/// <summary>
/// This method must be called after the connection string and database name have been set, but before
/// any other operations are called. The best place is at the end of the constructor of the repository's
/// implementation, or in the constructor of a derived abstract base class.
/// </summary>
protected void ConnectToDatabase()
{
if (Db.Initialized)
{
return;
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ConnectionString))
{
throw new Exception("A connection string has not been specified. Have you overridden BaseMongoRepository?");
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(DatabaseName))
{
throw new Exception("A database name has not been specified. Have you overridden BaseMongoRepository?");
}
try
{
Db.Connect(ConnectionString, DatabaseName);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw new Exception("Could not connect to the mongo database");
}
}
public MongoRepository(IMongoDbContext dbContext)
{
_db = dbContext;
// initialize MongoDB
if (!_db.Initialized)
{
try
{
_db.Connect("mongodb://127.0.0.1/?safe=true", "sqrlserverexample");
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Could not connect to the database");
}
}
}