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MongoDB\\ChangeStream::current()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\ChangeStream::current()

   Returns the current event in the change stream.

   .. code-block:: php

      function current(): array|object|null

   The structure of each event document will vary based on the operation type.
   See :manual:`Change Events </reference/change-events/>` in the MongoDB manual
   for more information.

Return Values
-------------

An array or object for the current event in the change stream, or ``null`` if
there is no current event (i.e. :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\ChangeStream::valid()`
returns ``false``). The return type will depend on the ``typeMap`` option for
:phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::watch()`.

Examples
--------

This example reports events while iterating a change stream.

.. code-block:: php

   <?php

   $uri = 'mongodb://rs1.example.com,rs2.example.com/?replicaSet=myReplicaSet';

   $collection = (new MongoDB\Client($uri))->test->inventory;

   $changeStream = $collection->watch();

   for ($changeStream->rewind(); true; $changeStream->next()) {
       if ( ! $changeStream->valid()) {
           continue;
       }

       $event = $changeStream->current();

       $ns = sprintf('%s.%s', $event['ns']['db'], $event['ns']['coll']);
       $id = json_encode($event['documentKey']['_id']);

       switch ($event['operationType']) {
           case 'delete':
               printf("Deleted document in %s with _id: %s\n\n", $ns, $id);
               break;

           case 'insert':
               printf("Inserted new document in %s\n", $ns);
               echo json_encode($event['fullDocument']), "\n\n";
               break;

           case 'replace':
               printf("Replaced new document in %s with _id: %s\n", $ns, $id);
               echo json_encode($event['fullDocument']), "\n\n";
               break;

           case 'update':
               printf("Updated document in %s with _id: %s\n", $ns, $id);
               echo json_encode($event['updateDescription']), "\n\n";
               break;
       }
   }

Assuming that a document was inserted, updated, and deleted while the above
script was iterating the change stream, the output would then resemble:

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   Inserted new document in test.inventory
   {"_id":{"$oid":"5a81fc0d6118fd1af1790d32"},"name":"Widget","quantity":5}

   Updated document in test.inventory with _id: {"$oid":"5a81fc0d6118fd1af1790d32"}
   {"updatedFields":{"quantity":4},"removedFields":[]}

   Deleted document in test.inventory with _id: {"$oid":"5a81fc0d6118fd1af1790d32"}

See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::watch()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::watch()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Database::watch()`
- :php:`Iterator::current() <iterator.current>`
- :ref:`Tailable Cursor Iteration <php-tailable-cursor>`
- :manual:`Change Streams </changeStreams>` documentation in the MongoDB manual
- :manual:`Change Events </reference/change-events/>` documentation in the
  MongoDB manual
