[feedhenry-dev] Mongo Express Service - Manage your Mongo Database in RHMAP using Mongo Express

Fri Nov 11 11:17:35 UTC 2016

I will setup a call to discuss this, and let's make a decision on it. Will
send out the invitation shortly.

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Wojciech Trocki <wtrocki at redhat.com>
wrote:

> Mongo Express is just more powerful thanks to better APi. I we improve our
> fh.db api (provide v2 version for it) then we would be able to to do much
> more.
> UI for mongo express is not worth taking in because it would require
> significant amount of time to get similar result we have at the moment. We
> can just inspire on http mongo rest api it provides (is really solid)
> fh.db is very limited. If we enable users to type some custom mongodb
> queries as in command line that would be game changer for databrowser and
> probably entire product.
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:52 AM, David Martin <davmarti at redhat.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > Let's make sure that we are in agreement on the way forward here. I'm
>> not sure a knee-jerk rip and replace of Data Browser is the right answer -
>> especially if mongo-express is only implemented as an MBaaS Service and is
>> not a first class citizen of the Studio.
>>
>> Yes, agreed on this 100%.
>> I think there is much more to gain from improving the robustness of
>> databrowser as is than changing to mongo-express.
>> But I'd like to get consensus on how to move forward.
>>
>> I think this should be viewed as a mongo-express POC that shows how easy
>> it is for someone to use it themselves in their cloud app. (There's a big
>> problem to solve if we want to have it as a supported service i.e. allowing
>> a service to talk to a cloud app's db without hardcoding mong creds)
>> We shouldn't dismiss the findings from the initial report.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11 November 2016 at 10:43, John Frizelle <jfrizell at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The conclusion from the document [1] that compared Data Browser with
>>> Mongo Express did not seem to indicate that we should replace Data Browser:
>>>
>>> *Mongo Express is more complete in number of features but lacks of some
>>> critical ones like multiple deletions or inline editing. Besides, its user
>>> interface is less intuitive than the one from Data Browser.*
>>>
>>> *If the stability of Data Browser is improved and some key features as
>>> complex querying are implemented, Data Browser could be a better
>>> alternative for most of the users. There are other features Mongo Express
>>> include which are targeted for more advanced users (like multiple database
>>> management) which could not be that important.*
>>>
>>> Let's make sure that we are in agreement on the way forward here. I'm
>>> not sure a knee-jerk rip and replace of Data Browser is the right answer -
>>> especially if mongo-express is only implemented as an MBaaS Service and is
>>> not a first class citizen of the Studio.
>>>
>>> I think we need to have a call to discuss this and make sure we are in
>>> agreement on the path forward.
>>>
>>> [1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ICBS4ieDkepNne1R_EVe
>>> 1N9KyP3Ijjpmvc3GiJNrhmw/edit
>>>
>>> --
>>> John Frizelle
>>> Platform Architect, Red Hat Mobile
>>> Consulting Engineering
>>>
>>> mobile: *+353 87 290 1644 <//+353872901644>*
>>> twitter:* @johnfriz*
>>> skype: *john_frizelle*
>>> mail: *jfrizell at redhat.com <jfrizell at redhat.com>*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11 November 2016 at 10:34, Wei Li <weil at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It does. But it is using the same approach we are using at the moment
>>>> with data browser, and it probably works fine with smaller dataset. It will
>>>> not work very well with large dataset like we have in production
>>>> environment.
>>>>
>>>> We are actually going to look at improving data browser start from the
>>>> next sprint. But now it looks like we may have a better alternative.
>>>> @Conor, do you think this can replace data browser in the studio?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Conor O'Neill <coneill at redhat.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Great work on this. We've been seeing a lot of requests for Data
>>>>> Browser upgrades and this may be a better approach. Does it have bulk
>>>>> import/export?
>>>>>
>>>>> Conor
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10 November 2016 at 16:02, Craig Brookes <cbrookes at redhat.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This is pretty cool. I actually think having the data browser as an
>>>>>> MBaaS service makes a lot of sense.
>>>>>> For auth it seems you could create a piece of middleware that calls
>>>>>> back to the platform to check a cookie or header value, if not there
>>>>>> redirect to a login screen and proxy the credentials through to the
>>>>>> platform.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Craig
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Emilio Rodriguez Martinez <
>>>>>> emrodrig at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> based on consulting's feedback, we've been working to integrate
>>>>>>> Mongo Express in RHMAP. The first step was integrate it as a platform
>>>>>>> service and here you can find our findings:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Description*
>>>>>>> Mongo Express Service is a RHMAP service which allows users to
>>>>>>> manage their Mongo databases through a robust GUI. This interface includes
>>>>>>> several pieces of functionality missing in the current Data Browser such as
>>>>>>> a complex query runner or a database and collections statistics.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Besides, Mongo Express is an ongoing Open Source project so we can
>>>>>>> benefit from the community contribution.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here you can find a quick demo of Mongo Express working in RHMAP:
>>>>>>> https://bluejeans.com/s/zTlgS/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Current limitations*
>>>>>>> - At the moment only the service's database is accessible
>>>>>>> automatically. This means that the Cloud App's databases need to be
>>>>>>> manually configured to be managed through this service.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - This service needs to be public and therefore the database will be
>>>>>>> exposed: anybody knowing the url would have access to the data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Note: both limitations can be workarounded. Depending on the
>>>>>>> feedback from this service we will put more effort on this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Installation and usage*
>>>>>>> To use Mongo Express Service in RHMAP follow these steps:
>>>>>>> 1. Provision the sample FeedHenry Service in RHMAP (Services & APIs
>>>>>>> > + Provision MBaaS service > New MBaaS service)
>>>>>>> 2. Make the new service public (Details > Make this Service Public
>>>>>>> to all Projects and Services)
>>>>>>> 3. Upgrade database (Data Browser > Upgrade Database)
>>>>>>> 4. Replace code from the test service with the forked Mongo Express
>>>>>>> Service fork:
>>>>>>>      - clone Mongo Express fork (git at github.com:emilioicai/mon
>>>>>>> go-express-service.git)
>>>>>>>      - git remote add your services git url (Details > Git Url)
>>>>>>>      - git push --force origin master
>>>>>>> 5. Deploy (using Node 4 as runtime)
>>>>>>> 6. Mongo Express should be available through the Preview section in
>>>>>>> the service view
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Troubleshooting*
>>>>>>> Most of the issues arise because of one of these settings:
>>>>>>>      - Service is not public
>>>>>>>      - Database was not upgraded before deploying
>>>>>>>      - Node 0.10 or Node 0.11 was used as runtime instead of Node 4
>>>>>>> In case of a problem re-provisioning and making sure those three
>>>>>>> settings are properly configured.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Wei Li
>>>> Red Hat email address: wei.li at redhat.com
>>>> Senior Software Engineer
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>>>
>>
>>
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>> David Martin
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> Wojciech Trocki
> Software Engineer, Red Hat Mobile
>
>

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Wei Li
Red Hat email address: wei.li at redhat.com
Senior Software Engineer
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