MongoDB Schema Design
Schema-Less vs Schema-Full
MongoDB is schema-flexible, but you should still design consistent schemas:
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Schema Design
Learning Objectives
- •Understand schema flexibility
- •Design for queries
- •Handle data growth
Lesson Outline
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Schema Design
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Design for Your Queries
Unlike SQL, MongoDB schema should be designed around how you query data.
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Schema Design Guidelines
| Consideration | Embed | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Data relationship | Contains (1:1, 1:few) | References (1:many, many:many) |
| Access pattern | Always accessed together | Accessed separately |
| Data size | Embedded data is small | Data can grow large |
| Update frequency | Rarely updated | Frequently updated |
| Atomicity need | Need atomic updates | Can use transactions |
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Field Naming Conventions
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