[COUCHDB-935] No useful error message when a nonexistant replication filter is specified.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.1
• Component/s: Replication

Environment

OS X 10.6.4, CouchDBX 1.0.1

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Evan Krall
• Created: 05/Nov/10 18:06
• Updated: 02/Sep/18 06:31
• Resolved: 02/Sep/18 06:31

Description

Steps to reproduce:
POST to a database's _replicate, specifying a filter that does not exist.

Expected result:
Some sort of error message that explains that the specified filter does not exist.

Actual result:
500 internal server error with a message

{"error":"changes_loop_died"}

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: COUCHDB-1110 obtuse error when specifying a wrong filter for replication