Data to add to CouchDB

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Desired Data to Copy into CouchDB

• [x] Pokedex
• [x] Pokemon (718 + 60 forms/megas)
  • [x] Alt. Forms (IDs: 10001 - 10032)
  • [x] Mega Evo (IDs: 10033 - 10060)
• [x] Moves (625)
• [x] Types (18)
• [x] Abilities (248)
• [x] Egg Groups (15)
• [x] Descriptions (6610)
• OPTIONAL
  • [ ] Sprites
  • [ ] Games

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Now comes the question of data organization. Should all docs be added to a single database, or should each section be it's own db? Look up how couchdb is usually used and what would be most effective.

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All docs should go in a single database, but should have a "type" field or similar name to distinguish what group in belongs to (e.g. Type, Pokemon, Move, etc.).

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I noticed that the moves on from PokeAPI don't display the element of that move. I should see if there is a way to programmatically fetch the type of a move and add it to the JSON before running a script to copy them over

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I created a javascript list out of a table of all pokemon moves on bulbapedia. I can use this to look up a moves type when inserting it into the database. Additional moves from non-regular version games are included in the move list, but will not be assigned a type.

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Consider placing progress bars in the web interface for transferring data. Easily track progress without having to reload the couchdb page. Just have every success function do a mustache render on a given div.

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My Couchdb application broke when I tried to create and run views. After a few hours of failed troubleshooting I've uninstalled it and am currently in the progress of re-installing using brew

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In order to link the type of each move to that move, I can take all spaces and hyphens out of the move names and use them as an object key in a JSON object that acts as a lookup table. Each lookup will point to a better formatted name (acquired from Bulbapedia) as well as the type. Those fields can then be added/updated in the move's JSON object before being added to the database

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Decided to download moves now and worry about update data later as it's own thing since there are multiple areas that need that attention