FetchGridFS

Description:

Retrieves one or more files from a GridFS bucket by file name or by a user-defined query.

Additional Details...

Tags:

fetch, gridfs, mongo

Properties:

In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, and whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language.

Display NameAPI NameDefault ValueAllowable ValuesDescription
Client Servicegridfs-client-serviceController Service API:
MongoDBClientService
Implementation: MongoDBControllerService
The MongoDB client service to use for database connections.
Mongo Database Namegridfs-database-nameThe name of the database to use
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Bucket Namegridfs-bucket-nameThe GridFS bucket where the files will be stored. If left blank, it will use the default value 'fs' that the MongoDB client driver uses.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
File Namegridfs-file-nameThe name of the file in the bucket that is the target of this processor.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Querygridfs-queryA valid MongoDB query to use to fetch one or more files from GridFS.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Query Output Attributemongo-query-attributeIf set, the query will be written to a specified attribute on the output flowfiles.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Operation Modemongo-operation-modeFull Query Fetch
  • Full Query Fetch Fetch the entire query result and then make it available to downstream processors.
  • Stream Query Results As soon as the query start sending results to the downstream processors at regular intervals.
This option controls when results are made available to downstream processors. If Stream Query Results is enabled, provenance will not be tracked relative to the input flowfile if an input flowfile is received and starts the query. In Stream Query Results mode errors will be handled by sending a new flowfile with the original content and attributes of the input flowfile to the failure relationship. Streaming should only be used if there is reliable connectivity between MongoDB and NiFi.

Relationships:

NameDescription
successWhen the operation succeeds, the flowfile is sent to this relationship.
failureWhen there is a failure processing the flowfile, it goes to this relationship.
originalThe original input flowfile goes to this relationship if the query does not cause an error

Reads Attributes:

None specified.

Writes Attributes:

NameDescription
gridfs.file.metadataThe custom metadata stored with a file is attached to this property if it exists.

State management:

This component does not store state.

Restricted:

This component is not restricted.

Input requirement:

This component requires an incoming relationship.

System Resource Considerations:

None specified.