StrokeDB is a distributed document-oriented database engine. 
Main features are complete decentralization, JSON object format, 
metadocuments, integration with runtime (it is just a ruby library). 


= Starting points

One of the most important concepts of StrokeDB is a StrokeDB::Document.


= Installing StrokeDB

=== Requirements

Install ossp-uuid library:

  $ sudo port install ossp-uuid # (MacOSX)

You need to install few gems in order to run StrokeDB:

  $ sudo gem install diff-lcs json RubyInline
  
If you can't install ossp-uuid for some reason, then install uuidtools gem as well.

*Note*: There is no need in <tt>uuidtools</tt> if you use JRuby

=== Getting source code

  $ git clone git://gitorious.org/strokedb/mainline.git strokedb
or
  $ git clone http://git.gitorious.org/strokedb/mainline.git strokedb

=== Installing rubygem


  $ sudo gem install strokedb
  
=== <i>(Optional) Running test suite</i>

  $ rake sup
  
=AUTHORS

* Yurii Rashkovskii <yrashk@idbns.com>
* Oleg Andreev <oleganza@idbns.com>