Method Post

db/crud.go:3182–3202

Creates a new document, assigning it a random doc ID.

(ctx context.Context, body Body)

// Creates a new document, assigning it a random doc ID.
func (db *DatabaseCollectionWithUser) Post(ctx context.Context, body Body) (docid string, rev string, doc *Document, err error) {
	// This error isn't very accurate, you just _cannot_ use POST to update an existing document - even if it does exist. We don't even bother checking for existence.
	if body[BodyRev] != nil || body[BodyCV] != nil {
		return "", "", nil, base.HTTPErrorf(http.StatusNotFound, "No previous revision to replace")
	}

	// If there's an incoming _id property, use that as the doc ID.
	docid, idFound := body[BodyId].(string)
	if !idFound {
		docid, err = base.GenerateRandomID()
		if err != nil {
			return "", "", nil, err
		}
	}

	rev, doc, err = db.Put(ctx, docid, body)
	if err != nil {
		docid = ""
	}
	return docid, rev, doc, err
}

// Deletes a document, by adding a new revision whose _deleted property is true.
func (db *DatabaseCollectionWithUser) DeleteDoc(ctx context.Context, docid string, docVersion DocVersion) (string, *Document, error) {