#!/usr/bin/env python
import couchdbkit
from couchdbkit.designer import push
import os
# Get the server
# Get or create a database
db = server.get_or_create_db('test')
# Prepare a simple view that will return whatever we have stored
view = """
function(doc) {
emit(doc._id, doc);
}
"""
# Setup filesystem directory to store a "view all" javascript file, map.js
cdb_design = "cdb/_design/test"
cdb_view = os.path.join(cdb_design, "views/all")
cdb_map = os.path.join(cdb_view, "map.js")
if not os.path.exists(cdb_view):
os.makedirs(cdb_view)
outfile = open(cdb_map, "w")
outfile.write(view)
outfile.close()
# upload our map.js view to the database
push(cdb_design, db)
# create a test document to store in the database
doc = {
'Test' : 'Boo'
}
# save it
db.save_doc(doc)
# retrieve everything in our database
results = db.view('test/all')
for _doc in results:
print _doc
# delete the doc from the database
print db.delete_doc(_doc.get('value'))
# create 1 more doc so it can be viewed via a web browser
# save
db.save_doc(new_doc)
# if all has gone well, fire up your browser and have a look around