Started initial idea for automated database configuration

lib/couchrest/model/configuration.rb

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ module CouchRest
         add_config :model_type_key
         add_config :mass_assign_any_attribute
         add_config :auto_update_design_doc
+        add_config :database_config_path
 
         configure do |config|
           config.model_type_key = 'model' # was 'couchrest-type'
           config.mass_assign_any_attribute = false
           config.auto_update_design_doc = true
+          config.database_config_path = File.join(defined?(Rails) ? Rails.root : Dir.pwd, 'config', 'couchdb.yml')
         end
       end
 

lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb

@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ module CouchRest
         self
       end
 
+      def database
+        self.class.database(@database)
+      end
 
       protected
 
@@ -105,6 +108,20 @@ module CouchRest
 
       module ClassMethods
 
+        # Replace CouchRest's database reader with a more advanced
+        # version that will make a best guess at the database you might
+        # want to use. Allows for a string to be provided instead of 
+        # a database object.
+        def database(db = nil)
+          db ||= @database
+          if db.nil?
+            # try to grab from configuration files
+            
+          else
+            db
+          end
+        end
+
         # Creates a new instance, bypassing attribute protection
         #
         # ==== Returns