Is there a way to check if a database exists in Mongo from the Node.js driver?

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I'm finding it surprisingly difficult to see find a way to see if a database exists or not in MongoDB from the Node.js driver. There seems to be no method in the Node.js driver to check if a database exists.

For example, the following doesn't throw an error:

var mongo = require('mongodb').MongoClient;

mongo.connect({ 'mongodb://localhost:27017/databaseThatDoesntExists }, function (err, db) {
   // There is no error
   if (err) console.log(err);
   // Let's get some stats on a database that doesn't exist
   db.statsAsync(function (err, result) {
      console.log(result);
   });
});

Results will be an object like this:

{ db: 'databaseThatDoesntExist',
  collections: 0,
  objects: 0,
  avgObjSize: 0,
  dataSize: 0,
  storageSize: 0,
  numExtents: 0,
  indexes: 0,
  indexSize: 0,
  fileSize: 0,
  ok: 1 }

Can you check to see if a database exists in MongoDB form the Node.js driver? Is there even a concept of a database existing in MongoDB? Is referencing a database that doesn't exist just referencing a database with no collections?

Mongo, why can't you just throw an error! I like when my code throws errors!

possible duplicate stackoverflow.com/questions/7049722/… ? — Jorge Barata
– Jorge Barata, Commented May 2, 2015 at 1:32
better this with the Node.js driver stackoverflow.com/questions/16571021/… — Jorge Barata
– Jorge Barata, Commented May 2, 2015 at 1:34
how to stop automatic database creation while access any collection ? — rajeshpanwar
– rajeshpanwar, Commented Sep 6, 2016 at 11:39

Jorge Barata · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-02 01:41:34Z

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Check if db.admin().listDatabases contains the database name.

If the server has authorization enabled, you will need the appropriate permissions.

answered May 2, 2015 at 1:41

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nickfogle · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-02 00:44:39Z

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The easiest way to tell whether a database exists would be from the mongo she'll. To list all databases available, enter the following into your Mongo shell.

show dbs

To list the database you're currently using, enter:

db

To explicitly select a database, enter:

use <database>

answered May 2, 2015 at 0:44

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Jorge Silva Over a year ago

Thanks for the response. I did want to do it from the Node.js driver. I updated my question to reflect that.

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