leanback 0.4.0 → 0.4.1

data/documentation/static/style.css

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Theme Name: Hybrid
+ * Theme URI: http://themehybrid.com/themes/hybrid
+ * Description: A user-friendly, search-engine optimized parent theme, featuring 15 custom page templates and multiple widget-ready areas, allowing you to create any type of site you want. 
+ * Version: 1.0
+ * Author: Justin Tadlock
+ * Author URI: http://justintadlock.com
+ * Tags: theme-options, threaded-comments, sticky-post, microformats, translation-ready, rtl-language-support, one-column, two-columns, three-columns, fixed-width
+ * License: GNU General Public License v2.0
+ * License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2011 Justin Tadlock.  All rights reserved.
+ * http://justintadlock.com
+ */
+
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data/leanback.gemspec

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = "leanback"
-  s.version = "0.4.0"
+  s.version = "0.4.1"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Obi Akubue"]
-  s.date = "2013-06-09"
+  s.date = "2013-08-24"
   s.description = "lightweight Ruby interface to CouchDB"
   s.email = "obioraakubue@yahoo.com"
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
@@ -25,9 +25,50 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     "README.md",
     "Rakefile",
     "VERSION",
+    "documentation/static/2011/11/20/i-moved-leanback-documentation/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2011/11/20/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2011/11/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2011/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2013/06/02/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2013/06/02/released-leanback-v0-3-4/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2013/06/09/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2013/06/09/released-leanback-v0-4-0/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2013/06/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/2013/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/author/admin/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/basic-couchdb-operations/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/category/uncategorized/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/couchdb-configuration/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/couchdb-security/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/count-by-multiple-documents/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/count-documents-by-key/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/css/2c-l-fixed.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/2c-l-fixed.dev.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/2c-r-fixed.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/2c-r-fixed.dev.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/3c-c-fixed.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/3c-c-fixed.dev.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/3c-l-fixed.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/3c-l-fixed.dev.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/3c-r-fixed.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/3c-r-fixed.dev.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/holy-grail-fluid.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/plugins.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/print.css",
+    "documentation/static/css/screen.css",
+    "documentation/static/design-documents-and-permanent-views/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/error-handling/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/find-document-by-multiple-keys/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/find-documents-by-key/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/leanback/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/leanback/installation/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/setting-the-bind_address-port/index.html",
+    "documentation/static/style.css",
     "leanback.gemspec",
     "lib/leanback.rb",
     "spec/admin_party/database_spec.rb",
+    "spec/no_admin_party/cloudant_spec.rb",
     "spec/no_admin_party/database_spec.rb",
     "spec/no_admin_party/non_admin_user_spec.rb",
     "spec/spec_base.rb",
@@ -46,6 +87,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.summary = "lightweight Ruby interface to CouchDB"
   s.test_files = [
     "spec/admin_party/database_spec.rb",
+    "spec/no_admin_party/cloudant_spec.rb",
     "spec/no_admin_party/database_spec.rb",
     "spec/no_admin_party/non_admin_user_spec.rb",
     "spec/spec_base.rb",

data/lib/leanback.rb

@@ -3,621 +3,604 @@ require 'yajl'
 require 'erb'
 
 class CouchdbException < RuntimeError
-   attr :error
-   def initialize(error)
+  attr :error
+  def initialize(error)
     @error = error.values[0]
   end
 end
 
 module Couchdb
+  def self.couch_error(e)
+    raise e if e.is_a? OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
+    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
+    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - #{hash.values[0]}. Reason - #{hash.values[1]}" 
+  end
 
-def self.salt
- o =  [('a'..'z'),('A'..'Z')].map{|i| i.to_a}.flatten;  
- salt  =  (0..50).map{ o[rand(o.length)]  }.join; 
-end
+  def self.salt
+    o =  [('a'..'z'),('A'..'Z')].map{|i| i.to_a}.flatten;  
+    salt  =  (0..50).map{ o[rand(o.length)]  }.join; 
+  end
 
-#change non-admin user password
-def self.change_password(username, new_password,auth_session = "")
- salty = salt()
- password_sha = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(new_password + salty) 
- user_id = 'org.couchdb.user:' + username
- data = {"salt" => salty,"password_sha" => password_sha}
- doc = { :database => '_users', :doc_id => user_id, :data => data}   
- update_doc doc,auth_session
-end
+  #change non-admin user password
+  def self.change_password(username, new_password,auth_session = "")
+    salty = salt()
+    password_sha = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(new_password + salty) 
+    user_id = 'org.couchdb.user:' + username
+    data = {"salt" => salty,"password_sha" => password_sha}
+    doc = { :database => '_users', :doc_id => user_id, :data => data}   
+    update_doc doc,auth_session
+  end
 
-#add a new user 
-def self.add_user(user, auth_session="")
-  o =  [('a'..'z'),('A'..'Z')].map{|i| i.to_a}.flatten;  
-  salt  =  (0..50).map{ o[rand(o.length)]  }.join; 
-  new_user = {:username => user[:username], :password => user[:password], :roles => user[:roles], :salt => salt}
-  create_user(new_user,auth_session)
-end
+  #add a new user 
+  def self.add_user(user, auth_session="")
+    o =  [('a'..'z'),('A'..'Z')].map{|i| i.to_a}.flatten;  
+    salt  =  (0..50).map{ o[rand(o.length)]  }.join; 
+    new_user = {:username => user[:username], :password => user[:password], :roles => user[:roles], :salt => salt}
+    create_user(new_user,auth_session)
+  end
 
-#create a new user 
-def self.create_user(user,auth_session= "")
-  password_sha = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(user[:password] + user[:salt])              
+  #create a new user 
+  def self.create_user(user,auth_session= "")
+    password_sha = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(user[:password] + user[:salt])              
   
-  user_hash = { :type => "user",
-                   :name => user[:username],
-                   :password_sha => password_sha,
-                   :salt => user[:salt],
-                   :roles => user[:roles]
-                  }
+    user_hash = { :type => "user",
+                  :name => user[:username],
+                  :password_sha => password_sha,
+                  :salt => user[:salt],
+                  :roles => user[:roles]
+                 }
    
-   str = Yajl::Encoder.encode(user_hash)
-   set_address
-   begin
-    response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/_users/org.couchdb.user:' + URI.escape(user[:username]), str,{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-  end 
-
-end
+    str = Yajl::Encoder.encode(user_hash)
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/_users/org.couchdb.user:#{URI.escape(user[:username])}", str,{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end 
 
-#add security object
-def self.set_security(db_name, data,auth_session="")
-  security_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(data)
-  set_address
-  begin
-  response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(db_name) + '/_security/',security_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-  hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-   raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-  end 
-end
-#get security object
-def self.get_security(db_name, auth_session="")
- set_address
- begin
-  response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(db_name) + '/_security/', {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-  hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-  hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-  raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end 
-end
+  end
 
+  #add security object
+  def self.set_security(db_name, data,auth_session="")
+    security_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(data)
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(db_name)}/_security/",security_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end 
+  end
+  
+  #get security object
+  def self.get_security(db_name, auth_session="")
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(db_name)}/_security/", {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end 
+  end
 
-#login to couchdb
-def self.login(username, password)
-  set_address
-  data = 'name=' + username + '&password=' + password
-  begin
-   response = RestClient.post 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/_session/', data, {:content_type => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
-   response.cookies
-  rescue => e
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-   raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+  #login to couchdb
+  def self.login(username, password)
+    set_address
+    data = "name=#{username}&password=#{password}"
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.post "#{@address}:#{@port}/_session/", data, {:content_type => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
+      response.cookies
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-#couchdb configuration api
-def self.set_config(data,auth_session = "") 
-  section = data[:section]
-  key = data[:key] 
-  value = data[:value]
-  json_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(value)
-  set_address
-  begin
-   response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/_config/' + URI.escape(section) + '/' + URI.escape(key),json_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-   raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+  #couchdb configuration api
+  def self.set_config(data,auth_session = "") 
+    section = data[:section]
+    key = data[:key] 
+    value = data[:value]
+    json_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(value)
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/_config/#{URI.escape(section)}/#{URI.escape(key)}",json_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-def self.delete_config(data,auth_session = "") 
-  section = data[:section]
-  key = data[:key] 
-  set_address
-  begin
-   response = RestClient.delete 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/_config/' + URI.escape(section) + '/' + URI.escape(key), {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-   raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+  def self.delete_config(data,auth_session = "") 
+    section = data[:section]
+    key = data[:key] 
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.delete "#{@address}:#{@port}/_config/#{URI.escape(section)}/#{URI.escape(key)}", {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
 
-def self.get_config(data,auth_session = "") 
-  section = data[:section]
-  key = data[:key] 
-  set_address
-  begin
-   response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/_config/' + URI.escape(section) + '/' + URI.escape(key), {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-   raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+  def self.get_config(data,auth_session = "") 
+    section = data[:section]
+    key = data[:key] 
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/_config/#{URI.escape(section)}/#{URI.escape(key)}", {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-#create a document 
+  #create a document 
   def self.create_doc( doc,auth_session = "")  
-      db_name =  doc[:database]
-      doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
-      data = doc[:data]
-      json_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(data)
-      set_address
-      begin
-         response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(db_name) + '/' + URI.escape(doc_id),json_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-       rescue => e
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-         raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-       end
+    db_name =  doc[:database]
+    doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
+    data = doc[:data]
+    json_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(data)
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(db_name)}/#{URI.escape(doc_id)}",json_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
   end
 
   #edit a document
   def self.edit_doc(doc,auth_session = "")
-      db_name = doc[:database]
-      doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
-      data = doc[:data]
-      json_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(data)
-      set_address
-      begin
-        response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(db_name) + '/' + URI.escape(doc_id), json_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-       rescue => e
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-         raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-      end
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
+    data = doc[:data]
+    json_data = Yajl::Encoder.encode(data)
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(db_name)}/#{URI.escape(doc_id)}", json_data, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
   end
 
  #update a doc
- def self.update_doc(doc,auth_session = "")
-      db_name = doc[:database]
-      doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
-      data = doc[:data]
-      doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id}
-      options = Couchdb.view doc,auth_session 
-      options = options.merge(data)
-      doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id, :data => options}
-      edit_doc doc,auth_session
- end
-
-#delete document
- def self.delete_doc(doc,auth_session = "")  
-   db_name = doc[:database]
-   doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
-   doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id}
-   hash = Couchdb.view doc,auth_session
-   doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id, :rev => hash["_rev"]}
-   delete_rev(doc,auth_session)
- end
-
-
- #delete a doc by rev#
- def self.delete_rev(doc,auth_session = "")
-   db_name = doc[:database]
-   doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
-   rev = doc[:rev]
-   set_address
-   begin 
-    response = RestClient.delete 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(db_name)  + '/' + URI.escape(doc_id) + '?rev=' + rev, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+  def self.update_doc(doc,auth_session = "")
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
+    data = doc[:data]
+    doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id}
+    options = Couchdb.view doc,auth_session 
+    options = options.merge(data)
+    doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id, :data => options}
+    edit_doc doc,auth_session
+  end
+
+  #delete document
+  def self.delete_doc(doc,auth_session = "")  
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
+    doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id}
+    hash = Couchdb.view doc,auth_session
+    doc = {:database => db_name, :doc_id => doc_id, :rev => hash["_rev"]}
+    delete_rev(doc,auth_session)
+  end
+
+
+  #delete a doc by rev#
+  def self.delete_rev(doc,auth_session = "")
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
+    rev = doc[:rev]
+    set_address
+    begin 
+      response = RestClient.delete  "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(db_name)}/#{URI.escape(doc_id)}?rev=#{rev}", {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
       hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
     rescue => e
-     hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-     raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
+      couch_error(e)
     end
- end
+  end
 
 
   #create a database if one with the same name doesn't already exist
   def self.create(database_name,auth_session = "")
-       set_address
-       begin
-         response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(database_name), {:content_type => :json},{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-       rescue => e
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-         raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-       end
-  end
-
- #delete a database
- def self.delete(database_name,auth_session = "")
-      set_address
-       begin
-         response = RestClient.delete 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(database_name), {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-       rescue => e
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-         raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-       end 
- end
-
- #return a list of all databases
- def self.all(auth_session = "")
-      set_address
-       begin
-         response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/_all_dbs', {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-       rescue => e
-           raise e
-       end
- end
-
-##view a document 
-def self.view(doc,auth_session = "")
- set_address
- db_name = doc[:database]
- doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
-  begin
-   response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/' + doc_id,{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-   hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-   raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end 
-end
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(database_name)}", {:content_type => :json},{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-def self.get_params(options)
- params = ""
- if options.has_key?(:startkey)
-  if options[:startkey].is_a? String
-   params = 'startkey="' + options[:startkey] + '"'
-  else
-   params = 'startkey=' + options[:startkey].to_s # for complex keys
+  #delete a database
+  def self.delete(database_name,auth_session = "")
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.delete "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(database_name)}", {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end 
   end
- end
- if options.has_key?(:endkey)
-  if options[:endkey].is_a? String
-   params = params + '&endkey="' + options[:endkey] + '"'
-  else
-   params = params + '&endkey=' + options[:endkey].to_s  #for complex keys
+
+  #return a list of all databases
+  def self.all(auth_session = "")
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/_all_dbs", {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      raise e
+    end
   end
- end
 
- if options.has_key?(:limit)
-  params = params + "&" + "limit=" + options[:limit].to_s
- end
+  ##view a document 
+  def self.view(doc,auth_session = "")
+    set_address
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    doc_id = doc[:doc_id]
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/#{doc_id}",{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end 
+  end
 
- if options.has_key?(:skip)
-  params = params + "&" + "skip=" + options[:skip].to_s
- end
+  def self.get_params(options)
+    params = ""
+    if options.has_key?(:startkey)
+      if options[:startkey].is_a? String
+        params = 'startkey="' + options[:startkey] + '"'
+      else
+        params = 'startkey=' + options[:startkey].to_s # for complex keys
+      end
+    end
+    if options.has_key?(:endkey)
+      if options[:endkey].is_a? String
+        params = params + '&endkey="' + options[:endkey] + '"'
+      else
+        params = params + '&endkey=' + options[:endkey].to_s  #for complex keys
+      end
+    end
 
-  if options.has_key?(:descending)
-  params = params + "&" + "descending=true"
- end
+    if options.has_key?(:limit)
+      params = params + "&" + "limit=" + options[:limit].to_s
+    end
 
- return params
-end
+    if options.has_key?(:skip)
+      params = params + "&" + "skip=" + options[:skip].to_s
+    end
+
+    if options.has_key?(:descending)
+      params = params + "&" + "descending=true"
+    end
+
+    return params
+  end
 
 
-#query a permanent view
-def self.find(doc,auth_session = "", key=nil, options = {})
- set_address
- db_name = doc[:database]
- design_doc_name = doc[:design_doc]
- view_name = doc[:view]
- params = get_params(options)
+  #query a permanent view
+  def self.find(doc,auth_session = "", key=nil, options = {})
+    set_address
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    design_doc_name = doc[:design_doc]
+    view_name = doc[:view]
+    params = get_params(options)
    
-   begin
-    if key == nil
-     response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name + '/_view/' + view_name + '?' + URI.escape(params),{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-    else
-      key = URI.escape('?key="' + key + '"')
-      response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name + '/_view/' + view_name + key + '&' + URI.escape(params) ,{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-    end
-     hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-     rows = hash["rows"]
-     count = 0
-     rows.each do |row|
-      rows[count] = row["value"]
-      count += 1  
+    begin
+      if key == nil
+        response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}/_view/#{view_name}?#{URI.escape(params)}",{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      else
+        key = URI.escape('?key="' + key + '"')
+        response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}/_view/#{view_name}#{key}&#{URI.escape(params)}" ,{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      end
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+      rows = hash["rows"]
+      count = 0
+      rows.each do |row|
+        rows[count] = row["value"]
+        count += 1  
+      end
+      return rows
+     rescue => e
+       couch_error(e)
      end
-     return rows
-   rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-   end
-end
+  end
 
-#create a design document with views
-def self.create_design(doc,auth_session = "")
- set_address
- db_name = doc[:database]
- design_doc_name = doc[:design_doc]
- json_doc_name = doc[:json_doc]
-
- begin
-  #bind json doc to string
-  message_template = ERB.new File.new(json_doc_name).read
-  str = message_template.result(binding)
- rescue => e
-   raise e
- end
-
-  begin
-   
-   response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name, str, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-  rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
+  #create a design document with views
+  def self.create_design(doc,auth_session = "")
+    set_address
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    design_doc_name = doc[:design_doc]
+    json_doc_name = doc[:json_doc]
+
+    begin
+    #bind json doc to string
+      message_template = ERB.new File.new(json_doc_name).read
+      str = message_template.result(binding)
+    rescue => e
+      raise e
+    end
+
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}", str, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
   end
-end
 
-#Query view, create view on fly if it dosen't already exist
-def self.find_on_fly(doc,auth_session = "",key = nil, options = {})  
-   db_name = doc[:database]
-   design_doc = doc[:design_doc]
-   view = doc[:view]
-   json_doc = doc[:json_doc]
+  #Query view, create view on fly if it dosen't already exist
+  def self.find_on_fly(doc,auth_session = "",key = nil, options = {})  
+    db_name = doc[:database]
+    design_doc = doc[:design_doc]
+    view = doc[:view]
+    json_doc = doc[:json_doc]
  
-   begin 
+    begin 
       if( key == nil)
-       docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key=nil,options) 
+        docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key=nil,options) 
       else
-       docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key,options) 
+        docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key,options) 
       end
-     rescue CouchdbException => e
-        document = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :json_doc => json_doc}
-        create_design document,auth_session
-        if( key == nil)
-          docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key=nil,options) 
-        else
-          docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key,options) 
-        end
+    rescue CouchdbException => e
+      document = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :json_doc => json_doc}
+      create_design document,auth_session
+      if( key == nil)
+        docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key=nil,options) 
+      else
+        docs = find({:database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc, :view => view},auth_session,key,options) 
       end
-    return docs
- end
+   end
+     return docs
+  end
 
 
-#add a finder method to the database
-#this creates a find by key method
-def self.add_finder(options,auth_session = "")
- set_address 
- db_name = options[:database]
- key = options[:key] 
- design_doc_name = key + '_finder'
+  #add a finder method to the database
+  #this creates a find by key method
+  def self.add_finder(options,auth_session = "")
+    set_address 
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    key = options[:key] 
+    design_doc_name = key + '_finder'
  
- view ='{
- "language" : "javascript",
- "views" :{
-    "find_by_'+key+'" : {
-      "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+key+') emit(doc.'+key+',doc);}"
+    view ='{
+    "language" : "javascript",
+    "views" :{
+       "find_by_'+key+'" : {
+         "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+key+') emit(doc.'+key+',doc);}"
+       }
     }
- }
-}'
+   }'
 
- begin  
-  response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name, view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
- rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
-
-#add a multiple finder method to the database
-#this creates a find by keys method
-def self.add_multiple_finder(options,auth_session = "")
- set_address 
- db_name = options[:database]
- keys = options[:keys]
- view_name = keys.join("_")
- key = keys.join(",doc.")
- condition = keys.join(" && doc.")
- design_doc_name = view_name + '_keys_finder'
-
- view = '{
- "language" : "javascript",
- "views" :{
-    "find_by_keys_'+view_name+'" : {
-      "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+condition+') emit([doc.'+key+'],doc);}"
-    }
- }
-}' 
+   begin  
+     response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}", view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
- begin  
-  response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name, view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
- rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+  #add a multiple finder method to the database
+  #this creates a find by keys method
+  def self.add_multiple_finder(options,auth_session = "")
+    set_address 
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    keys = options[:keys]
+    view_name = keys.join("_")
+    key = keys.join(",doc.")
+    condition = keys.join(" && doc.")
+    design_doc_name = "#{view_name}_keys_finder"
+
+    view = '{
+    "language" : "javascript",
+    "views" :{
+       "find_by_keys_'+view_name+'" : {
+         "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+condition+') emit([doc.'+key+'],doc);}"
+       }
+     }
+    }' 
+
+    begin  
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}", view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-#add a multiple counter method to the database
-#this creates a count by keys method
-def self.add_multiple_counter(options,auth_session = "")
- set_address 
- db_name = options[:database]
- keys = options[:keys]
- view_name = keys.join("_")
- key = keys.join(",doc.")
- condition = keys.join(" && doc.")
- design_doc_name = view_name + '_keys_counter'
-
- view = '{
- "language" : "javascript",
- "views" :{
+  #add a multiple counter method to the database
+  #this creates a count by keys method
+  def self.add_multiple_counter(options,auth_session = "")
+    set_address 
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    keys = options[:keys]
+    view_name = keys.join("_")
+    key = keys.join(",doc.")
+    condition = keys.join(" && doc.")
+    design_doc_name = "#{view_name}_keys_counter"
+    view = '{
+    "language" : "javascript",
+    "views" :{
     "count_by_keys_'+view_name+'" : {
       "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+condition+') emit([doc.'+key+'],null);}", "reduce": "_count"
-    }
- }
-}' 
+         }
+       }
+     }' 
 
- begin  
-  response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name, view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
- rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+    begin  
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}", view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-#add a counter method to the database
-#this creates a count method that counts documents by key
-def self.add_counter(options,auth_session = "")
- set_address 
- db_name = options[:database]
- key = options[:key] 
- design_doc_name = key + '_counter'
+  #add a counter method to the database
+  #this creates a count method that counts documents by key
+  def self.add_counter(options,auth_session = "")
+    set_address 
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    key = options[:key] 
+    design_doc_name = key + '_counter'
  
- view ='{
- "language" : "javascript",
- "views" :{
-    "count_'+key+'" : {
-      "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+key+') emit(doc.'+key+',null);}", "reduce": "_count"   
-    }
- }
-}'
-
- begin  
-  response = RestClient.put 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + db_name + '/_design/' + design_doc_name, view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
- rescue => e
-    hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-    raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
- end
-end
+    view ='{
+    "language" : "javascript",
+    "views" :{
+       "count_'+key+'" : {
+          "map" : "function(doc){ if(doc.'+key+') emit(doc.'+key+',null);}", "reduce": "_count"   
+              }
+           }
+        }'
+
+    begin  
+      response = RestClient.put "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{db_name}/_design/#{design_doc_name}", view, {:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end
+  end
 
-#count by key 
-def self.count(options,auth_session = "")
- set_address 
- db_name = options[:database]
- index =  options.keys[1].to_s
- search_term = options.values[1]
- design_doc_name = index + '_counter'
- view_name = 'count_' + index
+  #count by key 
+  def self.count(options,auth_session = "")
+    set_address 
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    index =  options.keys[1].to_s
+    search_term = options.values[1]
+    design_doc_name = "#{index}_counter"
+    view_name = "count_#{index}"
  
- begin 
-  view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
-  docs = find view,auth_session,search_term
- rescue CouchdbException => e
-    #add a counter index if one doesn't already exist in the database
-    #then count_by_key
-    add_counter({:database => db_name, :key => index},auth_session)
-    docs = find view,auth_session,search_term
- end
-  count = docs[0]
- return count.to_i
-end
+    begin 
+      view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
+      docs = find view,auth_session,search_term
+    rescue CouchdbException => e
+      #add a counter index if one doesn't already exist in the database
+      #then count_by_key
+      add_counter({:database => db_name, :key => index},auth_session)
+      docs = find view,auth_session,search_term
+    end
+      count = docs[0]
+    return count.to_i
+  end
 
-#count by keys
-#example: 
-#hash = {:firstname =>'john', :gender => 'male' }
-#Couchdb.count_by_keys({:database => 'contacts', :keys => hash},auth_session)
-def self.count_by_keys(options,auth_session = "", params = {})
- set_address
- db_name = options[:database]
- keys = []
- search_term = []
- hash = options[:keys]
-
- hash.each do |k,v|
-  keys << k
-  search_term << v
- end
- index = keys.join("_")
- design_doc_name = index + '_keys_counter'
- view_name = 'count_by_keys_' + index
- params[:startkey] = search_term
- params[:endkey] = search_term
+  #count by keys
+  #example: 
+  #hash = {:firstname =>'john', :gender => 'male' }
+  #Couchdb.count_by_keys({:database => 'contacts', :keys => hash},auth_session)
+  def self.count_by_keys(options,auth_session = "", params = {})
+    set_address
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    keys = []
+    search_term = []
+    hash = options[:keys]
+
+    hash.each do |k,v|
+      keys << k
+      search_term << v
+    end
+   index = keys.join("_")
+   design_doc_name = "#{index}_keys_counter"
+   view_name = "count_by_keys_#{index}"
+   params[:startkey] = search_term
+   params[:endkey] = search_term
  
- begin 
-  view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
-  docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
- rescue CouchdbException => e
-    #add a finder/index if one doesn't already exist in the database
-    #then find_by_keys
-    add_multiple_counter({:database => db_name, :keys => keys},auth_session)
-    docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
- end
- count = docs[0]
- return count.to_i
-end
+   begin 
+     view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
+     docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
+   rescue CouchdbException => e
+     #add a finder/index if one doesn't already exist in the database
+     #then find_by_keys
+     add_multiple_counter({:database => db_name, :keys => keys},auth_session)
+     docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
+   end
+     count = docs[0]
+     return count.to_i
+  end
 
-#find by key 
-def self.find_by(options,auth_session = "", params = {})
- set_address 
- db_name = options[:database]
- index =  options.keys[1].to_s
- search_term = options.values[1]
- design_doc_name = index + '_finder'
- view_name = 'find_by_' + index
+  #find by key 
+  def self.find_by(options,auth_session = "", params = {})
+    set_address 
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    index =  options.keys[1].to_s
+    search_term = options.values[1]
+    design_doc_name = "#{index}_finder"
+    view_name = "find_by_#{index}"
  
- begin 
-  view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
-  docs = find view,auth_session,search_term,params
- rescue CouchdbException => e
-    #add a finder/index if one doesn't already exist in the database
-    #then find_by_key
-    add_finder({:database => db_name, :key => index},auth_session)
-    docs = find view,auth_session,search_term,params
- end
- return docs
-end
+    begin 
+      view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
+      docs = find view,auth_session,search_term,params
+    rescue CouchdbException => e
+      #add a finder/index if one doesn't already exist in the database
+      #then find_by_key
+      add_finder({:database => db_name, :key => index},auth_session)
+      docs = find view,auth_session,search_term,params
+    end
+    return docs
+  end
 
-#find by keys
-#example: 
-#hash = {:firstname =>'john', :gender => 'male' }
-#Couchdb.find_by_keys({:database => 'contacts', :keys => hash},auth_session)
-def self.find_by_keys(options,auth_session = "", params = {})
- set_address
- db_name = options[:database]
- keys = []
- search_term = []
- hash = options[:keys]
-
- hash.each do |k,v|
-  keys << k
-  search_term << v
- end
- index = keys.join("_")
- design_doc_name = index + '_keys_finder'
- view_name = 'find_by_keys_' + index
- params[:startkey] = search_term
- params[:endkey] = search_term
+  #find by keys
+  #example: 
+  #hash = {:firstname =>'john', :gender => 'male' }
+  #Couchdb.find_by_keys({:database => 'contacts', :keys => hash},auth_session)
+  def self.find_by_keys(options,auth_session = "", params = {})
+    set_address
+    db_name = options[:database]
+    keys = []
+    search_term = []
+    hash = options[:keys]
+
+    hash.each do |k,v|
+      keys << k
+      search_term << v
+    end
+    index = keys.join("_")
+    design_doc_name = "#{index}_keys_finder"
+    view_name = "find_by_keys_#{index}"
+    params[:startkey] = search_term
+    params[:endkey] = search_term
  
- begin 
-  view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
-  docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
- rescue CouchdbException => e
-    #add a finder/index if one doesn't already exist in the database
-    #then find_by_keys
-    add_multiple_finder({:database => db_name, :keys => keys},auth_session)
-    docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
- end
- return docs
-end
+    begin 
+      view = { :database => db_name, :design_doc => design_doc_name, :view => view_name}
+      docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
+    rescue CouchdbException => e
+      #add a finder/index if one doesn't already exist in the database
+      #then find_by_keys
+      add_multiple_finder({:database => db_name, :keys => keys},auth_session)
+      docs = find view,auth_session,key=nil,params
+    end
+    return docs
+  end
 
- #return a list of all docs in the database
-def self.docs_from(database_name,auth_session = "")
-  set_address
-  begin
-         response = RestClient.get 'http://' + @address + ':' + @port + '/' + URI.escape(database_name) + '/_all_docs?include_docs=true',{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
-         hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
-         rows = hash["rows"]
-         count = 0 
-         rows.each do |row|
-            rows[count] = row["doc"]
-            count += 1
-          end
-        return rows
-  rescue => e
-     hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(e.response.to_s)
-     raise CouchdbException.new(hash), "CouchDB: Error - " + hash.values[0] + ". Reason - "  + hash.values[1]
-  end  
-end
+  #return a list of all docs in the database
+  def self.docs_from(database_name,auth_session = "")
+    set_address
+    begin
+      response = RestClient.get "#{@address}:#{@port}/#{URI.escape(database_name)}/_all_docs?include_docs=true",{:cookies => {"AuthSession" => auth_session}}
+      hash = Yajl::Parser.parse(response.to_str)
+      rows = hash["rows"]
+      count = 0 
+      rows.each do |row|
+        rows[count] = row["doc"]
+        count += 1
+      end
+      return rows
+    rescue => e
+      couch_error(e)
+    end  
+  end
 
 
- class << self
-       attr_accessor :address 
-       attr_accessor :port 
+  class << self
+    attr_accessor :address 
+    attr_accessor :port 
 
-     def set_address()
+    def set_address()
       if @address == nil 
-         @address = '127.0.0.1'
+        @address = 'http://127.0.0.1'
       end
       if @port == nil
-         @port = '5984'
+        @port = '5984'
       end 
-     end
+    end
   end
 end