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mongodb-memory-server
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MongoDB Server for testing (auto-download latest version). The server will allow you to connect your favourite ODM or client library to the MongoDB Server and run parallel integration tests isolated from each other.
Main default package which downloads mongod binary to ./node_modules/.cache directory on package install.
Mockgoose is a similar package that provides a mock in-memory database for MongoDB. It is designed to work with Mongoose and is useful for testing purposes. However, it is less actively maintained compared to mongodb-memory-server.
Mongo-unit is another package that provides an in-memory MongoDB instance for testing. It is simpler to use but offers fewer configuration options compared to mongodb-memory-server. It is suitable for basic testing scenarios.
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MongoDB Server for testing (auto-download latest version). The server will allow you to connect your favourite ODM or client library to the MongoDB Server and run parallel integration tests isolated from each other.
The npm package mongodb-memory-server receives a total of 325,435 weekly downloads. As such, mongodb-memory-server popularity was classified as popular.
We found that mongodb-memory-server demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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