Great! Is there a way for a JavaScript function to exist in one place but to be available to ALL design documents?
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > On 19 January 2014 18:35, Hank Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How can I add a JavaScript function to a show function? >> 'XYZ: '+ (111*2) >> >> I would like to reference a custom function like this: >> 'XYZ: '+ zooph(111) >> >> This example does NOT work: >> >> "myshowfunction": "function(doc, req){ return{'headers': >> {'Content-Type' : 'text/plain'}, 'body': function zooph(x) {return >> x*2;} + 'XYZ: '+ zooph(111)}}" >> > > you can add a commonJS module to a design document. It is available within > the whole design document and you can reference it from your show function. > here is an example: > { > "_id": "_design/somename", > "_rev": "275-a3f8495cc032a09fb1dfdbaa26da0703", > "views": { > "lib": { > "multi2": "function(x) { return x * 2; }", > "multi4": "function(x) { return x * 4; }" > } > } > } > } > > You would then require the module in your show function with > > require('lib/multi2') or require('lib/multi4'). > > You could also namespace this in the code above with > > "lib": { > "modulenamesapce": { > "multi2": "function(x) { return x * 2; }", > "multi4": "function(x) { return x * 4; }" > } > } > } > > and require it respectively. > > Please refer also to > http://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/query-server/javascript.html?highlight=commonjs#commonjs-modules > > Cheers > > Andy > > -- > Andy Wenk > Hamburg - Germany > RockIt! > > http://www.couchdb-buch.de > http://www.pg-praxisbuch.de > > GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > > https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
