Company
Date Published
Author
Jeff Morris, Senior Software Engineer, Couchbase
Word count
1838
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Couchbase has announced the general availability of its official LINQ provider for Couchbase Server, which integrates with the N1QL query language for JSON documents. The Linq2Couchbase provider aims to offer a simpler ORM/ODM experience akin to Linq2SQL, differing from more complex frameworks like EntityFramework or NHibernate. It features a fully functional LINQ implementation with comprehensive support for N1QL features, and utilizes Re-linq to parse queries and generate N1QL statements. The provider is available on GitHub and NuGet, with dependencies managed through the Couchbase.NET SDK. To utilize Linq2Couchbase, users must set up a Couchbase Server or cluster, create a primary index, and work with the BucketContext for building and submitting queries. Integration with ASP.NET and Owin/Katana is facilitated through specific patterns, ensuring efficient resource management. Future updates will include features like Change Tracking, with community contributions welcomed to enhance this open-source project.