[COUCHDB-486] Better separation between httpd and core through api layer

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: Database Core
• Skill Level: Committers Level (Medium to Hard)
• Assignee: Adam Kocoloski
• Reporter: Adam Kocoloski
• Created: 25/Aug/09 20:09
• Updated: 27/Jun/15 01:36
• Resolved: 27/Jun/15 01:36

Description

I'm attaching a patch that routes non-purely-functional calls into core CouchDB modules through a new couch_api module. I also went ahead and wrote down dialyzer specs for everything in couch_api. I think this will be a useful reference, will make the codebase a bit more accessible to newcomers, and will help us maintain better separation between the purely functional httpd layer and the core (useful in e.g. partitioning work).