Handle dem namespaces like the kernel do.
var ns = require('mongodb-ns');
var bacon = ns('canadian-things.songs-aboot-bacon');
console.log(bacon.toString() + '\n', bacon);
will output
canadian-things.songs-aboot-bacon
NS {
ns: 'canadian-things.songs-aboot-bacon',
dotIndex: 15,
database: 'canadian-things',
collection: 'songs-aboot-bacon',
system: false,
oplog: false,
command: false,
special: false,
specialish: false,
normal: true,
validDatabaseName: true,
validCollectionName: true,
databaseHash: 23620443216 }
MIT