view method works

README.md

@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ db.view 'myapp/things', (err, res) ->
 `db.view(path:string, options:object, [callback])`
 
 ```coffee-script
-db.view 'myapp/thingsByName', {key: 'Foo'}, (err, res) ->
+db.view 'myapp/thingsByName', {key: 'Foo', limit: 3}, (err, res) ->
+  res.forEach (thing) ->
+    console.log thing
+```
+
+To post with keys, use this syntax:
+
+`db.view(path:string, options:array, [callback])`
+
+```coffee-script
+db.view 'myapp/thingsByName', ['myThing'], (err, res) ->
   res.forEach (thing) ->
     console.log thing
 ```

lib/couchy.coffee

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Proxy = require 'node-proxy'
 request = require 'request'
 url = require 'url'
 sys = require 'sys'
+qs = require 'querystring'
 
 # a default callback
 noop = ->
@@ -12,15 +13,6 @@ class CouchyError extends Error
   name: 'CouchyError'
 class RequestError extends CouchyError
 
-requestOrError = (data, cb) ->
-  request data, (err, res, body) ->
-    throw err if err?
-
-    body = JSON.parse(body) if body
-    error = new RequestError(body.error, body, data) if body.error?
-
-    cb(error, res, body)
-
 class Seed
   number: (max = 100, precision = 0) ->
     Math.round(Math.random() * max, precision)
@@ -102,18 +94,24 @@ class Database
     if data? and typeof data != 'object'
       cb = data
 
-    requestOrError {uri: uri, method: method, json: data}, cb
+    options = {uri: uri, method: method, json: data}
+
+    request options, (err, res, body) =>
+      throw err if err?
+      body = JSON.parse(body) if body
+      error = new RequestError(body.error, body, options) if body.error?
+      cb(error, res, body)
 
   # setup methods
   exists: (cb) ->
-    @query 'head', (err, res) =>
+    @query 'head', (err, res) ->
       cb(err, res.statusCode == 200)
     undefined
 
   create: (cb) ->
     @exists (err, bool) =>
       if not bool
-        @query 'put', (err, res, body) =>
+        @query 'put', (err, res, body) ->
           cb(err, res.statusCode == 201)
       else
         cb(null, true)
@@ -122,9 +120,27 @@ class Database
   destroy: (cb) ->
     @query 'delete', cb
 
+  # design document stuff
   app: (name) ->
     new App(this, name)
 
+  # sugar for views
+  viewPath: (path) ->
+    [doc, view] = path.split('/')
+    "_design/#{doc}/_view/" + view
+
+  view: (path, options, cb) ->
+    path = @viewPath(path)
+    switch typeof options
+      when 'function'
+        @query 'get', path, options
+      when 'object'
+        if options.length # array
+          @query 'post', path, {keys: options}, cb
+        else
+          path += '?' + qs.stringify(options)
+          @query 'get', path, cb
+
   # seeding
   seed: (times, doc_cb, cb) ->
     if typeof(times) == 'function'

test/couchy_test.coffee

@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ vows.describe('couchy')
     topic: ->
       cb = this.callback
       app_db.create ->
-        app_db.seed 5, (-> type: 'thing', name: @string()), ->
-          app_db.seed 3, (-> type: 'notThings', number: @number()), cb
+        app_db.seed (->type: 'thing', name: 'myThing', foo: 'bar'), ->
+          app_db.seed 5, (-> type: 'thing', name: @string()), ->
+            app_db.seed 3, (-> type: 'notThings', number: @number()), cb
       undefined
     'noninterference': ->
       app1 = app_db.app('app1')
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ vows.describe('couchy')
             undefined
           'there is something': (err, res, body) ->
             assert.isNull err
-            assert.equal body.total_rows, 5
+            assert.equal body.total_rows, 6
     'retrieving an app':
       topic: ->
         app = app_db.app('retrievedApp')
@@ -201,4 +202,33 @@ vows.describe('couchy')
             undefined
           'no error': (err, res, body) ->
             assert.isNull err
+    'views':
+      topic: ->
+        app = app_db.app('viewsApp')
+        app.views.thingsByName =
+          map: (doc) ->
+            emit(doc.name, doc) if doc.type == 'thing'
+        app.push this.callback
+        undefined
+      'get':
+        topic: ->
+          app_db.view 'viewsApp/thingsByName', this.callback
+          undefined
+        'has the correct count': (err, res, body) ->
+          assert.equal body.total_rows, 6
+      'get with options':
+        topic: ->
+          app_db.view 'viewsApp/thingsByName', {limit: 3}, this.callback
+          undefined
+        'no error': (err, res, body) ->
+          assert.isNull err
+        'has only three': (err, res, body) ->
+          assert.equal body.rows.length, 3
+      'post with keys':
+        topic: ->
+          app_db.view 'viewsApp/thingsByName', ['myThing'], this.callback
+          undefined
+        'is mine': (err, res, body) ->
+          assert.equal body.rows[0].value.name, 'myThing'
+          assert.equal body.rows[0].value.foo, 'bar'
 .export(module)