[COUCHDB-857] no continuous replication with doc_ids param

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.11.1, 0.11.2, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3
• Fix Version/s: 1.1, 1.2
• Skill Level: Regular Contributors Level (Easy to Medium)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Benoit Chesneau
• Created: 18/Aug/10 12:42
• Updated: 07/Apr/12 22:12
• Resolved: 01/Jul/11 23:26

Description

I investigated more on this problem :
http://markmail.org/message/bazjkhmwcrdp3kcf

I've found that that continuous replication isn't possible with "doc_ids" parameter. I confirmed this reading the code :

DocIds = couch_util:get_value(<<"doc_ids">>, PostProps, nil),

... snip ...

case DocIds of
List when is_list(List) ->
% Fast replication using only a list of doc IDs to replicate.
% Replication sessions, checkpoints and logs are not created
% since the update sequence number of the source DB is not used
% for determining which documents are copied into the target DB.

..... snip
_ ->
% Replication using the _changes API (DB sequence update numbers).

Why can't we have continuous replication with "doc_ids" ?