gistfile1.js

var couchCollection = function(couch,options){
    couch || (couch = {});
    couch.db || (couch.db = 'db');
    options || (options = {});
    var urlBase = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.hostname + ":" +window.location.port + "/";
    return Backbone.Collection.extend(
	_.extend(options,
		 {url:urlBase + couch.db,
		  parse: function(response) {
		      return _(response.rows)
			  .reject(function(item){return item.id.search('_design') == 0;}) //reject design docs
			  .pluck('doc')
			  .value();
		  },
		  fetch:function(options){
		      Backbone
			  .Collection
			  .prototype
			  .fetch
			  .call(this,_.extend(options,{url:this.url+"/_all_docs",
					       data:{include_docs:true}}
					      ));
		  }
		 }));
};