getting into view land

lib/couch_rest.rb

@@ -36,19 +36,25 @@ class CouchRest
   end
 
   class << self
-    def put uri, payload = nil
-      response = RestClient.put(uri, payload)
-      JSON.parse response
+    def put uri, doc = nil
+      payload = JSON.unparse doc if doc
+      JSON.parse(RestClient.put(uri, payload))
     end
   
     def get uri
-      response = RestClient.get(uri)
-      JSON.parse response
+      JSON.parse(RestClient.get(uri))
+    end
+    
+    def post uri, doc = nil
+      payload = JSON.unparse doc if doc
+      JSON.parse(RestClient.post(uri, payload))
     end
     
     def delete uri
-      response = RestClient.delete(uri)
-      JSON.parse response
+      JSON.parse(RestClient.delete(uri))
     end
   end
+  
 end
+
+

lib/database.rb

@@ -4,10 +4,29 @@ class CouchRest
     def initialize host, name
       @name = name
       @host = host
+      @root = "#{host}/#{name}"
     end
     
+    def documents
+      view "_all_docs"
+    end
+  
+    def view name
+      CouchRest.get "#{@root}/#{name}"      
+    end
+    
+    def save doc
+      if doc['_id']
+        url = doc['_id']
+        CouchRest.put "#{@root}/#{doc['_id']}", doc
+      else
+        CouchRest.post "#{@root}", doc
+      end
+    end
+    
+    
     def delete!
-      CouchRest.delete "#{host}/#{name}"
+      CouchRest.delete @root
     end
   end
 end