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SessionOptions

The options for a session in mongosh. To access the SessionOptions() object, use the Session.getOptions() method.

The session options available are:

Option
Description
causalConsistency

Boolean. Enables or disables causal consistency for the session.

You can explicitly set the option when you start a session manually:

  • Session = db.getMongo().startSession( { causalConsistency: true } )

readConcern

Document. Specifies the read concern.

In mongosh, you can set the option when you run Mongo.startSession(). You can also access the readConcern option via the following methods:

  • Session.getOptions().getReadConcern()

  • Session.getOptions().setReadConcern(<document>)

readPreference

Document. Specifies the read preference.

In mongosh, you can set the option when you run Mongo.startSession(). You can also access the readPreference option via the following methods:

  • Session.getOptions().getReadPreference()

  • Session.getOptions().setReadPreference({ mode: <string>, tags: <array>})

retryWrites

Boolean. Enables or disables the ability to retry writes upon encountering transient network errors, such as during failovers.

To enable retry writes, start mongosh with the --retryWrites option.

You can view whether retryWrites is enabled for a session via the following method:

  • Session.getOptions().shouldRetryWrites()

writeConcern

Document. Specifies the write concern.

In mongosh, you can set the options when you run Mongo.startSession(). You can also access the writeConcern option via the following methods:

  • Session.getOptions().getWriteConcern()

  • Session.getOptions().setWriteConcern(<document>)

Verify which options are enabled for the session by running Session.getOptions().

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