github.com/adnan-c/fabric_e2e_couchdb@v0.6.1-preview.0.20170228180935-21ce6b23cf91/core/ledger/util/couchdb/couchdb.go

/*
Copyright IBM Corp. 2016, 2017 All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

		 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/

package couchdb

import (
	"bytes"
	"compress/gzip"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"log"
	"mime"
	"mime/multipart"
	"net/http"
	"net/http/httputil"
	"net/textproto"
	"net/url"
	"regexp"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"unicode/utf8"

	logging "github.com/op/go-logging"
)

var logger = logging.MustGetLogger("couchdb")

// DBOperationResponse is body for successful database calls.
type DBOperationResponse struct {
	Ok  bool
	id  string
	rev string
}

// DBInfo is body for database information.
type DBInfo struct {
	DbName    string `json:"db_name"`
	UpdateSeq string `json:"update_seq"`
	Sizes     struct {
		File     int `json:"file"`
		External int `json:"external"`
		Active   int `json:"active"`
	} `json:"sizes"`
	PurgeSeq int `json:"purge_seq"`
	Other    struct {
		DataSize int `json:"data_size"`
	} `json:"other"`
	DocDelCount       int    `json:"doc_del_count"`
	DocCount          int    `json:"doc_count"`
	DiskSize          int    `json:"disk_size"`
	DiskFormatVersion int    `json:"disk_format_version"`
	DataSize          int    `json:"data_size"`
	CompactRunning    bool   `json:"compact_running"`
	InstanceStartTime string `json:"instance_start_time"`
}

//ConnectionInfo is a structure for capturing the database info and version
type ConnectionInfo struct {
	Couchdb string `json:"couchdb"`
	Version string `json:"version"`
	Vendor  struct {
		Name string `json:"name"`
	} `json:"vendor"`
}

//RangeQueryResponse is used for processing REST range query responses from CouchDB
type RangeQueryResponse struct {
	TotalRows int `json:"total_rows"`
	Offset    int `json:"offset"`
	Rows      []struct {
		ID    string `json:"id"`
		Key   string `json:"key"`
		Value struct {
			Rev string `json:"rev"`
		} `json:"value"`
		Doc json.RawMessage `json:"doc"`
	} `json:"rows"`
}

//QueryResponse is used for processing REST query responses from CouchDB
type QueryResponse struct {
	Warning string            `json:"warning"`
	Docs    []json.RawMessage `json:"docs"`
}

//Doc is used for capturing if attachments are return in the query from CouchDB
type Doc struct {
	ID          string          `json:"_id"`
	Rev         string          `json:"_rev"`
	Attachments json.RawMessage `json:"_attachments"`
}

//DocID is a minimal structure for capturing the ID from a query result
type DocID struct {
	ID string `json:"_id"`
}

//QueryResult is used for returning query results from CouchDB
type QueryResult struct {
	ID          string
	Value       []byte
	Attachments []Attachment
}

//CouchConnectionDef contains parameters
type CouchConnectionDef struct {
	URL      string
	Username string
	Password string
}

//CouchInstance represents a CouchDB instance
type CouchInstance struct {
	conf CouchConnectionDef //connection configuration
}

//CouchDatabase represents a database within a CouchDB instance
type CouchDatabase struct {
	couchInstance CouchInstance //connection configuration
	dbName        string
}

//DBReturn contains an error reported by CouchDB
type DBReturn struct {
	StatusCode int    `json:"status_code"`
	Error      string `json:"error"`
	Reason     string `json:"reason"`
}

//Attachment contains the definition for an attached file for couchdb
type Attachment struct {
	Name            string
	ContentType     string
	Length          uint64
	AttachmentBytes []byte
}

//DocRev returns the Id and revision for a couchdb document
type DocRev struct {
	Id  string `json:"_id"`
	Rev string `json:"_rev"`
}

//FileDetails defines the structure needed to send an attachment to couchdb
type FileDetails struct {
	Follows     bool   `json:"follows"`
	ContentType string `json:"content_type"`
	Length      int    `json:"length"`
}

//CouchDoc defines the structure for a JSON document value
type CouchDoc struct {
	JSONValue   []byte
	Attachments []Attachment
}

//CreateConnectionDefinition for a new client connection
func CreateConnectionDefinition(couchDBAddress, username, password string) (*CouchConnectionDef, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering CreateConnectionDefinition()")

	//connectURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s//%s", "http:", couchDBAddress)
	//connectURL := couchDBAddress

	connectURL := &url.URL{
		Host:   couchDBAddress,
		Scheme: "http",
	}

	//parse the constructed URL to verify no errors
	finalURL, err := url.Parse(connectURL.String())
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}

	logger.Debugf("Created database configuration  URL=[%s]", finalURL.String())
	logger.Debugf("Exiting CreateConnectionDefinition()")

	//return an object containing the connection information
	return &CouchConnectionDef{finalURL.String(), username, password}, nil
}

//CreateDatabaseIfNotExist method provides function to create database
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) CreateDatabaseIfNotExist() (*DBOperationResponse, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering CreateDatabaseIfNotExist()")

	dbInfo, couchDBReturn, err := dbclient.GetDatabaseInfo()
	if err != nil {
		if couchDBReturn == nil || couchDBReturn.StatusCode != 404 {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	if dbInfo == nil && couchDBReturn.StatusCode == 404 {

		logger.Debugf("Database %s does not exist.", dbclient.dbName)

		connectURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
		if err != nil {
			logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
			return nil, err
		}
		connectURL.Path = dbclient.dbName

		//process the URL with a PUT, creates the database
		resp, _, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodPut, connectURL.String(), nil, "", "")
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		defer resp.Body.Close()

		//Get the response from the create REST call
		dbResponse := &DBOperationResponse{}
		json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&dbResponse)

		if dbResponse.Ok == true {
			logger.Debugf("Created database %s ", dbclient.dbName)
		}

		logger.Debugf("Exiting CreateDatabaseIfNotExist()")

		return dbResponse, nil

	}

	logger.Debugf("Database %s already exists", dbclient.dbName)

	logger.Debugf("Exiting CreateDatabaseIfNotExist()")

	return nil, nil

}

//GetDatabaseInfo method provides function to retrieve database information
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) GetDatabaseInfo() (*DBInfo, *DBReturn, error) {

	connectURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, nil, err
	}
	connectURL.Path = dbclient.dbName

	resp, couchDBReturn, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodGet, connectURL.String(), nil, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, couchDBReturn, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	dbResponse := &DBInfo{}
	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&dbResponse)

	// trace the database info response
	if logger.IsEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) {
		dbResponseJSON, err := json.Marshal(dbResponse)
		if err == nil {
			logger.Debugf("GetDatabaseInfo() dbResponseJSON: %s", dbResponseJSON)
		}
	}

	return dbResponse, couchDBReturn, nil

}

//VerifyConnection method provides function to verify the connection information
func (couchInstance *CouchInstance) VerifyConnection() (*ConnectionInfo, *DBReturn, error) {

	connectURL, err := url.Parse(couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, nil, err
	}
	connectURL.Path = "/"

	resp, couchDBReturn, err := couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodGet, connectURL.String(), nil, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, couchDBReturn, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	dbResponse := &ConnectionInfo{}
	errJSON := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&dbResponse)
	if errJSON != nil {
		return nil, nil, errJSON
	}

	// trace the database info response
	if logger.IsEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) {
		dbResponseJSON, err := json.Marshal(dbResponse)
		if err == nil {
			logger.Debugf("VerifyConnection() dbResponseJSON: %s", dbResponseJSON)
		}
	}

	return dbResponse, couchDBReturn, nil

}

//DropDatabase provides method to drop an existing database
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) DropDatabase() (*DBOperationResponse, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering DropDatabase()")

	connectURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}
	connectURL.Path = dbclient.dbName

	resp, _, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodDelete, connectURL.String(), nil, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	dbResponse := &DBOperationResponse{}
	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&dbResponse)

	if dbResponse.Ok == true {
		logger.Debugf("Dropped database %s ", dbclient.dbName)
	}

	logger.Debugf("Exiting DropDatabase()")

	if dbResponse.Ok == true {

		return dbResponse, nil

	}

	return dbResponse, fmt.Errorf("Error dropping database")

}

// EnsureFullCommit calls _ensure_full_commit for explicit fsync
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) EnsureFullCommit() (*DBOperationResponse, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering EnsureFullCommit()")

	connectURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}
	connectURL.Path = dbclient.dbName + "/_ensure_full_commit"

	resp, _, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodPost, connectURL.String(), nil, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("Failed to invoke _ensure_full_commit Error: %s\n", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	dbResponse := &DBOperationResponse{}
	json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&dbResponse)

	if dbResponse.Ok == true {
		logger.Debugf("_ensure_full_commit database %s ", dbclient.dbName)
	}

	logger.Debugf("Exiting EnsureFullCommit()")

	if dbResponse.Ok == true {

		return dbResponse, nil

	}

	return dbResponse, fmt.Errorf("Error syncing database")
}

//SaveDoc method provides a function to save a document, id and byte array
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) SaveDoc(id string, rev string, couchDoc *CouchDoc) (string, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering SaveDoc()  id=[%s]", id)
	if !utf8.ValidString(id) {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("doc id [%x] not a valid utf8 string", id)
	}

	saveURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return "", err
	}

	saveURL.Path = dbclient.dbName
	// id can contain a '/', so encode separately
	saveURL = &url.URL{Opaque: saveURL.String() + "/" + encodePathElement(id)}

	if rev == "" {

		//See if the document already exists, we need the rev for save
		_, revdoc, err2 := dbclient.ReadDoc(id)
		if err2 != nil {
			//set the revision to indicate that the document was not found
			rev = ""
		} else {
			//set the revision to the rev returned from the document read
			rev = revdoc
		}
	}

	logger.Debugf("  rev=%s", rev)

	//Set up a buffer for the data to be pushed to couchdb
	data := new(bytes.Buffer)

	//Set up a default boundary for use by multipart if sending attachments
	defaultBoundary := ""

	//check to see if attachments is nil, if so, then this is a JSON only
	if couchDoc.Attachments == nil {

		//Test to see if this is a valid JSON
		if IsJSON(string(couchDoc.JSONValue)) != true {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("JSON format is not valid")
		}

		// if there are no attachments, then use the bytes passed in as the JSON
		data.ReadFrom(bytes.NewReader(couchDoc.JSONValue))

	} else { // there are attachments

		//attachments are included, create the multipart definition
		multipartData, multipartBoundary, err3 := createAttachmentPart(couchDoc, defaultBoundary)
		if err3 != nil {
			return "", err3
		}

		//Set the data buffer to the data from the create multi-part data
		data.ReadFrom(&multipartData)

		//Set the default boundary to the value generated in the multipart creation
		defaultBoundary = multipartBoundary

	}

	//handle the request for saving the JSON or attachments
	resp, _, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodPut, saveURL.String(), data, rev, defaultBoundary)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	//get the revision and return
	revision, err := getRevisionHeader(resp)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	logger.Debugf("Exiting SaveDoc()")

	return revision, nil

}

func createAttachmentPart(couchDoc *CouchDoc, defaultBoundary string) (bytes.Buffer, string, error) {

	//Create a buffer for writing the result
	writeBuffer := new(bytes.Buffer)

	// read the attachment and save as an attachment
	writer := multipart.NewWriter(writeBuffer)

	//retrieve the boundary for the multipart
	defaultBoundary = writer.Boundary()

	fileAttachments := map[string]FileDetails{}

	for _, attachment := range couchDoc.Attachments {
		fileAttachments[attachment.Name] = FileDetails{true, attachment.ContentType, len(attachment.AttachmentBytes)}
	}

	attachmentJSONMap := map[string]interface{}{
		"_attachments": fileAttachments}

	//Add any data uploaded with the files
	if couchDoc.JSONValue != nil {

		//create a generic map
		genericMap := make(map[string]interface{})
		//unmarshal the data into the generic map
		json.Unmarshal(couchDoc.JSONValue, &genericMap)

		//add all key/values to the attachmentJSONMap
		for jsonKey, jsonValue := range genericMap {
			attachmentJSONMap[jsonKey] = jsonValue
		}

	}

	filesForUpload, _ := json.Marshal(attachmentJSONMap)
	logger.Debugf(string(filesForUpload))

	//create the header for the JSON
	header := make(textproto.MIMEHeader)
	header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	part, err := writer.CreatePart(header)
	if err != nil {
		return *writeBuffer, defaultBoundary, err
	}

	part.Write(filesForUpload)

	for _, attachment := range couchDoc.Attachments {

		header := make(textproto.MIMEHeader)
		part, err2 := writer.CreatePart(header)
		if err2 != nil {
			return *writeBuffer, defaultBoundary, err2
		}
		part.Write(attachment.AttachmentBytes)

	}

	err = writer.Close()
	if err != nil {
		return *writeBuffer, defaultBoundary, err
	}

	return *writeBuffer, defaultBoundary, nil

}

func getRevisionHeader(resp *http.Response) (string, error) {

	revision := resp.Header.Get("Etag")

	if revision == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("No revision tag detected")
	}

	reg := regexp.MustCompile(`"([^"]*)"`)
	revisionNoQuotes := reg.ReplaceAllString(revision, "${1}")
	return revisionNoQuotes, nil

}

//ReadDoc method provides function to retrieve a document from the database by id
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) ReadDoc(id string) (*CouchDoc, string, error) {
	var couchDoc CouchDoc
	logger.Debugf("Entering ReadDoc()  id=[%s]", id)
	if !utf8.ValidString(id) {
		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("doc id [%x] not a valid utf8 string", id)
	}

	readURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, "", err
	}
	readURL.Path = dbclient.dbName
	// id can contain a '/', so encode separately
	readURL = &url.URL{Opaque: readURL.String() + "/" + encodePathElement(id)}

	query := readURL.Query()
	query.Add("attachments", "true")

	readURL.RawQuery = query.Encode()

	resp, couchDBReturn, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodGet, readURL.String(), nil, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		if couchDBReturn != nil && couchDBReturn.StatusCode == 404 {
			logger.Debug("Document not found (404), returning nil value instead of 404 error")
			// non-existent document should return nil value instead of a 404 error
			// for details see https://github.com/hyperledger-archives/fabric/issues/936
			return nil, "", nil
		}
		logger.Debugf("couchDBReturn=%v\n", couchDBReturn)
		return nil, "", err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	//Get the media type from the Content-Type header
	mediaType, params, err := mime.ParseMediaType(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	//Get the revision from header
	revision, err := getRevisionHeader(resp)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, "", err
	}

	//check to see if the is multipart,  handle as attachment if multipart is detected
	if strings.HasPrefix(mediaType, "multipart/") {
		//Set up the multipart reader based on the boundary
		multipartReader := multipart.NewReader(resp.Body, params["boundary"])
		for {
			p, err := multipartReader.NextPart()
			if err == io.EOF {
				break // processed all parts
			}
			if err != nil {
				return nil, "", err
			}

			defer p.Close()

			logger.Debugf("part header=%s", p.Header)
			switch p.Header.Get("Content-Type") {
			case "application/json":
				partdata, err := ioutil.ReadAll(p)
				if err != nil {
					return nil, "", err
				}
				couchDoc.JSONValue = partdata
			default:

				//Create an attachment structure and load it
				attachment := Attachment{}
				attachment.ContentType = p.Header.Get("Content-Type")
				contentDispositionParts := strings.Split(p.Header.Get("Content-Disposition"), ";")
				if strings.TrimSpace(contentDispositionParts[0]) == "attachment" {
					switch p.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") {
					case "gzip": //See if the part is gzip encoded

						var respBody []byte

						gr, err := gzip.NewReader(p)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, "", err
						}
						respBody, err = ioutil.ReadAll(gr)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, "", err
						}

						logger.Debugf("Retrieved attachment data")
						attachment.AttachmentBytes = respBody
						attachment.Name = p.FileName()
						couchDoc.Attachments = append(couchDoc.Attachments, attachment)

					default:

						//retrieve the data,  this is not gzip
						partdata, err := ioutil.ReadAll(p)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, "", err
						}
						logger.Debugf("Retrieved attachment data")
						attachment.AttachmentBytes = partdata
						attachment.Name = p.FileName()
						couchDoc.Attachments = append(couchDoc.Attachments, attachment)

					} // end content-encoding switch
				} // end if attachment
			} // end content-type switch
		} // for all multiparts

		return &couchDoc, revision, nil
	}

	//handle as JSON document
	couchDoc.JSONValue, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, "", err
	}

	logger.Debugf("Exiting ReadDoc()")
	return &couchDoc, revision, nil
}

//ReadDocRange method provides function to a range of documents based on the start and end keys
//startKey and endKey can also be empty strings.  If startKey and endKey are empty, all documents are returned
//TODO This function provides a limit option to specify the max number of entries.   This will
//need to be added to configuration options.  Skip will not be used by Fabric since a consistent
//result set is required
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) ReadDocRange(startKey, endKey string, limit, skip int) (*[]QueryResult, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering ReadDocRange()  startKey=%s, endKey=%s", startKey, endKey)

	var results []QueryResult

	rangeURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}
	rangeURL.Path = dbclient.dbName + "/_all_docs"

	queryParms := rangeURL.Query()
	queryParms.Set("limit", strconv.Itoa(limit))
	queryParms.Add("skip", strconv.Itoa(skip))
	queryParms.Add("include_docs", "true")
	queryParms.Add("inclusive_end", "false") // endkey should be exclusive to be consistent with goleveldb

	//Append the startKey if provided

	if startKey != "" {
		var err error
		if startKey, err = encodeForJSON(startKey); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		queryParms.Add("startkey", "\""+startKey+"\"")
	}

	//Append the endKey if provided
	if endKey != "" {
		var err error
		if endKey, err = encodeForJSON(endKey); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		queryParms.Add("endkey", "\""+endKey+"\"")
	}

	rangeURL.RawQuery = queryParms.Encode()

	resp, _, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodGet, rangeURL.String(), nil, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if logger.IsEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) {
		dump, err2 := httputil.DumpResponse(resp, true)
		if err2 != nil {
			log.Fatal(err2)
		}
		logger.Debugf("%s", dump)
	}

	//handle as JSON document
	jsonResponseRaw, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var jsonResponse = &RangeQueryResponse{}
	err2 := json.Unmarshal(jsonResponseRaw, &jsonResponse)
	if err2 != nil {
		return nil, err2
	}

	logger.Debugf("Total Rows: %d", jsonResponse.TotalRows)

	for _, row := range jsonResponse.Rows {

		var jsonDoc = &Doc{}
		err3 := json.Unmarshal(row.Doc, &jsonDoc)
		if err3 != nil {
			return nil, err3
		}

		if jsonDoc.Attachments != nil {

			logger.Debugf("Adding JSON document and attachments for id: %s", jsonDoc.ID)

			couchDoc, _, err := dbclient.ReadDoc(jsonDoc.ID)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}

			var addDocument = &QueryResult{jsonDoc.ID, couchDoc.JSONValue, couchDoc.Attachments}
			results = append(results, *addDocument)

		} else {

			logger.Debugf("Adding json docment for id: %s", jsonDoc.ID)

			var addDocument = &QueryResult{jsonDoc.ID, row.Doc, nil}
			results = append(results, *addDocument)

		}

	}

	logger.Debugf("Exiting ReadDocRange()")

	return &results, nil

}

//DeleteDoc method provides function to delete a document from the database by id
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) DeleteDoc(id, rev string) error {

	logger.Debugf("Entering DeleteDoc()  id=%s", id)

	deleteURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return err
	}

	deleteURL.Path = dbclient.dbName
	// id can contain a '/', so encode separately
	deleteURL = &url.URL{Opaque: deleteURL.String() + "/" + encodePathElement(id)}

	if rev == "" {

		//See if the document already exists, we need the rev for delete
		_, revdoc, err2 := dbclient.ReadDoc(id)
		if err2 != nil {
			//set the revision to indicate that the document was not found
			rev = ""
		} else {
			//set the revision to the rev returned from the document read
			rev = revdoc
		}
	}

	logger.Debugf("  rev=%s", rev)

	resp, couchDBReturn, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodDelete, deleteURL.String(), nil, rev, "")
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Printf("couchDBReturn=%v", couchDBReturn)
		if couchDBReturn != nil && couchDBReturn.StatusCode == 404 {
			logger.Debug("Document not found (404), returning nil value instead of 404 error")
			// non-existent document should return nil value instead of a 404 error
			// for details see https://github.com/hyperledger-archives/fabric/issues/936
			return nil
		}
		return err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	logger.Debugf("Exiting DeleteDoc()")

	return nil

}

//QueryDocuments method provides function for processing a query
func (dbclient *CouchDatabase) QueryDocuments(query string, limit, skip int) (*[]QueryResult, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering QueryDocuments()  query=%s", query)

	var results []QueryResult

	queryURL, err := url.Parse(dbclient.couchInstance.conf.URL)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Errorf("URL parse error: %s", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}

	queryURL.Path = dbclient.dbName + "/_find"

	queryParms := queryURL.Query()
	queryParms.Set("limit", strconv.Itoa(limit))
	queryParms.Add("skip", strconv.Itoa(skip))

	queryURL.RawQuery = queryParms.Encode()

	//Set up a buffer for the data to be pushed to couchdb
	data := new(bytes.Buffer)

	data.ReadFrom(bytes.NewReader([]byte(query)))

	resp, _, err := dbclient.couchInstance.handleRequest(http.MethodPost, queryURL.String(), data, "", "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if logger.IsEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) {
		dump, err2 := httputil.DumpResponse(resp, true)
		if err2 != nil {
			log.Fatal(err2)
		}
		logger.Debugf("%s", dump)
	}

	//handle as JSON document
	jsonResponseRaw, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var jsonResponse = &QueryResponse{}

	err2 := json.Unmarshal(jsonResponseRaw, &jsonResponse)
	if err2 != nil {
		return nil, err2
	}

	for _, row := range jsonResponse.Docs {

		var jsonDoc = &Doc{}
		err3 := json.Unmarshal(row, &jsonDoc)
		if err3 != nil {
			return nil, err3
		}

		if jsonDoc.Attachments != nil {

			logger.Debugf("Adding JSON docment and attachments for id: %s", jsonDoc.ID)

			couchDoc, _, err := dbclient.ReadDoc(jsonDoc.ID)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
			var addDocument = &QueryResult{ID: jsonDoc.ID, Value: couchDoc.JSONValue, Attachments: couchDoc.Attachments}
			results = append(results, *addDocument)

		} else {
			logger.Debugf("Adding json docment for id: %s", jsonDoc.ID)
			var addDocument = &QueryResult{ID: jsonDoc.ID, Value: row, Attachments: nil}

			results = append(results, *addDocument)

		}
	}
	logger.Debugf("Exiting QueryDocuments()")

	return &results, nil

}

//handleRequest method is a generic http request handler
func (couchInstance *CouchInstance) handleRequest(method, connectURL string, data io.Reader, rev string, multipartBoundary string) (*http.Response, *DBReturn, error) {

	logger.Debugf("Entering handleRequest()  method=%s  url=%v", method, connectURL)

	//Create request based on URL for couchdb operation
	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, connectURL, data)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	//add content header for PUT
	if method == http.MethodPut || method == http.MethodPost || method == http.MethodDelete {

		//If the multipartBoundary is not set, then this is a JSON and content-type should be set
		//to application/json.   Else, this is contains an attachment and needs to be multipart
		if multipartBoundary == "" {
			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
		} else {
			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "multipart/related;boundary=\""+multipartBoundary+"\"")
		}

		//check to see if the revision is set,  if so, pass as a header
		if rev != "" {
			req.Header.Set("If-Match", rev)
		}
	}

	//add content header for PUT
	if method == http.MethodPut || method == http.MethodPost {
		req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
	}

	//add content header for GET
	if method == http.MethodGet {
		req.Header.Set("Accept", "multipart/related")
	}

	//If username and password are set the use basic auth
	if couchInstance.conf.Username != "" && couchInstance.conf.Password != "" {
		req.SetBasicAuth(couchInstance.conf.Username, couchInstance.conf.Password)
	}

	if logger.IsEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) {
		dump, _ := httputil.DumpRequestOut(req, false)
		// compact debug log by replacing carriage return / line feed with dashes to separate http headers
		logger.Debugf("HTTP Request: %s", bytes.Replace(dump, []byte{0x0d, 0x0a}, []byte{0x20, 0x7c, 0x20}, -1))
	}

	//Create the http client
	client := &http.Client{}

	transport := &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment}
	transport.DisableCompression = false
	client.Transport = transport

	//Execute http request
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	//create the return object for couchDB
	couchDBReturn := &DBReturn{}

	//set the return code for the couchDB request
	couchDBReturn.StatusCode = resp.StatusCode

	//check to see if the status code is 400 or higher
	//in this case, the http request succeeded but CouchDB is reporing an error
	if resp.StatusCode >= 400 {

		jsonError, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, err
		}

		logger.Debugf("Couch DB error  status code=%v  error=%s", resp.StatusCode, jsonError)

		errorBytes := []byte(jsonError)

		json.Unmarshal(errorBytes, &couchDBReturn)

		return nil, couchDBReturn, fmt.Errorf("Couch DB Error: %s", couchDBReturn.Reason)

	}

	logger.Debugf("Exiting handleRequest()")

	//If no errors, then return the results
	return resp, couchDBReturn, nil
}

//IsJSON tests a string to determine if a valid JSON
func IsJSON(s string) bool {
	var js map[string]interface{}
	return json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &js) == nil
}

// encodePathElement uses Golang for encoding and in addition, replaces a '/' by %2F.
// Otherwise, in the regular encoding, a '/' is treated as a path separator in the url
func encodePathElement(str string) string {
	u := &url.URL{}
	u.Path = str
	encodedStr := u.String()
	encodedStr = strings.Replace(encodedStr, "/", "%2F", -1)
	return encodedStr
}

func encodeForJSON(str string) (string, error) {
	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
	encoder := json.NewEncoder(buf)
	if err := encoder.Encode(str); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	// Encode adds double quotes to string and terminates with \n - stripping them as bytes as they are all ascii(0-127)
	buffer := buf.Bytes()
	return string(buffer[1 : len(buffer)-2]), nil
}