Compile ArangoDB Source: Step-by-Step Guide | ArangoDB Blog

Though we provide a lot of pre-built packages for the stable versions of ArangoDB here, it is often more interesting to play with the bleeding edge development version. New ArangoDB features are normally added to the devel branch, where they can be tested, documented and improved. When a feature matures, it is either backported to…

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Handling Binary Data in Foxx: ArangoDB Tutorial

Handling binary data in JavaScript applications is a bit tricky because JavaScript does not provide a data type for binary data. This post explains how to use binary data in JavaScript actions written using ArangoDB’s Foxx. String vs. binary data Internally, JavaScript strings are sequences of 16 bit integer values. Furthermore, the ECMAScript standard requires…

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ArangoDB 2.2.5 Release: Enhancements & Bug Fixes

This version is deprecated. Download the new version of ArangoDB A maintenance release for ArangoDB 2.2 is available from the usual channels. v2.2.5 (2014-10-09) ——————- * fixed issue #961: allow non-JSON values in undocument request bodies * fixed issue 1028: libicu is now statically linked * fixed cached lookups of collections on the server, which…

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ArangoDB 2.2.4 Release: Enhancements & Bug Fixes

This version is deprecated. Download the new version of ArangoDB A maintenance release for ArangoDB 2.2 is available from the usual channels. v2.2.4 (2014-10-01) ——————- * fixed accessing `_from` and `_to` attributes in `collection.byExample` and   `collection.firstExample`   These internal attributes were not handled properly in the mentioned functions, so   searching for them did…

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ArangoDB 2.2.3 Release: Enhancements & Bug Fixes

This version is deprecated. Download the new version of ArangoDB A maintenance release for ArangoDB 2.2 is available from the usual channels. v2.2.3 (2014-09-02) ——————- * added `around` for Foxx controller * added `type` option for HTTP API `GET /_api/document?collection=…` This allows controlling the type of results to be returned. By default, paths to documents…

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Lucas Michael at FrOSCon: ArangoDB Community Event

Like every year, the ArangoDB team visited the FrOSCon. FrOSCon is the yearly Free and Open Source conference in St. Augustin, a small city near Cologne where the ArangoDB headquarters are. This year two talks were given by us, one by Michael and one by me, Lucas. Michael gave a talk about “Multi-Model NoSQL Databases”…

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Documentation Review & Roadmap: ArangoDB Updates

We want to present you our growing documentation. A few weeks ago we published the new documentation with a completely new look and a far better structure than before. Since than we fixed some small issues and rewrote some of the sections. In addition you can fold the code examples for a better overview. Now…

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ArangoDB 2.2.2 Release: Enhancements & Bug Fixes

This version is deprecated. Download the new version of ArangoDB A maintenance release of ArangoDB 2.2 is available via the package manager or from our download page. v2.2.2 (2014-08-08) allow storing non-reserved attribute names starting with an underscore Previous versions of ArangoDB parsed away all attribute names that started with an underscore (e.g. `_test`, `_foo`,…

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ArangoDB 2.2.1 Release: Enhancements & Bug Fixes

This version is deprecated. Download the new version of ArangoDB A maintenance release for ArangoDB 2.2 is available. It will fix the performance problems encountered with the new graph module plus v2.2.1 (2014-07-24) fixed issue with –check-version: when creating a new database the check failed issue #947 Foxx applicationContext missing some properties added startup option…

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New feature: Multi Collection Graphs

This version is deprecated. Download the new version of ArangoDB With the 2.2 release we proudly announce that we now offer the feature of multi collection graphs. This allows you to group an arbitrary set of ArangoDB collections into one graph. In order to do this grouping you execute the following steps in arangosh or…

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