You can send an HEAD with the the id you will create. It is a cheap way to do it. However it is generally faster to just try and see what happen. If you generate good doc ids it will likely happen.
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Kevin Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > I am calling CreateDocument<Document>() but I suspect that testing if the > document exists first may perform better in the long run. I am using > DreamSeat for my driver but I suspect other drivers have a similar "test". My > problem is that I don't know what to test for and I am unfamiliar with the > available methods. Any one successfully use such a pattern (preferably with > DreamSeat) that tests for existence then creates if the document doesn't > exist? Keep in mind I don't initially have an id. Thank you. >
