This is a repeatable example of a Node HTTPS bug found in v0.4.5. The test relies on cradle.js (which is basically just wrapping HTTP requests, npm install cradle). I describe the bug scenario in the comment below. comment out the different "conn" variabl

nodehttpsfail.js

//   NodeJS BUG:
//   
//   HTTP mode always calls log message on L30.
//   HTTP has not yet failed.
//   
//   HTTPS mode never calls the log message on L30.
//   HTTPS mode randomly throws the following exception:
//   node.js:134
//           throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
//           ^
//   TypeError: Cannot call method 'emit' of undefined
//       at CleartextStream.<anonymous> (http.js:1201:9)
//       at CleartextStream.emit (events.js:64:17)
//       at Socket.onerror (tls.js:874:17)
//       at Socket.emit (events.js:64:17)
//       at Array.<anonymous> (net.js:824:27)
//       at EventEmitter._tickCallback (node.js:126:26)

var Cradle, account, conn, db, fs, http, server;

Cradle = require('cradle');
fs     = require('fs');

// MOCK SERVERS

// HTTP

// server = require('http').Server(function(req,res) {
//   console.log(req.url)
//   res.writeHead(201, {"Content-Type": "text/plain;charset=utf8"});
//   res.end('{"ok":true,"id":"myDoc4","rev":"44-438530acef7245421ff3b6a9998adf56"}');
// });
// server.listen(8000);
// 
// conn = new Cradle.Connection("localhost", 8000, {
//   secure: false,
// });


// HTTPS

// options = {
//   key: fs.readFileSync(__dirname+"/server.key"),
//   cert: fs.readFileSync(__dirname+"/server.crt")
// }
// 

// server = require('https').Server(options, function(req, res) {
//   console.log(req.url)
//   res.writeHead(201, {"Content-Type": "text/plain;charset=utf8"});
//   res.end('{"ok":true,"id":"myDoc4","rev":"44-438530acef7245421ff3b6a9998adf56"}');
// });
// server.listen(8000)


// conn = new Cradle.Connection("localhost", 8000, {
//   secure: true,
// });


// CLOUDANT TESTS

account = {
  username: "nodebug",
  password: "omgnodebug"
};


// conn = new Cradle.Connection("nodebug.cloudant.com", 80, {
//   secure: false,
//   auth: account
// });

conn = new Cradle.Connection("nodebug.cloudant.com", 443, {
  secure: true,
  auth: account
});

Events = require("events")

promise = new Events.EventEmitter
db = conn.database("test");

db.save("myDoc4", { "foo": "bar" }, function(err, doc) {
  console.log("created.");
  promise.emit("created", doc)
});

promise.on("created", function(doc){
  fs.readFile(__dirname+"/cherryTree.JPG", function(err, imgData) {
    console.log("loaded img.")
    promise.emit("loaded", doc, imgData)
  })
})

promise.on("loaded", function(doc, imgData) {

  db.saveAttachment(
      doc.id,
      doc.rev,
      "photo",
      "image/jpg",
      imgData,
      function(err, doc) {
        console.log("attached.")
        promise.emit("attached")
      });
})

promise.on("attached", function(){
  console.log("GREAT SUCCESS.") // if this fires, we are good.
  if (server) server.close()
})