Random Document Selector for MongoDB

This function randomly selects and returns a document from a specified collection in a MongoDB database.

Technology Stack : Motor, MongoDB, AsyncIOMotorClient, find, list, random, choice

Code Type : The type of code

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def find_random_document(db, collection_name):
    # This function finds a random document from a specified collection in a MongoDB database.
    from motor.motor_asyncio import AsyncIOMotorClient
    import random

    client = AsyncIOMotorClient('localhost', 27017)
    db = client[db]
    collection = db[collection_name]

    # Fetch all documents from the collection
    documents = list(collection.find())
    
    # Check if the collection is empty
    if not documents:
        return None
    
    # Select a random document from the collection
    random_document = random.choice(documents)
    
    return random_document