[COUCHDB-137] Get filtered data from many views with one request

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: HTTP Interface
• Skill Level: Committers Level (Medium to Hard)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Vadim Sukhanov
• Created: 11/Oct/08 16:30
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:26
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:26

Description

This patch allows to request any numbers of views by one http request.
Result of each view can be processed by chain of filters defined in a request.
Also user can define a filters to united data.

For example, filter can sort data by any way you want or returns a totaly new data set.

How to apply patch:
1) copy patch to couchdb source dir
2) Extract patch archive by command:
$ tar -xzvf patch.11.10.08.1.tar.gz
this add a new file "src/couchdb/couch_httpd_general_view.erl" and patch itself.

3) apply patch
$ patch -p0 < 11.10.2008.1.patch

4) add to local.ini next lines
[httpd_global_handlers]
_general_view =

{couch_httpd_general_view, handle_general_view_req}

5) make, make install and restart couchdb

p.s. i've done patch against 703638 revision