Add 'count' to DB utilities

[osm/common.git] / osm_common / dbmongo.py

diff --git a/osm_common/dbmongo.py b/osm_common/dbmongo.py
index 5334ef9..86ec7b7 100644 (file)
--- a/osm_common/dbmongo.py
+++ b/osm_common/dbmongo.py
@@ -221,6 +221,25 @@ class DbMongo(DbBase):
         except Exception as e:  # TODO refine
             raise DbException(e)
 
+    def count(self, table, q_filter=None):
+        """
+        Count the number of entries matching q_filter
+        :param table: collection or table
+        :param q_filter: Filter
+        :return: number of entries found (can be zero)
+        :raise: DbException on error
+        """
+        try:
+            with self.lock:
+                collection = self.db[table]
+                db_filter = self._format_filter(q_filter)
+                count = collection.count(db_filter)
+            return count
+        except DbException:
+            raise
+        except Exception as e:  # TODO refine
+            raise DbException(e)
+
     def get_one(self, table, q_filter=None, fail_on_empty=True, fail_on_more=True):
         """
         Obtain one entry matching q_filter