Azure DocumentDB First Look

Step 1: Run the PowerShell Scripts

Step 2: Use the new Azure portal at portal.azure.com

Step 3: Run NuGet: Install-Package Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Client -Pre

Step 4: This is the Flashcard class

public class FlashCard
    {
        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "id")]
        public string ID { get; set; }
        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "question")]
        public string Question { get; set; }
        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "answer")]
        public string Answer { get; set; }

    }

Step 5: This is the console application:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Client;
using Microsoft.Azure.Documents.Linq;
using System.Configuration;
namespace FlashCardDemo
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            CreateSaveAndGet().Wait();
            //CleanUp().Wait();
        }

        public static async Task CreateSaveAndGet()
        {
            //connect database
            var client = GetClient();

            //find or create a database
            var database = await GetDatabase(client);

            //create a collection
            var collection = await GetCollection(client, database);

            Console.WriteLine("Save new flashcards...");
            var flashcard1 = await client.CreateDocumentAsync(collection.SelfLink, new FlashCard()
            {
                ID = "1",
                Question = "When did Azure DocumentDB release in preview?",
                Answer = "August 21st, 2014",
            });

            var flashcard2 = await client.CreateDocumentAsync(collection.SelfLink, new FlashCard()
            {
                ID = "2",
                Question = "What is Azure DocumentDBs twitter handle?",
                Answer = "@DocumentDB",
            });

           
            var flashcards = await Task<List<FlashCard>>.Run(() =>
            client.CreateDocumentQuery<FlashCard>(collection.DocumentsLink)
                .AsEnumerable()
                .ToList<FlashCard>());

            Console.WriteLine("Iterating through flashcards...");
            foreach (var flashcard in flashcards)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("QUESTION " + flashcard.ID.ToString() + ": " + flashcard.Question );
                Console.WriteLine("Answer: " + flashcard.Answer);
                Console.WriteLine("Press a key");
                Console.ReadKey();
            }
            Console.ReadKey();


            var flashcardGet = await Task<FlashCard>.Run(() =>
                client.CreateDocumentQuery<FlashCard>(collection.DocumentsLink)
                    .Where(d => d.ID == "1")
                    .AsEnumerable()
                .FirstOrDefault());

            Console.WriteLine(flashcardGet.Question);
            Console.ReadKey();

            var doc = client.CreateDocumentQuery<Document>(collection.DocumentsLink)
                    .Where(d => d.Id == flashcardGet.ID)
                    .AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault();

            await client.DeleteDocumentAsync(doc.SelfLink);

            flashcardGet = await Task<FlashCard>.Run(() =>
                client.CreateDocumentQuery<FlashCard>(collection.DocumentsLink)
                    .Where(d => d.ID == "1")
                    .AsEnumerable()
                .FirstOrDefault());

            Console.WriteLine(flashcardGet.Question);
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        private static async Task CleanUp()
        {
            //connect database
            var client = GetClient();

            //find or create a database
            var database = await GetDatabase(client);

            //create a collection
            var collection = await GetCollection(client, database);
            await client.DeleteDocumentCollectionAsync(collection.SelfLink);

        }
        private static DocumentClient GetClient()
        {
            string endpoint = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EndPoint"];
            string authKey = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AuthKey"];

            Uri endpointUri = new Uri(endpoint);
            var client = new DocumentClient(endpointUri, authKey);
            return client;
        }
        private static async Task<Database> GetDatabase(DocumentClient client)
        {
            Database database;
            var databaseName = "flashcards";
            var databases = client.CreateDatabaseQuery()
                .Where(db => db.Id == databaseName).ToArray();

            if (databases.Any())
            {
                database = databases.First();
            }
            else
            {
                database = new Database { Id = databaseName };
                database = await client.CreateDatabaseAsync(database);
            }
            return database;
        }
        private static async Task<DocumentCollection> GetCollection(DocumentClient client, Database database)
        {
            var collectionName = "flashcards";
            DocumentCollection collection;

            var collections = client.CreateDocumentCollectionQuery(database.SelfLink)
                .Where(col => col.Id == collectionName).ToArray();

            if (collections.Any())
            {
                collection = collections.First();
            }
            else
            {
                collection = await client.CreateDocumentCollectionAsync(database.SelfLink,
                    new DocumentCollection {Id = collectionName});
            }
            return collection;
        }

     

     
    }
}