SYNOPSIS

       Initialize  the  MongoDB C Driver by calling mongoc_init() exactly once at the beginning of your program.
       It is responsible for initializing global state such as process counters, SSL, and threading primitives.

       Exception to this is mongoc_log_set_handler(), which should be called before mongoc_init()  or  some  log
       traces would not use your log handling function. See Custom Log Handlers for a detailed example.

       Call  mongoc_cleanup()  exactly once at the end of your program to release all memory and other resources
       allocated by the driver. You must not call any other MongoDB C Driver functions  after  mongoc_cleanup().
       Note that mongoc_init() does not reinitialize the driver after mongoc_cleanup().

DEPRECATED FEATURE: AUTOMATIC INITIALIZATION AND CLEANUP

       On  some platforms the driver can automatically call mongoc_init() before main, and call mongoc_cleanup()
       as the process exits. This is problematic in situations where related libraries also execute cleanup code
       on shutdown, and it creates inconsistent rules across platforms. Therefore the  automatic  initialization
       and  cleanup  feature  is  deprecated,  and  will  be  dropped  in  version  2.0. Meanwhile, for backward
       compatibility, the feature is enabled by default on platforms where it is available.

       For portable, future-proof code, always call mongoc_init() and mongoc_cleanup() yourself,  and  configure
       the driver like:

          cmake -DENABLE_AUTOMATIC_INIT_AND_CLEANUP=OFF

AUTHOR

       MongoDB, Inc

COPYRIGHT

       2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

1.30.2                                            Mar 05, 2025                            MONGOC_INIT_CLEANUP(3)