RavenDb bulk insert example.

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Raven.Client.Document;

namespace ConsoleApplication6
{
    internal class Program
    {
        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // ** Arrange.
            var documentStore = new DocumentStore
                                    {
                                        Url = "http://localhost:8080",
                                        DefaultDatabase = "BulkInsertTest"
                                    };

            documentStore.Initialize();

            // Grab the data from wherever. This can be a file, a server, a space station .. anywhere.
            var someStuff = ReadInStuffFromWherever();


            // ** Act.
            // Now insert this quickly into the db.
            using (var bulkInsert = documentStore.BulkInsert())
            {
                foreach (var stuff in someStuff)
                {
                    //stuff.Id = "stuffs/" + stuff.Id;
                    bulkInsert.Store(stuff);
                }
            }

            // ** Assert.
            // Now lets check if this worked.
            IList<Stuff> existingStuff;
            using (var documentSession = documentStore.OpenSession())
            {
                existingStuff = documentSession.Query<Stuff>().ToList();
            }

            foreach (var stuff in existingStuff)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", stuff.Id, stuff.SomeNumber);
            }

            documentStore.Dispose();
        }

        private static IEnumerable<Stuff> ReadInStuffFromWherever()
        {
            var results = new List<Stuff>();
            for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
            {
                results.Add(new Stuff {SomeNumber = i});
            }

            return results;
        }

        private class Stuff
        {
            public string Id { get; set; }
            public int SomeNumber { get; set; }
        }
    }
}