pouchdb-ajax: support storing cookies on Node.js

[ptitjes]

Issue

On Node.js, PouchDB does not hold a cookie jar for cookies received from server during authentication. It uses the request Node.js module to make HTTP requests but it does not configure it correctly to hold a cookie jar.

For cookies to be stored on Node.js, pouchdb-ajax's line

pouchdb/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-ajax/src/request.js

Line 3 in 4bd9c08

export default require('request');

should at least be

export default require('request').defaults({
  jar: true
});

Info

• Environment: Node.js server (not on same host as CouchDB)
• Platform: Node.js + Express
• Adapter: Http
• Server: Private remote CouchDB with SSL proxy, cookie authentication and properly configured CORS

Reproduce

1. Connect from a Node.js server to a remote CouchDB with cookie authentication.
2. Make a simple get query to see that the AuthSession cookie is not transmitted.

I don't know how I could setup a jsbin or such to demonstrate it, because I have no idea how I should mock a CouchDB. Please tell me if and how it is possible to do that.

[ThibaultJanBeyer]

Nice, this is a fix I was looking for for a long time now! I’ll try it out the upcoming days.
If it works, I think it could potentially also close #6683 .