4 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/share/www/script/couch.js b/share/www/script/couch.js
index dbffa7ce..d745b06e 100644
--- a/share/www/script/couch.js
+++ b/share/www/script/couch.js
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ CouchDB.newXhr = function() {
 
 CouchDB.request = function(method, uri, options) {
   options = options || {};
+  options.headers = options.headers || {};
+  options.headers["Content-Type"] = options.headers["Content-Type"] || "application/json";
   var req = CouchDB.newXhr();
   if(uri.substr(0, "http://".length) != "http://") {
     uri = CouchDB.urlPrefix + uri
diff --git a/share/www/script/test/basics.js b/share/www/script/test/basics.js
index 0f9ac44f..6a3ae471 100644
--- a/share/www/script/test/basics.js
+++ b/share/www/script/test/basics.js
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ couchTests.basics = function(debug) {
 
   // test that the POST response has a Location header
   var xhr = CouchDB.request("POST", "/test_suite_db", {
-    body: JSON.stringify({"foo":"bar"})
+    body: JSON.stringify({"foo":"bar"}),
+    headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
   });
   var resp = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
   T(resp.ok);
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ couchTests.basics = function(debug) {
 
   // test that that POST's with an _id aren't overriden with a UUID.
   var xhr = CouchDB.request("POST", "/test_suite_db", {
+    headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
     body: JSON.stringify({"_id": "oppossum", "yar": "matey"})
   });
   var resp = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
@@ -202,7 +204,10 @@ couchTests.basics = function(debug) {
     result = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
     T(result.error == "doc_validation");
 
-    xhr = CouchDB.request("POST", "/test_suite_db/", {body: data});
+    xhr = CouchDB.request("POST", "/test_suite_db/", {
+      headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+      body: data
+    });
     T(xhr.status == 500);
     result = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
     T(result.error == "doc_validation");
diff --git a/share/www/script/test/batch_save.js b/share/www/script/test/batch_save.js
index 1c8a2be9..a1b00192 100644
--- a/share/www/script/test/batch_save.js
+++ b/share/www/script/test/batch_save.js
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ couchTests.batch_save = function(debug) {
 
   // repeat the tests for POST
   for(i=0; i < 100; i++) {
-    var resp = db.request("POST", db.uri + "?batch=ok", {body: JSON.stringify({a:1})});
+    var resp = db.request("POST", db.uri + "?batch=ok", {
+      headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+      body: JSON.stringify({a:1})
+    });
     T(JSON.parse(resp.responseText).ok);
   }
   
diff --git a/share/www/script/test/stats.js b/share/www/script/test/stats.js
index 23468a37..d2fd6eac 100644
--- a/share/www/script/test/stats.js
+++ b/share/www/script/test/stats.js
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ couchTests.stats = function(debug) {
   
   runTest("couchdb", "database_writes", {
     run: function(db) {
-      CouchDB.request("POST", "/test_suite_db", {body: '{"a": "1"}'})
+      CouchDB.request("POST", "/test_suite_db", {
+        headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+        body: '{"a": "1"}'
+      })
     },
     test: function(before, after) {
       TEquals(before+1, after, "POST'ing new docs increments doc writes.");