Indexing

Indexing In Any Database is essential for faster retrieval of data. Indexing is a way to optimize the performance of a database by minimizing the number of disk accesses required when a query is processed. It is a data structure technique which is used to quickly locate and access the data in a database. Indexes are created using a few database columns.

Likely, MongoDB has pretty good indexing support. It supports various types of indexes like single field, compound, multi-key, geospatial, text, hashed, and wildcard indexes. In this section, we will learn about all these indexes in detail.

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For more information about indexes, please read the MongoDB Indexes documentation.

Blueprint

MonPulse introduces a Blueprint class, this class easily allows you to create indexes on your collections. You can create indexes on a single field, multiple fields, and compound indexes.

Full documentation could be found here.

Model Blueprint

Alternatively, you can also create indexes on your models. This is a more convenient way to create indexes on your collections if you're using models (Which you should be).

Full documentation could be found here.