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:

 
internal class Program
{
    private 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.Run(() => client.CreateDocumentQuery(collection.DocumentsLink)
  .AsEnumerable()
  .ToList());

 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.Run(() =>
  client.CreateDocumentQuery(collection.DocumentsLink)
   .Where(d => d.ID == "1")
   .AsEnumerable()
   .FirstOrDefault());

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

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

 await client.DeleteDocumentAsync(doc.SelfLink);

 flashcardGet = await Task.Run(() =>
  client.CreateDocumentQuery(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 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 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;
    }
}