You can store binary data using attachments http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_Document_API#Attachments, as for the application I think that couch is a natural fit for such an application.
Ronen On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Dahmen Manuel <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello i'm new to couchDB. > > I'm asking me some questions about this software. > I'd like to make a platform with messages. > There will be a central server with a couchDB database and http server and > client applications which can receive and deliver messages > (message==document). > The user will be notified from messages from his contacts or organization, > even his own-fixed tasks, sheduled events that he had fix him or assigned to > him on his agenda. > I think about a very small client app, with calendar and events, task lists > and deadlines for tasks. Application would take place in the task bar as an > icon with access to: > - agenda > - event reminder > - event creation > - e-mail received (notification from e-mail client application) > - messages received > - sending messsages to contacts > It would be an application for an organization or a group of friends or > colleages. > > About organization I was thinking about a photography club, a photographer > could save the location and description where he put his new nice photo > online. And other members get notified of his post (ie a post on Flickr or > Picasa) > > > A new contact/agenda application based on couchDB would be something > interesting? > That was my first idea of an application based on couchDB when i read the > website presenting the software. > > > One question : can couchDB handle binary documents like pictures, music, > and videos, or simply link to them? > Second question: If I want to make this application, what storage for > concrete 'documents' (no couchDB Document) like pictures? > - FTP and HTTP? > - P2P but about privacy? > I 'm going to read the book about couchDB and perhaps contribute to this > project. > -- > > Manuel Dahmen > > Mobile: 0489/57.52.40 > > [email protected] >
