Getting a CouchDB app running on Rails 3 as of September, 2010

couch.rb

COUCH_CONNECTION = CouchRest.new
COUCH_CONNECTION.default_database = 'cloud_services'
COUCH_DB = COUCH_CONNECTION.default_database

couch.rb

Before do
  db = CouchRest::Database.new(COUCH_CONNECTION, 'cloud_services_test')
  db.create!
end

After do |scenario|
  db = CouchRest::Database.new(COUCH_CONNECTION, 'cloud_services_test')
  db.delete!
end

Gemfile

gem 'couchrest_extended_document'

service.rb

class Service < CouchRest::ExtendedDocument
  use_database COUCH_DB

  property :name
  property :category_name
  property :purpose
  property :rating, Integer

  def self.recommended_by_category
    []
  end
end

spec_helper.rb

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before(:each) do
    db = CouchRest::Database.new(COUCH_CONNECTION, 'cloud_services_test')
    db.create!
  end

  config.after(:each) do
    db = CouchRest::Database.new(COUCH_CONNECTION, 'cloud_services_test')
    db.delete!
  end
end