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Learn moreSpring Data for MongoDB is part of the umbrella Spring Data project which aims to provide a familiar and consistent Spring-based programming model for new datastores while retaining store-specific features and capabilities.
The Spring Data MongoDB project provides integration with the MongoDB document database. Key functional areas of Spring Data MongoDB are a POJO centric model for interacting with a MongoDB DBCollection and easily writing a Repository style data access layer.
Spring configuration support using Java based @Configuration classes or an XML namespace for a Mongo driver instance and replica sets.
MongoTemplate helper class that increases productivity performing common Mongo operations. Includes integrated object mapping between documents and POJOs.
Exception translation into Spring’s portable Data Access Exception hierarchy
Feature Rich Object Mapping integrated with Spring’s Conversion Service
Annotation based mapping metadata but extensible to support other metadata formats
Persistence and mapping lifecycle events
Low-level mapping using MongoReader/MongoWriter abstractions
Java based Query, Criteria, and Update DSLs
Automatic implementation of Repository interfaces including support for custom query methods.
QueryDSL integration to support type-safe queries. GeoSpatial integration
Map-Reduce integration
JMX administration and monitoring
CDI support for repositories
GridFS support