gistfile1.rbx

require 'couchrest'
CouchRest::Model.default_database = CouchRest.database!("http://localhost:5984/test")

class CategoryList < CouchRest::Model
  key_accessor :categories
  
  cast :categories, :as => ["Category"]
  
end

class Category < CouchRest::Model
  
  key_accessor :name
  key_accessor :categories
  
 # cast :categories, :as => ["Category"]
  view_by :name, 
            :map =>
              "function(doc) {
                if (doc['couchrest-type'] == 'CategoryList' && doc.categories) {
                  doc.categories.forEach(function(category){
                    emit(category.name, category);
                  });
                }
              }"
  
end

@category = Category.new(:name => "Biology")
@sub_category = Category.new(:name => "Sub Biology")
@category_list = CategoryList.new(:categories => [@category])
@category_list.save

categories = Category.by_name(:key => "Biology")
puts categories.inspect
puts
puts "#{categories.first.class.inspect} <- Should be Category"
puts
puts "#{categories.first.name.inspect} <- Should be the string 'Biology'"