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Subject: Re: Documented API does not work.
From: Robert Newson <rnewson@apache.org>
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HTTP 1.0 vs HTTP 1.1 for CouchDB 1.2.0;

=E2=9E=9C  ~  curl -sv0 localhost:5984/db1/_all_docs
* About to connect() to localhost port 5984 (#0)
*   Trying ::1... Connection refused
*   Trying 127.0.0.1... connected
* Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1) port 5984 (#0)
> GET /db1/_all_docs HTTP/1.0
> User-Agent: curl/7.21.4 (universal-apple-darwin11.0) libcurl/7.21.4 OpenS=
SL/0.9.8r zlib/1.2.5
> Host: localhost:5984
> Accept: */*
>
* HTTP 1.0, assume close after body
< HTTP/1.0 200 OK
< Server: CouchDB/1.3.0a-aaee1ec-git (Erlang OTP/R15B03)
< ETag: "DWT0Y2U5NG13MTYI5ZOOP5LOA"
< Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:28:33 GMT
< Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8
< Cache-Control: must-revalidate
<
{"total_rows":1,"offset":0,"rows":[
{"id":"doc1","key":"doc1","value":{"rev":"1-967a00dff5e02add41819138abb3284=
d"}}
]}
* Closing connection #0

=E2=9E=9C  ~  curl -sv localhost:5984/db1/_all_docs
* About to connect() to localhost port 5984 (#0)
*   Trying ::1... Connection refused
*   Trying 127.0.0.1... connected
* Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1) port 5984 (#0)
> GET /db1/_all_docs HTTP/1.1
> User-Agent: curl/7.21.4 (universal-apple-darwin11.0) libcurl/7.21.4 OpenS=
SL/0.9.8r zlib/1.2.5
> Host: localhost:5984
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/1.1 200 OK
< Transfer-Encoding: chunked
< Server: CouchDB/1.3.0a-aaee1ec-git (Erlang OTP/R15B03)
< ETag: "DWT0Y2U5NG13MTYI5ZOOP5LOA"
< Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:28:37 GMT
< Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8
< Cache-Control: must-revalidate
<
{"total_rows":1,"offset":0,"rows":[
{"id":"doc1","key":"doc1","value":{"rev":"1-967a00dff5e02add41819138abb3284=
d"}}
]}
* Connection #0 to host localhost left intact
* Closing connection #0

On 24 December 2012 19:25, Robert Newson <rnewson@apache.org> wrote:
> it works just fine if you send a correct request. all_docs is sent in
> chunked mode which is new in http 1.1, though calling http 1.1 is
> obviously quite silly.
>
> Try using curl or any other competent http library and you'll be be all s=
et.
>
> B.
>
> On 24 December 2012 19:07, Scott <scotty2541@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Thanks. But what about not being able to read '_all_docs' ?
>>
>> 'Sent from my iPhone'... Not someone else's.
>>
>> On Dec 24, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Robert Newson <rnewson@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>> A typo in the wiki, I'll fix it. All HTTP request lines start with a /.
>>
>> B.
>>
>> On 24 December 2012 18:19, Scott Weber <scotty2541@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> I am trying to read the DB using a program to communication through sock=
ets.
>> And it is not working as documented.  I have a small test database calle=
d
>> 'basic'
>>
>> My reference point is this information
>> http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_Document_API#all_docs
>>
>> First off, this causes a CRASH on the server:
>> GET basic/_all_docs HTTP/1.0
>> Accept : */*
>> Host : 127.0.0.1:5984
>> UserAgent : MyEditor
>>
>>
>> The crash report is:
>> =3DCRASH REPORT=3D=3D=3D=3D 24-Dec-2012::12:04:11 =3D=3D=3D
>>  crasher:
>>    initial call: mochiweb_acceptor:init/3
>>    pid: <0.1803.0>
>>    registered_name: []
>>    exception error: no function clause matching
>>                     mochiweb:new_request({#Port<0.4833>,
>>                                           {'GET',"basic/_all_docs",{1,0}=
},
>>                                           [{'Accept',"*/*"},
>>                                            {'Host',"127.0.0.1:5984"},
>>                                            {"Useragent","MyEditor"}]})
>>      in function  mochiweb_http:headers/5
>>    ancestors: [couch_httpd,couch_secondary_services,couch_server_sup,
>>                  <0.35.0>]
>>    messages: []
>>    links: [<0.130.0>,#Port<0.4833>]
>>    dictionary: []
>>    trap_exit: false
>>    status: running
>>    heap_size: 987
>>    stack_size: 24
>>    reductions: 1047
>>  neighbours:
>>
>> Now, I can make it NOT crash, by pre-pending a slash (it took me *hours*=
 to find
>> this one...)
>> GET /basic/_all_docs HTTP/1.0
>> Accept : */*
>> Host : 127.0.0.1:5984
>> UserAgent : MyEditor
>>
>>
>> However, it does not give me any content length.:
>> HTTP/1.0 200 OK
>> Server: CouchDB/1.2.0 (Erlang OTP/R14B04)
>> ETag: "4UXHG90N70GABNCO2D91E21GZ"
>> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:08:45 GMT
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8
>> Cache-Control: must-revalidate
>>
>>
>> If I ask for a specific doc from the database, I will get content:
>> GET /basic/somedoc HTTP/1.0
>> Accept : */*
>> Host : 127.0.0.1:5984
>> UserAgent : MyEditor
>>
>> And the reply is this, with the body of the document following, as expec=
ted.
>> HTTP/1.0 200 OK
>> Server: CouchDB/1.2.0 (Erlang OTP/R14B04)
>> ETag: "3-aaf03052c820e9146ef37cecb23e869d"
>> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:12:01 GMT
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8
>> Content-Length: 167
>> Cache-Control: must-revalidate
>>
>> Why does it crash when I follow the documented API?
>> Why can I not get a list of "_all_docs" ?
>>
>> I have even removed ALL the headers, and just left the request line.  Sa=
me
>> result.