JEjerrysievert·Nov 2, 2021
I did something similar for fun 8-9 years ago as well: https://github.com/jerrysievert/mongolike
at the time it was much faster than native mongo.
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A proof of concept MongoDB clone built on Postgres
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I'm using https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike to support Postgres using mongo-like queries. I patched in a bunch of features I needed, and it works really well for me.
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11 sourceshttps://www.github.com/JerrySievert/MongoLike
that said, I actually use partial JSONB updates on a regular basis, but I tend to use PLV8 to do the heavy lifting.
In PostgreSQL 10 Beta 1 Releasedhey - this looks interesting. Quick question: why did you build it in Java rather than as a Postgresql extension - like mongres [1] or mogloid [2] ?
[1] https://github.com/umitanuki/mongres
[2] https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike
In Stripe: Open SourceA proof of concept MongoDB clone built on Postgres
142 points · Open discussionThere's a proof of concept here using postgresql https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike
In Enabling JSON Document Stores in Relational Systems (2013) [pdf]Another project worth mentioning is mongolike - It uses PLV8 to implement the Mongodb interface ontop of Postgres.
https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike
In ToroDB – Document-oriented JSON database on top of PostgreSQLSomeone's already done a proof of concept of this, see https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike
In PostgreSQL Outperforms MongoDB in New Round of Testshttps://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike https://github.com/olegp/pg-mongo/
and my favorite: http://pgre.st/
In PostgreSQL: Jsonb has committedOne project I've used in the past is https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike
It provides a Mongo-like API directly on Postgres, using normal tables/columns.
I've used it in some projects in the past on some projects and it's fairly staightforward, and makes it easy to port an app from Mongo->Postgres.
In PostgreSQL: Jsonb has committedI'm using https://github.com/JerrySievert/mongolike to support Postgres using mongo-like queries.
I patched in a bunch of features I needed, and it works really well for me.
In PostgreSQL 9.3 Beta 1 Released