Add HTTP Basic Authorization

README.md

@@ -87,10 +87,12 @@ Takes the path of a `file` and callback receives a JS object suitable for inline
 
 Check `lib/dep/mime.js` for a list of recognized file types.
 
-### couchdb.createClient([port, host])
+### couchdb.createClient([port, host, user, pass])
 
 Creates a new `couchdb.Client` for a given `port` (default: `5984`) and `host` (default: `'localhost'`). This client will queue all requests that are send through it, so ordering of requests is always guaranteed. Use multiple clients for parallel operations.
 
+If the optional `user` and `pass` arguments are supplied, all requests will be made with HTTP Basic Authorization
+
 ### client.host
 
 The host this client is connecting to. READ-ONLY property

lib/couchdb.js

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ exports.toAttachment = function(file, cb) {
   })
 };
 
-exports.createClient = function(port, host) {
+exports.createClient = function(port, host, user, pass) {
   if (isNaN(port)) {
     host = port;
     port = 5984;
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ exports.createClient = function(port, host) {
   });
 
   couchClient._queueRequest = function(options, cb) {
+    if(user && pass) {
+      options.headers.authorization = "Basic " + base64.encode(user + ":" + pass)
+    }
+
     if (options.query) {
       options.path += '?'+exports.toQuery(options.query);
       delete options.query;