apache / apache/couchdb

POST to _changes times out if a POST body is present and the "filter" query parameter is set to something other than _doc_ids

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Description

Refer : https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-3373

## Expected Behavior

```
> curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' 'http://localhost:5984/couchbase-test-notes/_changes?feed=normal&style=all_docs&filter=filterFuncs/ownerFilter&owner=Gunderson'
{"results":[
{"seq":"7-g1AAAAB5eJzLYWBgYMpgTmEQTM4vTc5ISXLIyU9OzMnILy7JAUklMiTV____PyuRAY-iPBYgydAApP6D1GYwJ7LnAgXYk1LMUg2S0rDpywIA-MYnAQ","id":"Gunderson-ThrowAway-faafcfac-4942-4c72-a6c3-27a0c3f68183","changes":[{"rev":"3-bf8d32e5dbc3417d737e6d1146da1879"}],"deleted":true},
.
.
.
],
"last_seq":"81-g1AAAACbeJzLYWBgYMpgTmEQTM4vTc5ISXLIyU9OzMnILy7JAUklMiTV____PyuDOVEmFyjAnmiZlmqalIZNAx5j8liAJEMDkPoPNc0UbFpSilmqAXbTsgC8KjHi","pending":0}
```

## Current Behavior
{"error":"error","reason":"timeout"}

## Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)
If the filter is anything other than _docs_ids and Request type is POST, request timed out error is thrown

```
curl -X POST \
'http://localhost:5984/db/_changes?filter=syncFilters/channel-filter' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic ZGhxLWFkbWluOno0NlprOUxkV3Y1VXNkcU0=' \
-H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Postman-Token: ab4cd8bd-b1c9-4a4a-a181-6163266ec426' \
-d '{
"channel_id": 108
}'
```

## Context
I want to pass the filter params in POST body, since GET body has size limitation. My filter param is very lengthy hence I am using POST request with _changes endpoint

## Your Environment

* Version used: 2.1.1
* Operating System and version (desktop or mobile): Ubuntu

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the POST request against the _changes endpoint with a non-_doc_ids filter and a JSON body, using the curl examples in the issue. Trace the _changes request path and filter handling; done means the request returns the expected changes response instead of timing out.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
erlang
Domain
api, database
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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