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var host = 'nodebug.cloudant.com';
var creds = 'bm9kZWJ1ZzpvbWdub2RlYnVn';
var db = 'test';
var attachment = 'icon';
var mimeType = 'image/png';
var image = new Buffer('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', 'base64');

var ssl = true;
var http = ssl ? require('https') : require('http');
var port = ssl ? 443 : 80;

var request1 = http.request({
    method: 'POST', host: host, port: port, path: '/'+db,
    headers: {
        'Host': host,
        'Authorization': 'Basic ' + creds,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    }
}, function(response) {
    response.on('data', function(data) {
        console.log('created document.');

        var doc = JSON.parse(data);

        var request2 = http.request({
            method: 'PUT', host: host, port: port, path: '/'+db+'/'+doc.id+'/'+attachment + '?rev=' + doc.rev,
            headers: {
                'Host': host,
                'Authorization': 'Basic ' + creds,
                'Content-Type': mimeType
            }
        }, function(response) {
            response.on('data', function(data) {
                process.stdout.write(data);
                console.log('attached. GREAT SUCCESS.');
            });
        });

        request2.write(image);
        request2.end();

        request2.on('error', function(e) {
            console.error(e);
        });

    });
});

request1.write('{"foo":"bar"}');
request1.end();

request1.on('error', function(e) {
    console.error(e);
});