From 26663223111fc21ffc75fdbc626d6ec81d999126 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ItalyPaleAle <43508+ItalyPaleAle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:47:02 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify actor state store support for MongoDB
Fixes #3303
Signed-off-by: ItalyPaleAle <43508+ItalyPaleAle@users.noreply.github.com>
---
.../supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md | 29 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md b/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
index 428953dd3..50686e7fd 100644
--- a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
+++ b/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-state-stores/setup-mongodb.md
@@ -47,20 +47,23 @@ spec:
The above example uses secrets as plain strings. It is recommended to use a secret store for the secrets as described [here]({{< ref component-secrets.md >}}).
{{% /alert %}}
-If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, append the following to the yaml.
+### Actor state store and transactions support
+
+For using as an actor state store or to leverage transactions, MongoDB must be running in a [Replica Set](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/replication/).
+
+If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, add this metadata option to your Component YAML:
```yaml
- name: actorStateStore
value: "true"
```
-
## Spec metadata fields
| Field | Required | Details | Example |
|--------------------|:--------:|---------|---------|
-| server | Y* | The server to connect to, when using DNS SRV record | `"server.example.com"`
-| host | Y* | The host to connect to | `"mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017"`
+| server | Y1 | The server to connect to, when using DNS SRV record | `"server.example.com"`
+| host | Y1 | The host to connect to | `"mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017"`
| username | N | The username of the user to connect with (applicable in conjunction with `host`) | `"admin"`
| password | N | The password of the user (applicable in conjunction with `host`) | `"password"`
| databaseName | N | The name of the database to use. Defaults to `"daprStore"` | `"daprStore"`
@@ -68,11 +71,11 @@ If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, append the following to the yaml.
| writeConcern | N | The write concern to use | `"majority"`
| readConcern | N | The read concern to use | `"majority"`, `"local"`,`"available"`, `"linearizable"`, `"snapshot"`
| operationTimeout | N | The timeout for the operation. Defaults to `"5s"` | `"5s"`
-| params | N** | Additional parameters to use | `"?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true"`
+| params | N2 | Additional parameters to use | `"?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true"`
-> [*] The `server` and `host` fields are mutually exclusive. If neither or both are set, Dapr will return an error.
+> [1] The `server` and `host` fields are mutually exclusive. If neither or both are set, Dapr will return an error.
-> [**] The `params` field accepts a query string that specifies connection specific options as `=` pairs, separated by `"&"` and prefixed with `"?"`. e.g. to use "daprStore" db as authentication database and enabling SSL/TLS in connection, specify params as `"?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true"`. See [the mongodb manual](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/connection-string/#std-label-connections-connection-options) for the list of available options and their use cases.
+> [2] The `params` field accepts a query string that specifies connection specific options as `=` pairs, separated by `&` and prefixed with `?`. e.g. to use "daprStore" db as authentication database and enabling SSL/TLS in connection, specify params as `?authSource=daprStore&ssl=true`. See [the mongodb manual](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/connection-string/#std-label-connections-connection-options) for the list of available options and their use cases.
## Setup MongoDB
@@ -81,11 +84,11 @@ If you wish to use MongoDB as an actor store, append the following to the yaml.
{{% codetab %}}
You can run MongoDB locally using Docker:
-```
+```sh
docker run --name some-mongo -d mongo
```
-You can then interact with the server using `localhost:27017`.
+You can then interact with the server at `localhost:27017`.
If you do not specify a `databaseName` value in your component definition, make sure to create a database named `daprStore`.
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ If you do not specify a `databaseName` value in your component definition, make
{{% codetab %}}
The easiest way to install MongoDB on Kubernetes is by using the [Helm chart](https://github.com/helm/charts/tree/master/stable/mongodb):
-```
+```sh
helm install mongo stable/mongodb
```
@@ -103,8 +106,9 @@ To interact with MongoDB, find the service with: `kubectl get svc mongo-mongodb`
For example, if installing using the example above, the MongoDB host address would be:
-`mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017`
-
+```text
+mongo-mongodb.default.svc.cluster.local:27017
+```
Follow the on-screen instructions to get the root password for MongoDB.
The username is `admin` by default.
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ The username is `admin` by default.
This state store supports [Time-To-Live (TTL)]({{< ref state-store-ttl.md >}}) for records stored with Dapr. When storing data using Dapr, you can set the `ttlInSeconds` metadata property to indicate when the data should be considered "expired".
## Related links
+
- [Basic schema for a Dapr component]({{< ref component-schema >}})
- Read [this guide]({{< ref "howto-get-save-state.md#step-2-save-and-retrieve-a-single-state" >}}) for instructions on configuring state store components
- [State management building block]({{< ref state-management >}})