init.coffee

###
## This creates the given table. The table param
## is either a string with the table name or an
## object with at least one parameter 'name' and
## optional the indices to create as string array.
## If there occurs an error it will be printed out.
## If it succeeds, the callback next will be called.
###
createTable: (table, next) ->
    if typeof(table) is 'string'
        table = name: table, indices: []

    r.tableCreate(table.name).run @conn, (err, result) =>
        if (err) and (not err.message.match(/Table `.*` already exists/))
            console.log "Could not create the table `" + table.name + "`"
            console.log err
            process.exit 1
        console.log "Table `" + table.name + "` created."

    # create indices
    if table.indices?
        for idx in table.indices
            @createIndex table.name, idx

    if next?
        next()