feat: add multi insert and sorting collections from a-z

Author: DasDarki

src/main/ipc/channels.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const Channels = {
   QueryCount: 'query:count',
   QueryReplaceOne: 'query:replaceOne',
   QueryInsertOne: 'query:insertOne',
+  QueryInsertMany: 'query:insertMany',
   QueryDeleteOne: 'query:deleteOne',
   QueryDeleteMany: 'query:deleteMany'
 } as const

src/main/ipc/router.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   DropUserSchema,
   FindRequestSchema,
   IndexesListSchema,
+  InsertManyRequestSchema,
   InsertOneRequestSchema,
   RenameCollectionSchema,
   ReorderConnectionsSchema,
@@ -212,6 +213,11 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(services: Services): void {
     withResult(InsertOneRequestSchema, (request) => queries.insertOne(request))
   )
 
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    Channels.QueryInsertMany,
+    withResult(InsertManyRequestSchema, (request) => queries.insertMany(request))
+  )
+
   ipcMain.handle(
     Channels.QueryDeleteOne,
     withResult(DeleteOneRequestSchema, (request) => queries.deleteOne(request))

src/main/services/DatabaseService.ts

@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ export class DatabaseService {
       .db(db)
       .listCollections({}, { nameOnly: true, authorizedCollections: authOnly })
     const items = await cursor.toArray()
-    return items.map((info) => ({
-      name: info.name as string,
-      type: (info.type as 'collection' | 'view' | undefined) ?? 'collection'
-    }))
+    return items
+      .map((info) => ({
+        name: info.name as string,
+        type: (info.type as 'collection' | 'view' | undefined) ?? 'collection'
+      }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
   }
 
   async collectionStats(connectionId: string, db: string, coll: string): Promise<CollectionStats> {

src/main/services/QueryService.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import type {
   DocumentEnvelope,
   FindRequest,
   FindResponse,
+  InsertManyRequest,
+  InsertManyResponse,
   InsertOneRequest,
   InsertOneResponse,
   ReplaceOneRequest,
@@ -111,6 +113,14 @@ export class QueryService {
     return { insertedId: toCanonicalString(result.insertedId) }
   }
 
+  async insertMany(req: InsertManyRequest): Promise<InsertManyResponse> {
+    const client = this.connections.getClient(req.connectionId)
+    const coll = client.db(req.db).collection(req.coll)
+    const documents = req.documents.map(parseDocument)
+    const result = await coll.insertMany(documents)
+    return { insertedIds: Object.values(result.insertedIds).map((id) => toCanonicalString(id)) }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Bulk delete by `_id`. No per-document hash check — the renderer
    * collects an explicit confirmation before calling this, so a stale

src/preload/index.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import type {
   FindRequest,
   FindResponse,
   IndexInfo,
+  InsertManyRequest,
+  InsertManyResponse,
   InsertOneRequest,
   InsertOneResponse,
   RenameCollectionPayload,
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ const api: Api = {
     replaceOne: (request: ReplaceOneRequest) =>
       invoke<ReplaceOneResponse>('query:replaceOne', request),
     insertOne: (request: InsertOneRequest) => invoke<InsertOneResponse>('query:insertOne', request),
+    insertMany: (request: InsertManyRequest) =>
+      invoke<InsertManyResponse>('query:insertMany', request),
     deleteOne: (request: DeleteOneRequest) => invoke<DeleteOneResponse>('query:deleteOne', request),
     deleteMany: (request: DeleteManyRequest) =>
       invoke<DeleteManyResponse>('query:deleteMany', request)

src/renderer/src/features/document/DocumentEditorDialog.tsx

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { api, ApiError } from '@/lib/api'
-import { parseMongoQuery } from '@/lib/mongoQueryLang'
+import { parseMongoDocuments, parseMongoQuery } from '@/lib/mongoQueryLang'
 import { serializeMongoValue } from '@/lib/mongoQuerySerialize'
 import type { DocumentEnvelope, UuidEncoding } from '@shared/types'
 
-export type EditorMode = 'view' | 'edit' | 'duplicate' | 'insert'
+export type EditorMode = 'view' | 'edit' | 'duplicate' | 'insert' | 'insert-many'
 
 type Props = {
   mode: EditorMode | null
@@ -36,18 +36,22 @@ const TITLES: Record<EditorMode, string> = {
   view: 'View document',
   edit: 'Edit document',
   duplicate: 'Duplicate document',
-  insert: 'Insert document'
+  insert: 'Insert document',
+  'insert-many': 'Insert documents'
 }
 
 const DESCRIPTIONS: Record<EditorMode, string> = {
   view: 'Read-only — BSON types render as ObjectId / ISODate / UUID / NumberLong / NumberDecimal.',
   edit: 'Edit using mongo shell syntax — ObjectId("…"), ISODate("…"), NumberLong("…"), UUID/JUUID, regex literals.',
   duplicate: 'A copy with the original _id removed. Save inserts a new document with a fresh _id.',
   insert:
-    'New document — mongo shell syntax. Leave _id out and the server will assign a fresh ObjectId.'
+    'New document — mongo shell syntax. Leave _id out and the server will assign a fresh ObjectId.',
+  'insert-many':
+    'Multiple documents, one after another newline, comma-separated or JSON array. Leave _id out for a fresh ObjectId.'
 }
 
 const INSERT_TEMPLATE = '{\n  \n}'
+const INSERT_MANY_TEMPLATE = '{\n  \n}\n{\n  \n}'
 
 /**
  * Read the canonical EJSON document carried by an envelope, then re-render
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ export function DocumentEditorDialog({
   timezone,
   onClose
 }: Props) {
-  const open = mode !== null && (mode === 'insert' || envelope !== null)
+  const open = mode !== null && (mode === 'insert' || mode === 'insert-many' || envelope !== null)
   const [value, setValue] = useState('')
   const [serverError, setServerError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
@@ -107,21 +111,35 @@ export function DocumentEditorDialog({
       setValue(INSERT_TEMPLATE)
       return
     }
+    if (mode === 'insert-many') {
+      setValue(INSERT_MANY_TEMPLATE)
+      return
+    }
     if (!envelope) return
     const rendered = shellRenderOf(envelope, uuidEncoding, timezone)
     setValue(mode === 'duplicate' ? stripIdShell(rendered, uuidEncoding, timezone) : rendered)
   }, [envelope, mode, uuidEncoding, timezone])
 
-  const compiled = useMemo(() => {
-    if (mode === 'view' || mode === null) return { ok: true as const, ejson: '' }
+  const compiled = useMemo<
+    { ok: true; ejson: string; documents: string[] } | { ok: false; error: string }
+  >(() => {
+    if (mode === 'view' || mode === null) return { ok: true, ejson: '', documents: [] }
+    if (mode === 'insert-many') {
+      const parsed = parseMongoDocuments(value)
+      if (!parsed.ok) return { ok: false, error: parsed.error }
+      if (parsed.documents.length === 0) return { ok: false, error: 'Enter at least one document' }
+      return { ok: true, ejson: '', documents: parsed.documents }
+    }
     const parsed = parseMongoQuery(value)
-    if (!parsed.ok) return { ok: false as const, error: parsed.error }
+    if (!parsed.ok) return { ok: false, error: parsed.error }
     if (parsed.value === null || typeof parsed.value !== 'object' || Array.isArray(parsed.value)) {
-      return { ok: false as const, error: 'Document must be an object' }
+      return { ok: false, error: 'Document must be an object' }
     }
-    return { ok: true as const, ejson: parsed.ejson }
+    return { ok: true, ejson: parsed.ejson, documents: [] }
   }, [value, mode])
 
+  const manyCount = compiled.ok ? compiled.documents.length : 0
+
   const saveMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async () => {
       if (!mode) throw new Error('No editor mode')
@@ -137,6 +155,9 @@ export function DocumentEditorDialog({
           replacement: compiled.ejson
         })
       }
+      if (mode === 'insert-many') {
+        return api.query.insertMany({ connectionId, db, coll, documents: compiled.documents })
+      }
       if (mode === 'duplicate' || mode === 'insert') {
         return api.query.insertOne({ connectionId, db, coll, document: compiled.ejson })
       }
@@ -150,7 +171,9 @@ export function DocumentEditorDialog({
           ? 'Document updated'
           : mode === 'duplicate'
             ? 'Document duplicated'
-            : 'Document inserted'
+            : mode === 'insert-many'
+              ? `Inserted ${manyCount} document${manyCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+              : 'Document inserted'
       toast.success(successMessage)
       onClose()
     },
@@ -167,12 +190,20 @@ export function DocumentEditorDialog({
   if (!mode) return null
 
   // Insert needs neither envelope nor _id; the others can't render without one.
-  if (mode !== 'insert' && !envelope) return null
+  if (mode !== 'insert' && mode !== 'insert-many' && !envelope) return null
 
   const parseError = compiled.ok ? null : compiled.error
   const isReadOnly = mode === 'view'
   const ctaLabel =
-    mode === 'edit' ? 'Save changes' : mode === 'duplicate' ? 'Insert duplicate' : 'Insert document'
+    mode === 'edit'
+      ? 'Save changes'
+      : mode === 'duplicate'
+        ? 'Insert duplicate'
+        : mode === 'insert-many'
+          ? manyCount > 0
+            ? `Insert ${manyCount} document${manyCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+            : 'Insert documents'
+          : 'Insert document'
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}>
@@ -204,7 +235,7 @@ export function DocumentEditorDialog({
           }
         >
           <Editor
-            key={mode === 'insert' ? 'insert' : `${envelope?.id}::${mode}`}
+            key={mode === 'insert' || mode === 'insert-many' ? mode : `${envelope?.id}::${mode}`}
             height="100%"
             width="100%"
             value={value}

src/renderer/src/features/explorer/CollectionLeaf.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ClipboardCopy,
   Eye,
   FilePlus2,
+  Files,
   Info,
   KeyRound,
   Loader2,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ import { RenameCollectionDialog } from '@/features/collection/RenameCollectionDi
 import { DocumentEditorDialog } from '@/features/document/DocumentEditorDialog'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-type DialogState = 'info' | 'rename' | 'drop' | 'indexes' | 'insert' | null
+type DialogState = 'info' | 'rename' | 'drop' | 'indexes' | 'insert' | 'insert-many' | null
 
 export function CollectionLeaf({
   connectionId,
@@ -146,6 +147,10 @@ export function CollectionLeaf({
             <FilePlus2 className="h-4 w-4" />
             Insert document…
           </ContextMenuItem>
+          <ContextMenuItem onSelect={() => setDialog('insert-many')} disabled={type === 'view'}>
+            <Files className="h-4 w-4" />
+            Insert documents…
+          </ContextMenuItem>
           <ContextMenuItem onSelect={() => setDialog('indexes')} disabled={type === 'view'}>
             <KeyRound className="h-4 w-4" />
             Indexes…
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ export function CollectionLeaf({
       />
 
       <DocumentEditorDialog
-        mode={dialog === 'insert' ? 'insert' : null}
+        mode={dialog === 'insert' ? 'insert' : dialog === 'insert-many' ? 'insert-many' : null}
         envelope={null}
         connectionId={connectionId}
         db={db}

src/renderer/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import type {
   FindRequest,
   FindResponse,
   IndexInfo,
+  InsertManyRequest,
+  InsertManyResponse,
   InsertOneRequest,
   InsertOneResponse,
   RenameCollectionPayload,
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ export const api = {
       unwrap(window.api.query.replaceOne(request)),
     insertOne: (request: InsertOneRequest): Promise<InsertOneResponse> =>
       unwrap(window.api.query.insertOne(request)),
+    insertMany: (request: InsertManyRequest): Promise<InsertManyResponse> =>
+      unwrap(window.api.query.insertMany(request)),
     deleteOne: (request: DeleteOneRequest): Promise<DeleteOneResponse> =>
       unwrap(window.api.query.deleteOne(request)),
     deleteMany: (request: DeleteManyRequest): Promise<DeleteManyResponse> =>

src/renderer/src/lib/mongoQueryLang.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { parseMongoQuery } from './mongoQueryLang'
+import { parseMongoDocuments, parseMongoQuery } from './mongoQueryLang'
 
 describe('parseMongoQuery', () => {
   it('returns empty ejson for blank input', () => {
@@ -143,3 +143,85 @@ describe('parseMongoQuery', () => {
       })
   })
 })
+
+describe('parseMongoDocuments', () => {
+  it('returns no documents for blank input', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('   ')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok) expect(r.documents).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('parses a single document', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('{ name: "ada" }')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok) expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([{ name: 'ada' }])
+  })
+
+  it('parses newline-separated documents without an array', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('{ a: 1 }\n{ b: 2 }\n{ c: 3 }')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok) expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([{ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }, { c: 3 }])
+  })
+
+  it('tolerates comma separators between documents', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('{ a: 1 },\n{ b: 2 },')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok) expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([{ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }])
+  })
+
+  it('treats commas as fully optional separators in any position', () => {
+    const inputs = [
+      '{ a: 1 }\n{ b: 2 }',
+      '{ a: 1 },\n{ b: 2 },',
+      '{ a: 1 },\n{ b: 2 }',
+      ',{ a: 1 },,{ b: 2 },,'
+    ]
+    for (const input of inputs) {
+      const r = parseMongoDocuments(input)
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+      if (r.ok) expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([{ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }])
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('rewrites shell helpers inside each document', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments(
+      '{ _id: ObjectId("507f1f77bcf86cd799439011") }\n{ at: ISODate("2024-01-01T00:00:00Z") }'
+    )
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok)
+      expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([
+        { _id: { $oid: '507f1f77bcf86cd799439011' } },
+        { at: { $date: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z' } }
+      ])
+  })
+
+  it('flattens a top-level array of documents', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('[{ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }]')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok) expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([{ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }])
+  })
+
+  it('mixes bare documents and arrays', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('{ a: 1 }\n[{ b: 2 }, { c: 3 }]\n{ d: 4 }')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true)
+    if (r.ok)
+      expect(r.documents.map((d) => JSON.parse(d))).toEqual([
+        { a: 1 },
+        { b: 2 },
+        { c: 3 },
+        { d: 4 }
+      ])
+  })
+
+  it('rejects a non-object element inside an array', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('[{ a: 1 }, 42]')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false)
+    if (!r.ok) expect(r.error).toMatch(/must be an object/)
+  })
+
+  it('rejects a non-object document in the sequence', () => {
+    const r = parseMongoDocuments('{ a: 1 }\n42')
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false)
+    if (!r.ok) expect(r.error).toMatch(/must be an object/)
+  })
+})