Question

I have a list function that can be accessed like this:

_list/characters/characters_by_user?startkey=["org.couchdb.user:rodriguez"]&endkey=["org.couchdb.user:rodriguez", {}]

I’m attempting to rewrite the URL so you can access it in a friendlier way…

/rodriguez/characters

…by writing this rule:

{from: '/:user/characters', to: '_list/characters/characters_by_user',
    query: {
        startkey: "[%22org.couchdb.user%3A:user%22]", 
        endkey: "[%22org.couchdb.user%3A:user%22,%20{}]"
    }
}

However, I get this error:

error: "query_parse_error",
reason: "No rows can match your key range, reverse your start_key and end_key or set descending=true"

Why would the query work correctly in the full URL, but not using the rewrite?

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Update

I believe this may be a bug with the way CouchDB handles the encoded colon (%3A). I’m awaiting a response from the mailing list and will update this question accordingly.

Answer 1

I found that checking CouchDB’s logs proved to be the best way to troubleshoot how URLs were being rewritten. Unfortunately, the issue I submitted to the CouchDB mailing list has yet to be replied to.

As a workaround, I’ve emitted the user’s name without fully-qualifying it, which suits my purpose:

var user = doc.createdBy.split(":")[1];
emit(user, doc);