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[jira] [Created] (COUCHDB-1530) Add a mode to _all_docs to include deleted docs

Jens Alfke created COUCHDB-1530:
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             Summary: Add a mode to _all_docs to include deleted docs
                 Key: COUCHDB-1530
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1530
             Project: CouchDB
          Issue Type: Improvement
    Affects Versions: 1.2
            Reporter: Jens Alfke
            Priority: Minor


There's currently no efficient way to discover the deleted documents in a database, since _all_docs only returns active documents. It can be useful to show all documents, even deleted ones, for troubleshooting or forensic purposes.

I propose adding an option like "?include_deleted=true" to _all_docs that will cause it to return deleted documents as well. To provide a way to tell deleted docs apart from active ones (if the include_docs option isn't on), the "value" object should include a "deleted":true property for those docs.

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[jira] [Commented] (COUCHDB-1530) Add a mode to _all_docs to include deleted docs

Posted by "Jens Alfke (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
    [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1530?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13448271#comment-13448271 ] 

Jens Alfke commented on COUCHDB-1530:
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Note: It's possible to find the deleted documents by iterating over the database's entire _changes feed, but it's expensive.
                
> Add a mode to _all_docs to include deleted docs
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: COUCHDB-1530
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1530
>             Project: CouchDB
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>    Affects Versions: 1.2
>            Reporter: Jens Alfke
>            Priority: Minor
>
> There's currently no efficient way to discover the deleted documents in a database, since _all_docs only returns active documents. It can be useful to show all documents, even deleted ones, for troubleshooting or forensic purposes.
> I propose adding an option like "?include_deleted=true" to _all_docs that will cause it to return deleted documents as well. To provide a way to tell deleted docs apart from active ones (if the include_docs option isn't on), the "value" object should include a "deleted":true property for those docs.

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[jira] [Commented] (COUCHDB-1530) Add a mode to _all_docs to include deleted docs

Posted by "Paul Joseph Davis (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
    [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1530?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13448395#comment-13448395 ] 

Paul Joseph Davis commented on COUCHDB-1530:
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+1 for include_deleted. Though I'll note that this won't allow for an efficient view of *only* deleted docs. Perhaps a view option like local seqs or including design docs that allows users to create views would be a good addition as well.
                
> Add a mode to _all_docs to include deleted docs
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: COUCHDB-1530
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1530
>             Project: CouchDB
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>    Affects Versions: 1.2
>            Reporter: Jens Alfke
>            Priority: Minor
>
> There's currently no efficient way to discover the deleted documents in a database, since _all_docs only returns active documents. It can be useful to show all documents, even deleted ones, for troubleshooting or forensic purposes.
> I propose adding an option like "?include_deleted=true" to _all_docs that will cause it to return deleted documents as well. To provide a way to tell deleted docs apart from active ones (if the include_docs option isn't on), the "value" object should include a "deleted":true property for those docs.

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