Added new_model? and new_record? alias to casted model for rails compatibility.

lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ module CouchRest
               # Auto parse Time objects
               obj = ( (property.init_method == 'new') && klass == Time) ? Time.parse(value) : klass.send(property.init_method, value)
               obj.casted_by = self if obj.respond_to?(:casted_by)
+              obj.document_saved = true if obj.respond_to?(:document_saved)
               obj
             end
           else
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ module CouchRest
               klass.send(property.init_method, self[key].dup)
             end
             self[property.name].casted_by = self if self[property.name].respond_to?(:casted_by)
+            self[property.name].document_saved = true if self[property.name].respond_to?(:document_saved)
           end
         end
       end

lib/couchrest/more/casted_model.rb

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module CouchRest
     def self.included(base)
       base.send(:include, CouchRest::Mixins::Properties)
       base.send(:attr_accessor, :casted_by)
+      base.send(:attr_accessor, :document_saved)
     end
     
     def initialize(keys={})
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ module CouchRest
       super(key.to_s)
     end
     
+    # True if the casted model has already
+    # been saved in the containing document
+    def new_model?
+      !@document_saved
+    end
+    alias :new_record? :new_model?
+    
     # Sets the attributes from a hash
     def update_attributes_without_saving(hash)
       hash.each do |k, v|

lib/couchrest/more/extended_document.rb

@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ module CouchRest
       raise ArgumentError, "a document requires a database to be saved to (The document or the #{self.class} default database were not set)" unless database
       set_unique_id if new_document? && self.respond_to?(:set_unique_id)
       result = database.save_doc(self, bulk)
+      mark_as_saved if result["ok"] == true
       result["ok"] == true
     end
     
@@ -226,5 +227,22 @@ module CouchRest
       end
     end
     
+    protected
+    
+    # Set document_saved flag on all casted models to true
+    def mark_as_saved
+      self.each do |key, prop|
+        if prop.is_a?(Array)
+          prop.each do |item|
+            if item.respond_to?(:document_saved)
+              item.send(:document_saved=, true)
+            end
+          end
+        elsif prop.respond_to?(:document_saved)
+          prop.send(:document_saved=, true)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    
   end
 end

spec/couchrest/more/casted_model_spec.rb

@@ -258,4 +258,45 @@ describe CouchRest::CastedModel do
       end
     end
   end
+  
+  describe "calling new_model? on a casted model" do
+    before :each do
+      reset_test_db!
+      @cat = Cat.new(:name => 'Sockington')
+      @cat.favorite_toy = CatToy.new(:name => 'Catnip Ball')
+      @cat.toys << CatToy.new(:name => 'Fuzzy Stick')
+    end
+    
+    it "should be true on new" do
+      CatToy.new.new_model?.should be_true
+      CatToy.new.new_record?.should be_true
+    end
+    
+    it "should be true after assignment" do
+      @cat.favorite_toy.new_model?.should be_true
+      @cat.toys.first.new_model?.should be_true
+    end
+    
+    it "should not be true after create or save" do
+      @cat.create
+      @cat.save
+      @cat.favorite_toy.new_model?.should be_false
+      @cat.toys.first.new_model?.should be_false
+    end
+    
+    it "should not be true after get from the database" do
+      @cat.save
+      @cat = Cat.get(@cat.id)
+      @cat.favorite_toy.new_model?.should be_false
+      @cat.toys.first.new_model?.should be_false
+    end
+    
+    it "should still be true after a failed create or save" do
+      @cat.name = nil
+      @cat.create.should be_false
+      @cat.save.should be_false
+      @cat.favorite_toy.new_model?.should be_true
+      @cat.toys.first.new_model?.should be_true
+    end
+  end
 end