Tag: javascript

Traverse Hierarchy with SQL++ User-defined functions (UDFs)
User-defined functions (UDFs) are a feature that exist in most RDBMS. Whether it is Oracle PL/SQL (Procedural Language for SQL), SQL Server T-SQL (Transact-SQL), PL/pgSQL (Procedural Language/PostgreSQL), or other variants, all these languages have the general characteristics of providing a...

Creating Python and JavaScript User Defined Functions For Geospatial Queries
SQL++ (or Couchbase N1QL) queries can access data stored in your Couchbase cluster in a variety of ways. There are situations where having the business logic as part of your data queries can also be beneficial. SQL++ supports this with...

JavaScript evolution for Couchbase: Connect 2021 sessions
Support for JavaScript remains a priority for us at Couchbase–and during the Couchbase ConnectONLINE 2021 event last year, where we discussed how we evolved our support for JavaScript over the past year. This blog post will summarize the JavaScript-related takeaways...

Introducing Ottoman v2.0: An ODM for Node.js & Couchbase
On behalf of the Couchbase team, I’m absolutely thrilled to announce the General Availability of Ottoman 2.0. Ottoman is an Object Document Mapper (ODM) library for Couchbase and Node.js that maps JSON documents stored in Couchbase to native JavaScript objects....

How to Add Full-Text Search Functionality to Your JavaScript App
It’s unavoidable: If you’re working with a document database, you’re eventually going to need to search for (and through) your JSON documents. In this tutorial, you’ll add the full-text search capabilities of Couchbase to the basic REST API built with...

How to Query JSON Data Using N1QL for Node.js and Couchbase
Today’s the day your Node.js app learns “go fetch.” By following this basic tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a REST API for your Node.js app that sends N1QL / SQL queries to retrieve data from Couchbase. This post continues...

Build a REST-Based Application with Node.js, Express and Couchbase
If you’re new to Node.js, Couchbase or both, you’re about to level up your skills. Today I’ll show you how to build a minimal REST-based application for retrieving documents from Couchbase using Node.js and Express. This post continues my introductory...

How to Create Async Get/Upsert Calls with Node.js and Couchbase
If you’re a JavaScript dev who’s transitioning to use Node.js, you’ll want to take advantage of async functions. That’s because asynchronous API calls don’t block your code and return promises. In this post, I’ll show you how to create async...
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A Better Development Experience with Ottoman JS [Video]
If you’re a JavaScript developer, I hope you know about the JavaScript & Friends conference. The JS & Friends conference is a diverse group of around 200 JavaScript developers and friends who get together to learn new skills and concepts...

N1QL Now Supports User-Defined Functions
Declarative query languages have been a major gear shift in the world of database engines. The N1QL query language is primarily a declarative query language. You tell the query what to get and N1QL works out the rest of the...

How to Get Started with the Node.js SDK for Couchbase
In just a few lines of code you can start using Couchbase with Node.js to build your next JavaScript application. This hello world tutorial walks you through the basic first steps of using the Node.js SDK with the latest features...

How (and Why) to Use Couchbase as an XML Database
Couchbase and XML – no problem! I’ve heard it said dozens of times: “Hey, Couchbase is great but I use XML.” I recognize that countering with, “Couchbase can be your XML database” is pretty bold, especially for a JSON-oriented document...