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lib/couchrest/core/model.rb
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# = CouchRest::Model - ORM, the CouchDB way
module CouchRest
# = CouchRest::Model - ORM, the CouchDB way
#
# CouchRest::Model provides an ORM-like interface for CouchDB documents. It avoids all usage of <tt>method_missing</tt>, and tries to strike a balance between usability and magic. See CouchRest::Model#view_by for documentation about the view-generation system.
#
#
# CouchRest::Model provides an ORM-like interface for CouchDB documents. It
# avoids all usage of <tt>method_missing</tt>, and tries to strike a balance
# between usability and magic. See CouchRest::Model#view_by for
# documentation about the view-generation system.
#
# ==== Example
#
# This is an example class using CouchRest::Model. It is taken from the spec/couchrest/core/model_spec.rb file, which may be even more up to date than this example.
#
#
# This is an example class using CouchRest::Model. It is taken from the
# spec/couchrest/core/model_spec.rb file, which may be even more up to date
# than this example.
#
# class Article < CouchRest::Model
# use_database CouchRest.database!('http://localhost:5984/couchrest-model-test')
# unique_id :slug
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end
class << self
# this is the CouchRest::Database that model classes will use unless they override it with <tt>use_database</tt>
# this is the CouchRest::Database that model classes will use unless
# they override it with <tt>use_database</tt>
attr_accessor :default_database
# override the CouchRest::Model-wide default_database
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new(doc)
end
# Defines methods for reading and writing from fields in the document. Uses key_writer and key_reader internally.
# Defines methods for reading and writing from fields in the document.
# Uses key_writer and key_reader internally.
def key_accessor *keys
key_writer *keys
key_reader *keys
end
# For each argument key, define a method <tt>key=</tt> that sets the corresponding field on the CouchDB document.
# For each argument key, define a method <tt>key=</tt> that sets the
# corresponding field on the CouchDB document.
def key_writer *keys
keys.each do |method|
key = method.to_s
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end
end
# For each argument key, define a method <tt>key</tt> that reads the corresponding field on the CouchDB document.
# For each argument key, define a method <tt>key</tt> that reads the
# corresponding field on the CouchDB document.
def key_reader *keys
keys.each do |method|
key = method.to_s
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end
end
# Automatically set <tt>updated_at</tt> and <tt>created_at</tt> fields on the document whenever saving occurs. CouchRest uses a pretty decent time format by default. See Time#to_json
# Automatically set <tt>updated_at</tt> and <tt>created_at</tt> fields
# on the document whenever saving occurs. CouchRest uses a pretty
# decent time format by default. See Time#to_json
def timestamps!
before(:create) do
self['updated_at'] = self['created_at'] = Time.now
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end
end
# Name a method that will be called before the document is first saved, which returns a string to be used for the document's <tt>_id</tt>. Because CouchDB enforces a constraint that each id must be unique, this can be used to enforce eg: uniq usernames. Note that this id must be globally unique across all document types which share a database, so if you'd like to scope uniqueness to this class, you should use the class name as part of the unique id.
# Name a method that will be called before the document is first saved,
# which returns a string to be used for the document's <tt>_id</tt>.
# Because CouchDB enforces a constraint that each id must be unique,
# this can be used to enforce eg: uniq usernames. Note that this id
# must be globally unique across all document types which share a
# database, so if you'd like to scope uniqueness to this class, you
# should use the class name as part of the unique id.
def unique_id method
define_method :set_unique_id do
self['_id'] ||= self.send(method)
end
end
# Define a CouchDB view. The name of the view will be the concatenation of <tt>by</tt> and the keys joined by <tt>_and_</tt>
#
# Define a CouchDB view. The name of the view will be the concatenation
# of <tt>by</tt> and the keys joined by <tt>_and_</tt>
#
# ==== Example views:
#
#
# class Post
# # view with default options
# # query with Post.by_date
# view_by :date, :descending => true
#
#
# # view with compound sort-keys
# # query with Post.by_user_id_and_date
# view_by :user_id, :date
#
#
# # view with custom map/reduce functions
# # query with Post.by_tags :reduce => true
# view_by :tags,
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# return sum(values);
# }"
# end
#
# <tt>view_by :date</tt> will create a view defined by this Javascript function:
#
#
# <tt>view_by :date</tt> will create a view defined by this Javascript
# function:
#
# function(doc) {
# if (doc.type == 'Post' && doc.date) {
# emit(doc.date, null);
# }
# }
#
# It can be queried by calling <tt>Post.by_date</tt> which accepts all valid options for CouchRest::Database#view. In addition, calling with the <tt>:raw => true</tt> option will return the view rows themselves. By default <tt>Post.by_date</tt> will return the documents included in the generated view.
#
# CouchRest::Database#view options can be applied at view definition time as defaults, and they will be curried and used at view query time. Or they can be overridden at query time.
#
# Custom views can be queried with <tt>:reduce => true</tt> to return reduce results. The default for custom views is to query with <tt>:reduce => false</tt>.
#
# Views are generated (on a per-model basis) lazily on first-access. This means that if you are deploying changes to a view, the views for that model won't be available until generation is complete. This can take some time with large databases. Strategies are in the works.
#
# To understand the capabilities of this view system more compeletly, it is recommended that you read the RSpec file at <tt>spec/core/model.rb</tt>.
#
# It can be queried by calling <tt>Post.by_date</tt> which accepts all
# valid options for CouchRest::Database#view. In addition, calling with
# the <tt>:raw => true</tt> option will return the view rows
# themselves. By default <tt>Post.by_date</tt> will return the
# documents included in the generated view.
#
# CouchRest::Database#view options can be applied at view definition
# time as defaults, and they will be curried and used at view query
# time. Or they can be overridden at query time.
#
# Custom views can be queried with <tt>:reduce => true</tt> to return
# reduce results. The default for custom views is to query with
# <tt>:reduce => false</tt>.
#
# Views are generated (on a per-model basis) lazily on first-access.
# This means that if you are deploying changes to a view, the views for
# that model won't be available until generation is complete. This can
# take some time with large databases. Strategies are in the works.
#
# To understand the capabilities of this view system more compeletly,
# it is recommended that you read the RSpec file at
# <tt>spec/core/model.rb</tt>.
def view_by *keys
opts = keys.pop if keys.last.is_a?(Hash)
opts ||= {}
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self['_rev']
end
# returns true if the self has never been saved
# returns true if the document has never been saved
def new_record?
!rev
end
# save the doc to the db using create or update
# Saves the document to the db using create or update. Also runs the :save
# callbacks. Sets the <tt>_id</tt> and <tt>_rev</tt> fields based on
# CouchDB's response.
def save
if new_record?
create
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end
end
# Deletes the document from the database. Runs the :delete callbacks.
# Removes the <tt>_id</tt> and <tt>_rev</tt> fields, preparing the
# document to be saved to a new <tt>_id</tt>.
def destroy
result = database.delete self
if result['ok']
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protected
# Saves a document for the first time, after running the before(:create)
# callbacks, and applying the unique_id.
def create
set_unique_id if respond_to?(:set_unique_id) # hack
save_doc
end
# Saves the document and runs the :update callbacks.
def update
save_doc
end