Repository: couchdb-fabric Updated Branches: refs/heads/master e44e7f119 -> 8d4c8ea61
readme: change to couchdb project Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-fabric/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-fabric/commit/8d4c8ea6 Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-fabric/tree/8d4c8ea6 Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-fabric/diff/8d4c8ea6 Branch: refs/heads/master Commit: 8d4c8ea61502a58dcb881b1dd0c61ced1ab05724 Parents: e44e7f1 Author: Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> Authored: Sat Feb 28 23:18:46 2015 +0100 Committer: Robert Kowalski <[email protected]> Committed: Wed Mar 4 21:58:06 2015 +0100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- README.md | 20 +++++++------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-fabric/blob/8d4c8ea6/README.md ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6df941b..421a390 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,24 +1,18 @@ ## fabric -Fabric is a collection of proxy functions for [CouchDB][1] operations in a cluster. These functions are used in [BigCouch][2] as the remote procedure endpoints on each of the cluster nodes. +Fabric is a collection of proxy functions for [CouchDB][1] operations in a cluster. These functions are used in CouchDB as the remote procedure endpoints on each of the cluster nodes. -For example, creating a database is a straightforward task in standalone CouchDB, but for BigCouch, each node that will store a shard for the database needs to receive and execute a fabric function. The node handling the request also needs to compile the results from each of the nodes and respond accordingly to the client. +For example, creating a database is a straightforward task in CouchDB 1.x, but for a clustered CouchDB, each node that will store a shard for the database needs to receive and execute a fabric function. The node handling the request also needs to compile the results from each of the nodes and respond accordingly to the client. -Fabric is used in conjunction with 'Rexi' which is also an application within BigCouch. +Fabric is used in conjunction with 'Rexi' which is also an application within CouchDB. ### Getting Started -Fabric requires R13B03 or higher and can be built with [rebar][6], which comes bundled in the repository. +Fabric requires R13B03 or higher and can be built with [rebar][3]. ### License -[Apache 2.0][3] +[Apache 2.0][2] -### Contact - * [http://cloudant.com][4] - * [[email protected]][5] [1]: http://couchdb.apache.org -[2]: http://github.com/cloudant/bigcouch -[3]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html -[4]: http://cloudant.com -[5]: mailto:[email protected] -[6]: http://github.com/basho/rebar +[2]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html +[3]: http://github.com/basho/rebar
