoc gang forever, iykyk ⭐

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