How to bulk import design docs and views to couchbase server

Couchbase Server
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Hello,

I am using couchbase server in a Java project build with Maven and I want to make some kind of import process every time the DB is deleted, so when I make a new deployment in the development environment, the design documents and the preloaded data are existing in the couchbase server instance.

So I have been trying to use the cbdocloader tool following these instructions:

http://docs.couchbase.com/couchbase-manual-2.1/#cbdocloader-tool

In theory, this tool supports data and design documents load. I have tested it for documents and it works but I have tried for design documents but this is not working, I don get any error in the console but in the couchbase console there is no design document, what format should have the json?

Thanks.

2

Hello,

Yes you can use the cbdocloader tool to import design documents/views.

You just need to create a folder and a file in your import directory/file. something like:

./design_docs/[design_doc_name].json

And in this file:

{
“_id”: “_design/beer”,
“language”: “javascript”,
“views”: {
“brewery_beers”: {
“map”: “function(doc, meta) {\n switch(doc.type) {\n case "brewery":\n emit([meta.id]);\n break;\n case "beer":\n if (doc.brewery_id) {\n emit([doc.brewery_id, meta.id]);\n }\n break;\n }\n}\n”
},
“by_location”: {
“map”: “function (doc, meta) {\n if (doc.country, doc.state, doc.city) {\n emit([doc.country, doc.state, doc.city], 1);\n } else if (doc.country, doc.state) {\n emit([doc.country, doc.state], 1);\n } else if (doc.country) {\n emit([doc.country], 1);\n }\n}”,
“reduce”: “_count”
}
}
}

I invite you to look in the beer-sample.zip file.

Note that you can always create views from your code too, as documented here:

Tug
@tgrall

3

Thank you very much! it works like a charm.

4

cbdocloader is used for load the ddoc and it will create the views with ddoc. Is my understanding is correct?