check for default database on mongo connection

django_q/brokers/mongo.py

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 from time import sleep
+
 from bson import ObjectId
-
 from django.utils import timezone
-
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 
+from pymongo.errors import ConfigurationError
+
 from django_q.brokers import Broker
 from django_q.conf import Conf
 
@@ -17,12 +18,20 @@ def _timeout():
 class Mongo(Broker):
     def __init__(self, list_key=Conf.PREFIX):
         super(Mongo, self).__init__(list_key)
-        self.collection = self.connection[Conf.MONGO_DB][list_key]
+        self.collection = self.get_collection()
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_connection(list_key=Conf.PREFIX):
         return MongoClient(**Conf.MONGO)
 
+    def get_collection(self):
+        if not Conf.MONGO_DB:
+            try:
+                Conf.MONGO_DB = self.connection.get_default_database()[1]
+            except ConfigurationError:
+                Conf.MONGO_DB = 'django-q'
+        return self.connection[Conf.MONGO_DB][self.list_key]
+
     def queue_size(self):
         return self.collection.count({'lock': {'$lte': _timeout()}})
 

django_q/conf.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Conf(object):
 
     # MongoDB broker
     MONGO = conf.get('mongo', None)
-    MONGO_DB = conf.get('mongo_db', 'django-q')
+    MONGO_DB = conf.get('mongo_db', None)
 
     # Name of the cluster or site. For when you run multiple sites on one redis server
     PREFIX = conf.get('name', 'default')

docs/configure.rst

@@ -285,11 +285,12 @@ To use MongoDB as a message broker you simply provide the connection information
     }
 
 The ``mongo`` dictionary can contain any of the parameters exposed by pymongo's `MongoClient <https://api.mongodb.org/python/current/api/pymongo/mongo_client.html#pymongo.mongo_client.MongoClient>`__
+If you want to use a mongodb uri, you can supply it as the ``host`` parameter.
 
 mongo_db
 ~~~~~~~~
 When using the MongoDB broker you can optionally provide a database name to use for the queues.
-Defaults to ``django-q``
+Defaults to default database if available, otherwise ``django-q``
 
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