lib/couchrest-uniqueness-validation.rb in couchrest-uniqueness-validation-0.0.1 vs lib/couchrest-uniqueness-validation.rb in couchrest-uniqueness-validation-0.1.0

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
     
     class UniquenessValidator < GenericValidator
       def initialize(field_name, options = {})
         super
         @field_name, @options = field_name, options
-        @options[:view] ||= "by_#{@field_name}".to_sym
+        @options[:view] ||= "by_#{@field_name}"
       end
       
       def call(target)
         return true if unique?(target)
         
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
       
       protected
       
       def unique?(target)
         value = target.validation_property_value(@field_name)
-        existing_docs = target.class.view(@options[:view], :key => value, :limit => 1, :include_docs => false)
+        existing_docs = target.class.view(@options[:view].to_sym, :key => value, :limit => 1, :include_docs => false)['rows']
         
         # normal case when target.new_document? == true and
         # no other document exists
         return true if existing_docs.empty? 
         
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@
       
       ##
       # Validates that the specified attribute is unique across documents with the same 
       # couchrest-type using a view.
       #
-      # @note
-      #   You have to define a design doc view.
-      # @see http://rdoc.info/rdoc/couchrest/couchrest/blob/1b34fe4b60694683e98866a51c2109c1885f7e42/CouchRest/Mixins/Views/ClassMethods.html#view_by-instance_method for more details about views.
+      # == Example
       #
-      # @example [Usage]
-      # 
-      #   class User
+      #   require 'rubygems'
+      #   require 'couchrest'
+      #   require 'couchrest-uniqueness-validation' 
+      #
+      #   class User < CouchRest::ExtendedDocument
       #   
       #     property :nickname
       #     property :login
       #
       #     view_by :nickname
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@
       #     validates_uniqueness_of :login, :view => 'my_custom_view'
       #
       #     # a call to valid? will return false unless no other document exists with
       #     # the same couchrest-type, nickname and login
       #   end
+      #
+      # Note: at least two views should exist in the User design doc for this example to work - 
+      # :by_nickname and :my_custom_view.
+      # 
+      # See {CouchRest Views docs}[http://rdoc.info/rdoc/couchrest/couchrest/blob/1b34fe4b60694683e98866a51c2109c1885f7e42/CouchRest/Mixins/Views/ClassMethods.html#view_by-instance_method] 
+      # for more info on views
       def validates_uniqueness_of(*fields)
         opts = opts_from_validator_args(fields)
         add_validator_to_context(opts, fields, CouchRest::Validation::UniquenessValidator)
       end