[COUCHDB-1470] Futon missing/deleted document error popup does not appear

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.1, 1.3
• Component/s: Futon
• Labels: futon jquery
• Skill Level: Regular Contributors Level (Easy to Medium)
• Assignee: Sam Bisbee
• Reporter: Alex Markham
• Created: 24/Apr/12 15:48
• Updated: 16/Jun/12 11:36
• Resolved: 16/Jun/12 11:35

Description

When navigating to a deleted/missing document in futon, couchdb v 1.1.1 and below used to pop up a javascript alert to the user to say the doc was deleted/missing

since this change:
http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=couchdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=2ef8ecc08dc232e86d24f3bbbee083ba57182d5a

It now throws an uncaught exception in the javascript console, and all the user sees is a spinning icon.
reverting line 1025 of jquery.couch.js to be an alert again resumes the old behaviour.

I do not know the reason for the change, but we do like to know if a document is deleted/missing when accessed through the futon url.