gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env node

var http = require('http')
  , fs = require('fs')
  , sys = require('sys');

var client = http.createClient(5984, '127.0.0.1');

var doc = client.request('PUT', '/test_db/doc_att_deflate', {
  'Content-type': 'application/json',
  'Referer': 'http://127.0.0.1:5984/test_db'
});

doc.on('response', function(response) {
    var file = fs.readFileSync("readme.gz");
    // file = "";
    sys.puts(sys.inspect(file.length));

    var req = client.request('PUT', '/test_db/doc_att_deflate/readme.txt', {
      'Content-type': 'text/plain',
      'Content-length': file.length,
      'Content-encoding': 'deflate',
      'Referer': 'http://127.0.0.1:5984/test_db'
    });

    req.on('response', function(res) {
      sys.puts(sys.inspect(res.statusCode));
      var body = '';
      res.on('data', function(chunk) {
        sys.puts(sys.inspect('chunk'));
        body += chunk
      })
      res.on('end', function() {
        sys.puts(body);
      });
    });
    req.end(file);

});

doc.end('{"foo":"bar"}')