Random record from MongoDB

Question

I am looking to get a random record from a huge (100 million record) mongodb.

What is the fastest and most efficient way to do so? The data is already t

Answer 1

In order to get a determinated number of random docs without duplicates:

1. first get all ids
2. get size of documents

3. loop geting random index and skip duplicated

   number_of_docs=7
   db.collection('preguntas').find({},{_id:1}).toArray(function(err, arr) {
   count=arr.length
   idsram=[]
   rans=[]
   while(number_of_docs!=0){
       var R = Math.floor(Math.random() * count);
       if (rans.indexOf(R) > -1) {
        continue
         } else {           
                  ans.push(R)
                  idsram.push(arr[R]._id)
                  number_of_docs--
                   }
       }
   db.collection('preguntas').find({}).toArray(function(err1, doc1) {
                   if (err1) { console.log(err1); return;  }
                  res.send(doc1)
               });
           });