couchdb-corrupted-document

Search and destroy corrupted documents.

Corrupted documents break the indexing process, this tool helps you find and handle the document(s) which are causing a problem.

How it works

Request all documents from the CouchDB server, report failed retrievals.

Requirements

• Views should not be indexed during this period

Usage

Step 1
Run cdbcd --detect -s <http(s)://server> -u <user> -p <password> -d <db> > failed.json

Step 2
Take first 5000 keys

Step 3a
Check whether all selected keys can be retrieved in batch

Step 3b
If the batch fails, test keys individually

Step 4
Remember failed keys.

Step 5
Take next 5000 keys, goto Step 2 if found.

Step 6
Output failed keys in JSON format to stdout.

Step 7
Run cdbcd --delete < failed.json

Transfer

Copy documents from one database to the other, skipping and reporting failed documents.

Step 1
Run cdbcd --transfer -s <http(s)://server> -u <user> -p <password> -d <db> --ts <http(s)://server> --tu <user> --tp <password> --td <db>