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Delete a collection

Problem

You need to delete a collection, including all of its documents, from the current database.

Solution

Use the Delete function:

client.query(
  q.Delete(q.Collection('dilapidated_huts'))
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
.catch((err) => console.error(
  'Error: [%s] %s: %s',
  err.name,
  err.message,
  err.errors()[0].description,
))
{
  ref: Collection("dilapidated_huts"),
  ts: 1635183086600000,
  history_days: 30,
  name: 'dilapidated_huts',
  data: { env: 'test' }
}
result = client.query(
  q.delete(q.collection("dilapidated_huts"))
)
print(result)
{'ref': Ref(id=dilapidated_huts, collection=Ref(id=collections)), 'ts': 1635183090850000, 'history_days': 30, 'name': 'dilapidated_huts', 'data': {'env': 'test'}}
result, err := client.Query(
	f.Delete(f.Collection("dilapidated_huts")))

if err != nil {
	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
} else {
	fmt.Println(result)
}
map[data:map[env:test] history_days:30 name:dilapidated_huts ref:{dilapidated_huts 0xc0001844b0 0xc0001844b0 <nil>} ts:1635183036860000]
try
{
    Value result = await client.Query(
        Delete(Collection("dilapidated_huts"))
    );
    Console.WriteLine(result);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ERROR: {e.Message}");
}
ObjectV(ref: RefV(id = "dilapidated_huts", collection = RefV(id = "collections")),ts: LongV(1635183024850000),history_days: LongV(30),name: StringV(dilapidated_huts),data: ObjectV(env: StringV(test)))
Delete(Collection('dilapidated_huts'))
{
  ref: Collection("dilapidated_huts"),
  ts: 1635183253930000,
  history_days: 30,
  name: 'dilapidated_huts',
  data: { env: 'test' }
}
Query metrics:

  •    bytesIn:   44

  •   bytesOut:  186

  • computeOps:    1

  •    readOps:    0

  •   writeOps:    1

  •  readBytes:  255

  • writeBytes:  385

  •  queryTime: 46ms

  •    retries:    0

Discussion

When a collection is deleted:

  • All of the documents contained in the collection are also deleted.

  • Any indexes with a single source matching the collection are also deleted.

  • Any indexes that have multiple source collections are not deleted.

  • References to the collection, or to documents within the collection, that are stored in any documents outside of the collection, are not modified and are no longer valid.

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