Hi, All!
I would like to suggest some way to have library functions in the javascript
(or other) views.
Currently, if I have some structured entries and a bunch of "library" functions
to peek values from them, which are highly used in many views, I have two
possible ways:
1. to include the library functions in the each view;
2. to patch couchdb's main.js and to include the library in it.
Both ways are ugly, imho...
I realize, it would be cool to have, say, "/_library/libname" document with the
library body.
And to have the optional parameter 'library' in the view's definition:
{'map': 'function body', 'reduce': 'function body', 'library': ['libname',
....]}
so when couchdb pass the view's functions to the view server it will pass not
only 'add_fun', but also 'add_lib' command with the library body to evaluate in
the view execution environment.
Unfortunately, I'm far from being an expert in couchdb ideology to propose more
constructive ideas about :-)
--
WBR, Dmi.
