Retrieve Distinct Values

1import { MongoClient } from "mongodb";2
3// Replace the uri string with your MongoDB deployment's connection string.4const uri = "<connection string uri>";5
6const client = new MongoClient(uri);7
8async function run() {9  try {10    11    // Get the database and collection on which to run the operation12    const database = client.db("sample_mflix");13    const movies = database.collection("movies");14
15    // Specify the document field to find distinct values for16    const fieldName = "year";17
18    // Specify an optional query document to narrow results19    const query = { directors: "Barbra Streisand" };20
21    // Execute the distinct operation22    const distinctValues = await movies.distinct(fieldName, query);23
24    // Print the result25    console.log(distinctValues);26  } finally {27    await client.close();28  }29}30run().catch(console.dir);

1import { MongoClient } from "mongodb";2
3// Replace the uri string with your MongoDB deployment's connection string.4const uri = "<connection string uri>";5
6const client = new MongoClient(uri);7
8interface Movie {9  directors: string;10  year: number;11}12
13async function run() {14  try {15    // define a database and collection on which to run the method16    const database = client.db("sample_mflix");17    const movies = database.collection<Movie>("movies");18
19    const distinctValues = await movies.distinct("year", {20      directors: "Barbra Streisand",21    });22
23    console.log(distinctValues);24  } finally {25    await client.close();26  }27}28run().catch(console.dir);