Sure, you can use _bulk_docs and send a json doc like:
{
"docs": [
{"_id": "expired_doc_0", "_rev": "1-62657917", "_deleted": true},
{"_id": "expired_doc_1", "_rev": "1-2089673485", "_deleted": true},
{"_id": "expired_doc_2", "_rev": "1-2063452834", "_deleted": true}
]
}
http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_Bulk_Document_API#Modify_Multiple_Documents_With_a_Single_Request
for more info
On Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 17:01, Stephan Bardubitzki wrote:
> Thanks Simon,
>
> that's what I was thinking too, but have a problem to figure out how
> bulk delete should be implemented. Do you have some advise or code
> example on that?
>
> Stephan
>
>
> On 12-08-30 08:48 AM, Simon Metson wrote:
> > You need to have a view keyed by expire_date and an external process (some
> > cron script, say) that queries that appropriately and makes the (bulk)
> > delete of old docs.
> > Cheers
> > Simon
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 16:44, Stephan Bardubitzki wrote:
> >
> > > I have a db with docs that have a field expire_date. I want to auto
> > > delete those docs when expire_date has passed, but have no clue how to
> > > do that.
> > >
> > > Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Stephan
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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