NAME

Couch::DB::Design - handle design documents

INHERITANCE

Couch::DB::Design
  is a Couch::DB::Document

SYNOPSIS

my $ddoc = Couch::DB::Design->new(id => 'myname', db => $db);
my $ddoc = $db->design('myname');          # same
my $ddoc = $db->design('_design/myname');  # same
my $ddoc = $db->design;  # id generated

my $results = $db->design('d')->search('i', ...) or die;
my $results = $db->search(d => 'i', ...); # same
my $results = $db->search($ddoc => 'i', ...); # same

DESCRIPTION

In CouchDB, design documents provide the main interface for building a CouchDB application. The design document defines the views used to extract information from CouchDB through one or more views.

Design documents behave just like your own documents, but occupy the _design/ namespace in your database. A bunch of the methods are therefore exactly the same as the methods in base-class Couch::DB::Document.

Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Couch::DB::Document.

METHODS

Extends "METHODS" in Couch::DB::Document.

Constructors

Extends "Constructors" in Couch::DB::Document.

$class->fromResult($result, $data, %options)

Inherited, see "Constructors" in Couch::DB::Document

$class->new(%options)

If no id is passed, then one gets generated: a UUID is requested from the server. You may also use a local generator via UUID::URandom or Data::UUID, which is (of course) more efficient.

-Option --Defined in         --Default
 batch    Couch::DB::Document  from database
 content  Couch::DB::Document  undef
 db       Couch::DB::Document  undef
 id       Couch::DB::Document  generated
 local    Couch::DB::Document  false
 row      Couch::DB::Document  undef
batch => BOOLEAN
content => DATA
db => Couch::DB::Database-object
id => ID
local => BOOLEAN
row => Couch::DB::Row-object

Accessors

Extends "Accessors" in Couch::DB::Document.

$obj->batch()

Inherited, see "Accessors" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->couch()

Inherited, see "Accessors" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->db()

Inherited, see "Accessors" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->id()

Inherited, see "Accessors" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->idBase()

Various calls need the id without the _design. Whether the full document id for the design document or only the unique part is required/given is confusing. This method returns the unique part.

$obj->row( [$row] )

Inherited, see "Accessors" in Couch::DB::Document

$class->setIdGenerator(CODE)

When a design document is created without explicit id, that will get generated. By default, this is done by requesting a fresh UUID from the server. You may change this into some local random collission free id generator for better performance.

The CODE is called with the daabase object as only parameter.

Content

Extends "Content" in Couch::DB::Document.

$obj->isDeleted()

Inherited, see "Content" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->isLocal()

Inherited, see "Content" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->latest()

Inherited, see "Content" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->rev()

Inherited, see "Content" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->revision($rev)

Inherited, see "Content" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->revisions()

Inherited, see "Content" in Couch::DB::Document

Document details

Extends "Document details" in Couch::DB::Document.

$obj->conflicts()

Inherited, see "Document details" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->deletedConflicts()

Inherited, see "Document details" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->revisionInfo($revision)

Inherited, see "Document details" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->revisionsInfo()

Inherited, see "Document details" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->updateSequence()

Inherited, see "Document details" in Couch::DB::Document

Document in the database

All methods below are inherited from standard documents. Their call URI differs, but their implementation is the same. On the other hand: they add interpretation on fields which do not start with '_'.

Extends "Document in the database" in Couch::DB::Document.

$obj->appendTo($doc, %options)
[CouchDB API "COPY /{db}/_design/{ddoc}"]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Document in the database">
$obj->cloneInto($doc, %options)
[CouchDB API "COPY /{db}/_design/{ddoc}"]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Document in the database">
$obj->create(\%data, %options)
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_index", UNTESTED]
Create a new design document.

In Couch::DB, the client-side, not the server, generates ids. Therefore, this method is equivalent to update(). Improves base, see "Document in the database" in Couch::DB::Document

-Option--Defined in         --Default
 batch   Couch::DB::Document  new(batch)
batch => BOOLEAN
$obj->delete(%options)
[CouchDB API "DELETE /{db}/_design/{ddoc}"]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Document in the database">
$obj->details(%options)
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_info", UNTESTED]

Obtains information about the specified design document, including the index, index size and current status of the design document and associated index information.

$obj->exists(%option)
[CouchDB API "HEAD /{db}/_design/{ddoc}"]

Returns the HTTP Headers containing a minimal amount of information about the specified design document. Improves base, see "Document in the database" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->get(%options)
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}"]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Document in the database">
$obj->update(\%data, %options)
[CouchDB API "PUT /{db}/_design/{ddoc}"]

Options filters, lists, shows, and updates are HASHes which map names to fragments of code written in programming language language (usually erlang or javascript).

Options lists, show, and rewrites (query redirection) are deprecated since 3.0, and are removed from 4.0. Improves base, see "Document in the database" in Couch::DB::Document

-Option--Defined in         --Default
 batch   Couch::DB::Document  new(batch)
batch => BOOLEAN

Attachments

Extends "Attachments" in Couch::DB::Document.

$obj->attDelete($name, %options)
[CouchDB API "DELETE /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}" ]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Attachments">
$obj->attExists($name, %options)
[CouchDB API "HEAD /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}"]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Attachments">
$obj->attInfo($name)

Inherited, see "Attachments" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->attLoad($name, %options)
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}" ]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Attachments">
$obj->attSave($name, $data, %options)
 [CouchDB API "PUT /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}" ]
Improves base, see L<Couch::DB::Document/"Attachments">

-Option--Defined in         --Default
 type    Couch::DB::Document  application/octet-stream
type => IANA-MediaType
$obj->attachment($name)

Inherited, see "Attachments" in Couch::DB::Document

$obj->attachments()

Inherited, see "Attachments" in Couch::DB::Document

Indexes (indices)

$obj->createIndex(\%config, %options)
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_index", UNTESTED]

Create an index on the database. If the name already exists and the configuration is different, then the index be get regenerated.

$obj->deleteIndex($index, %options)
[CouchDB API "DELETE /{db}/_index/{design_doc}/json/{name}", UNTESTED]

Remove an index from this design document.

$obj->indexDetails($index, %options)
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_search_info/{index}", UNTESTED]

Returns metadata for the specified search index.

$obj->search( $index, [\%search, %options] )
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_search/{index}", UNTESTED]

Executes a (text) search request against the named $index. The default %search contains the whole index. When the search contains include_docs, then full docs are made available.

(Of course) this command supports paging.

» example: return full index all as rows

my $d    = $db->design('d');
my $rows = $d->search('i', {}, all => 1)->page;

my $search = +{ include_docs => 1 };
my @docs = $d->search('i', \%search, all => 1)->pageDocs;

Views

$obj->compactViews(%options)
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_compact/{ddoc}", UNTESTED]

Start the compacting (optimization) of all views in this design document. See Couch::DB::Database::compactViews() to start them for all design documents at once.

$obj->viewDocs( $view, [\%search|\@%search], %options] )
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view}", UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view}", UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view}/queries", UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_partition/{partition_id}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view}", UNTESTED]

Executes the specified view function.

This work is handled in Couch::DB::Database::allDocs(). See that method for %options and results.

» example:

my %search;
my $c = $db->design('people')->viewDocs(customers => \%search, all => 1);
my $hits = $c->page;

my %search = (design => 'people', view => 'customers');
my $c = $db->allDocs(\%search, all => 1);

Functions

$obj->applyUpdate( $function, [$doc|$docid|undef, %options] )
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_update/{func}", UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_update/{func}/{docid}", UNTESTED]

See what the update function would change. The update $function is run on a document, specified by id or object. By default or explicit undef, a null (missing) document will be used.

$obj->list($function, $view, %options)
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{view}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{view}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{other-ddoc}/{view}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{other-ddoc}/{view}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]

Executes a list function against the $view.

-Option   --Default
 view_ddoc  undef
view_ddoc => $ddoc|$ddocid

When the $view resides in a different design.

$obj->show( $function, [$doc|$docid|undef, %options] )
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}/{docid}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]
[CouchDB API "POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}/{docid}", deprecated 3.0, removed 4.0, UNTESTED]

Apply show $function on the document, as specified by $docid or document object. By default or explicit undef, a "null" document will be used.

DIAGNOSTICS

Warning: -hex

Cast by revisions()

Error: you have requested the open_revs detail for the document yet.

Cast by revisionsInfo()

SEE ALSO

This module is part of Couch-DB version 0.201, built on January 30, 2026. Website: http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/

LICENSE

For contributors see file ChangeLog.

This software is copyright (c) 2024-2026 by Mark Overmeer.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.