diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c6fcdb..1e2b69b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ The example config above for example would use a database called "project_test".
 
 ## Generators
 
+### Configuration
+
+    $ rails generate couchrest_model:config
+
 ### Model
 
     $ rails generate model person --orm=couchrest_model
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2304d76..45a1b3f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0.beta5
+1.1.2
diff --git a/couchrest_model.gemspec b/couchrest_model.gemspec
index ce7f2ab..cc22676 100644
--- a/couchrest_model.gemspec
+++ b/couchrest_model.gemspec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new("> 1.3.1") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["J. Chris Anderson", "Matt Aimonetti", "Marcos Tapajos", "Will Leinweber", "Sam Lown"]
-  s.date = %q{2011-04-29}
+  s.date = File.mtime('VERSION')
   s.description = %q{CouchRest Model provides aditional features to the standard CouchRest Document class such as properties, view designs, associations, callbacks, typecasting and validations.}
   s.email = %q{jchris@apache.org}
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
-  s.add_dependency(%q<couchrest>, "1.1.0.pre2")
+  s.add_dependency(%q<couchrest>, "~> 1.1.2")
   s.add_dependency(%q<mime-types>, "~> 1.15")
   s.add_dependency(%q<activemodel>, "~> 3.0")
   s.add_dependency(%q<tzinfo>, "~> 0.3.22")
-  s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, ">= 2.0.0")
+  s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, "~> 2.6.0")
+  s.add_development_dependency(%q<json>, ["~> 1.5.1"])
   s.add_development_dependency(%q<rack-test>, ">= 0.5.7")
+  s.add_development_dependency("rake", ">= 0.8.0")
   # s.add_development_dependency("jruby-openssl", ">= 0.7.3")
 end
 
diff --git a/history.md b/history.md
index 24d0bd3..a8b18ce 100644
--- a/history.md
+++ b/history.md
@@ -1,10 +1,41 @@
 # CouchRest Model Change History
 
-## 1.1.0 - 2011-05-XX
+## 1.1.3
+	
+	* CouchRest::Model::Base.respond_to_missing? and respond_to? (Kim Burgestrand)
+
+## 1.1.2 - 2011-07-23
+
+* Minor fixes
+  * Upgrade to couchrest 1.1.2
+  * Override as_couch_json to ensure nil values not stored
+  * Removing restriction that prohibited objects that cast as an array to be loaded.
+
+## 1.1.1 - 2011-07-04
+
+* Minor fix
+  * Bumping CouchRest version dependency for important initialize method fix.
+  * Ensuring super on Embeddable#initialize can be called.
+
+## 1.1.0 - 2011-06-25
+
+* Major Alterations
+  * CastedModel no longer requires a Hash. Automatically includes all required methods.
+  * CastedModel module renamed to Embeddable (old still works!)
+
+* Minor Fixes
+  * Validation callbacks now support context (thanks kostia)
+  * Document comparisons now performed using database and document ID (pointer by neocsr)
+  * Automatic config generation now supported (thanks lucasrenan)
+  * Comparing documents resorts to Hash comparison if both IDs are nil. (pointer by kostia)
+
+## 1.1.0.rc1 - 2011-06-08
 
 * New Features
   * Properties with a nil value are now no longer sent to the database.
   * Now possible to build new objects via CastedArray#build
+  * Implement #get! and #find! class methods
+  * Now is possible delete particular elements in casted array(Kostiantyn Kahanskyi)
 
 * Minor fixes
   * #as_json now correctly uses ActiveSupports methods.
@@ -14,7 +45,12 @@
   * DesignDoc cache refreshed if a database is deleted.
   * Fixing dirty tracking on collection_of association.
   * Uniqueness Validation views created on initialization, not on demand!
-
+  * #destroy freezes object instead of removing _id and _rev, better for callbacks (pointer by karmi)
+  * #destroyed? method now available
+  * #reload no longer uses Hash#merge! which was causing issues with dirty tracking on casted models. (pointer by kostia)
+  * Non-property mass assignment on #new no longer possible without :directly_set_attributes option.
+  * Using CouchRest 1.1.0.pre3. (No more Hashes!)
+  * Fixing problem assigning a CastedHash to a property declared as a Hash (Kostiantyn Kahanskyi, gfmtim)
 
 ## 1.1.0.beta5 - 2011-04-30
 
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/associations.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/associations.rb
index f8e5a12..e98e48e 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/associations.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/associations.rb
@@ -183,19 +183,19 @@ module CouchRest
           casted_by[casted_by_property.to_s] << obj.id
         end
       end
-      
+
       def << obj
         check_obj(obj)
         casted_by[casted_by_property.to_s] << obj.id
         super(obj)
       end
-      
+
       def push(obj)
         check_obj(obj)
         casted_by[casted_by_property.to_s].push obj.id
         super(obj)
       end
-      
+
       def unshift(obj)
         check_obj(obj)
         casted_by[casted_by_property.to_s].unshift obj.id
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ module CouchRest
         casted_by[casted_by_property.to_s].pop
         super
       end
-      
+
       def shift
         casted_by[casted_by_property.to_s].shift
         super
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb
index 5f3a6cd..40cb968 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 module CouchRest
   module Model
-    class Base < Document
+    class Base < CouchRest::Document
 
       extend ActiveModel::Naming
 
       include CouchRest::Model::Configuration
       include CouchRest::Model::Connection
       include CouchRest::Model::Persistence
-      include CouchRest::Model::Callbacks
       include CouchRest::Model::DocumentQueries
       include CouchRest::Model::Views
       include CouchRest::Model::DesignDoc
@@ -18,9 +17,11 @@ module CouchRest
       include CouchRest::Model::PropertyProtection
       include CouchRest::Model::Associations
       include CouchRest::Model::Validations
+      include CouchRest::Model::Callbacks
       include CouchRest::Model::Designs
       include CouchRest::Model::CastedBy
       include CouchRest::Model::Dirty
+      include CouchRest::Model::Callbacks
 
       def self.subclasses
         @subclasses ||= []
@@ -46,22 +47,24 @@ module CouchRest
       #
       # Options supported:
       #
-      # * :directly_set_attributes: true when data comes directly from database
-      # * :database: provide an alternative database
+      # * :directly_set_attributes, true when data comes directly from database
+      # * :database, provide an alternative database
       #
       # If a block is provided the new model will be passed into the
       # block so that it can be populated.
-      def initialize(doc = {}, options = {})
-        doc = prepare_all_attributes(doc, options)
-        # set the instances database, if provided
+      def initialize(attributes = {}, options = {})
+        super()
+        prepare_all_attributes(attributes, options)
+        # set the instance's database, if provided
         self.database = options[:database] unless options[:database].nil?
-        super(doc)
         unless self['_id'] && self['_rev']
           self[self.model_type_key] = self.class.to_s
         end
+
         yield self if block_given?
 
         after_initialize if respond_to?(:after_initialize)
+        run_callbacks(:initialize) { self }
       end
 
 
@@ -79,18 +82,19 @@ module CouchRest
         super
       end
 
-      ## Compatibility with ActiveSupport and older frameworks
-
-      # Hack so that CouchRest::Document, which descends from Hash,
-      # doesn't appear to Rails routing as a Hash of options
-      def is_a?(klass)
-        return false if klass == Hash
-        super
+      # compatbility for 1.8, it does not use respond_to_missing?
+      # thing is, when using it like this only, doing method(:find_by_view)
+      # will throw an error
+      def self.respond_to?(m, include_private = false)
+        super || respond_to_missing?(m, include_private)
       end
-      alias :kind_of? :is_a?
 
-      def persisted?
-        !new?
+      # ruby 1.9 feature
+      # this allows ruby to know that the method is defined using
+      # method_missing, and as such, method(:find_by_view) will actually
+      # give a Method back, and not throw an error like in 1.8!
+      def self.respond_to_missing?(m, include_private = false)
+        has_view?(m) || has_view?(m.to_s[/^find_(by_.+)/, 1])
       end
 
       def to_key
@@ -100,6 +104,26 @@ module CouchRest
       alias :to_param :id
       alias :new_record? :new?
       alias :new_document? :new?
+
+      # Compare this model with another by confirming to see 
+      # if the IDs and their databases match!
+      #
+      # Camparison of the database is required in case the 
+      # model has been proxied or loaded elsewhere.
+      #
+      # A Basic CouchRest document will only ever compare using 
+      # a Hash comparison on the attributes.
+      def == other
+        return false unless other.is_a?(Base)
+        if id.nil? && other.id.nil?
+          # no ids? assume comparing nested and revert to hash comparison
+          to_hash == other.to_hash
+        else
+          database == other.database && id == other.id
+        end
+      end
+      alias :eql? :==
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/callbacks.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/callbacks.rb
index 3037810..18a36e9 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/callbacks.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/callbacks.rb
@@ -5,21 +5,23 @@ module CouchRest #:nodoc:
 
     module Callbacks
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+      CALLBACKS = [
+        :before_validation, :after_validation,
+        :after_initialize,
+        :before_create, :around_create, :after_create,
+        :before_destroy, :around_destroy, :after_destroy,
+        :before_save, :around_save, :after_save,
+        :before_update, :around_update, :after_update,
+      ]
+
       included do
         extend ActiveModel::Callbacks
+        include ActiveModel::Validations::Callbacks
 
-        define_model_callbacks \
-          :create,
-          :destroy,
-          :save,
-          :update
-
+        define_model_callbacks :initialize, :only => :after
+        define_model_callbacks :create, :destroy, :save, :update
       end
-
-      def valid?(*) #nodoc
-        _run_validation_callbacks { super }
-      end
-
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/casted_array.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/casted_array.rb
index 8e4ff66..65b7f46 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/casted_array.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/casted_array.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ module CouchRest::Model
       super
     end
 
+    def delete(obj)
+      couchrest_parent_will_change! if use_dirty? && self.length > 0
+      super(obj)
+    end
+
+    def delete_at(index)
+      couchrest_parent_will_change! if use_dirty? && self.length > 0
+      super(index)
+    end
+
     def build(*args)
       obj = casted_by_property.build(*args)
       self.push(obj)
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/collection.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/collection.rb
index 540b299..5d6dd76 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/collection.rb
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ module CouchRest
           else
             options = { :limit => per_page, :skip => per_page * (page - 1) }
           end
+          options[:include_docs] = true
           view_options.merge(options)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb
index 839674b..22aec40 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 module CouchRest
   module Model
     module DocumentQueries
-      
-      def self.included(base)
-        base.extend(ClassMethods)
-      end
-      
+      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
       module ClassMethods
-        
+
         # Load all documents that have the model_type_key's field equal to the
         # name of the current class. Take the standard set of
         # CouchRest::Database#view options.
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ module CouchRest
           end
         end
         alias :find :get
-        
+
         # Load a document from the database by id
         # An exception will be raised if the document isn't found
         #
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/casted_model.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/embeddable.rb
similarity index 71%
rename from lib/couchrest/model/casted_model.rb
rename to lib/couchrest/model/embeddable.rb
index f20de16..05970a2 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/casted_model.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/embeddable.rb
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 module CouchRest::Model
-  module CastedModel
-
+  module Embeddable
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
+    # Include Attributes early to ensure super() will work
+    include CouchRest::Attributes
+
     included do
       include CouchRest::Model::Configuration
-      include CouchRest::Model::Callbacks
       include CouchRest::Model::Properties
       include CouchRest::Model::PropertyProtection
       include CouchRest::Model::Associations
       include CouchRest::Model::Validations
+      include CouchRest::Model::Callbacks
       include CouchRest::Model::CastedBy
       include CouchRest::Model::Dirty
+      include CouchRest::Model::Callbacks
+
       class_eval do
         # Override CastedBy's base_doc?
         def base_doc?
           false # Can never be base doc!
         end
+
       end
     end
 
-    def initialize(keys = {})
-      raise StandardError unless self.is_a? Hash
-      prepare_all_attributes(keys)
+    # Initialize a new Casted Model. Accepts the same
+    # options as CouchRest::Model::Base for preparing and initializing
+    # attributes.
+    def initialize(keys = {}, options = {})
       super()
-    end
-
-    def []= key, value
-      super(key.to_s, value)
-    end
-
-    def [] key
-      super(key.to_s)
+      prepare_all_attributes(keys, options)
+      run_callbacks(:initialize) { self }
     end
 
     # False if the casted model has already
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ module CouchRest::Model
     end
     alias :attributes= :update_attributes_without_saving
 
+  end # End Embeddable
+
+  # Provide backwards compatability with previous versions (pre 1.1.0)
+  module CastedModel
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+    included do
+      include CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
index e77b663..a9e0a75 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ module CouchRest
 
       # Creates the document in the db. Raises an exception
       # if the document is not created properly.
-      def create!
-        self.class.fail_validate!(self) unless self.create
+      def create!(options = {})
+        self.class.fail_validate!(self) unless self.create(options)
       end
 
       # Trigger the callbacks (before, after, around)
       # only if the document isn't new
       def update(options = {})
-        raise "Calling #{self.class.name}#update on document that has not been created!" if self.new?
+        raise "Cannot save a destroyed document!" if destroyed?
+        raise "Calling #{self.class.name}#update on document that has not been created!" if new?
         return false unless perform_validations(options)
         return true if !self.disable_dirty && !self.changed?
         _run_update_callbacks do
@@ -54,19 +55,25 @@ module CouchRest
       end
 
       # Deletes the document from the database. Runs the :destroy callbacks.
-      # Removes the <tt>_id</tt> and <tt>_rev</tt> fields, preparing the
-      # document to be saved to a new <tt>_id</tt> if required.
       def destroy
         _run_destroy_callbacks do
           result = database.delete_doc(self)
           if result['ok']
-            self.delete('_rev')
-            self.delete('_id')
+            @_destroyed = true
+            self.freeze
           end
           result['ok']
         end
       end
 
+      def destroyed?
+        !!@_destroyed
+      end
+
+      def persisted?
+        !new? && !destroyed?
+      end
+
       # Update the document's attributes and save. For example:
       #
       #   doc.update_attributes :name => "Fred"
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ module CouchRest
       #
       # Returns self.
       def reload
-        merge!(self.class.get(id))
+        prepare_all_attributes(database.get(id), :directly_set_attributes => true)
         self
       end
 
@@ -104,22 +111,25 @@ module CouchRest
 
       module ClassMethods
 
-        # Creates a new instance, bypassing attribute protection
+        # Creates a new instance, bypassing attribute protection and
+        # uses the type field to determine which model to use to instanatiate
+        # the new object.
         #
         # ==== Returns
         #  a document instance
         #
-        def build_from_database(doc = {})
-          base = (doc[model_type_key].blank? || doc[model_type_key] == self.to_s) ? self : doc[model_type_key].constantize
-          base.new(doc, :directly_set_attributes => true)
+        def build_from_database(doc = {}, options = {}, &block)
+          src = doc[model_type_key]
+          base = (src.blank? || src == self.to_s) ? self : src.constantize
+          base.new(doc, options.merge(:directly_set_attributes => true), &block)
         end
 
         # Defines an instance and save it directly to the database
         #
         # ==== Returns
         #  returns the reloaded document
-        def create(attributes = {})
-          instance = new(attributes)
+        def create(attributes = {}, &block)
+          instance = new(attributes, &block)
           instance.create
           instance
         end
@@ -128,8 +138,8 @@ module CouchRest
         #
         # ==== Returns
         #  returns the reloaded document or raises an exception
-        def create!(attributes = {})
-          instance = new(attributes)
+        def create!(attributes = {}, &block)
+          instance = new(attributes, &block)
           instance.create!
           instance
         end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb
index 5d815ab..54cfb71 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ module CouchRest
         raise "You can only mixin Properties in a class responding to [] and []=, if you tried to mixin CastedModel, make sure your class inherits from Hash or responds to the proper methods" unless (method_defined?(:[]) && method_defined?(:[]=))
       end
 
-      def as_json(options = nil)
-        Hash[self].reject{|k,v| v.nil?}.as_json(options)
+      # Provide an attribute hash ready to be sent to CouchDB but with
+      # all the nil attributes removed.
+      def as_couch_json
+        super.delete_if{|k,v| v.nil?}
       end
 
       # Returns the Class properties with their values
@@ -80,17 +82,18 @@ module CouchRest
         self.disable_dirty = dirty
       end
 
-      def prepare_all_attributes(doc = {}, options = {})
+      def prepare_all_attributes(attrs = {}, options = {})
         self.disable_dirty = !!options[:directly_set_attributes]
         apply_all_property_defaults
         if options[:directly_set_attributes]
-          directly_set_read_only_attributes(doc)
+          directly_set_read_only_attributes(attrs)
+          directly_set_attributes(attrs, true)
         else
-          doc = remove_protected_attributes(doc)
+          attrs = remove_protected_attributes(attrs)
+          directly_set_attributes(attrs)
         end
-        res = doc.nil? ? doc : directly_set_attributes(doc)
         self.disable_dirty = false
-        res
+        self
       end
 
       def find_property!(property)
@@ -101,16 +104,13 @@ module CouchRest
 
       # Set all the attributes and return a hash with the attributes
       # that have not been accepted.
-      def directly_set_attributes(hash)
-        hash.reject do |attribute_name, attribute_value|
-          if self.respond_to?("#{attribute_name}=")
-            self.send("#{attribute_name}=", attribute_value)
-            true
-          elsif mass_assign_any_attribute # config option
-            self[attribute_name] = attribute_value
-            true
-          else
-            false
+      def directly_set_attributes(hash, mass_assign = false)
+        return if hash.nil?
+        hash.reject do |key, value|
+          if self.respond_to?("#{key}=")
+            self.send("#{key}=", value)
+          elsif mass_assign || mass_assign_any_attribute
+            self[key] = value
           end
         end
       end
@@ -151,15 +151,13 @@ module CouchRest
         # These properties are casted as Time objects, so they should always
         # be set to UTC.
         def timestamps!
-          class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__
-            property(:updated_at, Time, :read_only => true, :protected => true, :auto_validation => false)
-            property(:created_at, Time, :read_only => true, :protected => true, :auto_validation => false)
+          property(:updated_at, Time, :read_only => true, :protected => true, :auto_validation => false)
+          property(:created_at, Time, :read_only => true, :protected => true, :auto_validation => false)
 
-            set_callback :save, :before do |object|
-              write_attribute('updated_at', Time.now)
-              write_attribute('created_at', Time.now) if object.new?
-            end
-          EOS
+          set_callback :save, :before do |object|
+            write_attribute('updated_at', Time.now)
+            write_attribute('created_at', Time.now) if object.new?
+          end
         end
 
         protected
@@ -170,8 +168,8 @@ module CouchRest
             # check if this property is going to casted
             type = options.delete(:type) || options.delete(:cast_as)
             if block_given?
-              type = Class.new(Hash) do
-                include CastedModel
+              type = Class.new do
+                include Embeddable
               end
               if block.arity == 1 # Traditional, with options
                 type.class_eval { yield type }
@@ -193,42 +191,32 @@ module CouchRest
 
           # defines the getter for the property (and optional aliases)
           def create_property_getter(property)
-            # meth = property.name
-            class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-              def #{property.name}
-                read_attribute('#{property.name}')
-              end
-            EOS
+            define_method(property.name) do
+              read_attribute(property.name)
+            end
 
             if ['boolean', TrueClass.to_s.downcase].include?(property.type.to_s.downcase)
-              class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__
-                def #{property.name}?
-                  value = read_attribute('#{property.name}')
-                  !(value.nil? || value == false)
-                end
-              EOS
+              define_method("#{property.name}?") do
+                value = read_attribute(property.name)
+                !(value.nil? || value == false)
+              end
             end
 
             if property.alias
-              class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-                alias #{property.alias.to_sym} #{property.name.to_sym}
-              EOS
+              alias_method(property.alias, property.name.to_sym)
             end
           end
 
           # defines the setter for the property (and optional aliases)
           def create_property_setter(property)
-            property_name = property.name
-            class_eval <<-EOS
-              def #{property_name}=(value)
-                write_attribute('#{property_name}', value)
-              end
-            EOS
+            name = property.name
+
+            define_method("#{name}=") do |value|
+              write_attribute(name, value)
+            end
 
             if property.alias
-              class_eval <<-EOS
-                alias #{property.alias.to_sym}= #{property_name.to_sym}=
-              EOS
+              alias_method "#{property.alias}=", "#{name}="
             end
           end
 
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/property.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/property.rb
index 7661858..6058fda 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/property.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/property.rb
@@ -27,19 +27,15 @@ module CouchRest::Model
         if value.nil?
           value = []
         elsif [Hash, HashWithIndifferentAccess].include?(value.class)
-          # Assume provided as a Hash where key is index!
-          data = value
-          value = [ ]
-          data.keys.sort.each do |k|
-            value << data[k]
-          end
+          # Assume provided as a params hash where key is index
+          value = parameter_hash_to_array(value)
         elsif !value.is_a?(Array)
           raise "Expecting an array or keyed hash for property #{parent.class.name}##{self.name}"
         end
         arr = value.collect { |data| cast_value(parent, data) }
         # allow casted_by calls to be passed up chain by wrapping in CastedArray
         CastedArray.new(arr, self, parent)
-      elsif (type == Object || type == Hash) && (value.class == Hash)
+      elsif (type == Object || type == Hash) && (value.is_a?(Hash))
         # allow casted_by calls to be passed up chain by wrapping in CastedHash
         CastedHash[value, self, parent]
       elsif !value.nil?
@@ -47,9 +43,8 @@ module CouchRest::Model
       end
     end
 
-    # Cast an individual value, not an array
+    # Cast an individual value
     def cast_value(parent, value)
-      raise "An array inside an array cannot be casted, use CastedModel" if value.is_a?(Array)
       value = typecast_value(value, self)
       associate_casted_value_to_parent(parent, value)
     end
@@ -78,6 +73,14 @@ module CouchRest::Model
 
     private
 
+      def parameter_hash_to_array(source)
+        value = [ ]
+        source.keys.each do |k|
+          value[k.to_i] = source[k]
+        end
+        value.compact
+      end
+
       def associate_casted_value_to_parent(parent, value)
         value.casted_by = parent if value.respond_to?(:casted_by)
         value.casted_by_property = self if value.respond_to?(:casted_by_property)
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/proxyable.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/proxyable.rb
index 53a88da..9fb812c 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/proxyable.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/proxyable.rb
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ module CouchRest
         end
 
         # Base
-        def new(*args)
-          proxy_update(model.new(*args))
+        def new(attrs = {}, options = {}, &block)
+          proxy_block_update(:new, attrs, options, &block)
         end
 
-        def build_from_database(doc = {})
-          proxy_update(model.build_from_database(doc))
+        def build_from_database(attrs = {}, options = {}, &block)
+          proxy_block_update(:build_from_database, attrs, options, &block)
         end
 
         def method_missing(m, *args, &block)
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ module CouchRest
           end
         end
 
+        def proxy_block_update(method, *args, &block)
+          model.send(method, *args) do |doc|
+            proxy_update(doc)
+            yield doc if block_given?
+          end
+        end
+
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/support/couchrest_design.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/support/couchrest_design.rb
index a5caf07..73e9eaa 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/support/couchrest_design.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/support/couchrest_design.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CouchRest::Design.class_eval do
     flatten =
       lambda {|r|
         (recurse = lambda {|v|
-          if v.is_a?(Hash)
+          if v.is_a?(Hash) || v.is_a?(CouchRest::Document)
             v.to_a.map{|v| recurse.call(v)}.flatten
           elsif v.is_a?(Array)
             v.flatten.map{|v| recurse.call(v)}
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/validations.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/validations.rb
index 11a2571..825b169 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/validations.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/validations.rb
@@ -13,22 +13,33 @@ module CouchRest
     # Validations may be applied to both Model::Base and Model::CastedModel
     module Validations
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
-      included do
-        include ActiveModel::Validations
-        include ActiveModel::Validations::Callbacks
+      include ActiveModel::Validations
+
+      # Determine if the document is valid.
+      #
+      # @example Is the document valid?
+      #   person.valid?
+      #
+      # @example Is the document valid in a context?
+      #   person.valid?(:create)
+      #
+      # @param [ Symbol ] context The optional validation context.
+      #
+      # @return [ true, false ] True if valid, false if not.
+      #
+      def valid?(context = nil)
+        super context ? context : (new? ? :create : :update)
       end
-      
 
       module ClassMethods
-        
-        # Validates the associated casted model. This method should not be 
+
+        # Validates the associated casted model. This method should not be
         # used within your code as it is automatically included when a CastedModel
         # is used inside the model.
-        #
         def validates_casted_model(*args)
           validates_with(CastedModelValidator, _merge_attributes(args))
         end
-        
+
         # Validates if the field is unique for this type of document. Automatically creates
         # a view if one does not already exist and performs a search for all matching
         # documents.
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/railtie.rb b/lib/couchrest/railtie.rb
index b1266c4..0c4d04a 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/railtie.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ require "rails"
 require "active_model/railtie"
 
 module CouchRest
-  # = Active Record Railtie
   class ModelRailtie < Rails::Railtie
-    config.generators.orm :couchrest_model
-    config.generators.test_framework  :test_unit, :fixture => false
+    def self.generator
+      config.respond_to?(:app_generators) ? :app_generators : :generators
+    end
+
+    config.send(generator).orm :couchrest_model
+    config.send(generator).test_framework  :test_unit, :fixture => false
 
     initializer "couchrest_model.configure_default_connection" do
       CouchRest::Model::Base.configure do |conf|
diff --git a/lib/couchrest_model.rb b/lib/couchrest_model.rb
index 956a2a6..699da9e 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest_model.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest_model.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ require "couchrest/model/property_protection"
 require "couchrest/model/properties"
 require "couchrest/model/casted_array"
 require "couchrest/model/casted_hash"
-require "couchrest/model/casted_model"
 require "couchrest/model/validations"
 require "couchrest/model/callbacks"
 require "couchrest/model/document_queries"
@@ -58,10 +57,10 @@ require "couchrest/model/core_extensions/hash"
 require "couchrest/model/core_extensions/time_parsing"
 
 # Base libraries
-require "couchrest/model/casted_model"
+require "couchrest/model/embeddable"
 require "couchrest/model/base"
-# Add rails support *after* everything has loaded
 
+# Add rails support *after* everything has loaded
 if defined?(Rails)
   require "couchrest/railtie"
 end
diff --git a/lib/rails/generators/couchrest_model/config/config_generator.rb b/lib/rails/generators/couchrest_model/config/config_generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b78b4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rails/generators/couchrest_model/config/config_generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'rails/generators/couchrest_model'
+
+module CouchrestModel
+  module Generators
+    class ConfigGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
+      source_root File.expand_path('../templates', __FILE__)
+
+      def app_name
+        Rails::Application.subclasses.first.parent.to_s.underscore
+      end
+
+      def copy_configuration_file
+        template 'couchdb.yml', File.join('config', "couchdb.yml")
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/rails/generators/couchrest_model/config/templates/couchdb.yml b/lib/rails/generators/couchrest_model/config/templates/couchdb.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2216a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rails/generators/couchrest_model/config/templates/couchdb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+development: &development
+  protocol: 'http'
+  host: localhost
+  port: 5984
+  prefix: <%= app_name %>
+  suffix: development
+  username:
+  password:
+
+test:
+  <<: *development
+  suffix: test
+
+production:
+  protocol: 'https'
+  host: localhost
+  port: 5984
+  prefix: <%= app_name %>
+  suffix: production
+  username: root
+  password: 123
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/inherited_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/inherited_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 69eba6a..0000000
--- a/spec/couchrest/inherited_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-
-begin
-  require 'rubygems' unless ENV['SKIP_RUBYGEMS']  
-  require 'active_support/json'
-  ActiveSupport::JSON.backend = :JSONGem
-
-  class PlainParent
-    class_inheritable_accessor :foo
-    self.foo = :bar
-  end
-
-  class PlainChild < PlainParent
-  end
-
-  class ExtendedParent < CouchRest::Model::Base
-    class_inheritable_accessor :foo
-    self.foo = :bar
-  end
-
-  class ExtendedChild < ExtendedParent
-  end
-
-  describe "Using chained inheritance without CouchRest::Model::Base" do
-    it "should preserve inheritable attributes" do
-      PlainParent.foo.should == :bar
-      PlainChild.foo.should == :bar
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "Using chained inheritance with CouchRest::Model::Base" do
-    it "should preserve inheritable attributes" do
-      ExtendedParent.foo.should == :bar
-      ExtendedChild.foo.should == :bar
-    end
-  end
-
-rescue LoadError
-  puts "This spec requires 'active_support/json' to be loaded"
-end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/article.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/article.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/article.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/article.rb
index 9e370e3..6e2af99 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/article.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/article.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Article < CouchRest::Model::Base
 
   property :date, Date
   property :slug, :read_only => true
+  property :user_id
   property :title
   property :tags, [String]
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/base.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/base.rb
similarity index 86%
rename from spec/fixtures/base.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/base.rb
index d395b4a..8e62eb8 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/base.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/base.rb
@@ -83,18 +83,32 @@ class WithCallBacks < CouchRest::Model::Base
   end
 end
 
+# Following two fixture classes have __intentionally__ diffent syntax for setting the validation context
+class WithContextualValidationOnCreate < CouchRest::Model::Base
+  use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+  property(:name, String)
+  validates(:name, :presence => {:on => :create})
+end
+
+class WithContextualValidationOnUpdate < CouchRest::Model::Base
+  use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
+  property(:name, String)
+  validates(:name, :presence => true, :on => :update)
+end
+
 class WithTemplateAndUniqueID < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
   unique_id do |model|
-    model['important-field']
+    model.slug
   end
+  property :slug
   property :preset, :default => 'value'
   property :has_no_default
 end
 
 class WithGetterAndSetterMethods < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
-  
+
   property :other_arg
   def arg
     other_arg
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ end
 
 class WithAfterInitializeMethod < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
-  
+
   property :some_value
 
   def after_initialize
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/card.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/card.rb
similarity index 95%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/card.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/card.rb
index 7494b44..8cf72ab 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/card.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/card.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'person'
+
 class Card < CouchRest::Model::Base 
   # Set the default database to use
   use_database DB
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/cat.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/cat.rb
similarity index 71%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/cat.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/cat.rb
index 903eafd..a28f505 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/cat.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/cat.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-class CatToy < Hash
-  include ::CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
+class CatToy
+  include CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
 
   property :name
 
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ class Cat < CouchRest::Model::Base
   property :number
 end
 
+class ChildCat < Cat
+  property :mother, Cat
+  property :siblings, [Cat]
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/client.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/client.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/client.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/client.rb
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/course.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/course.rb
similarity index 88%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/course.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/course.rb
index d06f6a0..2998bb2 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/course.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/course.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'question')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
+require 'question'
+require 'person'
 
 class Course < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/event.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/event.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/event.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/event.rb
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/invoice.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/invoice.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/invoice.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/invoice.rb
index 540c9ff..927fd8f 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/invoice.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/invoice.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ class Invoice < CouchRest::Model::Base
   property :client_name
   property :employee_name
   property :location
-  
+
   # Validation
   validates_presence_of :client_name, :employee_name
   validates_presence_of :location, :message => "Hey stupid!, you forgot the location"
-  
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/models/key_chain.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/key_chain.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0837e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/key_chain.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class KeyChain < CouchRest::Model::Base
+  use_database(DB)
+
+  property(:keys, Hash)
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/models/membership.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/membership.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81c804e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/membership.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class Membership
+  include CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/person.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/person.rb
similarity index 56%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/person.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/person.rb
index 076bbc0..71525e4 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/person.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/person.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-class Person < Hash
-  include ::CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
+require 'cat'
+
+class Person
+  include ::CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
   property :pet, Cat
   property :name, [String]
   
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/models/project.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/project.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8de244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/project.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Project < CouchRest::Model::Base
+  use_database DB
+  property :name,   String
+  timestamps!
+  view_by :name
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/models/question.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/question.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ada5bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/question.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Question
+  include ::CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
+
+  property :q
+  property :a
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/sale_entry.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/sale_entry.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/sale_entry.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/sale_entry.rb
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/sale_invoice.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/sale_invoice.rb
similarity index 60%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/sale_invoice.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/sale_invoice.rb
index ad6beb2..5244ba5 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/sale_invoice.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/models/sale_invoice.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'client')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'sale_entry')
-class SaleInvoice < CouchRest::Model::Base  
+require 'client'
+require 'sale_entry'
+
+class SaleInvoice < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database DB
 
   belongs_to :client
@@ -10,4 +11,4 @@ class SaleInvoice < CouchRest::Model::Base
 
   property :date, Date
   property :price, Integer 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/service.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/service.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/service.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/service.rb
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/user.rb b/spec/fixtures/models/user.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/fixtures/more/user.rb
rename to spec/fixtures/models/user.rb
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/more/question.rb b/spec/fixtures/more/question.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5efcd20..0000000
--- a/spec/fixtures/more/question.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-class Question < Hash
-  include ::CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
-  
-  property :q
-  property :a
-
-end
diff --git a/spec/functional/validations_spec.rb b/spec/functional/validations_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc06203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functional/validations_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+
+describe CouchRest::Model::Validations do
+
+  let(:invoice) do
+    Invoice.new()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 75ed89d..d04b99f 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__))
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "lib"))
+
 require "bundler/setup"
 require "rubygems"
-require "rspec" # Satisfies Autotest and anyone else not using the Rake tasks
+require "rspec"
 
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..','lib','couchrest_model')
-# check the following file to see how to use the spec'd features.
+require 'couchrest_model'
 
 unless defined?(FIXTURE_PATH)
+  MODEL_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "fixtures", "models")
+  $LOAD_PATH.unshift(MODEL_PATH)
+
   FIXTURE_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '/fixtures')
   SCRATCH_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '/tmp')
 
@@ -16,6 +21,21 @@ unless defined?(FIXTURE_PATH)
   DB = TEST_SERVER.database(TESTDB)
 end
 
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.before(:all) { reset_test_db! }
+
+  config.after(:all) do
+    cr = TEST_SERVER
+    test_dbs = cr.databases.select { |db| db =~ /^#{TESTDB}/ }
+    test_dbs.each do |db|
+      cr.database(db).delete! rescue nil
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# Require each of the fixture models
+Dir[ File.join(MODEL_PATH, "*.rb") ].sort.each { |file| require File.basename(file) }
+
 class Basic < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
 end
@@ -27,17 +47,6 @@ def reset_test_db!
   DB
 end
 
-RSpec.configure do |config|
-  config.before(:all) { reset_test_db! }
-  
-  config.after(:all) do
-    cr = TEST_SERVER
-    test_dbs = cr.databases.select { |db| db =~ /^#{TESTDB}/ }
-    test_dbs.each do |db|
-      cr.database(db).delete! rescue nil
-    end
-  end
-end
 
 def couchdb_lucene_available?
   lucene_path = "http://localhost:5985/"
diff --git a/spec/unit/active_model_lint_spec.rb b/spec/unit/active_model_lint_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cc5d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/active_model_lint_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'test/unit/assertions'
+require 'active_model/lint'
+
+class CompliantModel < CouchRest::Model::Base
+end
+
+
+describe CouchRest::Model::Base do
+  include Test::Unit::Assertions
+  include ActiveModel::Lint::Tests
+
+  before :each do
+    @model = CompliantModel.new
+  end
+
+  describe "active model lint tests" do
+    ActiveModel::Lint::Tests.public_instance_methods.map{|m| m.to_s}.grep(/^test/).each do |m|
+      example m.gsub('_',' ') do
+        send m
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def model
+    @model
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/assocations_spec.rb b/spec/unit/assocations_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/couchrest/assocations_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/assocations_spec.rb
index 0affb6e..528b5d0 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/assocations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/assocations_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'sale_invoice')
-
+require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "Assocations" do
 
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/attachment_spec.rb b/spec/unit/attachment_spec.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from spec/couchrest/attachment_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/attachment_spec.rb
index 420b88c..0d050d3 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/attachment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/attachment_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "Model attachments" do
   
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/base_spec.rb
similarity index 78%
rename from spec/couchrest/base_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/base_spec.rb
index 208d6e7..de4a619 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/base_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'base')
+require "spec_helper"
 
 describe "Model Base" do
   
@@ -49,8 +43,45 @@ describe "Model Base" do
       @obj.database.should eql('database')
     end
 
+    it "should only set defined properties" do
+      @doc = WithDefaultValues.new(:name => 'test', :foo => 'bar')
+      @doc['name'].should eql('test')
+      @doc['foo'].should be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "should set all properties with :directly_set_attributes option" do
+      @doc = WithDefaultValues.new({:name => 'test', :foo => 'bar'}, :directly_set_attributes => true)
+      @doc['name'].should eql('test')
+      @doc['foo'].should eql('bar')
+    end
+
+    it "should set the model type" do
+      @doc = WithDefaultValues.new()
+      @doc[WithDefaultValues.model_type_key].should eql('WithDefaultValues')
+    end
+
+    it "should call after_initialize method if available" do
+      @doc = WithAfterInitializeMethod.new
+      @doc['some_value'].should eql('value')
+    end
+
+    it "should call after_initialize after block" do
+      @doc = WithAfterInitializeMethod.new {|d| d.some_value = "foo"}
+      @doc['some_value'].should eql('foo')
+    end
+
+    it "should call after_initialize callback if available" do
+      klass = Class.new(CouchRest::Model::Base)
+      klass.class_eval do # for ruby 1.8.7
+        property :name
+        after_initialize :set_name
+        def set_name; self.name = "foobar"; end
+      end
+      @doc = klass.new
+      @doc.name.should eql("foobar")
+    end
   end
- 
+
   describe "ActiveModel compatability Basic" do
 
     before(:each) do 
@@ -90,14 +121,22 @@ describe "Model Base" do
     describe "#persisted?" do
       context "when the document is new" do
         it "returns false" do
-          @obj.persisted?.should == false
+          @obj.persisted?.should be_false
         end
       end
 
       context "when the document is not new" do
         it "returns id" do
           @obj.save
-          @obj.persisted?.should == true 
+          @obj.persisted?.should be_true 
+        end
+      end
+      
+      context "when the document is destroyed" do
+        it "returns false" do
+          @obj.save
+          @obj.destroy
+          @obj.persisted?.should be_false
         end
       end
     end
@@ -109,9 +148,59 @@ describe "Model Base" do
       end
     end
 
-
+    describe "#destroyed?" do
+      it "should be present" do
+        @obj.should respond_to(:destroyed?)
+      end
+      it "should return false with new object" do
+        @obj.destroyed?.should be_false
+      end
+      it "should return true after destroy" do
+        @obj.save
+        @obj.destroy
+        @obj.destroyed?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
   end
-  
+
+  describe "comparisons" do
+    describe "#==" do
+      context "on saved document" do
+        it "should be true on same document" do
+          p = Project.create
+          p.should eql(p)
+        end
+        it "should be true after loading" do
+          p = Project.create
+          p.should eql(Project.get(p.id))
+        end
+        it "should not be true if databases do not match" do
+          p = Project.create
+          p2 = p.dup
+          p2.stub!(:database).and_return('other')
+          p.should_not eql(p2)
+        end
+        it "should always be false if one document not saved" do
+          p = Project.create(:name => 'test')
+          o = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          p.should_not eql(o)
+        end
+      end
+      context "with new documents" do
+        it "should be true when attributes match" do
+          p = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          o = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          p.should eql(o)
+        end
+        it "should not be true when attributes don't match" do
+          p = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          o = Project.new(:name => 'testing')
+          p.should_not eql(o)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "update attributes without saving" do
     before(:each) do
       a = Article.get "big-bad-danger" rescue nil
@@ -152,7 +241,7 @@ describe "Model Base" do
       }.should_not raise_error
       @art.slug.should == "big-bad-danger"
     end
-    
+
     #it "should not change other attributes if there is an error" do
     #  lambda {
     #    @art.update_attributes_without_saving('slug' => "new-slug", :title => "super danger")        
@@ -160,7 +249,7 @@ describe "Model Base" do
     #  @art['title'].should == "big bad danger"
     #end
   end
-  
+
   describe "update attributes" do
     before(:each) do
       a = Article.get "big-bad-danger" rescue nil
@@ -175,7 +264,7 @@ describe "Model Base" do
       loaded['title'].should == "super danger"
     end
   end
-  
+
   describe "with default" do
     it "should have the default value set at initalization" do
       @obj.preset.should == {:right => 10, :top_align => false}
@@ -232,7 +321,7 @@ describe "Model Base" do
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all.map{|o| o.destroy}
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.database.bulk_delete
       @tmpl = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new
-      @tmpl2 = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new(:preset => 'not_value', 'important-field' => '1')
+      @tmpl2 = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new(:preset => 'not_value', 'slug' => '1')
     end
     it "should have fields set when new" do
       @tmpl.preset.should == 'value'
@@ -253,10 +342,10 @@ describe "Model Base" do
     before(:all) do
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all.map{|o| o.destroy}
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.database.bulk_delete
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '1').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '2').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '3').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '4').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '1').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '2').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '3').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '4').save
     end
     it "should find all" do
       rs = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all 
@@ -274,9 +363,9 @@ describe "Model Base" do
     end
     
     it ".count should return the number of documents" do
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '1').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '2').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '3').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '1').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '2').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '3').save
       
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.count.should == 3
     end
@@ -285,14 +374,14 @@ describe "Model Base" do
   describe "finding the first instance of a model" do
     before(:each) do      
       @db = reset_test_db!
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '1').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '2').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '3').save
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '4').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '1').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '2').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '3').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '4').save
     end
     it "should find first" do
       rs = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.first
-      rs['important-field'].should == "1"
+      rs['slug'].should == "1"
     end
     it "should return nil if no instances are found" do
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all.each {|obj| obj.destroy }
@@ -370,14 +459,7 @@ describe "Model Base" do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "initialization" do
-    it "should call after_initialize method if available" do
-      @doc = WithAfterInitializeMethod.new
-      @doc['some_value'].should eql('value')
-    end
-  end
-  
-  describe "recursive validation on a model" do
+ describe "recursive validation on a model" do
     before :each do
       reset_test_db!
       @cat = Cat.new(:name => 'Sockington')
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/casted_spec.rb b/spec/unit/casted_spec.rb
similarity index 89%
rename from spec/couchrest/casted_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/casted_spec.rb
index 44e4231..a7b4860 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/casted_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/casted_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
+require "spec_helper"
 
 class Driver < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/class_proxy_spec.rb b/spec/unit/class_proxy_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/couchrest/class_proxy_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/class_proxy_spec.rb
index 1572d8d..f945d30 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/class_proxy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/class_proxy_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
+require "spec_helper"
 
 class UnattachedDoc < CouchRest::Model::Base
   # Note: no use_database here
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/collection_spec.rb b/spec/unit/collection_spec.rb
similarity index 92%
rename from spec/couchrest/collection_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/collection_spec.rb
index 528a350..e501072 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/collection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/collection_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
+require "spec_helper"
 
 describe "Collections" do
 
@@ -27,21 +26,20 @@ describe "Collections" do
   end
   it "should provide a class method for paginate" do
     articles = Article.paginate(:design_doc => 'Article', :view_name => 'by_date',
-      :per_page => 3, :descending => true, :key => Date.today, :include_docs => true)
+      :per_page => 3, :descending => true, :key => Date.today)
     articles.size.should == 3
-    
+
     articles = Article.paginate(:design_doc => 'Article', :view_name => 'by_date',
-      :per_page => 3, :page => 2, :descending => true, :key => Date.today, :include_docs => true)
+      :per_page => 3, :page => 2, :descending => true, :key => Date.today)
     articles.size.should == 3
-    
+
     articles = Article.paginate(:design_doc => 'Article', :view_name => 'by_date',
-      :per_page => 3, :page => 3, :descending => true, :key => Date.today, :include_docs => true)
+      :per_page => 3, :page => 3, :descending => true, :key => Date.today)
     articles.size.should == 1
   end
   it "should provide a class method for paginated_each" do
     options = { :design_doc => 'Article', :view_name => 'by_date',
-      :per_page => 3, :page => 1, :descending => true, :key => Date.today,
-      :include_docs => true }
+      :per_page => 3, :page => 1, :descending => true, :key => Date.today }
     Article.paginated_each(options) do |a|
       a.should_not be_nil
     end
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/unit/configuration_spec.rb
similarity index 92%
rename from spec/couchrest/configuration_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/configuration_spec.rb
index 9053eab..26255f9 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
+require "spec_helper"
 
-describe CouchRest::Model::Base do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Configuration do
 
   before do
     @class = Class.new(CouchRest::Model::Base)
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/connection_spec.rb b/spec/unit/connection_spec.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/couchrest/connection_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/connection_spec.rb
index 4fc6b74..4607991 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/connection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/connection_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe CouchRest::Model::Base do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Connection do
 
   before do
     @class = Class.new(CouchRest::Model::Base)
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/core_extensions/time_parsing.rb b/spec/unit/core_extensions/time_parsing.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/couchrest/core_extensions/time_parsing.rb
rename to spec/unit/core_extensions/time_parsing.rb
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb b/spec/unit/design_doc_spec.rb
similarity index 96%
rename from spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/design_doc_spec.rb
index 5be2ddf..299f5e6 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/design_doc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/design_doc_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'base')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-
-describe "Design Documents" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::DesignDoc do
 
   before :all do
     reset_test_db!
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ describe "Design Documents" do
   describe "lazily refreshing the design document" do
     before(:all) do
       @db = reset_test_db!
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '1').save
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => '1').save
     end
     it "should not save the design doc twice" do
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/designs/view_spec.rb b/spec/unit/designs/view_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/couchrest/designs/view_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/designs/view_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/designs_spec.rb b/spec/unit/designs_spec.rb
similarity index 97%
rename from spec/couchrest/designs_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/designs_spec.rb
index 3864b69..96d02a3 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/designs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/designs_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
+require "spec_helper"
 
 class DesignModel < CouchRest::Model::Base
-  
 end
 
-describe "Design" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Designs do
 
   it "should accessable from model" do
     DesignModel.respond_to?(:design).should be_true
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/dirty_spec.rb b/spec/unit/dirty_spec.rb
similarity index 89%
rename from spec/couchrest/dirty_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/dirty_spec.rb
index 12c4f18..ceadb16 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/dirty_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/dirty_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
+require "spec_helper"
 
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'base')
-
-class WithCastedModelMixin < Hash
+class WithCastedModelMixin
   include CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
   property :name
   property :details, Object, :default => {}
@@ -241,6 +235,14 @@ describe "Dirty" do
       end
     end
 
+    it "should report changes if an array is popped after reload" do
+      should_change_array do |array, obj|
+        obj.reload
+        obj.keywords.pop
+      end
+    end
+
+
     it "should report no changes if an empty array is popped" do
       should_not_change_array do |array, obj|
         array.clear
@@ -249,6 +251,50 @@ describe "Dirty" do
       end
     end
 
+    it "should report changes on deletion from an array" do
+      should_change_array do |array, obj|
+        array << "keyword"
+        obj.save!
+        array.delete_at(0)
+      end
+
+      should_change_array do |array, obj|
+        array << "keyword"
+        obj.save!
+        array.delete("keyword")
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should report changes on deletion from an array after reload" do
+      should_change_array do |array, obj|
+        array << "keyword"
+        obj.save!
+        obj.reload
+        array.delete_at(0)
+      end
+
+      should_change_array do |array, obj|
+        array << "keyword"
+        obj.save!
+        obj.reload
+        array.delete("keyword")
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should report no changes on deletion from an empty array" do
+      should_not_change_array do |array, obj|
+        array.clear
+        obj.save!
+        array.delete_at(0)
+      end
+
+      should_not_change_array do |array, obj|
+        array.clear
+        obj.save!
+        array.delete("keyword")
+      end
+    end
+
     it "should report changes if an array is pushed" do
       should_change_array do |array, obj|
         array.push("keyword")
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/casted_model_spec.rb b/spec/unit/embeddable_spec.rb
similarity index 88%
rename from spec/couchrest/casted_model_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/embeddable_spec.rb
index 2bed08c..9b5b52e 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/casted_model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/embeddable_spec.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+require "spec_helper"
 
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'question')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
-
-
-class WithCastedModelMixin < Hash
-  include CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
+class WithCastedModelMixin
+  include CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
   property :name
   property :no_value
   property :details, Object, :default => {}
   property :casted_attribute, WithCastedModelMixin
 end
 
+class OldFashionedMixin < Hash
+  include CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
+  property :name
+end
+
 class DummyModel < CouchRest::Model::Base
   use_database TEST_SERVER.default_database
   raise "Default DB not set" if TEST_SERVER.default_database.nil?
   property :casted_attribute, WithCastedModelMixin
   property :keywords,         [String]
+  property :old_casted_attribute, OldFashionedMixin
   property :sub_models do |child|
     child.property :title
   end
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ class DummyModel < CouchRest::Model::Base
   end
 end
 
-class WithCastedCallBackModel < Hash
-  include CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
+class WithCastedCallBackModel
+  include CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
   property :name
   property :run_before_validation
   property :run_after_validation
@@ -51,19 +50,7 @@ class CastedCallbackDoc < CouchRest::Model::Base
   property :callback_model, WithCastedCallBackModel
 end
 
-describe CouchRest::Model::CastedModel do
-
-  describe "A non hash class including CastedModel" do
-    it "should fail raising and include error" do
-      lambda do
-        class NotAHashButWithCastedModelMixin
-          include CouchRest::CastedModel
-          property :name
-        end
-
-      end.should raise_error
-    end
-  end
+describe CouchRest::Model::Embeddable do
 
   describe "isolated" do
     before(:each) do
@@ -82,7 +69,27 @@ describe CouchRest::Model::CastedModel do
     it "should always return base_doc? as false" do
       @obj.base_doc?.should be_false
     end
-
+    it "should call after_initialize callback if available" do
+      klass = Class.new do
+        include CouchRest::Model::CastedModel
+        after_initialize :set_name
+        property :name
+        def set_name; self.name = "foobar"; end
+      end
+      @obj = klass.new
+      @obj.name.should eql("foobar")
+    end
+    it "should allow override of initialize with super" do
+      klass = Class.new do
+        include CouchRest::Model::Embeddable
+        after_initialize :set_name
+        property :name
+        def set_name; self.name = "foobar"; end
+        def initialize(attrs = {}); super(); end
+      end
+      @obj = klass.new
+      @obj.name.should eql("foobar")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "casted as an attribute, but without a value" do
@@ -162,6 +169,33 @@ describe CouchRest::Model::CastedModel do
     end
   end
 
+  # Basic testing for an old fashioned casted hash
+  describe "old hash casted as attribute" do
+    before :each do
+      @obj = DummyModel.new(:old_casted_attribute => {:name => 'Testing'})
+      @casted_obj = @obj.old_casted_attribute
+    end
+    it "should be available from its parent" do
+      @casted_obj.should be_an_instance_of(OldFashionedMixin)
+    end
+
+    it "should have the getters defined" do
+      @casted_obj.name.should == 'Testing'
+    end
+
+    it "should know who casted it" do
+      @casted_obj.casted_by.should == @obj
+    end
+
+    it "should know which property casted it" do
+      @casted_obj.casted_by_property.should == @obj.properties.detect{|p| p.to_s == 'old_casted_attribute'}
+    end
+
+    it "should return nil for the unknown attribute" do
+      @casted_obj["unknown"].should be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "casted as an array of a different type" do
     before(:each) do
       @obj = DummyModel.new(:keywords => ['couch', 'sofa', 'relax', 'canapé'])
diff --git a/spec/unit/inherited_spec.rb b/spec/unit/inherited_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04b8e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/inherited_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+class PlainParent
+  class_inheritable_accessor :foo
+  self.foo = :bar
+end
+
+class PlainChild < PlainParent
+end
+
+class ExtendedParent < CouchRest::Model::Base
+  class_inheritable_accessor :foo
+  self.foo = :bar
+end
+
+class ExtendedChild < ExtendedParent
+end
+
+describe "Using chained inheritance without CouchRest::Model::Base" do
+  it "should preserve inheritable attributes" do
+    PlainParent.foo.should == :bar
+    PlainChild.foo.should == :bar
+  end
+end
+
+describe "Using chained inheritance with CouchRest::Model::Base" do
+  it "should preserve inheritable attributes" do
+    ExtendedParent.foo.should == :bar
+    ExtendedChild.foo.should == :bar
+  end
+end
+
+
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb b/spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb
similarity index 83%
rename from spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb
index 86ded62..e8f78ac 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'base')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe "Model Persistence" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Persistence do
 
   before(:each) do
     @obj = WithDefaultValues.new
@@ -34,11 +29,11 @@ describe "Model Persistence" do
   describe "basic saving and retrieving" do
     it "should work fine" do
       @obj.name = "should be easily saved and retrieved"
-      @obj.save
-      saved_obj = WithDefaultValues.get(@obj.id)
+      @obj.save!
+      saved_obj = WithDefaultValues.get!(@obj.id)
       saved_obj.should_not be_nil
     end
-    
+
     it "should parse the Time attributes automatically" do
       @obj.name = "should parse the Time attributes automatically"
       @obj.set_by_proc.should be_an_instance_of(Time)
@@ -81,6 +76,18 @@ describe "Model Persistence" do
       article.should_not be_new
     end 
     
+    it "yields new instance to block before saving (#create)" do
+      article = Article.create{|a| a.title = 'my create init block test'}
+      article.title.should == 'my create init block test'
+      article.should_not be_new
+    end 
+
+    it "yields new instance to block before saving (#create!)" do
+      article = Article.create{|a| a.title = 'my create bang init block test'}
+      article.title.should == 'my create bang init block test'
+      article.should_not be_new
+    end 
+
     it "should trigger the create callbacks" do
       doc = WithCallBacks.create(:name => 'my other test') 
       doc.run_before_create.should be_true
@@ -210,57 +217,66 @@ describe "Model Persistence" do
     
     it "should require the field" do
       lambda{@templated.save}.should raise_error
-      @templated['important-field'] = 'very-important'
+      @templated['slug'] = 'very-important'
       @templated.save.should be_true
     end
     
     it "should save with the id" do
-      @templated['important-field'] = 'very-important'
+      @templated['slug'] = 'very-important'
       @templated.save.should be_true
       t = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.get('very-important')
       t.should == @templated
     end
     
     it "should not change the id on update" do
-      @templated['important-field'] = 'very-important'
+      @templated['slug'] = 'very-important'
       @templated.save.should be_true
-      @templated['important-field'] = 'not-important'
+      @templated['slug'] = 'not-important'
       @templated.save.should be_true
       t = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.get('very-important')
       t.id.should == @templated.id
     end
     
     it "should raise an error when the id is taken" do
-      @templated['important-field'] = 'very-important'
+      @templated['slug'] = 'very-important'
       @templated.save.should be_true
-      lambda{WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => 'very-important').save}.should raise_error
+      lambda{WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('slug' => 'very-important').save}.should raise_error
     end
     
     it "should set the id" do
-      @templated['important-field'] = 'very-important'
+      @templated['slug'] = 'very-important'
       @templated.save.should be_true
       @templated.id.should == 'very-important'
     end
   end
-  
+
   describe "destroying an instance" do
     before(:each) do
-      @dobj = Basic.new
+      @dobj = Event.new
       @dobj.save.should be_true
     end
     it "should return true" do
       result = @dobj.destroy
       result.should be_true
     end
-    it "should be resavable" do
-      @dobj.destroy
-      @dobj.rev.should be_nil
-      @dobj.id.should be_nil
-      @dobj.save.should be_true 
-    end
     it "should make it go away" do
       @dobj.destroy
-      lambda{Basic.get!(@dobj.id)}.should raise_error
+      lambda{Basic.get!(@dobj.id)}.should raise_error(CouchRest::Model::DocumentNotFound)
+    end
+    it "should freeze the object" do
+      @dobj.destroy
+      # In Ruby 1.9.2 this raises RuntimeError, in 1.8.7 TypeError, D'OH!
+      lambda { @dobj.subject = "Test" }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+    end
+    it "trying to save after should fail" do
+      @dobj.destroy
+      lambda { @dobj.save }.should raise_error(StandardError)
+      lambda{Basic.get!(@dobj.id)}.should raise_error(CouchRest::Model::DocumentNotFound)
+    end
+    it "should make destroyed? true" do
+      @dobj.destroyed?.should be_false
+      @dobj.destroy
+      @dobj.destroyed?.should be_true
     end
   end
 
@@ -340,6 +356,27 @@ describe "Model Persistence" do
       end
     end
 
+    describe "with contextual validation on ”create”" do
+      it "should validate only within ”create” context" do
+        doc = WithContextualValidationOnCreate.new
+        doc.save.should be_false
+        doc.name = "Alice"
+        doc.save.should be_true
+
+        doc.update_attributes(:name => nil).should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "with contextual validation on ”update”" do
+      it "should validate only within ”update” context" do
+        doc = WithContextualValidationOnUpdate.new
+        doc.save.should be_true
+
+        doc.update_attributes(:name => nil).should be_false
+        doc.update_attributes(:name => "Bob").should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "save" do
       it "should run the after filter after saving" do
         @doc.run_after_save.should be_nil
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/property_protection_spec.rb b/spec/unit/property_protection_spec.rb
similarity index 99%
rename from spec/couchrest/property_protection_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/property_protection_spec.rb
index eb5ca55..9de0d94 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/property_protection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/property_protection_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
+require "spec_helper"
 
 describe "Model Attributes" do
 
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/property_spec.rb b/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
similarity index 89%
rename from spec/couchrest/property_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/property_spec.rb
index bb55bfc..ce4bd89 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/property_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'invoice')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'service')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'event')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'user')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
+require 'spec_helper'
 
-
-describe "Model properties" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Property do
 
   before(:each) do
     reset_test_db!
@@ -72,15 +62,23 @@ describe "Model properties" do
     @card.updated_at.should_not be_nil
   end
 
-  describe "#as_json" do
+  describe "#as_couch_json" do
 
     it "should provide a simple hash from model" do
-      @card.as_json.class.should eql(Hash)
+      @card.as_couch_json.class.should eql(Hash)
     end
 
     it "should remove properties from Hash if value is nil" do
       @card.last_name = nil
-      @card.as_json.keys.include?('last_name').should be_false
+      @card.as_couch_json.keys.include?('last_name').should be_false
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "#as_json" do
+
+    it "should provide a simple hash from model" do
+      @card.as_json.class.should eql(Hash)
     end
 
     it "should pass options to Active Support's as_json" do
@@ -239,6 +237,16 @@ describe "Model properties" do
 
 end
 
+describe "properties of hash of casted models" do
+  it "should be able to assign a casted hash to a hash property" do
+    chain = KeyChain.new
+    keys = {"House" => "8==$", "Office" => "<>==U"}
+    chain.keys = keys
+    chain.keys = chain.keys
+    chain.keys.should == keys
+  end
+end
+
 describe "properties of array of casted models" do
 
   before(:each) do
@@ -265,9 +273,9 @@ describe "properties of array of casted models" do
   end
 
   it "should allow attribute to be set from hash with ordered keys and sub-hashes" do
-    @course.questions = { '0' => {:q => "Test1"}, '1' => {:q => 'Test2'} }
-    @course.questions.length.should eql(2)
-    @course.questions.last.q.should eql('Test2')
+    @course.questions = { '10' => {:q => 'Test10'}, '0' => {:q => "Test1"}, '1' => {:q => 'Test2'} }
+    @course.questions.length.should eql(3)
+    @course.questions.last.q.should eql('Test10')
     @course.questions.last.class.should eql(Question)
   end
 
@@ -284,7 +292,7 @@ describe "properties of array of casted models" do
   it "should raise an error if attempting to set single value for array type" do
     lambda {
       @course.questions = Question.new(:q => 'test1')
-    }.should raise_error
+    }.should raise_error(/Expecting an array/)
   end
 
 
@@ -315,6 +323,28 @@ describe "a casted model retrieved from the database" do
   end
 end
 
+describe "nested models (not casted)" do
+  before(:each) do
+    reset_test_db!
+    @cat = ChildCat.new(:name => 'Stimpy')
+    @cat.mother = {:name => 'Stinky'}
+    @cat.siblings = [{:name => 'Feather'}, {:name => 'Felix'}]
+    @cat.save
+    @cat = ChildCat.get(@cat.id)
+  end
+
+  it "should correctly save single relation" do
+    @cat.mother.name.should eql('Stinky')
+    @cat.mother.casted_by.should eql(@cat)
+  end
+
+  it "should correctly save collection" do
+    @cat.siblings.first.name.should eql("Feather")
+    @cat.siblings.last.casted_by.should eql(@cat)
+  end
+
+end
+
 describe "Property Class" do
 
   it "should provide name as string" do
@@ -420,15 +450,18 @@ describe "Property Class" do
       ary.last.should eql(Date.new(2011, 05, 22))
     end
 
-    it "should raise and error if value is array when type is not" do
-      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, Date)
+    it "should cast an object that provides an array" do
+      prop = Class.new do
+        attr_accessor :ary
+        def initialize(val); self.ary = val; end
+        def as_json; ary; end
+      end
+      property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, prop)
       parent = mock("FooClass")
-      lambda {
-        cast = property.cast(parent, [Date.new(2010, 6, 1)])
-      }.should raise_error
+      cast = property.cast(parent, [1, 2])
+      cast.ary.should eql([1, 2])
     end
 
-
     it "should set parent as casted_by object in CastedArray" do
       property = CouchRest::Model::Property.new(:test, [Object])
       parent = mock("FooObject")
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/proxyable_spec.rb b/spec/unit/proxyable_spec.rb
similarity index 94%
rename from spec/couchrest/proxyable_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/proxyable_spec.rb
index 7e0c508..fd38fbc 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/proxyable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/proxyable_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
-
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
+require "spec_helper"
 
 class DummyProxyable < CouchRest::Model::Base
   proxy_database_method :db
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ end
 class ProxyKitten < CouchRest::Model::Base
 end
 
-describe "Proxyable" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Proxyable do
 
   describe "#proxy_database" do
 
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ describe "Proxyable" do
           DummyProxyable.proxy_for(:cats)
           @obj = DummyProxyable.new
           CouchRest::Model::Proxyable::ModelProxy.should_receive(:new).with(Cat, @obj, 'dummy_proxyable', 'db').and_return(true)
-          @obj.should_receive('proxy_database').and_return('db')
+          @obj.should_receive(:proxy_database).and_return('db')
           @obj.cats
         end
 
@@ -165,15 +163,13 @@ describe "Proxyable" do
       end
 
       it "should proxy new call" do
-        Cat.should_receive(:new).and_return({})
-        @obj.should_receive(:proxy_update).and_return(true)
-        @obj.new
+        @obj.should_receive(:proxy_block_update).with(:new, 'attrs', 'opts')
+        @obj.new('attrs', 'opts')
       end
 
       it "should proxy build_from_database" do
-        Cat.should_receive(:build_from_database).and_return({})
-        @obj.should_receive(:proxy_update).with({}).and_return(true)
-        @obj.build_from_database
+        @obj.should_receive(:proxy_block_update).with(:build_from_database, 'attrs', 'opts')
+        @obj.build_from_database('attrs', 'opts')
       end
 
       describe "#method_missing" do
@@ -313,6 +309,15 @@ describe "Proxyable" do
         @obj.send(:proxy_update_all, docs)
       end
 
+      describe "#proxy_block_update" do
+        it "should proxy block updates" do
+          doc = { }
+          @obj.model.should_receive(:new).and_yield(doc)
+          @obj.should_receive(:proxy_update).with(doc)
+          @obj.send(:proxy_block_update, :new)
+        end
+      end
+
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/subclass_spec.rb b/spec/unit/subclass_spec.rb
similarity index 89%
rename from spec/couchrest/subclass_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/subclass_spec.rb
index 75ab218..d8f835e 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/subclass_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/subclass_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
+require "spec_helper"
 
 # add a default value
 Card.property :bg_color, :default => '#ccc'
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/typecast_spec.rb b/spec/unit/typecast_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from spec/couchrest/typecast_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/typecast_spec.rb
index 4174001..6db127e 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/typecast_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/typecast_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
-require File.expand_path('../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
+require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "Type Casting" do
 
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/validations_spec.rb b/spec/unit/validations_spec.rb
similarity index 92%
rename from spec/couchrest/validations_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/validations_spec.rb
index b387323..b9e2b09 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/validations_spec.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
+require "spec_helper"
 
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'card')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'base')
-
-# TODO Move validations from other specs to here
-
-describe "Validations" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Validations do
 
   describe "Uniqueness" do
 
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/view_spec.rb b/spec/unit/view_spec.rb
similarity index 95%
rename from spec/couchrest/view_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/view_spec.rb
index d54d252..d69630c 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/view_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/view_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-require File.expand_path("../../spec_helper", __FILE__)
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'cat')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'person')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'article')
-require File.join(FIXTURE_PATH, 'more', 'course')
+require "spec_helper"
 
-describe "Model views" do
+describe CouchRest::Model::Views do
 
   class Unattached < CouchRest::Model::Base
     property :title
@@ -17,7 +13,6 @@ describe "Model views" do
       nil
     end
   end
- 
 
   describe "ClassMethods" do
     # NOTE! Add more unit tests!
@@ -178,7 +173,22 @@ describe "Model views" do
     end
 
   end
-  
+
+  describe "#method_missing for find_by methods" do
+    before(:all) { reset_test_db! }
+
+    specify { Course.should respond_to :find_by_title_and_active }
+    specify { Course.should respond_to :by_title }
+
+    specify "#method should work in ruby 1.9, but not 1.8" do
+      if RUBY_VERSION >= "1.9"
+        Course.method(:find_by_title_and_active).should be_a Method
+      else
+        expect { Course.method(:find_by_title_and_active) }.to raise_error(NameError)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "a ducktype view" do
     before(:all) do
       reset_test_db!