Yes, it works. But I want to use the modules on the browser and I've managed to get it working using RequireJS. Unfortunately I have problems with js-test-driver, so right now I'm doing file concatenation to get the job done.
Marcello 2011/10/4 Sean Copenhaver <[email protected]>: > Do CommonJS modules work in validate_doc_update? > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Jason Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would stick to a pure-function. What if you set `a = /not_bla/` in >> the function? But CouchDB might start many simultaneous Javascript >> processes, so you will not know the value of `a` later. >> >> I admit that sometimes I wish I could put constants and other things >> outside the function, for readability. >> >> P.S. /regex/.test(str) does not work on some builds of CouchDB (or >> rather, some builds of Spidermonkey) which are still in use. It is >> safer to use str.match(/regex) which I also find less readable :) >> >> On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Marcello Nuccio >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Is it supported to put anything other than an anonymous function in >> > the validate_doc_update field of a design document? >> > >> > For example: >> > >> > var a = /bla/; >> > function (doc, oldDoc, userCtx, secObj) { >> > if (!a.test(doc._id)) ... >> > } >> > >> > is it supported or it can work only by coincidence. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Marcello >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Iris Couch >> > > > > -- > “The limits of language are the limits of one's world. “ - Ludwig von > Wittgenstein > > "Water is fluid, soft and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is > rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft and yielding will > overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft > is strong." - Lao-Tzu >
