couchappignore is ignored

[DoomyTheFroomy]

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A couchapp directory normally contains a .couchappignore file where all the not needed folders and files are mentioned. This also helps to prevent pushing an unsupported file type. It would be great to have something similar or to use the same file.

[wu-lee]

To second this request: as new user, this was almost the first problem I hit. Many editors create backup files (like emacs, which uses the ~ suffix). If not ignored, these get pushed (when used as part of couchdb-push), and/or create problems with the compilation process.

For example, my attempt to push suddenly started throwing a stack trace like, this, simply because I edited the _id file, creating an _id~ backup:

Error: Bad special document member: _id~
    at Request._callback (<root-dir>/node_modules/couchdb-push/node_modules/nano-option/node_modules/nano/lib/nano.js:234:15)
    at Request.self.callback (<root-dir>/node_modules/couchdb-push/node_modules/nano-option/node_modules/nano/node_modules/request/request.js:198:22)
    at Request.emit (events.js:98:17)
    at Request.<anonymous> (<root-dir>/node_modules/couchdb-push/node_modules/nano-option/node_modules/nano/node_modules/request/request.js:1035:10)
    at Request.emit (events.js:117:20)
    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (<root-dir>/node_modules/couchdb-push/node_modules/nano-option/node_modules/nano/node_modules/request/request.js:962:12)
    at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:117:20)
    at _stream_readable.js:944:16
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:448:13)

Deleting the backup files is a workaround, but being able to ignore these files would be a more ideal solution.

[jo]

Totally see you point, thanks for the explanation.