jquery.couch.js patched to allow list function queries with both GET and POST

jquery.couch.js

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(function($) {
  $.couch = $.couch || {};

  function encodeDocId(docID) {
    var parts = docID.split("/");
    if (parts[0] == "_design") {
      parts.shift();
      return "_design/" + encodeURIComponent(parts.join('/'));
    }
    return encodeURIComponent(docID);
  };

  function prepareUserDoc(user_doc, new_password) {    
    if (typeof hex_sha1 == "undefined") {
      alert("creating a user doc requires sha1.js to be loaded in the page");
      return;
    }
    var user_prefix = "org.couchdb.user:";
    user_doc._id = user_doc._id || user_prefix + user_doc.name;
    if (new_password) {
      // handle the password crypto
      user_doc.salt = $.couch.newUUID();
      user_doc.password_sha = hex_sha1(new_password + user_doc.salt);
    }
    user_doc.type = "user";
    if (!user_doc.roles) {
      user_doc.roles = []
    }
    return user_doc;
  };

  var uuidCache = [];

  $.extend($.couch, {
    urlPrefix: '',
    activeTasks: function(options) {
      ajax(
        {url: this.urlPrefix + "/_active_tasks"},
        options,
        "Active task status could not be retrieved"
      );
    },

    allDbs: function(options) {
      ajax(
        {url: this.urlPrefix + "/_all_dbs"},
        options,
        "An error occurred retrieving the list of all databases"
      );
    },

    config: function(options, section, option, value) {
      var req = {url: this.urlPrefix + "/_config/"};
      if (section) {
        req.url += encodeURIComponent(section) + "/";
        if (option) {
          req.url += encodeURIComponent(option);
        }
      }
      if (value === null) {
        req.type = "DELETE";        
      } else if (value !== undefined) {
        req.type = "PUT";
        req.data = toJSON(value);
        req.contentType = "application/json";
        req.processData = false
      }

      ajax(req, options,
        "An error occurred retrieving/updating the server configuration"
      );
    },
    
    session: function(options) {
      options = options || {};
      $.ajax({
        type: "GET", url: this.urlPrefix + "/_session",
        complete: function(req) {
          var resp = $.httpData(req, "json");
          if (req.status == 200) {
            if (options.success) options.success(resp);
          } else if (options.error) {
            options.error(req.status, resp.error, resp.reason);
          } else {
            alert("An error occurred getting session info: " + resp.reason);
          }
        }
      });
    },

    userDb : function(callback) {
      $.couch.session({
        success : function(resp) {
          var userDb = $.couch.db(resp.info.authentication_db);
          callback(userDb);
        }
      });
    },

    signup: function(user_doc, password, options) {      
      options = options || {};
      // prepare user doc based on name and password
      user_doc = prepareUserDoc(user_doc, password);
      $.couch.userDb(function(db) {
        db.saveDoc(user_doc, options);
      })
    },
    
    login: function(options) {
      options = options || {};
      $.ajax({
        type: "POST", url: this.urlPrefix + "/_session", dataType: "json",
        data: {name: options.name, password: options.password},
        complete: function(req) {
          var resp = $.httpData(req, "json");
          if (req.status == 200) {
            if (options.success) options.success(resp);
          } else if (options.error) {
            options.error(req.status, resp.error, resp.reason);
          } else {
            alert("An error occurred logging in: " + resp.reason);
          }
        }
      });
    },
    logout: function(options) {
      options = options || {};
      $.ajax({
        type: "DELETE", url: this.urlPrefix + "/_session", dataType: "json",
        username : "_", password : "_",
        complete: function(req) {
          var resp = $.httpData(req, "json");
          if (req.status == 200) {
            if (options.success) options.success(resp);
          } else if (options.error) {
            options.error(req.status, resp.error, resp.reason);
          } else {
            alert("An error occurred logging out: " + resp.reason);
          }
        }
      });
    },

    db: function(name) {
      return {
        name: name,
        uri: this.urlPrefix + "/" + encodeURIComponent(name) + "/",

        compact: function(options) {
          $.extend(options, {successStatus: 202});
          ajax({
              type: "POST", url: this.uri + "_compact",
              data: "", processData: false
            },
            options,
            "The database could not be compacted"
          );
        },
        viewCleanup: function(options) {
          $.extend(options, {successStatus: 202});
          ajax({
              type: "POST", url: this.uri + "_view_cleanup",
              data: "", processData: false
            },
            options,
            "The views could not be cleaned up"
          );
        },
        compactView: function(groupname, options) {
          $.extend(options, {successStatus: 202});
          ajax({
              type: "POST", url: this.uri + "_compact/" + groupname,
              data: "", processData: false
            },
            options,
            "The view could not be compacted"
          );
        },
        create: function(options) {
          $.extend(options, {successStatus: 201});
          ajax({
              type: "PUT", url: this.uri, contentType: "application/json",
              data: "", processData: false
            },
            options,
            "The database could not be created"
          );
        },
        drop: function(options) {
          ajax(
            {type: "DELETE", url: this.uri},
            options,
            "The database could not be deleted"
          );
        },
        info: function(options) {
          ajax(
            {url: this.uri},
            options,
            "Database information could not be retrieved"
          );
        },
        allDocs: function(options) {
          ajax(
            {url: this.uri + "_all_docs" + encodeOptions(options)},
            options,
            "An error occurred retrieving a list of all documents"
          );
        },
        allDesignDocs: function(options) {
          this.allDocs($.extend({startkey:"_design", endkey:"_design0"}, options));
        },
        allApps: function(options) {
          options = options || {};
          var self = this;
          if (options.eachApp) {
            this.allDesignDocs({
              success: function(resp) {
                $.each(resp.rows, function() {
                  self.openDoc(this.id, {
                    success: function(ddoc) {
                      var index, appPath, appName = ddoc._id.split('/');
                      appName.shift();
                      appName = appName.join('/');
                      index = ddoc.couchapp && ddoc.couchapp.index;
                      if (index) {
                        appPath = ['', name, ddoc._id, index].join('/');
                      } else if (ddoc._attachments && ddoc._attachments["index.html"]) {
                        appPath = ['', name, ddoc._id, "index.html"].join('/');
                      }
                      if (appPath) options.eachApp(appName, appPath, ddoc);
                    }
                  });
                });
              }
            });
          } else {
            alert("please provide an eachApp function for allApps()");
          }
        },
        openDoc: function(docId, options, ajaxOptions) {
          ajax({url: this.uri + encodeDocId(docId) + encodeOptions(options)},
            options,
            "The document could not be retrieved",
            ajaxOptions
          );
        },
        saveDoc: function(doc, options) {
          options = options || {};
          if (doc._id === undefined) {
            var method = "POST";
            var uri = this.uri;
          } else {
            var method = "PUT";
            var uri = this.uri + encodeDocId(doc._id);
          }
          $.ajax({
            type: method, url: uri + encodeOptions(options),
            contentType: "application/json",
            dataType: "json", data: toJSON(doc),
            complete: function(req) {
              var resp = $.httpData(req, "json");
              if (req.status == 201) {
                doc._id = resp.id;
                doc._rev = resp.rev;
                if (options.success) options.success(resp);
              } else if (options.error) {
                options.error(req.status, resp.error, resp.reason);
              } else {
                alert("The document could not be saved: " + resp.reason);
              }
            }
          });
        },
        bulkSave: function(docs, options) {
          $.extend(options, {successStatus: 201});
          ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: this.uri + "_bulk_docs" + encodeOptions(options),
              data: toJSON(docs)
            },
            options,
            "The documents could not be saved"
          );
        },
        removeDoc: function(doc, options) {
          ajax({
              type: "DELETE",
              url: this.uri +
                   encodeDocId(doc._id) +
                   encodeOptions({rev: doc._rev})
            },
            options,
            "The document could not be deleted"
          );
        },
        copyDoc: function(doc, options, ajaxOptions) {
          ajaxOptions = $.extend(ajaxOptions, {
            complete: function(req) {
              var resp = $.httpData(req, "json");
              if (req.status == 201) {
                doc._id = resp.id;
                doc._rev = resp.rev;
                if (options.success) options.success(resp);
              } else if (options.error) {
                options.error(req.status, resp.error, resp.reason);
              } else {
                alert("The document could not be copied: " + resp.reason);
              }
            }
          });
          ajax({
              type: "COPY",
              url: this.uri +
                   encodeDocId(doc._id) +
                   encodeOptions({rev: doc._rev})
            },
            options,
            "The document could not be copied",
            ajaxOptions
          );
        },
        query: function(mapFun, reduceFun, language, options) {
          language = language || "javascript";
          if (typeof(mapFun) !== "string") {
            mapFun = mapFun.toSource ? mapFun.toSource() : "(" + mapFun.toString() + ")";
          }
          var body = {language: language, map: mapFun};
          if (reduceFun != null) {
            if (typeof(reduceFun) !== "string")
              reduceFun = reduceFun.toSource ? reduceFun.toSource() : "(" + reduceFun.toString() + ")";
            body.reduce = reduceFun;
          }
          ajax({
              type: "POST",
              url: this.uri + "_temp_view" + encodeOptions(options),
              contentType: "application/json", data: toJSON(body)
            },
            options,
            "An error occurred querying the database"
          );
        },
        list: function(list, view, options) {
          var list = list.split('/');
          var options = options || {};
          var type = 'GET';
          var data = null;
          if (options['keys']) {
            type = 'POST';
            var keys = options['keys'];
            delete options['keys'];
            data = toJSON({'keys': keys });
          }
          ajax({
              type: type,
              data: data,
              url: this.uri + '_design/' + list[0] +
                   '/_list/' + list[1] + '/' + view + encodeOptions(options)
              },
              options, 'An error occured accessing the list'
          ); 
        },
        view: function(name, options) {
          var name = name.split('/');
          var options = options || {};
          var type = "GET";
          var data= null;
          if (options["keys"]) {
            type = "POST";
            var keys = options["keys"];
            delete options["keys"];
            data = toJSON({ "keys": keys });
          }
          ajax({
              type: type,
              data: data,
              url: this.uri + "_design/" + name[0] +
                   "/_view/" + name[1] + encodeOptions(options)
            },
            options, "An error occurred accessing the view"
          );
        },
        getDbProperty: function(propName, options, ajaxOptions) {
          ajax({url: this.uri + propName + encodeOptions(options)},
            options,
            "The property could not be retrieved",
            ajaxOptions
          );
        },

        setDbProperty: function(propName, propValue, options, ajaxOptions) {
          ajax({
            type: "PUT", 
            url: this.uri + propName + encodeOptions(options),
            data : JSON.stringify(propValue)
          },
            options,
            "The property could not be updated",
            ajaxOptions
          );
        }
      };
    },

    encodeDocId: encodeDocId, 

    info: function(options) {
      ajax(
        {url: this.urlPrefix + "/"},
        options,
        "Server information could not be retrieved"
      );
    },

    replicate: function(source, target, options) {
      ajax({
          type: "POST", url: this.urlPrefix + "/_replicate",
          data: JSON.stringify({source: source, target: target}),
          contentType: "application/json"
        },
        options,
        "Replication failed"
      );
    },

    newUUID: function(cacheNum) {
      if (cacheNum === undefined) {
        cacheNum = 1;
      }
      if (!uuidCache.length) {
        ajax({url: this.urlPrefix + "/_uuids", data: {count: cacheNum}, async: false}, {
            success: function(resp) {
              uuidCache = resp.uuids
            }
          },
          "Failed to retrieve UUID batch."
        );
      }
      return uuidCache.shift();
    }

  });

  function ajax(obj, options, errorMessage, ajaxOptions) {
    options = $.extend({successStatus: 200}, options);
    errorMessage = errorMessage || "Unknown error";

    $.ajax($.extend($.extend({
      type: "GET", dataType: "json",
      complete: function(req) {
        var resp = $.httpData(req, "json");
        if (req.status == options.successStatus) {
          if (options.success) options.success(resp);
        } else if (options.error) {
          options.error(req.status, resp.error, resp.reason);
        } else {
          alert(errorMessage + ": " + resp.reason);
        }
      }
    }, obj), ajaxOptions));
  }

  // Convert a options object to an url query string.
  // ex: {key:'value',key2:'value2'} becomes '?key="value"&key2="value2"'
  function encodeOptions(options) {
    var buf = [];
    if (typeof(options) === "object" && options !== null) {
      for (var name in options) {
        if ($.inArray(name, ["error", "success"]) >= 0)
          continue;
        var value = options[name];
        if ($.inArray(name, ["key", "startkey", "endkey"]) >= 0) {
          value = toJSON(value);
        }
        buf.push(encodeURIComponent(name) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value));
      }
    }
    return buf.length ? "?" + buf.join("&") : "";
  }

  function toJSON(obj) {
    return obj !== null ? JSON.stringify(obj) : null;
  }

})(jQuery);

This is patched to allow list querying with both GET and POST ( for multikey view requests )