Ruby on Rails learning: connecting to couchdb

Use couchrest_model:

Https://github.com/couchrest/couchrest_model

1. Modify gemfile and add:

gem 'couchrest_model'

Then run bundle install.

2. Run

rails generate couchrest_model:config

Generate the couchdb. yml file in the config directory,

Then modify the database configuration.

3. Run the following command to generate a model:

rails generate model cat --orm=couchrest_model

4. Test code:

require 'couchrest_model'class Cat < CouchRest::Model::Base  property :name,      String  property :lives,     Integer, :default => 9  property :nicknames, [String]  timestamps!  design do    view :by_name  endend@cat = Cat.new(:name => 'Felix', :nicknames => ['so cute', 'sweet kitty'])@cat.new?   # true@cat.save@cat['name']   # "Felix"@cat.nicknames << 'getoffdamntable'@cat = Cat.new@cat.update_attributes(:name => 'Felix', :random_text => 'feline')@cat.new? # false@cat.random_text  # Raises error!