Accessing ReQL

r

The top-level ReQL namespace.

Example: Set up your top-level namespace.

var r = require('rethinkdb');

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connect

Create a new connection to the database server. Accepts the following options:

• host: the host to connect to (default localhost).
• port: the port to connect on (default 28015).
• db: the default database (default test).
• user: the user account to connect as (default admin).
• password: the password for the user account to connect as (default '', empty).
• timeout: timeout period in seconds for the connection to be opened (default 20).
• ssl: a hash of options to support SSL connections (default null). Currently, there is only one option available, and if the ssl option is specified, this key is required:
  • ca: a list of Node.js Buffer objects containing SSL CA certificates.

If the connection cannot be established, a ReqlDriverError will be passed to the callback instead of a connection.

Example: Open a connection using the default host and port, specifying the default database.

r.connect({
    db: 'marvel'
}, function(err, conn) {
    // ...
});

If no callback is provided, a promise will be returned.

var promise = r.connect({db: 'marvel'});

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close

Close an open connection. If no callback is provided, a promise will be returned.

Example: Close an open connection, waiting for noreply writes to finish.

conn.close(function(err) { if (err) throw err; })

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reconnect

Close and reopen a connection. If no callback is provided, a promise will be returned.

Example: Cancel outstanding requests/queries that are no longer needed.

conn.reconnect({noreplyWait: false}, function(error, connection) { ... })

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use

Change the default database on this connection.

Example: Change the default database so that we don’t need to specify the database when referencing a table.

conn.use('marvel')
r.table('heroes').run(conn, ...) // refers to r.db('marvel').table('heroes')

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run

Run a query on a connection. The callback will get either an error, a single JSON result, or a cursor, depending on the query.

Example: Run a query on the connection conn and log each row in the result to the console.

r.table('marvel').run(conn, function(err, cursor) {
    cursor.each(console.log);
})

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changes

Turn a query into a changefeed, an infinite stream of objects representing changes to the query’s results as they occur. A changefeed may return changes to a table or an individual document (a “point” changefeed). Commands such as filter or map may be used before the changes command to transform or filter the output, and many commands that operate on sequences can be chained after changes.

Example: Subscribe to the changes on a table.

Start monitoring the changefeed in one client:

r.table('games').changes().run(conn, function(err, cursor) {
  cursor.each(console.log);
});

As these queries are performed in a second client, the first client would receive and print the following objects:

> r.table('games').insert({id: 1}).run(conn, callback);
{old_val: null, new_val: {id: 1}}

> r.table('games').get(1).update({player1: 'Bob'}).run(conn, callback);
{old_val: {id: 1}, new_val: {id: 1, player1: 'Bob'}}

> r.table('games').get(1).replace({id: 1, player1: 'Bob', player2: 'Alice'}).run(conn, callback);
{old_val: {id: 1, player1: 'Bob'},
 new_val: {id: 1, player1: 'Bob', player2: 'Alice'}}

> r.table('games').get(1).delete().run(conn, callback)
{old_val: {id: 1, player1: 'Bob', player2: 'Alice'}, new_val: null}

> r.tableDrop('games').run(conn, callback);
ReqlRuntimeError: Changefeed aborted (table unavailable)

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noreplyWait

noreplyWait ensures that previous queries with the noreply flag have been processed by the server. Note that this guarantee only applies to queries run on the given connection.

If no callback is provided, a promise will be returned.

Example: We have previously run queries with the noreply argument set to true. Now wait until the server has processed them.

conn.noreplyWait(function(err) { ... })

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server

Return information about the server being used by a connection.

Example: Return server information.

conn.server(callback);

// Result passed to callback
{
    "id": "404bef53-4b2c-433f-9184-bc3f7bda4a15",
    "name": "amadeus",
    "proxy": false
}

If no callback is provided, a promise will be returned.

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EventEmitter (connection)

Connections implement the same interface as Node’s [EventEmitter][ee]. This allows you to listen for changes in connection state.

Example: Monitor the connection state with events.

r.connect({}, function(err, conn) {
    if (err) throw err;

    conn.addListener('error', function(e) {
        processNetworkError(e);
    });

    conn.addListener('close', function() {
        cleanup();
    });

    runQueries(conn);
});

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Cursors

next

Get the next element in the cursor.

Example: Retrieve the next element.

cursor.next(function(err, row) {
    if (err) throw err;
    processRow(row);
});

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each

Lazily iterate over the result set one element at a time. The second callback is optional and is called when the iteration stops (when there are no more rows or when the callback returns false).

Example: Let’s process all the elements!

cursor.each(function(err, row) {
    if (err) throw err;
    processRow(row);
});

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eachAsync

Lazily iterate over a cursor, array, or feed one element at a time. eachAsync always returns a promise that will be resolved once all rows are returned.

Example: Process all the elements in a stream, using then and catch for handling the end of the stream and any errors. Note that iteration may be stopped in the first callback (rowProcess) by returning any non-Promise value.

cursor.eachAsync(function (row) {
    var ok = processRowData(row);
    if (!ok) {
        throw new Error('Bad row: ' + row);
    }
}).then(function () {
    console.log('done processing');
}).catch(function (error) {
    console.log('Error:', error.message);
});

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toArray

Retrieve all results and pass them as an array to the given callback.

Example: For small result sets it may be more convenient to process them at once as an array.

cursor.toArray(function(err, results) {
    if (err) throw err;
    processResults(results);
});

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close

Close a cursor. Closing a cursor cancels the corresponding query and frees the memory associated with the open request.

Example: Close a cursor.

cursor.close(function (err) {
    if (err) {
        console.log("An error occurred on cursor close");
    }
});

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EventEmitter (cursor)

Cursors and feeds implement the same interface as Node’s EventEmitter.

Example: Broadcast all messages with socket.io.

r.table("messages").orderBy({index: "date"}).run(conn, function(err, cursor) {
    if (err) {
        // Handle error
        return
    }

    cursor.on("error", function(error) {
        // Handle error
    })
    cursor.on("data", function(message) {
        socket.broadcast.emit("message", message)
    })
});

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Manipulating databases

dbCreate

Create a database. A RethinkDB database is a collection of tables, similar to relational databases.

Example: Create a database named ‘superheroes’.

> r.dbCreate('superheroes').run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
{
    "config_changes": [
        {
            "new_val": {
                "id": "e4689cfc-e903-4532-a0e6-2d6797a43f07",
                "name": "superheroes"
            },
            "old_val": null
        }
    ],
    "dbs_created": 1
}

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dbDrop

Drop a database. The database, all its tables, and corresponding data will be deleted.

Example: Drop a database named ‘superheroes’.

> r.dbDrop('superheroes').run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
{
    "config_changes": [
        {
            "old_val": {
                "id": "e4689cfc-e903-4532-a0e6-2d6797a43f07",
                "name": "superheroes"
            },
            "new_val": null
        }
    ],
    "tables_dropped": 3,
    "dbs_dropped": 1
}

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dbList

List all database names in the system. The result is a list of strings.

Example: List all databases.

r.dbList().run(conn, callback)

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Manipulating tables

tableCreate

Create a table. A RethinkDB table is a collection of JSON documents.

Example: Create a table named ‘dc_universe’ with the default settings.

> r.db('heroes').tableCreate('dc_universe').run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
{
    "config_changes": [
        {
            "new_val": {
                "db": "test",
                "durability":  "hard",
                "id": "20ea60d4-3b76-4817-8828-98a236df0297",
                "name": "dc_universe",
                "primary_key": "id",
                "shards": [
                    {
                        "primary_replica": "rethinkdb_srv1",
                        "replicas": [
                            "rethinkdb_srv1",
                            "rethinkdb_srv2"
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "write_acks": "majority"
            },
            "old_val": null
        }
    ],
    "tables_created": 1
}

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tableDrop

Drop a table from a database. The table and all its data will be deleted.

Example: Drop a table named ‘dc_universe’.

> r.db('test').tableDrop('dc_universe').run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
{
    "config_changes": [
        {
            "old_val": {
                "db": "test",
                "durability":  "hard",
                "id": "20ea60d4-3b76-4817-8828-98a236df0297",
                "name": "dc_universe",
                "primary_key": "id",
                "shards": [
                    {
                        "primary_replica": "rethinkdb_srv1",
                        "replicas": [
                            "rethinkdb_srv1",
                            "rethinkdb_srv2"
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "write_acks": "majority"
            },
            "new_val": null
        }
    ],
    "tables_dropped": 1
}

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tableList

List all table names in a database. The result is a list of strings.

Example: List all tables of the ‘test’ database.

r.db('test').tableList().run(conn, callback)

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indexCreate

Create a new secondary index on a table. Secondary indexes improve the speed of many read queries at the slight cost of increased storage space and decreased write performance. For more information about secondary indexes, read the article “Using secondary indexes in RethinkDB.”

Example: Create a simple index based on the field postId.

r.table('comments').indexCreate('postId').run(conn, callback)

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indexDrop

Delete a previously created secondary index of this table.

Example: Drop a secondary index named ‘code_name’.

r.table('dc').indexDrop('code_name').run(conn, callback)

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indexList

List all the secondary indexes of this table.

Example: List the available secondary indexes for this table.

r.table('marvel').indexList().run(conn, callback)

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indexRename

Rename an existing secondary index on a table. If the optional argument overwrite is specified as true, a previously existing index with the new name will be deleted and the index will be renamed. If overwrite is false (the default) an error will be raised if the new index name already exists.

Example: Rename an index on the comments table.

r.table('comments').indexRename('postId', 'messageId').run(conn, callback)

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indexStatus

Get the status of the specified indexes on this table, or the status of all indexes on this table if no indexes are specified.

Example: Get the status of all the indexes on test:

r.table('test').indexStatus().run(conn, callback)

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indexWait

Wait for the specified indexes on this table to be ready, or for all indexes on this table to be ready if no indexes are specified.

Example: Wait for all indexes on the table test to be ready:

r.table('test').indexWait().run(conn, callback)

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setWriteHook

Sets the write hook on a table or overwrites it if one already exists.

The function can be an anonymous function with the signature (context: object, oldVal: object, newVal: object) -> object or a binary representation obtained from the function field of getWriteHook. The function must be deterministic, and so cannot use a subquery or the r.js command.

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getWriteHook

Gets the write hook of this table. If a write hook exists, the result is an object of the following form:

{
  "function": <binary>,
  "query": "setWriteHook(function(_var1, _var2, _var3) { return ...; })",
}

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Writing data

insert

Insert documents into a table. Accepts a single document or an array of documents.

Example: Insert a document into the table posts.

r.table("posts").insert({
    id: 1,
    title: "Lorem ipsum",
    content: "Dolor sit amet"
}).run(conn, callback)

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update

Update JSON documents in a table. Accepts a JSON document, a ReQL expression, or a combination of the two.

Example: Update the status of the post with id of 1 to published.

r.table("posts").get(1).update({status: "published"}).run(conn, callback)

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replace

Replace documents in a table. Accepts a JSON document or a ReQL expression, and replaces the original document with the new one. The new document must have the same primary key as the original document.

Example: Replace the document with the primary key 1.

r.table("posts").get(1).replace({
    id: 1,
    title: "Lorem ipsum",
    content: "Aleas jacta est",
    status: "draft"
}).run(conn, callback)

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delete

Delete one or more documents from a table.

Example: Delete a single document from the table comments.

r.table("comments").get("7eab9e63-73f1-4f33-8ce4-95cbea626f59").delete().run(conn, callback)

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sync

sync ensures that writes on a given table are written to permanent storage. Queries that specify soft durability ({durability: 'soft'}) do not give such guarantees, so sync can be used to ensure the state of these queries. A call to sync does not return until all previous writes to the table are persisted.

Example: After having updated multiple heroes with soft durability, we now want to wait until these changes are persisted.

r.table('marvel').sync().run(conn, callback)

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Selecting data

db

Reference a database.

Example: Explicitly specify a database for a query.

r.db('heroes').table('marvel').run(conn, callback)

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table

Return all documents in a table. Other commands may be chained after table to return a subset of documents (such as get and filter) or perform further processing.

Example: Return all documents in the table ‘marvel’ of the default database.

r.table('marvel').run(conn, callback)

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get

Get a document by primary key.

Example: Find a document by UUID.

r.table('posts').get('a9849eef-7176-4411-935b-79a6e3c56a74').run(conn, callback);

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getAll

Get all documents where the given value matches the value of the requested index.

Example: Secondary index keys are not guaranteed to be unique so we cannot query via get when using a secondary index.

r.table('marvel').getAll('man_of_steel', {index:'code_name'}).run(conn, callback)

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between

Get all documents between two keys. Accepts three optional arguments: index, leftBound, and rightBound. If index is set to the name of a secondary index, between will return all documents where that index’s value is in the specified range (it uses the primary key by default). leftBound or rightBound may be set to open or closed to indicate whether or not to include that endpoint of the range (by default, leftBound is closed and rightBound is open).

Example: Find all users with primary key >= 10 and < 20 (a normal half-open interval).

r.table('marvel').between(10, 20).run(conn, callback);

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filter

Return all the elements in a sequence for which the given predicate is true. The return value of filter will be the same as the input (sequence, stream, or array). Documents can be filtered in a variety of ways—ranges, nested values, boolean conditions, and the results of anonymous functions.

Example: Get all users who are 30 years old.

r.table('users').filter({age: 30}).run(conn, callback);

The predicate {age: 30} selects documents in the users table with an age field whose value is 30. Documents with an age field set to any other value or with no age field present are skipped.

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Joins

innerJoin

Returns an inner join of two sequences.

Example: Return a list of all matchups between Marvel and DC heroes in which the DC hero could beat the Marvel hero in a fight.

r.table('marvel').innerJoin(r.table('dc'), function(marvelRow, dcRow) {
    return marvelRow('strength').lt(dcRow('strength'))
}).zip().run(conn, callback)

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outerJoin

Returns a left outer join of two sequences. The returned sequence represents a union of the left-hand sequence and the right-hand sequence: all documents in the left-hand sequence will be returned, each matched with a document in the right-hand sequence if one satisfies the predicate condition. In most cases, you will want to follow the join with zip to combine the left and right results.

Example: Return a list of all Marvel heroes, paired with any DC heroes who could beat them in a fight.

r.table('marvel').outerJoin(r.table('dc'), function(marvelRow, dcRow) {
    return marvelRow('strength').lt(dcRow('strength'))
}).run(conn, callback)

(Compare this to an innerJoin with the same inputs and predicate, which would return a list only of the matchups in which the DC hero has the higher strength.)

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eqJoin

Join tables using a field or function on the left-hand sequence matching primary keys or secondary indexes on the right-hand table. eqJoin is more efficient than other ReQL join types, and operates much faster. Documents in the result set consist of pairs of left-hand and right-hand documents, matched when the field on the left-hand side exists and is non-null and an entry with that field’s value exists in the specified index on the right-hand side.

Example: Match players with the games they’ve played against one another.

Join these tables using gameId on the player table and id on the games table:

r.table('players').eqJoin('gameId', r.table('games')).run(conn, callback)

This will return a result set such as the following:

[
    {
        "left" : { "gameId" : 3, "id" : 2, "player" : "Agatha" },
        "right" : { "id" : 3, "field" : "Bucklebury" }
    },
    {
        "left" : { "gameId" : 2, "id" : 3, "player" : "Fred" },
        "right" : { "id" : 2, "field" : "Rushock Bog" }
    },
    ...
]

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zip

Used to ‘zip’ up the result of a join by merging the ‘right’ fields into ‘left’ fields of each member of the sequence.

Example: ‘zips up’ the sequence by merging the left and right fields produced by a join.

r.table('marvel').eqJoin('main_dc_collaborator', r.table('dc'))
    .zip().run(conn, callback)

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Transformations

map

Transform each element of one or more sequences by applying a mapping function to them. If map is run with two or more sequences, it will iterate for as many items as there are in the shortest sequence.

Example: Return the first five squares.

r.expr([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).map(function (val) {
    return val.mul(val);
}).run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
[1, 4, 9, 16, 25]

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withFields

Plucks one or more attributes from a sequence of objects, filtering out any objects in the sequence that do not have the specified fields. Functionally, this is identical to hasFields followed by pluck on a sequence.

Example: Get a list of users and their posts, excluding any users who have not made any posts.

Existing table structure:

[
    { 'id': 1, 'user': 'bob', 'email': '[email protected]', 'posts': [ 1, 4, 5 ] },
    { 'id': 2, 'user': 'george', 'email': '[email protected]' },
    { 'id': 3, 'user': 'jane', 'email': '[email protected]', 'posts': [ 2, 3, 6 ] }
]

Command and output:

> r.table('users').withFields('id', 'user', 'posts').run(conn, callback)
// Result passed to callback
[
    { 'id': 1, 'user': 'bob', 'posts': [ 1, 4, 5 ] },
    { 'id': 3, 'user': 'jane', 'posts': [ 2, 3, 6 ] }
]

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concatMap

Concatenate one or more elements into a single sequence using a mapping function.

Example: Construct a sequence of all monsters defeated by Marvel heroes. The field “defeatedMonsters” is an array of one or more monster names.

r.table('marvel').concatMap(function(hero) {
    return hero('defeatedMonsters')
}).run(conn, callback)

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orderBy

Sort the sequence by document values of the given key(s). To specify the ordering, wrap the attribute with either r.asc or r.desc (defaults to ascending).

Example: Order all the posts using the index date.

r.table('posts').orderBy({index: 'date'}).run(conn, callback);

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skip

Skip a number of elements from the head of the sequence.

Example: Here in conjunction with orderBy we choose to ignore the most successful heroes.

r.table('marvel').orderBy('successMetric').skip(10).run(conn, callback)

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limit

End the sequence after the given number of elements.

Example: Only so many can fit in our Pantheon of heroes.

r.table('marvel').orderBy('belovedness').limit(10).run(conn, callback)

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slice

Return the elements of a sequence within the specified range.

Example: Return the fourth, fifth and sixth youngest players. (The youngest player is at index 0, so those are elements 3–5.)

r.table('players').orderBy({index: 'age'}).slice(3,6).run(conn, callback);

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nth

Get the nth element of a sequence, counting from zero. If the argument is negative, count from the last element.

Example: Select the second element in the array.

r.expr([1,2,3]).nth(1).run(conn, callback)
r.expr([1,2,3])(1).run(conn, callback)

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offsetsOf

Get the indexes of an element in a sequence. If the argument is a predicate, get the indexes of all elements matching it.

Example: Find the position of the letter ‘c’.

r.expr(['a','b','c']).offsetsOf('c').run(conn, callback)

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isEmpty

Test if a sequence is empty.

Example: Are there any documents in the marvel table?

r.table('marvel').isEmpty().run(conn, callback)

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union

Merge two or more sequences.

Example: Construct a stream of all heroes.

r.table('marvel').union(r.table('dc')).run(conn, callback);

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sample

Select a given number of elements from a sequence with uniform random distribution. Selection is done without replacement.

Example: Select 3 random heroes.

r.table('marvel').sample(3).run(conn, callback)

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Aggregation

group

Takes a stream and partitions it into multiple groups based on the fields or functions provided.

Example: Group games by player.

> r.table('games').group('player').run(conn, callback)

// Result passed to callback
[
    {
        group: "Alice",
        reduction: [
            {id: 5, player: "Alice", points: 7, type: "free"},
            {id: 12, player: "Alice", points: 2, type: "free"}
        ]
    },
    {
        group: "Bob",
        reduction: [
            {id: 2, player: "Bob", points: 15, type: "ranked"},
            {id: 11, player: "Bob", points: 10, type: "free"}
        ]
    }
]

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ungroup

Takes a grouped stream or grouped data and turns it into an array of objects representing the groups. Any commands chained after ungroup will operate on this array, rather than operating on each group individually. This is useful if you want to e.g. order the groups by the value of their reduction.

Example: What is the maximum number of points scored by each player, with the highest scorers first?

r.table('games')
   .group('player').max('points')('points')
   .ungroup().orderBy(r.desc('reduction')).run(conn, callback)

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reduce

Produce a single value from a sequence through repeated application of a reduction function.

Example: Return the number of documents in the table posts.

r.table("posts").map(function(doc) {
    return 1;
}).reduce(function(left, right) {
    return left.add(right);
}).default(0).run(conn, callback);

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fold

Apply a function to a sequence in order, maintaining state via an accumulator. The fold command returns either a single value or a new sequence.

Example: Concatenate words from a list.

r.table('words').orderBy('id').fold('', function (acc, word) {
    return acc.add(r.branch(acc.eq(''), '', ', ')).add(word);
}).run(conn, callback);

(This example could be implemented with reduce, but fold will preserve the order when words is a RethinkDB table or other stream, which is not guaranteed with reduce.)

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count

Counts the number of elements in a sequence or key/value pairs in an object, or returns the size of a string or binary object.

Example: Count the number of users.

r.table('users').count().run(conn, callback);

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sum

Sums all the elements of a sequence. If called with a field name, sums all the values of that field in the sequence, skipping elements of the sequence that lack that field. If called with a function, calls that function on every element of the sequence and sums the results, skipping elements of the sequence where that function returns null or a non-existence error.

Example: What’s 3 + 5 + 7?

r.expr([3, 5, 7]).sum().run(conn, callback)

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avg

Averages all the elements of a sequence. If called with a field name, averages all the values of that field in the sequence, skipping elements of the sequence that lack that field. If called with a function, calls that function on every element of the sequence and averages the results, skipping elements of the sequence where that function returns null or a non-existence error.

Example: What’s the average of 3, 5, and 7?

r.expr([3, 5, 7]).avg().run(conn, callback)

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min

Finds the minimum element of a sequence.

Example: Return the minimum value in the list [3, 5, 7].

r.expr([3, 5, 7]).min().run(conn, callback);

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max

Finds the maximum element of a sequence.

Example: Return the maximum value in the list [3, 5, 7].

r.expr([3, 5, 7]).max().run(conn, callback);

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distinct

Removes duplicates from elements in a sequence.

Example: Which unique villains have been vanquished by Marvel heroes?

r.table('marvel').concatMap(function(hero) {
    return hero('villainList')
}).distinct().run(conn, callback)

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contains

When called with values, returns true if a sequence contains all the specified values. When called with predicate functions, returns true if for each predicate there exists at least one element of the stream where that predicate returns true.

Example: Has Iron Man ever fought Superman?

r.table('marvel').get('ironman')('opponents').contains('superman').run(conn, callback);

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Document manipulation

row

Returns the currently visited document.

Example: Get all users whose age is greater than 5.

r.table('users').filter(r.row('age').gt(5)).run(conn, callback)

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pluck

Plucks out one or more attributes from either an object or a sequence of objects (projection).

Example: We just need information about IronMan’s reactor and not the rest of the document.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').pluck('reactorState', 'reactorPower').run(conn, callback)

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without

The opposite of pluck; takes an object or a sequence of objects, and returns them with the specified paths removed.

Example: Since we don’t need it for this computation we’ll save bandwidth and leave out the list of IronMan’s romantic conquests.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').without('personalVictoriesList').run(conn, callback)

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merge

Merge two or more objects together to construct a new object with properties from all. When there is a conflict between field names, preference is given to fields in the rightmost object in the argument list. merge also accepts a subquery function that returns an object, which will be used similarly to a map function.

Example: Equip Thor for battle.

r.table('marvel').get('thor').merge(
    r.table('equipment').get('hammer'),
    r.table('equipment').get('pimento_sandwich')
).run(conn, callback)

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append

Append a value to an array.

Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment').append('newBoots').run(conn, callback)

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prepend

Prepend a value to an array.

Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment').prepend('newBoots').run(conn, callback)

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difference

Remove the elements of one array from another array.

Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list without boots.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment')
  .difference(['Boots'])
  .run(conn, callback)

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setInsert

Add a value to an array and return it as a set (an array with distinct values).

Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment').setInsert('newBoots').run(conn, callback)

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setUnion

Add a several values to an array and return it as a set (an array with distinct values).

Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots and an arc reactor.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment').setUnion(['newBoots', 'arc_reactor']).run(conn, callback)

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setIntersection

Intersect two arrays returning values that occur in both of them as a set (an array with distinct values).

Example: Check which pieces of equipment Iron Man has from a fixed list.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment').setIntersection(['newBoots', 'arc_reactor']).run(conn, callback)

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setDifference

Remove the elements of one array from another and return them as a set (an array with distinct values).

Example: Check which pieces of equipment Iron Man has, excluding a fixed list.

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('equipment').setDifference(['newBoots', 'arc_reactor']).run(conn, callback)

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() (bracket)

Get a single field from an object. If called on a sequence, gets that field from every object in the sequence, skipping objects that lack it.

Example: What was Iron Man’s first appearance in a comic?

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')('firstAppearance').run(conn, callback)

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getField

Get a single field from an object. If called on a sequence, gets that field from every object in the sequence, skipping objects that lack it.

Example: What was Iron Man’s first appearance in a comic?

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').getField('firstAppearance').run(conn, callback)

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hasFields

Test if an object has one or more fields. An object has a field if it has that key and the key has a non-null value. For instance, the object {'a': 1,'b': 2,'c': null} has the fields a and b.

Example: Return the players who have won games.

r.table('players').hasFields('games_won').run(conn, callback)

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insertAt

Insert a value in to an array at a given index. Returns the modified array.

Example: Hulk decides to join the avengers.

r.expr(["Iron Man", "Spider-Man"]).insertAt(1, "Hulk").run(conn, callback)

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spliceAt

Insert several values in to an array at a given index. Returns the modified array.

Example: Hulk and Thor decide to join the avengers.

r.expr(["Iron Man", "Spider-Man"]).spliceAt(1, ["Hulk", "Thor"]).run(conn, callback)

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deleteAt

Remove one or more elements from an array at a given index. Returns the modified array. (Note: deleteAt operates on arrays, not documents; to delete documents, see the delete command.)

Example: Delete the second element of an array.

> r(['a','b','c','d','e','f']).deleteAt(1).run(conn, callback)
// result passed to callback
['a', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']

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changeAt

Change a value in an array at a given index. Returns the modified array.

Example: Bruce Banner hulks out.

r.expr(["Iron Man", "Bruce", "Spider-Man"]).changeAt(1, "Hulk").run(conn, callback)

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keys

Return an array containing all of an object’s keys. Note that the keys will be sorted as described in ReQL data types (for strings, lexicographically).

Example: Get all the keys from a table row.

// row: { id: 1, mail: "[email protected]", name: "fred" }

r.table('users').get(1).keys().run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
[ "id", "mail", "name" ]

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values

Return an array containing all of an object’s values. values() guarantees the values will come out in the same order as keys.

Example: Get all of the values from a table row.

// row: { id: 1, mail: "[email protected]", name: "fred" }

r.table('users').get(1).values().run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
[ 1, "[email protected]", "fred" ]

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literal

Replace an object in a field instead of merging it with an existing object in a merge or update operation. Using literal with no arguments in a merge or update operation will remove the corresponding field.

Example: Replace one nested document with another rather than merging the fields.

r.table('users').get(1).update({ data: r.literal({ age: 19, job: 'Engineer' }) }).run(conn, callback)

// Result passed to callback
{
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Alice",
    "data": {
        "age": 19,
        "job": "Engineer"
    }
}

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object

Creates an object from a list of key-value pairs, where the keys must be strings. r.object(A, B, C, D) is equivalent to r.expr([[A, B], [C, D]]).coerceTo('OBJECT').

Example: Create a simple object.

r.object('id', 5, 'data', ['foo', 'bar']).run(conn, callback)

Result:

{data: ["foo", "bar"], id: 5}

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String manipulation

match

Matches against a regular expression. If there is a match, returns an object with the fields:

• str: The matched string
• start: The matched string’s start
• end: The matched string’s end
• groups: The capture groups defined with parentheses

If no match is found, returns null.

Example: Get all users whose name starts with “A”. Because null evaluates to false in filter, you can just use the result of match for the predicate.

r.table('users').filter(function(doc){
    return doc('name').match("^A")
}).run(conn, callback)

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split

Splits a string into substrings. Splits on whitespace when called with no arguments. When called with a separator, splits on that separator. When called with a separator and a maximum number of splits, splits on that separator at most max_splits times. (Can be called with null as the separator if you want to split on whitespace while still specifying max_splits.)

Example: Split on whitespace.

r.expr("foo  bar bax").split().run(conn, callback)

Result:

["foo", "bar", "bax"]

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upcase

Uppercases a string.

Example:

r.expr("Sentence about LaTeX.").upcase().run(conn, callback)

Result:

"SENTENCE ABOUT LATEX."

Note: upcase and downcase only affect ASCII characters.

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downcase

Lowercases a string.

Example:

r.expr("Sentence about LaTeX.").downcase().run(conn, callback)

Result:

"sentence about latex."

Note: upcase and downcase only affect ASCII characters.

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Math and logic

add

Sum two or more numbers, or concatenate two or more strings or arrays.

Example: It’s as easy as 2 + 2 = 4.

> r.expr(2).add(2).run(conn, callback)
// result passed to callback
4

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sub

Subtract two numbers.

Example: It’s as easy as 2 - 2 = 0.

r.expr(2).sub(2).run(conn, callback)

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mul

Multiply two numbers, or make a periodic array.

Example: It’s as easy as 2 * 2 = 4.

r.expr(2).mul(2).run(conn, callback)

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div

Divide two numbers.

Example: It’s as easy as 2 / 2 = 1.

r.expr(2).div(2).run(conn, callback)

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mod

Example: It’s as easy as 2 % 2 = 0.

r.expr(2).mod(2).run(conn, callback)

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and

Compute the logical “and” of one or more values.

Example: Return whether both a and b evaluate to true.

var a = true, b = false;
r.expr(a).and(b).run(conn, callback);
// result passed to callback
false

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or

Compute the logical “or” of one or more values.

Example: Return whether either a or b evaluate to true.

var a = true, b = false;
r.expr(a).or(b).run(conn, callback);
// result passed to callback
true

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eq

Test if two or more values are equal.

Example: See if a user’s role field is set to administrator.

r.table('users').get(1)('role').eq('administrator').run(conn, callback);

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ne

Test if two or more values are not equal.

Example: See if a user’s role field is not set to administrator.

r.table('users').get(1)('role').ne('administrator').run(conn, callback);

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gt

Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is greater than the right-hand.

Example: Test if a player has scored more than 10 points.

r.table('players').get(1)('score').gt(10).run(conn, callback);

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ge

Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is greater than or equal to the right-hand.

Example: Test if a player has scored 10 points or more.

r.table('players').get(1)('score').ge(10).run(conn, callback);

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lt

Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is less than the right-hand.

Example: Test if a player has scored less than 10 points.

r.table('players').get(1)('score').lt(10).run(conn, callback);

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le

Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is less than or equal to the right-hand.

Example: Test if a player has scored 10 points or less.

r.table('players').get(1)('score').le(10).run(conn, callback);

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not

Compute the logical inverse (not) of an expression.

Example: Not true is false.

r(true).not().run(conn, callback)
r.not(true).run(conn, callback)

These evaluate to false.

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bitAnd

Compute the arithmetic “and” of one or more values. bitAnd takes one or more arguments.

Example: Compute the arithmetic “and” of 6 and 4

r.expr(6).bitAnd(4).run(conn)

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bitOr

Compute the arithmetic “or” of one or more values. bitOr takes one or more arguments.

Example: Compute the arithmetic “or” of 6 and 4

r.expr(6).bitOr(4).run(conn)

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bitXor

Compute the arithmetic “and” of one or more values. bitXor takes one or more arguments.

Example: Compute the arithmetic “and” of 6 and 4

r.expr(6).bitXor(4).run(conn)

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bitNot

Compute the arithmetic inverse (not) of an expression. bitNot takes no arguments.

Example: Negate the arithmetice expression

r.expr(15).bitNot().run(conn)

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bitSal

Compute the left arithmetic shift (left logical shift) of one or more values. bitSal takes one or more arguments.

Example: Compute the left arithmetic shift of 5 and 4

r.expr(5).bitSal(4).run(conn)

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bitSar

Compute the right arithmetic shift of one or more values. bitSar takes one or more arguments.

Example: Compute the right arithmetic shift of 32 and 3

r.expr(32).bitSar(3).run(conn)

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random

Generate a random number between given (or implied) bounds. random takes zero, one or two arguments.

Example: Generate a random number in the range [0,1)

r.random().run(conn, callback)

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round

Rounds the given value to the nearest whole integer.

Example: Round 12.345 to the nearest integer.

r.round(12.345).run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
12.0

The round command can also be chained after an expression.

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ceil

Rounds the given value up, returning the smallest integer value greater than or equal to the given value (the value’s ceiling).

Example: Return the ceiling of 12.345.

r.ceil(12.345).run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
13.0

The ceil command can also be chained after an expression.

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floor

Rounds the given value down, returning the largest integer value less than or equal to the given value (the value’s floor).

Example: Return the floor of 12.345.

r.floor(12.345).run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
12.0

The floor command can also be chained after an expression.

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Dates and times

now

Return a time object representing the current time in UTC. The command now() is computed once when the server receives the query, so multiple instances of r.now() will always return the same time inside a query.

Example: Add a new user with the time at which he subscribed.

r.table("users").insert({
    name: "John",
    subscription_date: r.now()
}).run(conn, callback)

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time

Create a time object for a specific time.

Example: Update the birthdate of the user “John” to November 3rd, 1986 UTC.

r.table("user").get("John").update({birthdate: r.time(1986, 11, 3, 'Z')}).run(conn, callback)

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epochTime

Create a time object based on seconds since epoch. The first argument is a double and will be rounded to three decimal places (millisecond-precision).

Example: Update the birthdate of the user “John” to November 3rd, 1986.

r.table("user").get("John").update({birthdate: r.epochTime(531360000)}).run(conn, callback)

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ISO8601

Create a time object based on an ISO 8601 date-time string (e.g. ‘2013-01-01T01:01:01+00:00’). RethinkDB supports all valid ISO 8601 formats except for week dates. Read more about the ISO 8601 format at Wikipedia.

Example: Update the time of John’s birth.

r.table("user").get("John").update({birth: r.ISO8601('1986-11-03T08:30:00-07:00')}).run(conn, callback)

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inTimezone

Return a new time object with a different timezone. While the time stays the same, the results returned by methods such as hours() will change since they take the timezone into account. The timezone argument has to be of the ISO 8601 format.

Example: Hour of the day in San Francisco (UTC/GMT -8, without daylight saving time).

r.now().inTimezone('-08:00').hours().run(conn, callback)

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timezone

Return the timezone of the time object.

Example: Return all the users in the “-07:00” timezone.

r.table("users").filter( function(user) {
    return user("subscriptionDate").timezone().eq("-07:00")
})

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during

Return whether a time is between two other times.

Example: Retrieve all the posts that were posted between December 1st, 2013 (inclusive) and December 10th, 2013 (exclusive).

r.table("posts").filter(
    r.row('date').during(r.time(2013, 12, 1, "Z"), r.time(2013, 12, 10, "Z"))
).run(conn, callback)

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date

Return a new time object only based on the day, month and year (ie. the same day at 00:00).

Example: Retrieve all the users whose birthday is today.

r.table("users").filter(function(user) {
    return user("birthdate").date().eq(r.now().date())
}).run(conn, callback)

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timeOfDay

Return the number of seconds elapsed since the beginning of the day stored in the time object.

Example: Retrieve posts that were submitted before noon.

r.table("posts").filter(
    r.row("date").timeOfDay().le(12*60*60)
).run(conn, callback)

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year

Return the year of a time object.

Example: Retrieve all the users born in 1986.

r.table("users").filter(function(user) {
    return user("birthdate").year().eq(1986)
}).run(conn, callback)

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month

Return the month of a time object as a number between 1 and 12. For your convenience, the terms r.january, r.february etc. are defined and map to the appropriate integer.

Example: Retrieve all the users who were born in November.

r.table("users").filter(
    r.row("birthdate").month().eq(11)
)

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day

Return the day of a time object as a number between 1 and 31.

Example: Return the users born on the 24th of any month.

r.table("users").filter(
    r.row("birthdate").day().eq(24)
).run(conn, callback)

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dayOfWeek

Return the day of week of a time object as a number between 1 and 7 (following ISO 8601 standard). For your convenience, the terms r.monday, r.tuesday etc. are defined and map to the appropriate integer.

Example: Return today’s day of week.

r.now().dayOfWeek().run(conn, callback)

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dayOfYear

Return the day of the year of a time object as a number between 1 and 366 (following ISO 8601 standard).

Example: Retrieve all the users who were born the first day of a year.

r.table("users").filter(
    r.row("birthdate").dayOfYear().eq(1)
)

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hours

Return the hour in a time object as a number between 0 and 23.

Example: Return all the posts submitted after midnight and before 4am.

r.table("posts").filter(function(post) {
    return post("date").hours().lt(4)
})

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minutes

Return the minute in a time object as a number between 0 and 59.

Example: Return all the posts submitted during the first 10 minutes of every hour.

r.table("posts").filter(function(post) {
    return post("date").minutes().lt(10)
})

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seconds

Return the seconds in a time object as a number between 0 and 59.999 (double precision).

Example: Return the post submitted during the first 30 seconds of every minute.

r.table("posts").filter(function(post) {
    return post("date").seconds().lt(30)
})

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toISO8601

Convert a time object to a string in ISO 8601 format.

Example: Return the current ISO 8601 time.

r.now().toISO8601().run(conn, callback)
// Result passed to callback
"2015-04-20T18:37:52.690+00:00"

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toEpochTime

Convert a time object to its epoch time.

Example: Return the current time in seconds since the Unix Epoch with millisecond-precision.

r.now().toEpochTime()

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Control structures

args

r.args is a special term that’s used to splice an array of arguments into another term. This is useful when you want to call a variadic term such as getAll with a set of arguments produced at runtime.

Example: Get Alice and Bob from the table people.

r.table('people').getAll('Alice', 'Bob').run(conn, callback)
// or
r.table('people').getAll(r.args(['Alice', 'Bob'])).run(conn, callback)

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binary

Encapsulate binary data within a query.

Example: Save an avatar image to a existing user record.

var fs = require('fs');
fs.readFile('./defaultAvatar.png', function (err, avatarImage) {
    if (err) {
        // Handle error
    }
    else {
        r.table('users').get(100).update({
            avatar: avatarImage
        })
    }
});

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do

Call an anonymous function using return values from other ReQL commands or queries as arguments.

Example: Compute a golfer’s net score for a game.

r.table('players').get('f19b5f16-ef14-468f-bd48-e194761df255').do(
    function (player) {
        return player('gross_score').sub(player('course_handicap'));
    }
).run(conn, callback);

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branch

Perform a branching conditional equivalent to if-then-else.

The branch command takes 2n+1 arguments: pairs of conditional expressions and commands to be executed if the conditionals return any value but false or null (i.e., “truthy” values), with a final “else” command to be evaluated if all of the conditionals are false or null.

Example: Test the value of x.

var x = 10;
r.branch(r.expr(x).gt(5), 'big', 'small').run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
"big"

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forEach

Loop over a sequence, evaluating the given write query for each element.

Example: Now that our heroes have defeated their villains, we can safely remove them from the villain table.

r.table('marvel').forEach(function(hero) {
    return r.table('villains').get(hero('villainDefeated')).delete()
}).run(conn, callback)

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range

Generate a stream of sequential integers in a specified range.

Example: Return a four-element range of [0, 1, 2, 3].

> r.range(4).run(conn, callback)
// result returned to callback
[0, 1, 2, 3]

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error

Throw a runtime error. If called with no arguments inside the second argument to default, re-throw the current error.

Example: Iron Man can’t possibly have lost a battle:

r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').do(function(ironman) {
    return r.branch(ironman('victories').lt(ironman('battles')),
        r.error('impossible code path'),
        ironman)
}).run(conn, callback)

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default

Provide a default value in case of non-existence errors. The default command evaluates its first argument (the value it’s chained to). If that argument returns null or a non-existence error is thrown in evaluation, then default returns its second argument. The second argument is usually a default value, but it can be a function that returns a value.

Example: Retrieve the titles and authors of the table posts. In the case where the author field is missing or null, we want to retrieve the string Anonymous.

r.table("posts").map(function (post) {
    return {
        title: post("title"),
        author: post("author").default("Anonymous")
    }
}).run(conn, callback);

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expr

Construct a ReQL JSON object from a native object.

Example: Objects wrapped with expr can then be manipulated by ReQL API functions.

r.expr({a:'b'}).merge({b:[1,2,3]}).run(conn, callback)

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js

Create a javascript expression.

Example: Concatenate two strings using JavaScript.

r.js("'str1' + 'str2'").run(conn, callback)

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coerceTo

Convert a value of one type into another.

Example: Coerce a stream to an array to store its output in a field. (A stream cannot be stored in a field directly.)

r.table('posts').map(function (post) {
    return post.merge({ comments: r.table('comments').getAll(post('id'), {index: 'postId'}).coerceTo('array')});
}).run(conn, callback)

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typeOf

Gets the type of a ReQL query’s return value.

Example: Get the type of a string.

r.expr("foo").typeOf().run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
"STRING"

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info

Get information about a ReQL value.

Example: Get information about a table such as primary key, or cache size.

r.table('marvel').info().run(conn, callback)

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json

Parse a JSON string on the server.

Example: Send an array to the server.

r.json("[1,2,3]").run(conn, callback)

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toJsonString, toJSON

Convert a ReQL value or object to a JSON string. You may use either toJsonString or toJSON.

Example: Get a ReQL document as a JSON string.

> r.table('hero').get(1).toJSON()
// result returned to callback
'{"id": 1, "name": "Batman", "city": "Gotham", "powers": ["martial arts", "cinematic entrances"]}'

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http

Retrieve data from the specified URL over HTTP. The return type depends on the resultFormat option, which checks the Content-Type of the response by default. Make sure that you never use this command for user provided URLs.

Example: Perform an HTTP GET and store the result in a table.

r.table('posts').insert(r.http('http://httpbin.org/get')).run(conn, callback)

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uuid

Return a UUID (universally unique identifier), a string that can be used as a unique ID. If a string is passed to uuid as an argument, the UUID will be deterministic, derived from the string’s SHA-1 hash.

Example: Generate a UUID.

> r.uuid().run(conn, callback)
// result returned to callback
"27961a0e-f4e8-4eb3-bf95-c5203e1d87b9"

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Geospatial commands

circle

Construct a circular line or polygon. A circle in RethinkDB is a polygon or line approximating a circle of a given radius around a given center, consisting of a specified number of vertices (default 32).

Example: Define a circle.

r.table('geo').insert({
    id: 300,
    name: 'Hayes Valley',
    neighborhood: r.circle([-122.423246,37.779388], 1000)
}).run(conn, callback);

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distance

Compute the distance between a point and another geometry object. At least one of the geometry objects specified must be a point.

Example: Compute the distance between two points on the Earth in kilometers.

var point1 = r.point(-122.423246,37.779388);
var point2 = r.point(-117.220406,32.719464);
r.distance(point1, point2, {unit: 'km'}).run(conn, callback);
// result returned to callback
734.1252496021841

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fill

Convert a Line object into a Polygon object. If the last point does not specify the same coordinates as the first point, polygon will close the polygon by connecting them.

Example: Create a line object and then convert it to a polygon.

r.table('geo').insert({
    id: 201,
    rectangle: r.line(
        [-122.423246,37.779388],
        [-122.423246,37.329898],
        [-121.886420,37.329898],
        [-121.886420,37.779388]
    )
}).run(conn, callback);

r.table('geo').get(201).update({
    rectangle: r.row('rectangle').fill()
}, {nonAtomic: true}).run(conn, callback);

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geojson

Convert a GeoJSON object to a ReQL geometry object.

Example: Convert a GeoJSON object to a ReQL geometry object.

var geoJson = {
    'type': 'Point',
    'coordinates': [ -122.423246, 37.779388 ]
};
r.table('geo').insert({
    id: 'sfo',
    name: 'San Francisco',
    location: r.geojson(geoJson)
}).run(conn, callback);

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toGeojson

Convert a ReQL geometry object to a GeoJSON object.

Example: Convert a ReQL geometry object to a GeoJSON object.

r.table('geo').get('sfo')('location').toGeojson.run(conn, callback);
// result passed to callback
{
    'type': 'Point',
    'coordinates': [ -122.423246, 37.779388 ]
}

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getIntersecting

Get all documents where the given geometry object intersects the geometry object of the requested geospatial index.

Example: Which of the locations in a list of parks intersect circle1?

var circle1 = r.circle([-117.220406,32.719464], 10, {unit: 'mi'});
r.table('parks').getIntersecting(circle1, {index: 'area'}).run(conn, callback);

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getNearest

Return a list of documents closest to a specified point based on a geospatial index, sorted in order of increasing distance.

Example: Return a list of the closest 25 enemy hideouts to the secret base.

var secretBase = r.point(-122.422876,37.777128);
r.table('hideouts').getNearest(secretBase,
    {index: 'location', maxResults: 25}
).run(conn, callback)

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includes

Tests whether a geometry object is completely contained within another. When applied to a sequence of geometry objects, includes acts as a filter, returning a sequence of objects from the sequence that include the argument.

Example: Is point2 included within a 2000-meter circle around point1?

var point1 = r.point(-117.220406,32.719464);
var point2 = r.point(-117.206201,32.725186);
r.circle(point1, 2000).includes(point2).run(conn, callback);
// result returned to callback
true

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intersects

Tests whether two geometry objects intersect with one another. When applied to a sequence of geometry objects, intersects acts as a filter, returning a sequence of objects from the sequence that intersect with the argument.

Example: Is point2 within a 2000-meter circle around point1?

var point1 = r.point(-117.220406,32.719464);
var point2 = r.point(-117.206201,32.725186);
r.circle(point1, 2000).intersects(point2).run(conn, callback);
// result returned to callback
true

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line

Construct a geometry object of type Line. The line can be specified in one of two ways:

• Two or more two-item arrays, specifying latitude and longitude numbers of the line’s vertices;
• Two or more Point objects specifying the line’s vertices.

Example: Define a line.

r.table('geo').insert({
    id: 101,
    route: r.line([-122.423246,37.779388], [-121.886420,37.329898])
}).run(conn, callback);

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point

Construct a geometry object of type Point. The point is specified by two floating point numbers, the longitude (−180 to 180) and latitude (−90 to 90) of the point on a perfect sphere. See Geospatial support for more information on ReQL’s coordinate system.

Example: Define a point.

r.table('geo').insert({
    id: 1,
    name: 'San Francisco',
    location: r.point(-122.423246,37.779388)
}).run(conn, callback);

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polygon

Construct a geometry object of type Polygon. The Polygon can be specified in one of two ways:

• Three or more two-item arrays, specifying latitude and longitude numbers of the polygon’s vertices;
• Three or more Point objects specifying the polygon’s vertices.

Example: Define a polygon.

r.table('geo').insert({
    id: 101,
    rectangle: r.polygon(
        [-122.423246,37.779388],
        [-122.423246,37.329898],
        [-121.886420,37.329898],
        [-121.886420,37.779388]
    )
}).run(conn, callback);

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polygonSub

Use polygon2 to “punch out” a hole in polygon1. polygon2 must be completely contained within polygon1 and must have no holes itself (it must not be the output of polygonSub itself).

Example: Define a polygon with a hole punched in it.

var outerPolygon = r.polygon(
    [-122.4,37.7],
    [-122.4,37.3],
    [-121.8,37.3],
    [-121.8,37.7]
);
var innerPolygon = r.polygon(
    [-122.3,37.4],
    [-122.3,37.6],
    [-122.0,37.6],
    [-122.0,37.4]
);
outerPolygon.polygonSub(innerPolygon).run(conn, callback);

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Administration

grant

Grant or deny access permissions for a user account, globally or on a per-database or per-table basis.

Example: Grant the chatapp user account read and write permissions on the users database.

r.db('users').grant('chatapp', {read: true, write: true}).run(conn, callback);

// Result passed to callback
{
    "granted": 1,
    "permissions_changes": [
        {
            "new_val": { "read": true, "write": true },
            "old_val": { null }
        }
    ]

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config

Query (read and/or update) the configurations for individual tables or databases.

Example: Get the configuration for the users table.

> r.table('users').config().run(conn, callback);

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rebalance

Rebalances the shards of a table. When called on a database, all the tables in that database will be rebalanced.

Example: Rebalance a table.

> r.table('superheroes').rebalance().run(conn, callback);

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reconfigure

Reconfigure a table’s sharding and replication.

Example: Reconfigure a table.

> r.table('superheroes').reconfigure({shards: 2, replicas: 1}).run(conn, callback);

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status

Return the status of a table.

Example: Get a table’s status.

> r.table('superheroes').status().run(conn, callback);

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wait

Wait for a table or all the tables in a database to be ready. A table may be temporarily unavailable after creation, rebalancing or reconfiguring. The wait command blocks until the given table (or database) is fully up to date.

Example: Wait on a table to be ready.

> r.table('superheroes').wait().run(conn, callback);
// Result passed to callback
{ "ready": 1 }

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