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+Apache Sling NoSQL Couchbase Client
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+
+Provides preconfigured clients for accessing a [Couchbase](http://www.couchbase.com/) NoSQL database.
+
+* Wraps the [Couchbase Java Client 2.x](https://github.com/couchbase/couchbase-java-client) and exports it via OSGi
+* Includes private dependencies of Couchbase Java Client
+* The couchbase access parameters can be configured via OSGi configuration.
+* Multiple couchbase clients can be configured for different couchbase hosts and/or buckets