CouchDB design doc

_design_xxx.js

module.exports = {
    _id: "_design/xxx",
    views: {
        by_date: {
            map: function(doc) {
                var parts = doc._id.split(":");
                emit(parts, { shortname: parts[0], date: parts[1] });
            }
        },                      
        updates_by_date: {    
            map: function(doc) {
                if (doc.aliasOf) return;
                var parts = doc._id.split(":");
                emit(parts, { shortname: parts[0], date: parts[1] });
            }
        }
    }
};

scripts_update-views.js

"use strict";
require("../env");
var fs = require("fs");
var path = require("path");
var async = require("async");

var client = require("../lib/couch-client")();

var dir = path.join("lib", "_design");
fs.readdir(dir, function (err, files) {
    if (err) throw err;
    async.map(files, function(f, callback) {
        f = "_design/" + path.basename(f, ".js");
        client.insert(require("../lib/" + f), f, callback);
    }, console.log.bind(console));
});