The replicator database in couchdb is cool, but one needs to be mindful when using it.
I like it better than sending a message to couch db to replicate dbx from machine y to machine z, because I can be confident that even if I happen to restart couch, that replication is going to finish up.
The problem is that for replications that are not continuous, I end up with a bunch of replication entries in the replicator database. Thousands sometimes. Until I get impatient and just delete the whole thing.
For the way I use it, the best solution is to write a view into the db to pick off all of the replications that are not continuous and that have completed successfully, and then do a bulk delete of those documents. But I’m never organized enough to get that done.
Here’s hoping such a function finds its way into Futon some day.
