gistfile1.js

    function handle_couch_get(url, in_request, in_response) {
        sys.puts("Making outbound CouchDB request: " + sys.inspect(url));
        var out_request = http.createClient(couch_port, couch_hostname)
            .request("GET", url.href, {
                "Host": couch_hostname
            });
        out_request.addListener("response", function (out_response) {
            in_response.sendHeader(out_response.statusCode, out_response.headers);
            out_response.addListener("data", function (chunk) {
                in_response.write(chunk);
            });
            out_response.addListener("end", function (chunk) {
                in_response.close();
            });
        });
        out_request.close();
    }