[jira] Updated: (COUCHDB-484) validate_doc_update returns an HTTP 500 if validation fails

["Dipesh Patel (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Dipesh Patel updated COUCHDB-484:
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    Attachment: validate_doc_tests.patch

Hi

I've created a test for this issue. I hope I'm on the right lines with the test. If not let me know. I'm working on a fix but as I do this in my spare time if someone else beats me to it thats fine.

Dip

> validate_doc_update returns an HTTP 500 if validation fails
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: COUCHDB-484
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-484
>             Project: CouchDB
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: HTTP Interface
>    Affects Versions: 0.9.1
>            Reporter: Curt Arnold
>         Attachments: validate_doc_tests.patch
>
>
> If a validate_doc_update method throws an exception to indicate that the proposed update is unacceptable, the http interface will return an 500 status code which indicates that the server is behaving unexpectedly.  However, this situation is an error on the client side and should return a 4xx.  To me, looks like 403 would be the appropriate status code.  From http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt:
> 10.4.4 403 Forbidden
>    The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it.
>    Authorization will not help and the request SHOULD NOT be repeated.
>    If the request method was not HEAD and the server wishes to make
>    public why the request has not been fulfilled, it SHOULD describe the
>    reason for the refusal in the entity.  If the server does not wish to
>    make this information available to the client, the status code 404
>    (Not Found) can be used instead.

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