Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org
Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of bdrhoa@gmail.com designates
 209.85.214.182 as permitted sender)
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: 
 <CAFZfYnB31RSjY+7ZEb8J5G5Es1sEQKV2zNwLUa8HBvQnkq-CJw@mail.gmail.com>
References: 
 <CABu8_fVSBngqV84xW-GiTru-=iAAS42sD_oJjmWKfdr5DpVrDQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAFZfYnB31RSjY+7ZEb8J5G5Es1sEQKV2zNwLUa8HBvQnkq-CJw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:40:04 -0600
Message-ID: 
 <CABu8_fXtZ84c7K-Q0Egq2E5ic1+hHu5_Q6sUjt+emrsMTvPFoA@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How To Retrieve JUST The Latest Rev Of A (Design) Doc - Check For
 CouchApp Update
From: Brad Rhoads <bdrhoa@gmail.com>
To: user@couchdb.apache.org
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae939992d11fe1a04d9c9a66b

--14dae939992d11fe1a04d9c9a66b
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The problem I'm trying to solve is to check if there are any changes that
the replication will do when requested.
On Apr 7, 2013 12:11 PM, "Tibor Gemes" <tibber@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would use a named document replication with the id of the design
> document. This way you will not have to worry about the revisions.
>
> T
> 2013.04.06. 18:58, "Brad Rhoads" <bdrhoa@gmail.com> ezt =EDrta:
>
> > We're running a couchapp on TouchDB Android. The app has a "check for
> > update" option that of course, just starts a replication against the th=
e
> > version running online. But I'd like to tell the user either "update in
> > progress" or "no update available."
> >
> > It seems that I should just need to compare the rev of the local _desig=
n
> > doc against the remote _design doc. Is there a way to request just the
> _rev
> > of the remote doc? So far I've only been able to retrieve the entire
> > document, which in the case of a couchapp is pretty big.
> >
> > As I was just writing that, it came to mind that I might just be better
> off
> > creating a separate document that has a last update/version number in i=
t.
> >
> > Any other approaches to this problem?
> >
> > Thanks for the help!
> > ---------------------------
> > www.maf.org/rhoads
> > www.ontherhoads.org
> >
>

--14dae939992d11fe1a04d9c9a66b--