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Data Connections: provide support for MongoDB
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Description
Originally requested in https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/discussions/14571#discussioncomment-17557390 by @pbosetti
- Most folks in R connect to MongoDB via the mongolite package: https://github.com/jeroen/mongolite
- I believe the most common way to connect in Python is pymongo: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/pymongo-driver/current/get-started/
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Positron discussion and review the mongolite and PyMongo documentation referenced in the issue. Define what MongoDB support should cover for R and Python data connections; done means the agreed connection workflows are supported and documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- mongodb
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100