PYTHON-4584 Add length option to Cursor.to_list for motor compat (#1791)

gridfs/asynchronous/grid_file.py

@@ -1892,8 +1892,16 @@ async def next(self) -> AsyncGridOut:
         next_file = await super().next()
         return AsyncGridOut(self._root_collection, file_document=next_file, session=self.session)
 
-    async def to_list(self) -> list[AsyncGridOut]:
-        return [x async for x in self]  # noqa: C416,RUF100
+    async def to_list(self, length: Optional[int] = None) -> list[AsyncGridOut]:
+        """Convert the cursor to a list."""
+        if length is None:
+            return [x async for x in self]  # noqa: C416,RUF100
+        if length < 1:
+            raise ValueError("to_list() length must be greater than 0")
+        ret = []
+        for _ in range(length):
+            ret.append(await self.next())
+        return ret
 
     __anext__ = next
 

gridfs/synchronous/grid_file.py

@@ -1878,8 +1878,16 @@ def next(self) -> GridOut:
         next_file = super().next()
         return GridOut(self._root_collection, file_document=next_file, session=self.session)
 
-    def to_list(self) -> list[GridOut]:
-        return [x for x in self]  # noqa: C416,RUF100
+    def to_list(self, length: Optional[int] = None) -> list[GridOut]:
+        """Convert the cursor to a list."""
+        if length is None:
+            return [x for x in self]  # noqa: C416,RUF100
+        if length < 1:
+            raise ValueError("to_list() length must be greater than 0")
+        ret = []
+        for _ in range(length):
+            ret.append(self.next())
+        return ret
 
     __next__ = next
 

pymongo/asynchronous/command_cursor.py

@@ -346,13 +346,17 @@ async def _try_next(self, get_more_allowed: bool) -> Optional[_DocumentType]:
         else:
             return None
 
-    async def _next_batch(self, result: list) -> bool:
-        """Get all available documents from the cursor."""
+    async def _next_batch(self, result: list, total: Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
+        """Get all or some available documents from the cursor."""
         if not len(self._data) and not self._killed:
             await self._refresh()
         if len(self._data):
-            result.extend(self._data)
-            self._data.clear()
+            if total is None:
+                result.extend(self._data)
+                self._data.clear()
+            else:
+                for _ in range(min(len(self._data), total)):
+                    result.append(self._data.popleft())
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -381,21 +385,32 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> AsyncCommandCursor[_DocumentType]:
     async def __aexit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_val: Any, exc_tb: Any) -> None:
         await self.close()
 
-    async def to_list(self) -> list[_DocumentType]:
+    async def to_list(self, length: Optional[int] = None) -> list[_DocumentType]:
         """Converts the contents of this cursor to a list more efficiently than ``[doc async for doc in cursor]``.
 
         To use::
 
           >>> await cursor.to_list()
 
+        Or, so read at most n items from the cursor::
+
+          >>> await cursor.to_list(n)
+
         If the cursor is empty or has no more results, an empty list will be returned.
 
         .. versionadded:: 4.9
         """
         res: list[_DocumentType] = []
+        remaining = length
+        if isinstance(length, int) and length < 1:
+            raise ValueError("to_list() length must be greater than 0")
         while self.alive:
-            if not await self._next_batch(res):
+            if not await self._next_batch(res, remaining):
                 break
+            if length is not None:
+                remaining = length - len(res)
+                if remaining == 0:
+                    break
         return res
 
 

pymongo/asynchronous/cursor.py

@@ -1260,16 +1260,20 @@ async def next(self) -> _DocumentType:
         else:
             raise StopAsyncIteration
 
-    async def _next_batch(self, result: list) -> bool:
-        """Get all available documents from the cursor."""
+    async def _next_batch(self, result: list, total: Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
+        """Get all or some documents from the cursor."""
         if not self._exhaust_checked:
             self._exhaust_checked = True
             await self._supports_exhaust()
         if self._empty:
             return False
         if len(self._data) or await self._refresh():
-            result.extend(self._data)
-            self._data.clear()
+            if total is None:
+                result.extend(self._data)
+                self._data.clear()
+            else:
+                for _ in range(min(len(self._data), total)):
+                    result.append(self._data.popleft())
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -1286,21 +1290,32 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> AsyncCursor[_DocumentType]:
     async def __aexit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_val: Any, exc_tb: Any) -> None:
         await self.close()
 
-    async def to_list(self) -> list[_DocumentType]:
+    async def to_list(self, length: Optional[int] = None) -> list[_DocumentType]:
         """Converts the contents of this cursor to a list more efficiently than ``[doc async for doc in cursor]``.
 
         To use::
 
           >>> await cursor.to_list()
 
+        Or, so read at most n items from the cursor::
+
+          >>> await cursor.to_list(n)
+
         If the cursor is empty or has no more results, an empty list will be returned.
 
         .. versionadded:: 4.9
         """
         res: list[_DocumentType] = []
+        remaining = length
+        if isinstance(length, int) and length < 1:
+            raise ValueError("to_list() length must be greater than 0")
         while self.alive:
-            if not await self._next_batch(res):
+            if not await self._next_batch(res, remaining):
                 break
+            if length is not None:
+                remaining = length - len(res)
+                if remaining == 0:
+                    break
         return res
 
 

pymongo/synchronous/command_cursor.py

@@ -346,13 +346,17 @@ def _try_next(self, get_more_allowed: bool) -> Optional[_DocumentType]:
         else:
             return None
 
-    def _next_batch(self, result: list) -> bool:
-        """Get all available documents from the cursor."""
+    def _next_batch(self, result: list, total: Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
+        """Get all or some available documents from the cursor."""
         if not len(self._data) and not self._killed:
             self._refresh()
         if len(self._data):
-            result.extend(self._data)
-            self._data.clear()
+            if total is None:
+                result.extend(self._data)
+                self._data.clear()
+            else:
+                for _ in range(min(len(self._data), total)):
+                    result.append(self._data.popleft())
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -381,21 +385,32 @@ def __enter__(self) -> CommandCursor[_DocumentType]:
     def __exit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_val: Any, exc_tb: Any) -> None:
         self.close()
 
-    def to_list(self) -> list[_DocumentType]:
+    def to_list(self, length: Optional[int] = None) -> list[_DocumentType]:
         """Converts the contents of this cursor to a list more efficiently than ``[doc for doc in cursor]``.
 
         To use::
 
           >>> cursor.to_list()
 
+        Or, so read at most n items from the cursor::
+
+          >>> cursor.to_list(n)
+
         If the cursor is empty or has no more results, an empty list will be returned.
 
         .. versionadded:: 4.9
         """
         res: list[_DocumentType] = []
+        remaining = length
+        if isinstance(length, int) and length < 1:
+            raise ValueError("to_list() length must be greater than 0")
         while self.alive:
-            if not self._next_batch(res):
+            if not self._next_batch(res, remaining):
                 break
+            if length is not None:
+                remaining = length - len(res)
+                if remaining == 0:
+                    break
         return res
 
 

pymongo/synchronous/cursor.py

@@ -1258,16 +1258,20 @@ def next(self) -> _DocumentType:
         else:
             raise StopIteration
 
-    def _next_batch(self, result: list) -> bool:
-        """Get all available documents from the cursor."""
+    def _next_batch(self, result: list, total: Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
+        """Get all or some documents from the cursor."""
         if not self._exhaust_checked:
             self._exhaust_checked = True
             self._supports_exhaust()
         if self._empty:
             return False
         if len(self._data) or self._refresh():
-            result.extend(self._data)
-            self._data.clear()
+            if total is None:
+                result.extend(self._data)
+                self._data.clear()
+            else:
+                for _ in range(min(len(self._data), total)):
+                    result.append(self._data.popleft())
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -1284,21 +1288,32 @@ def __enter__(self) -> Cursor[_DocumentType]:
     def __exit__(self, exc_type: Any, exc_val: Any, exc_tb: Any) -> None:
         self.close()
 
-    def to_list(self) -> list[_DocumentType]:
+    def to_list(self, length: Optional[int] = None) -> list[_DocumentType]:
         """Converts the contents of this cursor to a list more efficiently than ``[doc for doc in cursor]``.
 
         To use::
 
           >>> cursor.to_list()
 
+        Or, so read at most n items from the cursor::
+
+          >>> cursor.to_list(n)
+
         If the cursor is empty or has no more results, an empty list will be returned.
 
         .. versionadded:: 4.9
         """
         res: list[_DocumentType] = []
+        remaining = length
+        if isinstance(length, int) and length < 1:
+            raise ValueError("to_list() length must be greater than 0")
         while self.alive:
-            if not self._next_batch(res):
+            if not self._next_batch(res, remaining):
                 break
+            if length is not None:
+                remaining = length - len(res)
+                if remaining == 0:
+                    break
         return res
 
 

test/asynchronous/test_cursor.py

@@ -1401,6 +1401,20 @@ async def test_to_list_empty(self):
         docs = await c.to_list()
         self.assertEqual([], docs)
 
+    async def test_to_list_length(self):
+        coll = self.db.test
+        await coll.insert_many([{} for _ in range(5)])
+        self.addCleanup(coll.drop)
+        c = coll.find()
+        docs = await c.to_list(3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(docs), 3)
+
+        c = coll.find(batch_size=2)
+        docs = await c.to_list(3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(docs), 3)
+        docs = await c.to_list(3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(docs), 2)
+
     @async_client_context.require_change_streams
     async def test_command_cursor_to_list(self):
         # Set maxAwaitTimeMS=1 to speed up the test.
@@ -1417,6 +1431,19 @@ async def test_command_cursor_to_list_empty(self):
         docs = await c.to_list()
         self.assertEqual([], docs)
 
+    @async_client_context.require_change_streams
+    async def test_command_cursor_to_list_length(self):
+        db = self.db
+        await db.drop_collection("test")
+        await db.test.insert_many([{"foo": 1}, {"foo": 2}])
+
+        pipeline = {"$project": {"_id": False, "foo": True}}
+        result = await db.test.aggregate([pipeline])
+        self.assertEqual(len(await result.to_list()), 2)
+
+        result = await db.test.aggregate([pipeline])
+        self.assertEqual(len(await result.to_list(1)), 1)
+
 
 class TestRawBatchCursor(AsyncIntegrationTest):
     async def test_find_raw(self):

test/test_cursor.py

@@ -1392,6 +1392,20 @@ def test_to_list_empty(self):
         docs = c.to_list()
         self.assertEqual([], docs)
 
+    def test_to_list_length(self):
+        coll = self.db.test
+        coll.insert_many([{} for _ in range(5)])
+        self.addCleanup(coll.drop)
+        c = coll.find()
+        docs = c.to_list(3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(docs), 3)
+
+        c = coll.find(batch_size=2)
+        docs = c.to_list(3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(docs), 3)
+        docs = c.to_list(3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(docs), 2)
+
     @client_context.require_change_streams
     def test_command_cursor_to_list(self):
         # Set maxAwaitTimeMS=1 to speed up the test.
@@ -1408,6 +1422,19 @@ def test_command_cursor_to_list_empty(self):
         docs = c.to_list()
         self.assertEqual([], docs)
 
+    @client_context.require_change_streams
+    def test_command_cursor_to_list_length(self):
+        db = self.db
+        db.drop_collection("test")
+        db.test.insert_many([{"foo": 1}, {"foo": 2}])
+
+        pipeline = {"$project": {"_id": False, "foo": True}}
+        result = db.test.aggregate([pipeline])
+        self.assertEqual(len(result.to_list()), 2)
+
+        result = db.test.aggregate([pipeline])
+        self.assertEqual(len(result.to_list(1)), 1)
+
 
 class TestRawBatchCursor(IntegrationTest):
     def test_find_raw(self):

test/test_gridfs.py

@@ -440,6 +440,12 @@ def test_gridfs_find(self):
         gout = next(cursor)
         self.assertEqual(b"test2+", gout.read())
         self.assertRaises(StopIteration, cursor.__next__)
+        cursor.rewind()
+        items = cursor.to_list()
+        self.assertEqual(len(items), 2)
+        cursor.rewind()
+        items = cursor.to_list(1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(items), 1)
         cursor.close()
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.fs.find, {}, {"_id": True})