Can I use MongoDB as a replacement for CoreData on iOS?

Question

I\'m just starting to read up on NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB and CouchDB. I\'m interested in knowing whether I can use MongoDB or indeed any NoSQL technology as a replace

Answer 1

For this, I recommend ObjCMongoDB. Is a library for MongoDB and BSON:

https://github.com/paulmelnikow/ObjCMongoDB

Features

• Simple BSON encoding and decoding, using dictionaries.

• Built-in support for arrays, dictionaries, embedded objects, strings, numbers, dates, object IDs, and the miscellaneous MongoDB types.

• More complex encoding and decoding based on NSCoder's keyed coding scheme. A robust delegate interface lets you implement encoding and decoding entirely outside the model classes if necessary.

• Automatically encodes and decodes Core Data entities. Using the coder's delegate interface you can customize the default behavior, or simply implement alternate behavior it in the entity class.

• Aims to feel Cocoa-like, not Mongo-like. For example, method names in MongoKeyedPredicate and MongoUpdateRequest are natural in Cocoa, though they don't conform to the underlying Mongo keywords.