1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/client/query.h b/src/mongo/client/query.h
index 37af5b0659e..68e972063b9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/client/query.h
+++ b/src/mongo/client/query.h
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ private:
     }
 };
 
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& s, const Query& q) {
+    return s << q.toString();
+}
+
 void assembleQueryRequest(const std::string& ns,
                           BSONObj query,
                           int nToReturn,
@@ -167,4 +171,9 @@ void assembleQueryRequest(const std::string& ns,
                           int queryOptions,
                           Message& toSend);
 
+/** Typically one uses the QUERY(...) macro to construct a Query object.
+Example: QUERY( "age" << 33 << "school" << "UCLA" )
+*/
+#define QUERY(x) ::mongo::Query(BSON(x))
+
 }  // namespace mongo