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+import logging
+import time
+
+import pymongo
+from pymongo.errors import ConnectionFailure, OperationFailure
+
+from bigchaindb import backend
+from bigchaindb.backend.changefeed import ChangeFeed
+from bigchaindb.backend.utils import module_dispatch_registrar
+from bigchaindb.backend.mongodb.connection import MongoDBConnection
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+register_changefeed = module_dispatch_registrar(backend.changefeed)
+
+
+class MongoDBChangeFeed(ChangeFeed):
+    """This class implements a MongoDB changefeed.
+
+    We emulate the behaviour of the RethinkDB changefeed by using a tailable
+    cursor that listens for events on the oplog.
+    """
+
+    def run_forever(self):
+        for element in self.prefeed:
+            self.outqueue.put(element)
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.run_changefeed()
+                break
+            except (ConnectionFailure, OperationFailure) as exc:
+                logger.exception(exc)
+                time.sleep(1)
+
+    def run_changefeed(self):
+        # this is kinda a hack to make sure that the connection object is
+        # setup
+        self.connection._connect()
+        # namespace to allow us to only listen to changes in a single
+        # collection
+        namespace = '{}.{}'.format(self.connection.dbname, self.table)
+        # last timestamp in the oplog. We only care for operations happening
+        # in the future.
+        last_ts = self.connection.conn.local.oplog.rs.find()\
+                      .sort('$natural', pymongo.DESCENDING).limit(1)\
+                      .next()['ts']
+        # tailable cursor. A tailable cursor will remain open even after the
+        # last result was returned. ``TAILABLE_AWAIT`` will block for some
+        # timeout after the last result was returned. If no result is received
+        # in the meantime it will raise a StopIteration excetiption.
+        cursor = self.connection.conn.local.oplog.rs.find(
+            {'ns': namespace, 'ts': {'$gt': last_ts}},
+            cursor_type=pymongo.CursorType.TAILABLE_AWAIT,
+            oplog_replay=True
+        )
+
+        while cursor.alive:
+            try:
+                record = cursor.next()
+            except StopIteration:
+                print('mongodb cursor waiting')
+            else:
+                is_insert = record['op'] == 'i'
+                is_delete = record['op'] == 'd'
+                is_update = record['op'] == 'u'
+
+                if is_insert and self.operation == ChangeFeed.INSERT:
+                    self.outqueue.put(record['o'])
+                elif is_delete and self.operation == ChangeFeed.DELETE:
+                    # on delete it only returns the id of the document
+                    self.outqueue.put(record['o'])
+                elif is_update and self.operation == ChangeFeed.UPDATE:
+                    # not sure what to do here. Lets return the entire
+                    # operation
+                    self.outqueue.put(record)
+
+
+@register_changefeed(MongoDBConnection)
+def get_changefeed(connection, table, operation, *, prefeed=None):
+    """Return a MongoDB changefeed.
+
+    Returns:
+        An instance of
+        :class:`~bigchaindb.backend.mongodb.MongoDBChangeFeed`.
+    """
+
+    return MongoDBChangeFeed(table, operation, prefeed=prefeed,
+                             connection=connection)