Your are a command line hero. And you like CouchDB. Maybe cushion-cli is something for you.

Command line tool for cushion CouchDB API. It is based on the node.js CouchDB-Api Cushion.

Getting Started

Install the module with: npm install -g cushion-cli

After that the global cushion command should be available in your terminal. Call it and you will be introduced by the cushion setup for a connection. You will be asked for host, port and if you want to setup a connection as an admin or not. If so you need to enter you admin name and password.

General Commands ( not depending on level and usable all the time ):

connection

Description: Switch to connection level.

No matter at which level you are, you can jump to connection level to use specific commands at this level.

After switching to connection level there will be a few new connection specific commands. So check them out by only pressing TAB.

Example:

document ✩ [documentName] ✩ -> connection
connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

database [databaseName]

Description: Switch to database level.

Jump to database level with command. If you are at connection level you need to set up a name. That means if you want to set up a new database switch the new name only and call the create command afterwards. If you want to work with an existing one type in database and enter first letter and press TAB .

! This command is supported by auto-completion !

After switching to database level there will be a few new database specific commands. So check them out by only pressing TAB.

If you are at document level use this command to go back to database level. Alternatively you could use ...

Examples:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> database [databaseName]
database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

document ✩ [documentName] ✩ -> database
database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

exit

Description: Stop cushion and to something else.

Example:

conncetion ✩ [host] ✩ -> exit
Bye bye - happy couching

help [command]

Description: Look for help for specific command.

This command is level specific! It will only show you the help messages for commands available on your current level (connection, database, document, user). To check which commands are available for some help (if you find something that is missing, please drop me a line) enter helpand press TAB.

! This command is supported by auto-completion !

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> help version

Get version of connected couchdb.

Command:
    $ version
    
connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

listDatabases

Description: Get list of all databases of current CouchDB connection.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> listDatabases

CouchDB includes the following databases:

Response:
- _replicator
- _users
- foo
- bar
- baz

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

listUsers

Description: Get list of all users of connected CouchDB.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> listUsers

Following users exist:

Response:
- foo
- bar

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

user [userName]

Description: Switch to user level.

Enter a given name for switching either to an existing user or for creating a new one by calling create at user level. To check which users are available to switch to enter userand press TAB.

! This command is supported by auto-completion !

After switching to user level there will be a few new user specific commands. So check them out by only pressing TAB.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> user [userName]
user ✩ [userName] ✩ ->

[..]

Description: Switch to parent level.

If you are at document level you will switch to database level. Database and user level will switch to connection level. Command at connection level will do nothing.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> ..
connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

Connection Level Commands ( "connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->" )

activeTaks

Description: Get list of active tasks.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> activeTasks

Response:
(empty array)

connection ✩ 127.0.0.1 ✩ ->

config [section] [option] [value]

Description: Get or set config information.

The parameters section, option and value are optional. So if you want to retrieve all config information just call config without any parameters. If you want to retrieve config information for a particular section call config [section] and so on. If you want to set any config option just set the value as third parameter ( 4th example ).

! This command is supported by auto-completion for section !

Examples:

onnection ✩ [host] ✩ -> config

Response:
httpd_design_handlers:
  _info:    {couch_httpd_db,   handle_design_info_req}
  _list:    {couch_httpd_show, handle_view_list_req}
  …
  a lot of fancy information here
  …
  util_driver_dir:    /opt/local/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-1.1.1/priv/lib
  view_index_dir:     /opt/local/var/lib/couchdb

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> config stats

Response:
rate:    1000
samples: [0, 60, 300, 900]

connection ✩ host ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> config stats rate

Response:
1000

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> config ssl port 1000

Response:
true

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> config ssl port

Response:
1000

connection ✩ 127.0.0.1 ✩ ->

createAdmin [name] [password]

Description: Create a new admin. You have got the possibilities to do in one step or to run a prompt dialog asking for name and password.

Examples:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> createAdmin
What is the name of admin? john
What is the password for john? fancyPassword
Admin was created.

Response:
true

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> createAdmin john fancyPassword
Admin was created.

Response:
true

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

deleteAdmin [name]

Description: Delete an existing admin. You have got the possibilities to do in one step or to run a prompt dialog asking for admin name.

Examples:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> deleteAdmin
What is the name of admin? john
Admin was deleted.

Response:
true

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> deleteAdmin john
Admin was deleted.

Response:
true

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

deleteConnection [name|index]

Description: If you set up a new connection you have the possibility to save the connection for later usage. Additional to that you can save connection by calling the saveConnection command. To delete useless connection from storage use this command.

! This command is supported by auto-completion for the connection name !

Examples:

Connection file found.
You have the following saved connections:

(1) local -> 127.0.0.1
(2) foo -> 127.0.0.1
…
a lot of fancy information here
…
connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> deleteConnection foo

Connection foo deleted.

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

Connection file found.
You have the following saved connections:

(1) local -> 127.0.0.1
(2) foo -> 127.0.0.1
…
a lot of fancy information here
…
connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> deleteConnection 2

Connection foo deleted.

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

log [bytes]

Description: Retrieve the tail of the server logs of connected CouchDB. Without set bytes param you will get 1000 Bytes of the tail.

Examples:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> log

Response:
T] [info] [<0.23322.8>] 127.0.0.1 - - 'GET' /_config 200
[Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:58:41 GMT] [info] [<0.31614.8>] 127.0.0.1 - - 'GET' / 200
…
lot of fancy information here
…
[Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:16:03 GMT] [info] [<0.8336.9>] 127.0.0.1 - - 'GET' / 200

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> log 32

Response:
0.1 - - 'GET' /_log?bytes=8 200

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

restart

Description: Restart the CouchDB. You have to be logged in as admin to do so.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> restart

Response:
ok: true

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

saveConnection [name]

Description: Save the connection for later usage.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> saveConnection foo

Connection foo was saved.

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

showConnection

Description: If you are at a new connection and you forgot what the settings was, this command will give you information about current connection.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> showConnection

Your current connection is:

host -> 127.0.0.1
port -> 5984
username -> john
password -> fancyPassword
secure -> false
path -> some/path/to/someWhere

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

showConnections

Description: Get a list of all saved connections.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> showConnections
Connection file found.
You have the following saved connections:

(1) local -> 127.0.0.1
(2) foo -> someHost
(3) bar -> anotherHost

connection ✩ host ✩ ->

stats

Description: Get server statistics.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> stats

Response:
couchdb:
  open_databases:
    description: number of open databases
    current:     null
    sum:         null
    …
    a lot of fancy information here
    …
    min:         null
    max:         null

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

uuids [numberOfUuids]

Description: Create CouchDB uuids.

Examples:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> uuids

Response:
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e000d6b

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> uuids 10

Response:
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e001cee
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e002286
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e003050
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e00399e
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e003afd
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e0045fd
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e00510b
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e005973
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e0067a0
- 4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e006be4

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

version

Description: Get version of connected CouchDB.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> version

Response:
1.1.1

connection ✩ [host] ✩ ->

Database Level Commands ( "database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->" )

allDesignDocuments

Description: Get a list of all design documents. The representation is without '_design/' at the beginning, because you have to use it at view command without prefix anyway.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> allDesignDocuments
This databases includes of 2 design documents.

Response:
- designFoo
- designBar

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

allDocuments [param1] [param2] ...

Description: Get a list of all documents given in selected database. Look for all possible param at here at query parameters.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> allDocuments
This databases exists of 10 documents.
Displayed result has an offset of 0

Response:
Doc1:            6-841ea3bec41a1ccbf776591dda80e1f9
Doc2:            14-f65a9da7700c81a73d23985e7fe286b2
_design/entries: 2-3b756e80956bb0ddff78dbd9a4468a3e
Doc3:            19-819e98e81df4c835841e51b83749c918
…

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> allDocuments limit=3 startkey="_design/entries"
This databases exists of 10 documents.
Displayed result has an offset of 2

Response:
_design/entries: 2-3b756e80956bb0ddff78dbd9a4468a3e
Doc3:            19-819e98e81df4c835841e51b83749c918
Doc4:            15-04000ead021dacbcf43a8c8969c5b2f1

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

allViews [designName]

Description: Get a list of views for design document.

! This command is supported by auto-completion for the design name !

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> allViews foo
This design document includes of 2 views.

Response:
- viewBar
- viewBaz

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

cleanup

Description: Start view cleanup for connected database.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> cleanup

Response:
true

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

compact

Description: Start compaction for connected database.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> compact

Response:
true

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

create

Description: Create new database (if not exist) and set it in CouchDB. You need to be at database level to execute this command.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> database foo

Switched to database foo

database ✩ foo ✩ -> create

Database created.

database ✩ foo ✩ -> listDatabases

CouchDB includes the following databases:

Response:
- _replicator
- _users
- db1
- db2
- foo

database ✩ foo ✩ ->

destroy

Description: Delete given database and remove it from CouchDB. Switch to database level of an existing database and call destroycommand.

Example:

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> listDatabases

CouchDB includes the following databases:

Response:
- _replicator
- _users
- db1
- db2
- foo

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> database foo

Switched to database foo

database ✩ foo ✩ -> destroy

Database deleted.

Switched to connection level

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -> listDatabases

CouchDB includes the following databases:

Response:
- _replicator
- _users
- db1
- db2

connection ✩ [host] ✩ -

document [docId]

Description: Switch to document level by ID. If you don't set the ID CouchDB will set it for you later. After switching to document level don't forget to load given document, if you want to access the data.

! This command is supported by auto-completion for the document id !

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> document doc1

Switched to document level.

document ✩ doc1 ✩ ->

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> document

Switched to document level.

document ✩ ... ✩ ->

ensureFullCommit

Description: Saves all uncommited stuff to the disk.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> ensureFullCommit

Response:
true

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

exists

Description: Check if given database already exists. If not, you can create it. If so, you can delete it.

Examples:

atabase ✩ [existingDatabase] ✩ -> exists

Database already exists.

database ✩ [existingDatabase] ✩

database ✩ [notExistingDatabase] ✩ -> exists

Database doesn't exist yet.

database ✩ [notExistingDatabase] ✩ ->

info

Description: Get information about connected database.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> info

Response:
db_name:              foo
doc_count:            10
doc_del_count:        7
update_seq:           149
purge_seq:            0
compact_running:      false
disk_size:            618587
instance_start_time:  1363201782697759
disk_format_version:  5
committed_update_seq: 149

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

tmpView [map] [params|reduce] [reduce]

Description: Retrieve a temporary view for given database.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> tmpView 'function(doc) {emit(doc._id, doc);}'
This databases exists of 10 document.
Displayed result has an offset of 0.


Response:
-
  id:    4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
  key:   4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
  value:
    _id:  4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
    _rev: 1-967a00dff5e02add41819138abb3284d
-
  id:    id1
  key:   key1
  value:
    _id:        id1
    _rev:       6-841ea3bec41a1ccbf776591dda80e1f9
    name:       foo
    
database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->    

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> tmpView 'function(doc) {emit(doc._id, doc);}' limit=1
This databases exists of 10 documents.
Displayed result has an offset of 0.


Response:
-
  id:    4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
  key:   4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
  value:
    _id:  4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
    _rev: 1-967a00dff5e02add41819138abb3284d
    
database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> 

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> tmpView 'function(doc) {emit(doc._id, doc);}' 'function(keys, values, rereduce){return sum()}'
This databases exists of undefined documents.
Displayed result has an offset of undefined.


Response:
-
  key:   null
  value: 0

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> tmpView 'function(doc) {emit(doc._id, doc);}' limit=1 'function(keys, values, rereduce){return sum()}'
This databases exists of 10 documents.
Displayed result has an offset of 0.


Response:
-
  id:    4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
  key:   4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
  value:
    _id:  4be0aced2a9fba4d4514ceb56e007a04
    _rev: 1-967a00dff5e02add41819138abb3284d

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

view [design] [view] [param1] [param2] ...

Description: Retrieve a particular view in design document for given database.

Example:

database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ -> view entries all

This databases exists of 9 documents.

Displayed result has an offset of 0.

Response:
- id:    document1
  key:    foo1
  value:
    _id:        document1
    _rev:       6-841ea3bec41a1ccbf776591dda80e1f9
    bar:        baz
- id:    document2
  key:   foo2
  value:
    _id:        document1
    _rev:       6-841ea3bec41a1ccbf776591dda80e1f9
    bar:       baz
…
a lot of fancy information here
…
- id:    document5
  key:   foo5
  value:
    _id:        document1
    _rev:       6-841ea3bec41a1ccbf776591dda80e1f9
    bar:       baz
    
database ✩ [databaseName] ✩ ->

Document Level Commands ( "document ✩ [documentName] ✩ ->" )

content

Description: Get …

User Level Commands ( "user ✩ [userName] ✩ ->" )

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using grunt.

Release History

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License

Copyright (c) 2013 stefan judis
Licensed under the MIT license.