How I got node.couchdb.js working on Windows

bootstrap.cmd

REM Set up workspace
mkdir \work\node_modules
cd \work\node_modules

REM check out modules
cmd /c git clone https://github.com/mikeal/node.couchapp.js.git couchapp
cmd /c git clone https://github.com/mikeal/request.git
cmd /c git clone https://github.com/mikeal/watch.git

REM create my_app
mkdir \work\my_app
cd \work\my_app

REM skeleton couchapp in .\node_modules
mkdir node_modules
echo var couchapp=require("couchapp");>node_modules\app.js
echo var ddoc={_id: "_design/app"};>>node_modules\app.js
echo module.exports=ddoc;>>node_modules\app.js

REM get working copy of the couchapp command
copy \work\node_modules\couchapp\bin.js .
sed s/.\/main.js/couchapp/ bin.js > couchapp.js
del bin.js

REM Ready to go!
REM set cred=rsbohn:secret
REM curl -XPUT http://%cred%@localhost:5984/seed
REM node.exe couchapp.js push app http://%cred%@localhost:5984/seed
REM curl http://localhost:5984/seed/_design/app

Just to clarify, I install node.couchapp.js (and dependencies) in \work\node_modules. My couchdb design docs are in \work\my_app\node_modules. I copy bin.js from couchapp to the local directory, patch it, then run it on the command line. This way my couchdb code is isolated from the couchapp tool.