To the first one any pretty printing command line utility will work, I really like jq (https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)
So with my example just piping to jq with no arguments gives formatted json which then could be sent to file: $ curl http://localhost:5984/koi/_design/ddoc -s | jq . { "_id": "_design/ddoc", "_rev": "2-969b8f6ac9911b15c7884d9d5d527093", "views": { "name": { "map": "function(doc) { emit(doc.name, doc.age); }" } } } $ curl http://localhost:5984/koi/_design/ddoc -s | jq . > ddoc2.json In reality jq is much more powerful tool, so check it out if you haven’t seen it before. For the second one, if I understand the question correctly, no, a design document doesn’t need to be no-linebreaks json. As long as its values are strings and evaluates to a proper javascript it could be formatted as necessary, json and javascript function parts alike, i.e. the following is perfectly valid design document: { "_id": "_design/ddoc", "_rev": "2-969b8f6ac9911b15c7884d9d5d527093", "views": { "name": { "map": "function(doc) { var name = doc.name; var age = doc.age; emit(name, age); }" } } } Regards, Eric > On Aug 14, 2017, at 11:50, Ronny Berndt <ro...@kioskkinder.com> wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > thank you for your answer. > > My problem is, if you get the design doc, you get one line of json (no > linebreaks, etc…). > How to reformat to > 1. a doc with linebreaks to easily edit the file > 2. reformat two one line (or isn’T it necessary for the upload)? > > all with command line tools (or automatic after downloading/uploading)? > > Regards, Ronny > >> Am 14.08.2017 um 16:13 schrieb Eiri <e...@eiri.ca>: >> >> Hi Ronny, >> >> For me “a-ha” moment was to realise that design document is just an ordinary >> CouchDB document, so it can be created and updated with any http client: >> curl, httpie, whatnot. I’ve writed up a gist with basic demo on using curl >> for that: https://gist.github.com/eiri/70e3a44421ade7f01d4394ef08f80091 >> >> Key moments to notice there that while updating design document it must have >> revision and that value of “map” is a string, but it need to be a proper >> javascript, as it’ll be evaluated as such. >> >> So yes, it is easily possible to manage design documents without third party >> tools. >> >> Sorry, I don’t know the answer on your third question, I’m more of a command >> line guy. >> >> >> Regards, >> Eric >> >> >>> On Aug 11, 2017, at 15:44, Ronny Berndt <ro...@kioskkinder.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have some questions regarding the edit of design documents: >>> >>> >>> 1. What is the best way to edit design documents locally and upload it to >>> couchdb? >>> 2. Is it easily possible without third party tools like couchapp or >>> couchdb-bootstrap? >>> 3. How can I add a list function in Fauxton? >>> >>> Cheers, Ronny >> >
