Uses Curl

raw_couchdb_find.rb

    def raw_find(view, key)
      url = URI::parse(CouchPotato::Config.database_name)
      if key.is_a?(String)
        http_client = Curl::Easy.new("#{url}/_design/advocacy_polygon/_view/#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(view)}?key=%22#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(key.to_s)}%22&reduce=false&include_docs=true")
      elsif key.is_a?(Integer)
        http_client = Curl::Easy.new("#{url}/_design/advocacy_polygon/_view/#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(view)}?key=#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(key.to_s)}&reduce=false&include_docs=true")
      elsif key.is_a?(Range)
        http_client = Curl::Easy.new("#{url}/_design/advocacy_polygon/_view/#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(view)}?startkey=#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(key.begin)}&endkey=#{EscapeUtils.escape_url(key.end)}&reduce=false&include_docs=true")
      else
        raise SyntaxError
      end
      if url.user.present?
        http_client.userpwd = [url.user, url.password].join(':')
      end

      http_client.perform
      http_client.body_str
    end