Upgrade to MongoDB 4.0

[klaussner]

The main feature of MongoDB 4.0 (scheduled to release next summer) will be multi-document ACID transactions: https://www.mongodb.com/transactions.

[mitar]

So what is the process here? MongoDB4 4.0 is supported, but transactions are not yet, no?

[klaussner]

MongoDB 4.0 is supported in Meteor 1.8 but transactions are not (yet) part of the Minimongo API (related FR: #311). 🙂

[mitar]

Minimongo API? You mean server-side MongoDB API.

[mitar]

But you are right that it would be in fact interesting to have transactions also in Minimongo. This could allow one to prepare multiple changes to documents without reactivity triggering and then commit and re-render at once.

[klaussner]

Yeah, I meant both. 😄 I think it would be good to keep the API as isomorphic as possible.

[a4xrbj1]

So what's the latest on this one? This isn't encouraging news

MongoDB 4.0 is supported in Meteor 1.8 but transactions are not (yet) part of the Minimongo API (related FR: #311)

It goes along the same line of what I wrote in the State of Javascript thread. I don't get the feeling that MDG is supporting Meteor enough, in the way that too much focus (meaning manpower) is on GraphQL development and important features (that would make Meteor way more attractive to most serious developers) like the above multiple ACID transactions features isn't implemented.

That leads to small Startups and companies giving up their hope for Meteor. At least that's how my employees and me see it.

MongoDb makes big steps forward (like everyone agrees to in the announcement of MongoDb 4 thread) but Meteor is further falling behind and no clear timeline or commitment to implement this feature is given by MDG.