On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 08:48, Robert Newson <rnew...@apache.org> wrote:
> No, _local docs shouldn't replicate. The value of MVCC in _local docs
> is to allow reconciliation in copies of the same database, where
> redundancy is being added under the covers.
>
To be clear, _local docs do obey MVCC semantics, but do not keep a rev tree
and thus do not support merging divergent histories. Multiple versions are
not kept available even when they're in conflict. They have a _rev and they
do get rejected with conflicts, you just can't access ?new_edits=false style
merging.
I'm in favor of giving them a full rev tree.
>
> Can you start a separate thread for your _meta proposal? It's a
> interesting thought but it's out of scope for both threads you've
> raised it in.
>
> B.
>
> On 17 August 2011 16:41, Benoit Chesneau <bchesn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Robert Newson <rnew...@apache.org> wrote:
> >> MVCC for _local docs would be useful for BigCouch for the same reason
> >> it's useful for _security docs, so your impression of what they are is
> >> superior to reality.
> >>
> >> B.
> >
> >
> > would also simplify the code imo. but do you mean their would also be a
> way
> > to even replicate local docs with some options?
> >
> > - benoit
> >>
> >> On 17 August 2011 16:01, Jason Smith <j...@iriscouch.com> wrote:
> >>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Adam Kocoloski <kocol...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> >>>>> How do you feel about migrating to a blessed _local/security
> document?
> >>>>> Maybe its latest version could be cached in the header for speed?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Pros:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> * Couch gets (conceptually) simpler rather than more complex
> >>>>> * It's versioned, you get full doc semantics
> >>>>> * It doesn't replicate, but 3rd-party tools can pseudo-replicate it
> as
> > needed
> >>>>> * Design documents can enforce policies: if(doc._id ==
> _local/security
> >>>>> && doc.members.length == 0) throw {forbidden:"This database may never
> >>>>> be public"}
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Eagerly awaiting a list of cons :)
> >>>>
> >>>> The only trouble I have with _local/security is that _local documents
> > are represented using #doc records instead of #full_doc_info records. As
> > such, they have no support for MVCC.
> >>>
> >>> I did not realize that, so one of the points I made was wrong. FWIW I
> >>> always assumed _local docs were normal docs, except they are
> >>> special-cased to neither replicate nor be represented in views.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the tip!
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Iris Couch
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
