# Help

## Load Previous Session
Retrieves list of saved sessions from browser localStorage.
If found, displays list, can select a session to restore, and if entered password is correct session is restored and redirects to editor.

## MongoDB
Set up editor view for MongoDB Instance.

### Login: Enter URI
Utilize if the MongoDB connection string is known.

#### Fields:
  - URI: [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/)

#### Additional Fields:
  - Collection: Specify collection in MongoDB instance to retrieve
  - Database: Specify database in MongoDB instance to retrieve
  - Alias: Optional. Provide a display alias to show on editor view instead of URI

### Login: Generate URI
Provides method to generate MongoDB URI connection string if it is not known or to supply with additional parameters.

#### Fields:

  - Connection: Specify connection mode, Standard or DNS Seed List, as defined by [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/)
  - Username: Optional.
  - Password: Optional.
  - Host: Specify host/list of hosts for instance
  - Retry Writes: Allow MongoDB to retry a write to database once if they fail the first time
  - Write Concern: Determines level of acknowledgement required from database for write operations, specifies how many nodes must acknowledge the operation before it is considered successful. (Currently set to majority)
  - Options: Optional. Additional parameters that can be set when connecting to the instance

#### Additional Fields:
  - Collection: Specify collection in MongoDB instance to retrieve
  - Database: Specify database in MongoDB instance to retrieve
  - Alias: Optional field to provide a display alias to show on editor view instead of URI

## JSON
Set up editor view for JSON file. Can Specify a URL to a remote JSON file to be imported
or select a local JSON file.


## Editor
Page containing Monaco VSCode Diff Editor to allow editing of database entries.

### Database Actions:
Actions that can be performed on database currently in use.

- Search: Search for resource in database with exact Resource ID
- Version: Dropdown that allows for selection of a particular resource version of resource currently in view
- Category: Specify category of resource to viewed as defined by schema
- Undo: Undoes last edit to database
- Redo: Redoes last undone change to database
- Show Schema: Sets view for schema of current database (read only)
- Save Session: Save session in encrypted format to browser localStorage
- Logout: Removes sessions from list of active sessions

### Editing Actions:
Actions that can be performed on resource currently in view.

- Add New Resource: Add a new resource to database
- Add New Version: Insert a new version of current resource
- Delete: Permanently delete resource
- Update: Update resource with edits made