Here is some code in Python to get latest rev: https://github.com/benoitc/couchdbkit/blob/master/couchdbkit/client.py#L462
On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 6:11 AM, Brad Rhoads <[email protected]> wrote: > It looks like that a HEAD request should work. But in my code below, it > doesn't appear that either the error function or the success function get > called. Note that async:true doesn't make any difference. > > > // Check for application updates > > $('input.updatecheck').live('click', function (event) { > > > > var geturl; > > geturl = $.ajax({ > > type: "HEAD", > > dataType:"jsonp", //need to use JSONP to get to isriscouch > > async: false, > > url: ' > http://user:[email protected]/ourdb/_design/library', > > error:function (){alert("fail!");}, > > success: function () { > > alert("done!"+ geturl.getAllResponseHeaders()); > > } > > }); > > . . . > > }); > > > > --------------------------- > www.maf.org/rhoads > www.ontherhoads.org > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Marty Schoch <[email protected]>wrote: > >> A HEAD request for the document should return the revision (I think it may >> be in the Etag header) >> >> Marty >> On Apr 6, 2013 12:58 PM, "Brad Rhoads" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > We're running a couchapp on TouchDB Android. The app has a "check for >> > update" option that of course, just starts a replication against the the >> > version running online. But I'd like to tell the user either "update in >> > progress" or "no update available." >> > >> > It seems that I should just need to compare the rev of the local _design >> > doc against the remote _design doc. Is there a way to request just the >> _rev >> > of the remote doc? So far I've only been able to retrieve the entire >> > document, which in the case of a couchapp is pretty big. >> > >> > As I was just writing that, it came to mind that I might just be better >> off >> > creating a separate document that has a last update/version number in it. >> > >> > Any other approaches to this problem? >> > >> > Thanks for the help! >> > --------------------------- >> > www.maf.org/rhoads >> > www.ontherhoads.org >> > >>
