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Add MongoDB handshake client metadata for connection identification

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
mongodb, php
Domain
databases

Research direction

Start by locating where this PHP package creates MongoDB connections and configures the initial hello/isMaster handshake. Review MongoDB handshake specifications and the existing connection options before deciding how application names and driver metadata should be exposed. Done means downstream applications can configure an appName and connections identify the package in MongoDB logs and diagnostics.

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Description

Currently MongoDB connections created through utopia-php/mongo
appear as anonymous PHP driver connections.

This makes it difficult to identify which connections belong to
applications using this package (such as Appwrite) when debugging
slow queries, connection spikes, or server logs.

According to MongoDB handshake specifications, wrapping libraries
should provide client metadata using the client field during the
initial handshake (hello / isMaster).

Proposal:

  • Add configurable application name support
  • Send driver metadata during handshake
  • Allow downstream applications like Appwrite to set appName
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
6
Forks
4
Avg merge
12m
Merged PRs (30d)
1

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