# Class: Ottoman

# Hierarchy

Ottoman

# Constructors

# constructor

+ new Ottoman(config: OttomanConfig): Ottoman

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default
`config`	OttomanConfig	{}

Returns: Ottoman

# Properties

# bucket

• bucket: any

Bucket represents a storage grouping of data within a Couchbase Server cluster.

# bucketName

• bucketName: string = ""

Contains the name of the current bucket.

# config

• config: OttomanConfig

# couchbase

• couchbase: any

Stores a reference to couchbase instance.

# models

• models: object

Dictionary for all models registered on this connection.

# Type declaration:

# Accessors

# bucketManager

• get bucketManager(): any

Gets a bucket manager for this cluster.

Check the Bucket Manager Couchbase SDK API (opens new window) documentation for more details.

Returns: any

# cluster

• get cluster(): any

Cluster represents an entire Couchbase Server cluster.

Returns: any

# collectionManager

• get collectionManager(): any

CollectionManager allows the management of collections within a Bucket.

Check the Collection Manager Couchbase SDK API (opens new window) documentation for more details.

Returns: any

# queryIndexManager

• get queryIndexManager(): any

QueryIndexManager provides an interface for managing the query indexes on the cluster.

Check the Query Index Manager Couchbase SDK API (opens new window) documentation for more details.

Returns: any

# viewIndexManager

• get viewIndexManager(): any

ViewIndexManager is an interface which enables the management of view indexes on the cluster.

Check the View Index Manager Couchbase SDK API (opens new window) documentation for more details.

Returns: any

# Methods

# close

▸ close(): void

Closes the current connection.

example

connection.close().then(() => console.log('connection closed'));

Returns: void

# connect

▸ connect(connectOptions: ConnectOptions | string): Ottoman

Connect to Couchbase server.

example

 import { connect } from "ottoman";
 const connection = connect("couchbase://localhost/travel-sample@admin:password");

Parameters:

Name	Type
`connectOptions`	ConnectOptions \| string

Returns: Ottoman

# dropBucket

▸ dropBucket(bucketName: string, options: object): Promise‹boolean | undefined›

dropBucket drops a bucket from the cluster.

Parameters:

▪ bucketName: string

▪Default value options: object= {}

Name	Type
`timeout?`	undefined \| number

Returns: Promise‹boolean | undefined›

# dropCollection

▸ dropCollection(collectionName: string, scopeName: string, options: object): Promise‹boolean | undefined›

dropCollection drops a collection from a scope in a bucket.

Parameters:

▪ collectionName: string

▪ scopeName: string

▪Default value options: object= {}

Name	Type
`timeout?`	undefined \| number

Returns: Promise‹boolean | undefined›

# dropScope

▸ dropScope(scopeName: string, options: object): Promise‹boolean | undefined›

dropScope drops a scope from a bucket.

Parameters:

▪ scopeName: string

▪Default value options: object= {}

Name	Type
`timeout?`	undefined \| number

Returns: Promise‹boolean | undefined›

# ensureCollections

▸ ensureCollections(): Promise‹void›

ensureCollections will attempt to create scopes and collections to map your models to in Couchbase Server.

Returns: Promise‹void›

# ensureIndexes

▸ ensureIndexes(): Promise‹void›

ensureIndexes will attempt to create indexes defined in your schema if they do not exist.

Returns: Promise‹void›

# getCollection

▸ getCollection(collectionName: string, scopeName: string): any

Return a collection from the given collectionName in this bucket or default collection if collectionName is missing.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default
`collectionName`	string	DEFAULT_COLLECTION
`scopeName`	string	DEFAULT_SCOPE

Returns: any

# getModel

▸ getModel‹T›(name: string): ModelTypes‹T›

Returns a Model constructor from the given model name.

example

const User = connection.getModel('User');

Type parameters:

▪ T

Parameters:

Name	Type
`name`	string

Returns: ModelTypes‹T›

# model

▸ model‹T›(name: string, schema: Schema | Record‹string, unknown›, options: ModelOptions): ModelTypes‹T›

Creates a Model on this connection.

example

const User = connection.model('User', { name: String }, { collectionName: 'users' });

Type parameters:

▪ T

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default
`name`	string	-
`schema`	Schema \| Record‹string, unknown›	-
`options`	ModelOptions	{}

Returns: ModelTypes‹T›

# query

▸ query(query: string): Promise‹any›

Executes N1QL Queries.

Ottoman provides a powerful Query Builder system to create valid N1QL queries using method chaining. See the example below:

example

const expr_where = {$or: [{ address: { $like: '%57-59%' } }, { free_breakfast: true }]};
const query = new Query({}, 'travel-sample');
const n1qlQuery = query.select([{ $field: 'address' }]).where(expr_where).build()

connection.query(n1qlQuery).then(result => console.log(result))

The above example will run this query:

SELECT address FROM travel-sample WHERE (address LIKE '%57-59%' OR free_breakfast = true)

Parameters:

Name	Type
`query`	string

Returns: Promise‹any›

# start

▸ start(): Promise‹void›

start method is just a shortcut to run ensureCollections and ensureIndexes. Notice: It's not required to execute the start method in order for Ottoman work.

Returns: Promise‹void›