Resolved MongoDB Installation and Budget Parsing Issues

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📅 2024-09-30 — Session: Resolved MongoDB Installation and Budget Parsing Issues

🕒 23:20–23:40
🏷️ Labels: Mongodb, Python, Ubuntu, Data Parsing, Installation, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to address two primary issues: fixing the budget extraction logic in the FreelancerRSSCollector and resolving MongoDB installation and connection issues on Ubuntu.

Key Activities

  • Budget Extraction Fix: Implemented a solution to handle budget strings by removing non-numeric characters before converting them to float in the extract_budget method of the FreelancerRSSCollector class.
  • MongoDB Troubleshooting: Provided a comprehensive guide to troubleshoot ‘Connection refused’ errors when connecting to a MongoDB server, including server checks, configuration verification, and firewall settings.
  • MongoDB Installation: Delivered step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up MongoDB on Ubuntu, focusing on resolving the ‘Unable to locate package mongodb-org’ error by ensuring correct repository setup.
  • Data Structuring for MongoDB: Outlined an efficient structure for storing parsed RSS entries in MongoDB, detailing field definitions and indexing strategies.

Achievements

  • Successfully fixed the budget extraction logic in the FreelancerRSSCollector.
  • Resolved MongoDB installation and connection issues on Ubuntu.
  • Established a clear data structure for RSS entries in MongoDB.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of the budget extraction method to ensure robustness.
  • Continuous monitoring of MongoDB server performance and connection stability.

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