On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Chris Anderson <jch...@apache.org> wrote:
> MVCC semantics would be helpful for the _security object.
>
> If caching + aliasing it to _local/security is the easier way to add
> this, then I think it is OK.
>
> OTOH it would probably be simple to add a basic (local docs) rev check
> to the security updater.
>
> I am not sure why are talking about a rev tree for local docs, as they
> don't replicate, so where would conflicts come from?
>
Syncing across a cluster.
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Randall Leeds <randall.le...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 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
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>
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> Chris Anderson
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