Mongo samples - ruby

mongo.rb

db = Mongo::Connection.new.db("camellia")

people = db["people"]
people.insert({ :firstName => "Fred", :lastName => "Bloggs", :ssid => 8675309})

fred = people.find_one(:firstName => "Fred", :lastName => "Bloggs");

# or using Mongoid:
class Person
  include Mongoid::Document
  field :firstName, type: String
  # etc
end

Person.where(name: "Fred Bloggs").first do |fred|
  # etc
end