[COUCHDB-910] Malformed _bulk_docs post data causes a 500 function clause error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.2
• Component/s: HTTP Interface

Environment

Cloudant BigCouch EC2 node

• Skill Level: New Contributors Level (Easy)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jay Nelson
• Created: 07/Oct/10 05:47
• Updated: 17/Apr/11 13:27
• Resolved: 17/Apr/11 13:27

Description

The following two malformed _bulk_docs request result in errors when issued to Cloudant's BigNode cluster (however, it is fundamentally a CouchDB problem and should give the same results with a standalone CouchDB):

curl -d '

{"doc": [] }

' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -X POST https://appadvice.cloudant.com/foo/_bulk_docs

{"error":"unknown_error","reason":"function_clause"}

curl -d '{"doc": [

{"_id":"foo"}

] }' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -X POST https://appadvice.cloudant.com/foo/_bulk_docs

{"error":"unknown_error","reason":"function_clause"}

In both cases the error is that

{"docs": [ ... ] }

was not used but instead the keyword "doc" was used.

The result should be a notification of the error in the data supplied, rather than crashing the web server.

This is probably a reopening of issues related to COUCHDB-306