[COUCHDB-1210] files starting with underscore can be attached but not updated

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.3

Environment

OSX 10.6 with CouchDB via Brew

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nick Fisher
• Created: 01/Jul/11 22:08
• Updated: 30/Apr/12 15:39
• Resolved: 29/Oct/11 15:58

Description

Files that have a name starting with a leading underscore (EG '_foo.txt') can be attached to a document when it is created, but not when it it updated. I assume that the create that allows the underscore is in error from what I read here:
https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/trunk/share/www/script/test/attachment_names.js#L77

Example:

$ curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/testdb -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "_id": "testing_doc", "_attachments": { "_id":

{ "data": "X2Rlc2lnbi9jb25hbgo=", "content_type": "application/octet-stream" }

} }'

{"ok":true,"id":"testing_doc","rev":"1-86408f7d442563ec03ffb57c0226ccec"}

$ curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/conan/testing_doc -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "_id": "testing_doc", "rev":"1-86408f7d442563ec03ffb57c0226ccec", "_attachments": { "_id":

{ "data": "X2Rlc2lnbi9jb25hbgo=", "content_type": "application/octet-stream" }

} }'

{"error":"bad_request","reason":"Attachment name can't start with '_'"}

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: COUCHDB-818 _bulk_docs throws "Attachment name can't start with '_'" but document POST API does not