[COUCHDB-645] _update: document created with undefined _id

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.11
• Component/s: Database Core
• Labels: updates

Environment

Linux, CouchDB built from HEAD

• Skill Level: Regular Contributors Level (Easy to Medium)
• Assignee: John Christopher Anderson
• Reporter: Cliff Stanford
• Created: 09/Feb/10 17:44
• Updated: 25/Jun/13 22:47
• Resolved: 25/Jun/13 22:47

Description

Using an update handler, if a document is returned with

{ _id : undefined }

, the document will be created on the database with an undefined _id and will henceforth not be accessible to modify or delete although it will show up in views.