gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'couchrest'

SERVER = CouchRest.new
DB     = SERVER.database!('contact-manager')

class Contact < CouchRest::ExtendedDocument
  use_database DB
  
  property :first_name
  property :last_name, :alias => :family_name
  property :company_name
  property :job_title
  property :address, :cast_as => 'Address'
  property :phone_numbner
  property :email
  timestamps!
  
  view_by :first_name
  
end

class Address < Hash
  include ::CouchRest::CastedModel
  
  property :line_1
  property :line_2
  property :city
  property :state
  property :zip_code
  property :country, :default => "USA"
  
  def to_s
    address_str = "#{line_1}"
    address_str << ",\n #{line_2}" if line_2
    address_str << "\n"
    address_str << "#{city}, " if city
    address_str << "#{state}" if state
    address_str << " #{zip_code}" if zip_code
    address_str << "\n#{country}" if country
    address_str
  end
end

puts "You have #{Contact.all.size} contacts"
puts "Let's add a new contact!"
matt = Contact.new(:first_name => 'Matt', :last_name => 'Aimonetti')
matt.company_name = 'm|a agile'
matt.address = Address.new(:line_1 => 'Main Street', :city => 'San Diego', :state => 'CA')
matt.address.zip_code = 92128
puts "new contact to add: #{matt.inspect}"
matt.save
puts "You now have #{Contact.all.size} contacts"
matt_from_db = Contact.first
puts "\ninspecting Matt:\n#{matt_from_db.inspect}"
puts "***"
address = matt_from_db.address
puts "checking on Matt's address:"
puts address
# create multiple users to make sure we don't cheat
%Q{joe, james, ninh, patrick, laurent, rich}.each do |name|
  Contact.new(:first_name => name).save
end
puts "\n\n"
puts "find a user by first name"
found_user = Contact.by_first_name(:key => 'Matt').first
puts "#{found_user.inspect} found"
DB.delete!