BSON (.bson)

Background & Context

    • JSON-like binary serialization.
    • Schemaless format.
    • Represent document as ordered key/value pairs.

Import & Export

  • Import["file.bson"] imports a BSON file as an association.
  • ImportString["string","BSON"] imports a BSON string of bytes.
  • Export["file",assoc,"BSON"] exports an association to a BSON file.
  • ExportString[assoc,"BSON"] exports to a BSON string of bytes.
  • The "BSON" format identifies BSON documents with associations of the Wolfram Language.
  • The MongoDB database stores data as BSON documents.
  • See the following reference pages for full general information:
  • Import, Exportimport from or export to a file
    CloudImport, CloudExportimport from or export to a cloud object
    ImportString, ExportStringimport from or export to a string
    ImportByteArray, ExportByteArrayimport from or export to a byte array

Import Elements

  • General Import elements:
  • "Elements" list of elements and options available in this file
    "Rules"full list of rules for each element and option
    "Options"list of rules for options, properties and settings

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

Export an association as a BSON document:

Import the resulting string of bytes as an expression:

DateObject is supported in the BSON format:

Import as an expression: