Cradle w/ credentials option

gistfile1.js

// for couch
var cradle = require('cradle');
var host = 'https://xxxx.cloudant.com';
var port = 443;
var credentials = {username: 'xxxx', password: 'xxxx' };
var local=false;
var db;
if(local===true) {
  db = new(cradle.Connection)().database('xxxx');
}
else {
  db = new(cradle.Connection)(host, port, {auth: credentials}).database('xxx');
}