CouchDB Weekly Meeting (see summary)
- Fauxton status: Fauxton test suite for integration tests will be running on CouchDB 2.0 soon, a PR is already in review. For the Mango interface this means that integration tests can be written for it. In Mango, you can currently create indexes and list them, and work on rewriting the all-docs-list to react is currently ongoing as well.
- rcouch merge: some work is already done, further work is currently on hold.
- couchperuser: couchperuser may get donated to the ASF, a clearance and vote will be done to move this forward.
- Google Summer of Code (GSoC): anyone who wants to mentor, please get in touch on the according thread.
- couchdb-www: the infra team is currently testing git-based website publishing. I we now want to make any changes on the CouchDB Website now, we have to do it in SVN and git, but only for a short while, until we’re moved over fully
- couchdbdocker: this project is also being imported from Github, paperwork has been filed, next step will be to get IP clearance going.
- couchdb-nano: paperwork has been filed as well, the import process will start soon
- _bulk_revs: discussion about optimising replication performance using _bulk_revs / COUCHDB-2310
- CouchDB 2.0: a text about the process for the new logo will be written, and consolidation of install instructions will be figured out by community members.
Major Discussions
Vote: Import docker-couchdb (SEE THREAD)
Formal vote on accepting the donation of the docker-couchdb project to CouchDB. The vote is still ongoing.
Releases in the CouchDB Universe
- pouchdb-dump-cli 2.0.0 – tool to dump a PouchDB/CouchDB database
- couchdb-json-logs 0.0.3 – regular CouchDB logs go in, structured JSON log records go out
- stork-odm 0.1.11 – Stork provides a layer of document management over the CouchDB.
- Launch: the Neighbourhoodie Software now offers professional support for Apache CouchDB™ (see email)
- beanbag 3.0.0 – generic CouchDB driver built upon request
Opinions and other News in the CouchDB Universe
Use Cases, Questions and Answers
- Stack Overflow: How to retrieve all the documents in CouchDB by given key?
- Stack Overflow: Unable to add multiple docs to Couchdb because of identical _ids
- Stack Overflow: Couch DB escape characters
- Stack Overflow: CouchDB counting values from a Document
- Stack Overflow: PouchDB/CouchDB Sequence Counter on Replicate
no public answer yet:
- Stack Overflow: futon web access after adding admin username/password error unauthorized
- Stack Overflow: Couchdb documents fields data converted into �
- Stack Overflow: When modeling a CouchDB object in Backbone, should there be a 1-1 relationship between a model and database?
For more new questions and answers about CouchDB, see these search results.
Get involved!
If you want to get into working on CouchDB:
- We have an infinite number of open contributor positions on CouchDB. Submit a pull request and join the project!
- CouchDB has a new wiki. Help us move content from the old to the new one!
- Can you help with Web Design, Development or UX for our Admin Console? No Erlang skills required! – Get in touch with us.
- Do you want to help moving the CouchDB docs translation forward? We’d love to have you in our L10n team! See our current status and languages we’d like to provide CouchDB docs in on this page. If you’d like to help, don’t hesitate to contact the L10n mailing list on l10n@couchdb.apache.org or ping Andy Wenk (awenkhh on IRC).
We’d be happy to welcome you on board!
Events
- March 24, San Francisco, USA: Meet the Erlang inventors
Time to relax!
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