Programmatically create index - ravendb

Question

How do I create an index programmatically in RavenDB?
I tried to follow this example.
This is my index creator:
public class MyIndex : Raven.Client.Indexes.AbstractIndexCreationTask<MyEntity>
{
public MyIndex()
{
Map = col => col.Select(c => new
{
code = c.Code,
len = c.Code.Length,
sub = c.Code.Substring(0, 1)
});
}
}
And here is the caller:
var store = new Raven.Client.Document.DocumentStore
{
Url = "http://localhost:8080"
};
store.Initialize();
try
{
using (var session = store.OpenSession("MyDB"))
{
Raven.Client.Indexes.IndexCreation.CreateIndexes(
typeof(MyIndex).Assembly, store);
}
}
finally
{
store.Dispose();
}
The index was created but not in MyDB but in system database.
How to create the index in MyDB? Is the way I create index correct?

Answer 1

Try this:
specify the database name in your store object
var store = new Raven.Client.Document.DocumentStore
{
Url = "http://localhost:8080",
DefaultDatabase = "MyDB"
};

Answer 2

As MED pointed out, you can provide a default database when attaching to the document store. When doing so, you no longer pass the database name to the OpenSession method. This is the easiest way, and if you're working with a single database then it is the best answer (and should be given the credit as the answer to this question).
But if you need to work with multiple databases, and thus can't use that technique, then you can use this helper method.
public static void CreateIndexes(Assembly assembly, IDocumentStore store,
string databaseName)
{
var catalog = new AssemblyCatalog(assembly);
var provider = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
var commands = store.DatabaseCommands.ForDatabase(databaseName);
IndexCreation.CreateIndexes(provider, commands, store.Conventions);
}
Call it the same way you would call the other method, but now you can pass the database name as a parameter.