Mailing-List: contact dev-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: dev@couchdb.apache.org
Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of ryan.ramage@gmail.com
 designates 209.85.220.180 as permitted sender)
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of ryan.ramage@gmail.com designates
 10.52.95.108 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.52.95.108;
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <1329858735601-7306229.post@n2.nabble.com>
References: <1329858735601-7306229.post@n2.nabble.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:22:48 -0700
Message-ID: 
 <CAL-h1aStRB0GLaowkjfwmFEMZYMk_U55OiE=JjhFQZ_eGu1FLg@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: General question about views
From: Ryan Ramage <ryan.ramage@gmail.com>
To: dev@couchdb.apache.org
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John,

These question are typically handled in the users forum.

But otherwise for generic queries you can use
https://github.com/rnewson/couchdb-lucene.

or elasticsearch
http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/river/couchdb.html

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM, JohnRodey <timothyddaly@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have some WebServices that act as a middle man between our client
> applications and our backend repository(CouchDB). =A0I wanted to create a=
nd
> infrastructure where users could enter search criteria to a web service p=
ost
> and run a query on those fields and do so in a generic way that isnt vend=
or
> specific. =A0I would like my client to be able to do something similar to
> "http://host:port/query?name=3D"bob",birthdatestart=3D"1980/07/04",birthd=
ateend=3D"1981/07/04",hieght=3D"6'1""".
>
> I basically want the ability to handle any type of query that a user thro=
ws
> at me. =A0But as Im looking it seems like this isnt exactly how CouchDB w=
as
> built. =A0It seems like I would rather have a set of supported queries su=
ch as
> "http://host:port/query=3DfindByBirthdate?birthdatestart=3D"1980/07/04",b=
irthdateend=3D"1981/07/04"".
> Is this true? =A0I believe that I could accomplish what I want through
> temporary views, but I know these are not desired for production.
>
> If I can somehow handle dynamic query parameters, is there a way to handl=
e
> which fields from the document to return to the user?
>
> Thanks for any insight!
>
> --
> View this message in context: http://couchdb-development.1959287.n2.nabbl=
e.com/General-question-about-views-tp7306229p7306229.html
> Sent from the CouchDB Development mailing list archive at Nabble.com.