Methods for storing small integers in MongoDB -
i'm trying optimize db size collection contains lot of documents. documents have number of properties represented small integers (< 255). in sql server world these stored tinyint values, smallest bson type can find int32.
are there alternatives efficiently storing small integers in mongodb?
tinyint data type equal byte (-256 < byte < 255) , smallint int16.
but mongodb stores data in binary format called bson supports these numeric data types:
- int32 - 4 bytes (32-bit signed integer)
 - int64 - 8 bytes (64-bit signed integer)
 - double - 8 bytes (64-bit ieee 754 floating point)
 
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