Database

CLOUDFLOW uses MongoDB as a database to store all the assets. It can store locally, on one or more servers, or in a cloud. It has support for password protected MongoDB databases.

Database collections

MongoDB stores records in collections as JSON objects.

Example of a record in JSON format:

{
  "id" : "123",
  "url" : "Filestores/DemoResources/demo files input/10_SnR_FoldingCarton/XML 7 designs in SnR.xml", 
  "path" : [
        "Filestores", 
        "DemoResources", 
        "demo files input", 
        "10_SnR_FoldingCarton"]
 }

A brief explanation on JSON syntax

JSON objects are surrounded by curly brackets {}.
The two main parts in a JSON object are keys and values. Together they form key/value pairs.
Example
"id" : "123"
- "id" = the key
- "123" = the value
Keys must be strings and values must be one of the following data types:
- a string: { "id" : "123" }
- a number: { "amount" : 30 }
- a JSON object:
```
{
"file":{ "id" : "123", "amount":30 }
}
```
- an array:
```
{
"path" : [ "Filestores", "DemoResources", "demo files input", "10_SnR_FoldingCarton" ]
}
```
- a boolean: { "checkbox" : true }
- null: { "sub" : null }
Keys and values are separated by a colon.
Each key/value pair is separated by a comma.