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Subject: Re: slash escaping (was 0.9.0 Release)
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:03:38 +1030
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I have published a branch that uses a new filesystem layout that =20
eliminates all restrictions on database and view names at:

   http://www.github.com/AntonyBlakey/couchdb/tree/escaped_filenames

It uses a structure like the following:

   <database_dir>/
     376256767373932aafbad43539978a53.couch/
       data
       name
     fe58718fe13cd483fdc66fb4b2c512b1.couch/
       data
       name
       b84dd25a153afb6a7412ab9c20413210.view/
         data
         name

The hex strings are MD5 digests of the database/view name. The =20
contents of each 'name' file is the UTF-8 encoding of the database or =20=

design document responsible for the directory.

It seems to handle everything except a slash in the name of a design =20
document, but that's an issue internal to the view code, rather than =20
filesystem issue. I am tracking it down. There may also be Futon =20
issues, although I've so far only seen the single aforementioned issue.

Code opinions requested so that I can get this to a point suitable for =20=

gatekeeper consideration.

Antony Blakey
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