C# implementation of inserting documents in mongodb with replicaset. The code inserts 100 documents and recovers from insert failure. (similar code to python's implementation at https://gist.github.com/mongolab-org/5347810)

flipflop.cs

using MongoDB.Bson;
using MongoDB.Driver;
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.IO;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{

    public class Stamp
    {
        public long Tick;
    }


    class Program
    {
        public const string connectionString = "mongodb://testdbuser:[email protected]:53117,flop.mongolab.com:54117/testdb?replicaSet=rs-flip-flop";
        public const int Max = 100;
        public const int WaitTime = 3;

        public static void SaveData()
        {
            int i = 0;

            MongoClient client = new MongoClient(connectionString); 
            MongoServer server = client.GetServer();
            MongoDatabase database = server.GetDatabase("testdb");
            string collectionName = GetRandomCollectionName();

            MongoCollection collection = database.GetCollection(collectionName);

            try
            {
                while (i < Max)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        Console.Write("Insert attempt : {0}", i + 1);
                        collection.Insert<Stamp>(new Stamp() { Tick = DateTime.Now.Ticks });
                        Console.WriteLine(", done.");
                    }
                    catch (Exception ese)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("exception : {0}.", ese.Message);
                        Console.WriteLine("Sleeping for {0} seconds before attempting again", WaitTime);
                        Thread.Sleep(WaitTime * 1000);

                        continue;
                    }

                    i++;
                    Thread.Sleep(1000);
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                collection.Drop();
            }
        }

        private static string GetRandomCollectionName()
        {
            return string.Format("col-{0}", DateTime.Now.Ticks) ;
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                SaveData();
            }
            catch (Exception exception)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(exception);
            }
        }
    }
}