This is the first time that I blog in english, so please correct me if I write something wrong. Suggestions are welcome too =)

CouchDB automatically generates UUIDs if none are provided. Usually, it’s recommended because some things like replication. However, we can do better for users. UUIDs are ugly, then we can create friendly urls.
CouchRest Model Slug is a simple gem to generate better urls using CouchRest Model in an easy way. I created this gem based on Mongoid Slug.

Getting Started

Add to Gemfile

gem "couchrest_model_slug", "~> 0.0.2"

A simple example

class Post < CouchRest::Model::Base   
  include CouchRest::Model::Slug   

  property :title   
  property :text   

  slug :title 
end 

Querying

 
p = Post.create(:title => "CouchDB Time To Relax")
p.to_param # => "couchdb-time-to-relax"

Post.find("couchdb-time-to-relax") # =>#<Post slug: "couchdb-time-to-relax", title: "CouchDB...

CouchRest Model Slug was made to work with or without slugged value, then it uses the id to keep things running with no problems.

Post.create(:text => "post without slug") # => #<Post slug: "", title: nil, text: "post with no slug", _id: "9fdfdd090897680de59091c8c98ff064"...

Post.find("9fdfdd090897680de59091c8c98ff064") # => #<Post slug: "", title: nil, text: "post with no slug", _id: "9fdfdd090897680de59091c8c98ff064"...

See the github page for more information https://github.com/lucasrenan/couchrest-model-slug