CosmoDb with Robomongo cant see document id's? - mongodb

Question

Can anyone tell me why when I use DataExplorer for CosmoDb DB I get the following:
{
"id": "d502b51a-e70a-40f1-9285-3861880b8d90",
"Version": 1,
...
}
But when I use Robomongo I get:
{
"Version" : 1,
...
}
minus the id?
Thanks

Answer 1

I tried to repro your scenario but it all worked correctly.
The Mongo document in Portal Data Explorer:
The Mongo document in Robo 3T:
They both have the id property.
Are you applying Projections on Robomongo / Robo 3T?

Answer 2

At this moment cosmodb works separately SQL API and Mongo API, each one has different implementation, SQL API use JSON and Mongo use BSON, you need to be clear this while you are creating the document.
If you create the document with a BSON-based tool like Robo3t for example, you are going to get something like this:
{
"_id": {
"$oid": "5be0d98b9cdcce3c6ce0f6b8"
},
"name": "Name",
"id": "5be0d98b9cdcce3c6ce0f6b8",
...
}
Instead, if you create your document with JSON-based like Data Explorer, you are going to get this:
{
"name": "Name",
"id": "6c5c05b4-dfce-32a5-0779-e30821e6c510",
...
}
As you can see, BSON-based needs that _id and inside $oid be implemented to works right, while JSON-based only id is required. So, you need to add the properties while you save the document (see below) or open it with the right tool, as Matias Quaranta recommend, use Azure Storage Explorer or even Data Explorer to get both protocols properly.
Also, if you use a system to create the document and you want to use BSON format, You need to add the $oid, for example in core net is something like this:
public bool TryGetMemberSerializationInfo(string memberName, out BsonSerializationInfo serializationInfo)
{
switch (memberName)
{
case "Id":
serializationInfo = new BsonSerializationInfo("_id", new ObjectIdSerializer(), typeof(ObjectId));
return true;
case "Name":
serializationInfo = new BsonSerializationInfo("name", new StringSerializer(), typeof(string));
return true;
default:
serializationInfo = null;
return false;
}
}