Seeding the Database

Step 1: Build a Dictionary

The following command places the JSON dictionaries in the build/ directory:

npm run build:dictionaries

Here’s an example JSON dictionary file: ig-en/ig-en_expanded.json

Now that the data has been parsed, it needs to be used to populate, or seed, the MongoDB database. Start the development server:

npm run dev

Then make a POST request to the following route:

http://localhost:8080/api/v1/test/populate // POST

After about 20 seconds, if you see the ✅ Seeding successful. message in your terminal, then you have successfully populated your database.

Install one of the options on your machine to view the seeded data Option 1: Download MongoDB Compass

https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/

Option 2: Install MongoDB VSCode extension

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mongodb.mongodb-vscode

Connect to your local mongodb cluster using this connection:

mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/igbo_api