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Index Attachments
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Indexing attachments allows you to query for documents based on their attachments' details and content.
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Static indexes:
Both attachments' details and content can be indexed within a static-index definition. -
Auto-indexes:
Auto-indexing attachments via dynamic queries is not available at this time. -
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Syntax
Using AttachmentsFor()
The AttachmentsFor method returns information about each attachment that extends
a specified document, including their names, sizes, and content type.
IEnumerable<AttachmentName> AttachmentsFor(object doc);public string Name;
public string Hash;
public string ContentType;
public long Size;The AttachmentsFor method is available in AbstractIndexCreationTask.
Using LoadAttachment()/LoadAttachments()
LoadAttachment() loads an attachment to the index by document and attachment name.
LoadAttachments() loads all the attachments of a given document.
public IAttachmentObject LoadAttachment(object doc, string name);
public IEnumerable<IAttachmentObject> LoadAttachments(object doc);| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| doc | A server-side document, an entity | The document whose attachments you want to load |
| name | string |
The name of the attachment you want to load |
GetContentAs Methods
To access the attachment content itself, use GetContentAsStream(). To
convert the content into a string, use GetContentAsString() with
the desired character encoding.
public Stream GetContentAsStream();
public string GetContentAsString(Encoding encoding);
public string GetContentAsString(); // Default: UTF-8
Examples
Indexes with AttachmentsFor()
public class Employees_ByAttachmentNames : AbstractIndexCreationTask<Employee>
{
public class Result
{
public string[] AttachmentNames { get; set; }
}
public Employees_ByAttachmentNames()
{
Map = employees => from e in employees
let attachments = AttachmentsFor(e)
select new Result
{
AttachmentNames = attachments.Select(x => x.Name).ToArray()
};
}
}public class Employees_ByAttachmentNames_JS : AbstractJavaScriptIndexCreationTask
{
public class Result
{
public string[] AttachmentNames { get; set; }
}
public Employees_ByAttachmentNames_JS()
{
Maps = new HashSet<string>
{
@"map('Employees', function (e) {
var attachments = attachmentsFor(e);
return {
AttachmentNames: attachments.map(
function(attachment) {
return attachment.Name;
}
};
})"
};
}
}Indexes with LoadAttachment()
private class Companies_With_Attachments : AbstractIndexCreationTask<Company>
{
public Companies_With_Attachments()
{
Map = companies => from company in companies
let attachment = LoadAttachment(company, company.ExternalId)
select new
{
CompanyName = company.Name,
AttachmentName = attachment.Name,
AttachmentContentType = attachment.ContentType,
AttachmentHash = attachment.Hash,
AttachmentSize = attachment.Size,
AttachmentContent = attachment.GetContentAsString(Encoding.UTF8),
};
}
}private class Companies_With_Attachments_JavaScript : AbstractJavaScriptIndexCreationTask
{
public Companies_With_Attachments_JavaScript()
{
Maps = new HashSet<string>
{
@"map('Companies', function (company) {
var attachment = loadAttachment(company, company.ExternalId);
return {
CompanyName: company.Name,
AttachmentName: attachment.Name,
AttachmentContentType: attachment.ContentType,
AttachmentHash: attachment.Hash,
AttachmentSize: attachment.Size,
AttachmentContent: attachment.getContentAsString('utf8')
};
})"
};
}
}Indexes with LoadAttachments()
private class Companies_With_All_Attachments : AbstractIndexCreationTask<Company>
{
public Companies_With_All_Attachments()
{
Map = companies => from company in companies
let attachments = LoadAttachments(company)
from attachment in attachments
select new
{
AttachmentName = attachment.Name,
AttachmentContent = attachment.GetContentAsString(Encoding.UTF8)
};
}
}private class Companies_With_All_Attachments_JS : AbstractJavaScriptIndexCreationTask
{
public Companies_With_All_Attachments_JS()
{
Maps = new HashSet<string>
{
@"map('Companies', function (company) {
var attachments = loadAttachments(company);
return attachments.map(attachment => ({
AttachmentName: attachment.Name,
AttachmentContent: attachment.getContentAsString('utf8')
}));
})"
};
}
}Querying the Index
//return all employees that have an attachment called "cv.pdf"
List<Employee> employees = session
.Query<Employees_ByAttachmentNames.Result, Employees_ByAttachmentNames>()
.Where(x => x.AttachmentNames.Contains("cv.pdf"))
.OfType<Employee>()
.ToList();//return all employees that have an attachment called "cv.pdf"
List<Employee> employees = await asyncSession
.Query<Employees_ByAttachmentNames.Result, Employees_ByAttachmentNames>()
.Where(x => x.AttachmentNames.Contains("cv.pdf"))
.OfType<Employee>()
.ToListAsync();//return all employees that have an attachment called "cv.pdf"
List<Employee> employees = session
.Advanced
.DocumentQuery<Employee, Employees_ByAttachmentNames>()
.ContainsAny("AttachmentNames", new[] { "cv.pdf" })
.ToList();
Leveraging indexed attachments
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Access to the indexed attachment content opens the door to many different applications,
including many that can be integrated directly into RavenDB. -
In this blog post, Oren Eini demonstrates how image recognition can be applied to indexed attachments using the additional sources feature. The resulting index allows filtering and querying based on image content.
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