Adding a CouchDB backend

[Daniel Shahaf]

Nicolas Sebrecht wrote on Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 19:27:28 +0200:
> On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 05:09:58PM +0200,  Théodore Biadala wrote:
> > The config file looks like this :
> > 
> > [Repository Couch]
> > type = CouchDB
> > dbname = offlineimap
> > server = http://localhost:5984/
> > 
> > Works as local and remote repository.
> > 
> > Any improvement on the ugly python, var naming for the config or anything else is welcome :)
> 
> I'm not sure: do you know we are slowly moving to the (currently
> supported) sqlite backend? Of course, it doesn't mean we couldn't
> support other backends.
> 

SQLite is a status backend, the above config excerpt shows CouchDB as
a repository backend.

> So, I have to ask you what is your first intent in adding support for
> CouchDB?