Resolve DBRef into Json

I’m getting the following error in a Normalized Data Model structure in MongoDB:

org.bson.codecs.configuration.CodecConfigurationException: Can't find a codec for class com.mongodb.DBRef

It’s caused by this line:

System.out.println(document.toJson());

Specifically the toJson() part. I have a DBRef Object in my Document, so I can reference a Document from another Collection. An Embedded Document Structure is not option. So how can I fix this?

Answer

You have to import the DBRef Codec for it to print it, if u want it in a document json style you need to write your own Codec for DBRef and add it to the codecregistry you give toJson().

e.g.

CodecRegistry codecRegistry = MongoClientSettings.getDefaultCodecRegistry();
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final DocumentCodec codec = new DocumentCodec(codecRegistry, new BsonTypeClassMap());
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System.out.println(document.toJson(codec));