//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// @startDocuBlock JSF_post_api_export /// @brief export all documents from a collection, using a cursor /// /// @RESTHEADER{POST /_api/export, Create export cursor} /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{flush,boolean,required,} /// if set to *true*, a WAL flush operation will be executed prior to the /// export. The flush operation will start copying documents from the WAL to the /// collection's datafiles. There will be an additional wait time of up /// to *flushWait* seconds after the flush to allow the WAL collector to change /// the adjusted document meta-data to point into the datafiles, too. /// The default value is *false* (i.e. no flush) so most recently inserted or /// updated /// documents from the collection might be missing in the export. /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{flushWait,integer,required,int64} /// maximum wait time in seconds after a flush operation. The default /// value is 10. This option only has an effect when *flush* is set to *true*. /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{count,boolean,required,} /// boolean flag that indicates whether the number of documents /// in the result set should be returned in the "count" attribute of the result /// (optional). /// Calculating the "count" attribute might in the future have a performance /// impact so this option is turned off by default, and "count" is only returned /// when requested. /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{batchSize,integer,required,int64} /// maximum number of result documents to be transferred from /// the server to the client in one roundtrip (optional). If this attribute is /// not set, a server-controlled default value will be used. /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{limit,integer,required,int64} /// an optional limit value, determining the maximum number of documents to /// be included in the cursor. Omitting the *limit* attribute or setting it to 0 will /// lead to no limit being used. If a limit is used, it is undefined which documents /// from the collection will be included in the export and which will be excluded. /// This is because there is no natural order of documents in a collection. /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{ttl,integer,required,int64} /// an optional time-to-live for the cursor (in seconds). The cursor will be /// removed on the server automatically after the specified amount of time. This /// is useful to ensure garbage collection of cursors that are not fully fetched /// by clients. If not set, a server-defined value will be used. /// /// @RESTBODYPARAM{restrict,object,optional,JSF_post_api_export_restrictions} /// an object containing an array of attribute names that will be /// included or excluded when returning result documents. /// /// Not specifying *restrict* will by default return all attributes of each document. /// /// @RESTSTRUCT{type,JSF_post_api_export_restrictions,string,required,string} /// has to be be set to either *include* or *exclude* depending on which you want to use /// /// @RESTSTRUCT{fields,JSF_post_api_export_restrictions,array,required,string} /// Contains an array of attribute names to *include* or *exclude*. Matching of attribute names /// for *inclusion* or *exclusion* will be done on the top level only. /// Specifying names of nested attributes is not supported at the moment. /// /// /// @RESTQUERYPARAMETERS /// /// @RESTQUERYPARAM{collection,string,required} /// The name of the collection to export. /// /// @RESTDESCRIPTION /// A call to this method creates a cursor containing all documents in the /// specified collection. In contrast to other data-producing APIs, the internal /// data structures produced by the export API are more lightweight, so it is /// the preferred way to retrieve all documents from a collection. /// /// Documents are returned in a similar manner as in the `/_api/cursor` REST API. /// If all documents of the collection fit into the first batch, then no cursor /// will be created, and the result object's *hasMore* attribute will be set to /// *false*. If not all documents fit into the first batch, then the result /// object's *hasMore* attribute will be set to *true*, and the *id* attribute /// of the result will contain a cursor id. /// /// The order in which the documents are returned is not specified. /// /// By default, only those documents from the collection will be returned that are /// stored in the collection's datafiles. Documents that are present in the write-ahead /// log (WAL) at the time the export is run will not be exported. /// /// To export these documents as well, the caller can issue a WAL flush request /// before calling the export API or set the *flush* attribute. Setting the *flush* /// option will trigger a WAL flush before the export so documents get copied from /// the WAL to the collection datafiles. /// /// If the result set can be created by the server, the server will respond with /// *HTTP 201*. The body of the response will contain a JSON object with the /// result set. /// /// The returned JSON object has the following properties: /// /// - *error*: boolean flag to indicate that an error occurred (*false* /// in this case) /// /// - *code*: the HTTP status code /// /// - *result*: an array of result documents (might be empty if the collection was empty) /// /// - *hasMore*: a boolean indicator whether there are more results /// available for the cursor on the server /// /// - *count*: the total number of result documents available (only /// available if the query was executed with the *count* attribute set) /// /// - *id*: id of temporary cursor created on the server (optional, see above) /// /// If the JSON representation is malformed or the query specification is /// missing from the request, the server will respond with *HTTP 400*. /// /// The body of the response will contain a JSON object with additional error /// details. The object has the following attributes: /// /// - *error*: boolean flag to indicate that an error occurred (*true* in this case) /// /// - *code*: the HTTP status code /// /// - *errorNum*: the server error number /// /// - *errorMessage*: a descriptive error message /// /// Clients should always delete an export cursor result as early as possible because a /// lingering export cursor will prevent the underlying collection from being /// compacted or unloaded. By default, unused cursors will be deleted automatically /// after a server-defined idle time, and clients can adjust this idle time by setting /// the *ttl* value. /// /// Note: this API is currently not supported on cluster coordinators. /// /// @RESTRETURNCODES /// /// @RESTRETURNCODE{201} /// is returned if the result set can be created by the server. /// /// @RESTRETURNCODE{400} /// is returned if the JSON representation is malformed or the query specification is /// missing from the request. /// /// @RESTRETURNCODE{404} /// The server will respond with *HTTP 404* in case a non-existing collection is /// accessed in the query. /// /// @RESTRETURNCODE{405} /// The server will respond with *HTTP 405* if an unsupported HTTP method is used. /// /// @RESTRETURNCODE{501} /// The server will respond with *HTTP 501* if this API is called on a cluster /// coordinator. /// /// @endDocuBlock ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////