Adding support for only resfreshing design document if really required

lib/couchrest.rb

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require 'couchrest/monkeypatches'
 
 # = CouchDB, close to the metal
 module CouchRest
-  VERSION    = '0.37' unless self.const_defined?("VERSION")
+  VERSION    = '0.37.3' unless self.const_defined?("VERSION")
   
   autoload :Server,       'couchrest/core/server'
   autoload :Database,     'couchrest/core/database'

lib/couchrest/mixins/class_proxy.rb

@@ -89,17 +89,6 @@ module CouchRest
           docs
         end
         
-        def all_design_doc_versions
-          @klass.all_design_doc_versions(@database)
-        end
-        
-        def model_design_doc
-          @klass.model_design_doc(@database)
-        end
-        
-        def cleanup_design_docs!
-          @klass.cleanup_design_docs!(@database)
-        end
        
         # Mixins::DesignDoc
         
@@ -114,6 +103,17 @@ module CouchRest
         def save_design_doc
           @klass.save_design_doc(@database)
         end
+
+        # DEPRICATED
+        def all_design_doc_versions
+          @klass.all_design_doc_versions(@database)
+        end
+        
+        def stored_design_doc
+          @klass.stored_design_doc(@database)
+        end
+        alias :model_design_doc :stored_design_doc
+
       end
     end
   end

lib/couchrest/mixins/design_doc.rb

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module CouchRest
         end
     
         # Use when something has been changed, like a view, so that on the next request
-        # the design docs will be updated.
+        # the design docs will be updated (if changed!)
         def req_design_doc_refresh
           @design_doc_fresh = { }
         end
@@ -43,17 +43,41 @@ module CouchRest
           }
         end
 
+        # DEPRECATED
+        # use stored_design_doc to retrieve the current design doc
+        def all_design_doc_versions(db = database)
+          db.documents :startkey => "_design/#{self.to_s}", 
+            :endkey => "_design/#{self.to_s}-\u9999"
+        end
+       
+        # Retreive the latest version of the design document directly
+        # from the database.
+        def stored_design_doc(db = database)
+          db.get(design_doc_id) rescue nil
+        end
+        alias :model_design_doc :stored_design_doc
+
         def refresh_design_doc(db = database)
+          raise "Database missing for design document refresh" if db.nil?
           unless design_doc_fresh(db)
-            reset_design_doc(db)
+            reset_design_doc
             save_design_doc(db)
+            design_doc_fresh(db, true)
           end
         end
 
         # Save the design doc onto a target database in a thread-safe way,
         # not modifying the model's design_doc
-        def save_design_doc(db = database)
+        #
-          update_design_doc(Design.new(design_doc), db)
+        # See also save_design_doc! to always save the design doc even if there
+        # are no changes.
+        def save_design_doc(db = database, force = false)
+          update_design_doc(Design.new(design_doc), db, force)
+        end
+
+        # Force the update of the model's design_doc even if it hasn't changed.
+        def save_design_doc!(db = database)
+          save_design_doc(db, true)
         end
 
         protected
@@ -67,27 +91,31 @@ module CouchRest
           end
         end
 
-        def reset_design_doc(db)
+        def reset_design_doc
-          current = db.get(design_doc_id) rescue nil
+          current = stored_design_doc
-          design_doc['_id']  = design_doc_id
+          design_doc['_id'] = design_doc_id
           if current.nil?
             design_doc.delete('_rev')
           else
             design_doc['_rev'] = current['_rev']
           end
-          design_doc_fresh(db, true)
         end
 
         # Writes out a design_doc to a given database, returning the
         # updated design doc
-        def update_design_doc(design_doc, db)
+        def update_design_doc(design_doc, db, force = false)
-          saved = db.get(design_doc['_id']) rescue nil
+          saved = stored_design_doc
           if saved
-            design_doc['views'].each do |name, view|
+            # Perform Hash comparison on views, only part that interests us
-              saved['views'][name] = view
+            if force || design_doc['views'] != saved['views']
+              design_doc['views'].each do |name, view|
+                saved['views'][name] = view
+              end
+              db.save_doc(saved)
+              saved
+            else
+              design_doc 
             end
-            db.save_doc(saved)
-            saved
           else
             design_doc.database = db
             design_doc.save

lib/couchrest/mixins/views.rb

@@ -102,21 +102,6 @@ module CouchRest
           fetch_view_with_docs(db, name, query, raw, &block)
         end
 
-        # DEPRECATED
-        # user model_design_doc to retrieve the current design doc
-        def all_design_doc_versions(db = database)
-          db.documents :startkey => "_design/#{self.to_s}", 
-            :endkey => "_design/#{self.to_s}-\u9999"
-        end
-        
-        def model_design_doc(db = database)
-          begin
-            @model_design_doc = db.get("_design/#{self.to_s}")
-          rescue
-            nil
-          end
-        end
-
         private
 
         def fetch_view_with_docs(db, name, opts, raw=false, &block)

spec/couchrest/more/extended_doc_spec.rb

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ describe "ExtendedDocument" do
   describe "finding the first instance of a model" do
     before(:each) do      
       @db = reset_test_db!
-      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.req_design_doc_refresh
+      # WithTemplateAndUniqueID.req_design_doc_refresh # Removed by Sam Lown, design doc should be loaded automatically
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '1').save
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '2').save
       WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '3').save
@@ -389,6 +389,22 @@ describe "ExtendedDocument" do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "lazily refreshing the design document" do
+    before(:all) do
+      @db = reset_test_db!
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.new('important-field' => '1').save
+    end
+    it "should not save the design doc twice" do
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.all
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.req_design_doc_refresh
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.refresh_design_doc
+      rev = WithTemplateAndUniqueID.design_doc['_rev']
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.req_design_doc_refresh
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.refresh_design_doc
+      WithTemplateAndUniqueID.design_doc['_rev'].should eql(rev)
+    end
+  end
+  
   describe "getting a model with a subobject field" do
     before(:all) do
       course_doc = {

spec/couchrest/more/extended_doc_view_spec.rb

@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ describe "ExtendedDocument views" do
       articles = Article.by_date :descending => false
       articles.collect{|a|a.title}.should == @titles
     end
+    it "should allow you to create a new view on the fly" do
+      lambda{Article.by_title}.should raise_error 
+      Article.view_by :title
+      lambda{Article.by_title}.should_not raise_error 
+    end
   end
   
   describe "another model with a simple view" do
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ describe "ExtendedDocument views" do
       Unattached.view_by :questions
       Unattached.by_questions(:database => @db)
       original_revision = Unattached.model_design_doc(@db)['_rev']
-      Unattached.save_design_doc(@db)
+      Unattached.save_design_doc!(@db)
       Unattached.model_design_doc(@db)['_rev'].should_not == original_revision
     end
   end
@@ -277,13 +282,18 @@ describe "ExtendedDocument views" do
         u.respond_to?(:database).should be_false
       end
     end
-    it "should clean up design docs left around on specific database" do
+    # Sam Lown 2010-04-07
-      @us.by_title
+    # Removed as unclear why this should happen as before my changes 
-      original_id = @us.model_design_doc['_rev']
+    # this happend by accident, not explicitly.
-      Unattached.view_by :professor
+    # If requested, this feature should be added as a specific method.
-      @us.by_professor
+    #
-      @us.model_design_doc['_rev'].should_not == original_id
+    #it "should clean up design docs left around on specific database" do
-    end
+    #  @us.by_title
+    #  original_id = @us.model_design_doc['_rev']
+    #  Unattached.view_by :professor
+    #  @us.by_professor
+    #  @us.model_design_doc['_rev'].should_not == original_id
+    #end
   end
   
   describe "a model with a compound key view" do