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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:28:11 -0400
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Subject: Re: Validation callouts over HTTP[S]
From: Paul Davis <paul.joseph.davis@gmail.com>
To: user@couchdb.apache.org
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On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Delta 2038<delta2038@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Paul Davis <paul.joseph.davis@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> validate_doc_update functions probably won't ever be able to access
>> anything outside of the data provided in the function signature.
>> Allowing a validator to access external resources could end up causing
>> lots of weirdness during replication and what not.
>>
>> That said, the new _update handlers may be open to having HTTP
>> support. I'm not entirely certain on the implications here and if we
>> do allow it, we'll have to revisit some of the curl handlers.
>
>
> Are these _update handlers present in 0.9.x or an upcoming release? Where
> can I find more information about what they are and how to use them? We're
> looking for ways to handle server-side processing of input data such as
> modification timestamps, etc. If that's something the _update handlers can
> perform, that eliminates at least part of the need to have say a reverse
> proxy that's capable of massaging the input data sitting in front of
> CouchDB.
>
> Thanks.
>

They were just committed a couple days ago. I haven't seen anyone
create a Wiki page so as usual the best documentation is in the unit
tests.

Paul