cannot not start CouchDB when the path contains a space

[gr2m]

issue submitted by @ssp, moved from hoodiehq/hoodie#324

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When hoodie is run in a location where any of the superfolders has a name including a space, it fails to start CouchDB (after 20 seconds of trying):

➜  ~  mkdir "foo bar"
➜  ~  cd foo\ bar 
➜  foo bar  hoodie new test   

.d$b.  .d$b.  .d$$$$$$b.    .d$$$$$$b.  .d$$$$$$b.  .d$b..d$$$$$$$$b.
$$$$$..$$$$$.$$$$$$$$$$$b .$$$$$$$$$$$b $$$$$$$$$$b $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P'
$$$$$$$$$$$$d$$$$$$$$$$$$bd$$$$$$$$$$$$b$$$$$$$$$$$b$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$b.
$$$$$$$$$$$$Q$$$$$$$$$$$$PQ$$$$$$$$$$$$P$$$$$$$$$$$P$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P'
$$$$$´`$$$$$'$$$$$$$$$$$$''$$$$$$$$$$$$'$$$$$$$$$$P $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$b.
'Q$P'  'Q$P'  'Q$$$$$$P'    'Q$$$$$$P'  'Q$$$$$$$P  'Q$P''Q$$$$$$$$P'

Version: 0.4.14 (node v0.10.28, npm 1.4.13, platform: darwin)

[hoodie] preparing test ...
[hoodie] Updated package.json
[hoodie] fetching npm dependencies
[hoodie] removing .git folder
[hoodie] created project at /Users/ssp/foo bar/test
[hoodie] Installed all dependencies

You can now start using your hoodie app

  cd test
  hoodie start

➜  foo bar  cd test
➜  test  hoodie start

.d$b.  .d$b.  .d$$$$$$b.    .d$$$$$$b.  .d$$$$$$b.  .d$b..d$$$$$$$$b.
$$$$$..$$$$$.$$$$$$$$$$$b .$$$$$$$$$$$b $$$$$$$$$$b $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P'
$$$$$$$$$$$$d$$$$$$$$$$$$bd$$$$$$$$$$$$b$$$$$$$$$$$b$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$b.
$$$$$$$$$$$$Q$$$$$$$$$$$$PQ$$$$$$$$$$$$P$$$$$$$$$$$P$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$P'
$$$$$´`$$$$$'$$$$$$$$$$$$''$$$$$$$$$$$$'$$$$$$$$$$P $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$b.
'Q$P'  'Q$P'  'Q$$$$$$P'    'Q$$$$$$P'  'Q$$$$$$$P  'Q$P''Q$$$$$$$$P'

Version: 0.4.14 (node v0.10.28, npm 1.4.13, platform: darwin)

Initializing...
CouchDB started: http://127.0.0.1:6012
Waiting for CouchDB [---*--] FAILED 

ERR! Error: Timed out waiting for CouchDB. These logs may help:
ERR!    /Users/ssp/foo bar/test/data/couch.stderr
ERR!    /Users/ssp/foo bar/test/data/couch.stdout
ERR!    /Users/ssp/foo bar/test/data/couch.log
ERR!     at Request._callback (/Users/ssp/foo bar/test/node_modules/hoodie-server/lib/couchdb/index.js:145:27)
ERR!     at self.callback (/Users/ssp/foo bar/test/node_modules/hoodie-server/node_modules/request/request.js:121:22)
ERR!     at Request.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
ERR!     at ClientRequest.self.clientErrorHandler (/Users/ssp/foo bar/test/node_modules/hoodie-server/node_modules/request/request.js:230:10)
ERR!     at ClientRequest.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
ERR!     at Socket.socketErrorListener (http.js:1547:9)
ERR!     at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
ERR!     at net.js:440:14
ERR!     at process._tickDomainCallback (node.js:463:13)

Stopping CouchDB...

[svnlto]

That's actually related to hoodie-server. The sort version of this fix would be: "don't use spaces in directory names, it's silly".

[svnlto]

the convention should be not to use folder names with spaces.. going to close this, please reopen if you feel strongly about it.

[ssp]

It‘s your software and your design.

If »does not work in paths with spaces in them« is your design goal, it’d be helpful to list that requirement in the readme. I would consider the details of the path hoodie’s files are in as independent of the software and make the software independent of it.

[techniker-support]

I have the same error like in the case above. Any solution?
Difference: There are no names with spaces in my folder stuctures.

Console output:

Version: 0.6.2 (node v0.10.25, npm 2.1.4, platform: linux)

Initializing...
CouchDB started: http://127.0.0.1:6003
Waiting for CouchDB [--*---] FAILED

ERR! Error: Timed out waiting for CouchDB. These logs may help:
ERR! /home/codio/workspace/myPersonalHoodie/data/couch.stderr
ERR! /home/codio/workspace/myPersonalHoodie/data/couch.stdout
ERR! /home/codio/workspace/myPersonalHoodie/data/couch.log
ERR! at Request._callback (/home/codio/workspace/myPersonalHoodie/node_modules/hoodie-server/lib/couchdb/index.js:145:27)
ERR! at self.callback (/home/codio/workspace/myPersonalHoodie/node_modules/hoodie-server/node_modules/request/request.js:199:22)
ERR! at Request.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
ERR! at ClientRequest.self.clientErrorHandler (/home/codio/workspace/myPersonalHoodie/node_modules/hoodie-server/node_modules/request/request.js:343:10)
ERR! at ClientRequest.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
ERR! at Socket.socketErrorListener (http.js:1547:9)
ERR! at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
ERR! at net.js:441:14
ERR! at process._tickDomainCallback (node.js:459:13)

[NathanielInman]

@ssp I totally agree. Wasted too much time to figure out it was something as silly as this. Didn't set a good precedent for starting with hoodie. I'm glad I found this here though.