diff --git a/Cakefile b/Cakefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c325fe4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{spawn} = require 'child_process'
+
+task 'build', 'Build lib/ from src/', ->
+  spawn 'coffee', ['-c', '-o', 'lib', 'src'], stdio: 'inherit'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/abstract-class.js b/lib/abstract-class.js
index 12e6bf4f..61c9a6ee 100644
--- a/lib/abstract-class.js
+++ b/lib/abstract-class.js
@@ -193,12 +193,15 @@ AbstractClass.create = function (data, callback) {
             var data = this.toObject(true);  // Added this to fix the beforeCreate trigger not fire.
                                              // The fix is per issue #72 and the fix was found by by5739.
 
-            this._adapter().create(modelName, this.constructor._forDB(data), function (err, id) {
+            this._adapter().create(modelName, this.constructor._forDB(data), function (err, id, rev) {
                 if (id) {
                     obj.__data.id = id;
                     obj.__dataWas.id = id;
                     defineReadonlyProp(obj, 'id', id);
                 }
+                if (rev) {
+                    obj._rev = rev
+                }
                 done.call(this, function () {
                     if (callback) {
                         callback(err, obj);
diff --git a/lib/adapters/nano.js b/lib/adapters/nano.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cec6456d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/adapters/nano.js
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.4.0
+(function() {
+  var NanoAdapter, helpers, _,
+    __bind = function(fn, me){ return function(){ return fn.apply(me, arguments); }; },
+    __slice = [].slice;
+
+  _ = require('lodash')._;
+
+  exports.initialize = function(schema, callback) {
+    var db, design, opts;
+    if (!(opts = schema.settings)) {
+      throw new Error('url is missing');
+    }
+    db = require('nano')(opts);
+    schema.adapter = new NanoAdapter(db);
+    design = {
+      views: {
+        by_model: {
+          map: 'function (doc) { if (doc.model) return emit(doc.model, null); }'
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    return db.insert(design, '_design/nano', function(err, doc) {
+      return callback();
+    });
+  };
+
+  NanoAdapter = (function() {
+
+    function NanoAdapter(db) {
+      this.db = db;
+      this.all = __bind(this.all, this);
+
+      this.fromDB = __bind(this.fromDB, this);
+
+      this.forDB = __bind(this.forDB, this);
+
+      this.destroyAll = __bind(this.destroyAll, this);
+
+      this.count = __bind(this.count, this);
+
+      this.updateAttributes = __bind(this.updateAttributes, this);
+
+      this.destroy = __bind(this.destroy, this);
+
+      this.find = __bind(this.find, this);
+
+      this.exists = __bind(this.exists, this);
+
+      this.updateOrCreate = __bind(this.updateOrCreate, this);
+
+      this.save = __bind(this.save, this);
+
+      this.create = __bind(this.create, this);
+
+      this.define = __bind(this.define, this);
+
+      this._models = {};
+    }
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.define = function(descr) {
+      var m;
+      m = descr.model.modelName;
+      descr.properties._rev = {
+        type: String
+      };
+      return this._models[m] = descr;
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.create = function() {
+      var args;
+      args = 1 <= arguments.length ? __slice.call(arguments, 0) : [];
+      return this.save.apply(this, args);
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.save = function(model, data, callback) {
+      var _this = this;
+      data.model = model;
+      helpers.savePrep(data);
+      return this.db.insert(this.forDB(model, data), function(err, doc) {
+        return callback(err, doc.id, doc.rev);
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.updateOrCreate = function(model, data, callback) {
+      var _this = this;
+      return this.exists(model, data.id, function(err, exists) {
+        if (exists) {
+          return _this.save(model, data, callback);
+        } else {
+          return _this.create(model, data, function(err, id) {
+            data.id = id;
+            return callback(err, data);
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.exists = function(model, id, callback) {
+      return this.db.head(id, function(err, _, headers) {
+        if (err) {
+          return callback(null, false);
+        }
+        return callback(null, headers != null);
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.find = function(model, id, callback) {
+      var _this = this;
+      return this.db.get(id, function(err, doc) {
+        return callback(err, _this.fromDB(model, doc));
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.destroy = function(model, id, callback) {
+      var _this = this;
+      return this.db.get(id, function(err, doc) {
+        if (err) {
+          return callback(err);
+        }
+        return _this.db.destroy(id, doc._rev, function(err, doc) {
+          if (err) {
+            return callback(err);
+          }
+          callback.removed = true;
+          return callback();
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.updateAttributes = function(model, id, data, callback) {
+      var _this = this;
+      return this.db.get(id, function(err, base) {
+        if (err) {
+          return callback(err);
+        }
+        return _this.save(model, helpers.merge(base, data), callback);
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.count = function(model, callback, where) {
+      var _this = this;
+      return this.all(model, {
+        where: where
+      }, function(err, docs) {
+        return callback(err, docs.length);
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.destroyAll = function(model, callback) {
+      var _this = this;
+      return this.all(model, {}, function(err, docs) {
+        var doc;
+        docs = (function() {
+          var _i, _len, _results;
+          _results = [];
+          for (_i = 0, _len = docs.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+            doc = docs[_i];
+            _results.push({
+              _id: doc.id,
+              _rev: doc._rev,
+              _deleted: true
+            });
+          }
+          return _results;
+        })();
+        return _this.db.bulk({
+          docs: docs
+        }, function(err, body) {
+          return callback(err, body);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.forDB = function(model, data) {
+      var k, props, v;
+      if (data == null) {
+        data = {};
+      }
+      props = this._models[model].properties;
+      for (k in props) {
+        v = props[k];
+        if (data[k] && props[k].type.name === 'Date' && (data[k].getTime != null)) {
+          data[k] = data[k].getTime();
+        }
+      }
+      return data;
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.fromDB = function(model, data) {
+      var date, k, props, v;
+      if (!data) {
+        return data;
+      }
+      props = this._models[model].properties;
+      for (k in props) {
+        v = props[k];
+        if ((data[k] != null) && props[k].type.name === 'Date') {
+          date = new Date(data[k]);
+          date.setTime(data[k]);
+          data[k] = date;
+        }
+      }
+      return data;
+    };
+
+    NanoAdapter.prototype.all = function(model, filter, callback) {
+      var params,
+        _this = this;
+      params = {
+        keys: [model],
+        include_docs: true
+      };
+      return this.db.view('nano', 'by_model', params, function(err, body) {
+        var doc, docs, i, k, key, orders, row, sorting, v, where, _i, _len;
+        docs = (function() {
+          var _i, _len, _ref, _results;
+          _ref = body.rows;
+          _results = [];
+          for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+            row = _ref[_i];
+            row.doc.id = row.doc._id;
+            delete row.doc._id;
+            _results.push(row.doc);
+          }
+          return _results;
+        })();
+        if (where = filter != null ? filter.where : void 0) {
+          for (k in where) {
+            v = where[k];
+            if (_.isDate(v)) {
+              where[k] = v.getTime();
+            }
+          }
+          docs = _.where(docs, where);
+        }
+        if (orders = filter != null ? filter.order : void 0) {
+          if (_.isString(orders)) {
+            orders = [orders];
+          }
+          sorting = function(a, b) {
+            var ak, bk, i, item, rev, _i, _len;
+            for (i = _i = 0, _len = this.length; _i < _len; i = ++_i) {
+              item = this[i];
+              ak = a[this[i].key];
+              bk = b[this[i].key];
+              rev = this[i].reverse;
+              if (ak > bk) {
+                return 1 * rev;
+              }
+              if (ak < bk) {
+                return -1 * rev;
+              }
+            }
+            return 0;
+          };
+          for (i = _i = 0, _len = orders.length; _i < _len; i = ++_i) {
+            key = orders[i];
+            orders[i] = {
+              reverse: helpers.reverse(key),
+              key: helpers.stripOrder(key)
+            };
+          }
+          docs.sort(sorting.bind(orders));
+        }
+        return callback(err, (function() {
+          var _j, _len1, _results;
+          _results = [];
+          for (_j = 0, _len1 = docs.length; _j < _len1; _j++) {
+            doc = docs[_j];
+            _results.push(this.fromDB(model, doc));
+          }
+          return _results;
+        }).call(_this));
+      });
+    };
+
+    return NanoAdapter;
+
+  })();
+
+  helpers = {
+    merge: function(base, update) {
+      var k, v;
+      if (!base) {
+        return update;
+      }
+      for (k in update) {
+        v = update[k];
+        base[k] = update[k];
+      }
+      return base;
+    },
+    reverse: function(key) {
+      var hasOrder;
+      if (hasOrder = key.match(/\s+(A|DE)SC$/i)) {
+        if (hasOrder[1] === "DE") {
+          return -1;
+        }
+      }
+      return 1;
+    },
+    stripOrder: function(key) {
+      return key.replace(/\s+(A|DE)SC/i, "");
+    },
+    savePrep: function(data) {
+      var id;
+      if (id = data.id) {
+        delete data.id;
+        data._id = id.toString();
+      }
+      if (data._rev === null) {
+        return delete data._rev;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+}).call(this);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffa7967b..b675fba5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jugglingdb",
-  "description": "ORM for every database: redis, mysql, neo4j, mongodb, postgres, sqlite",
+  "description": "ORM for every database: redis, mysql, neo4j, mongodb, couchdb, postgres, sqlite",
   "version": "0.1.27-3",
   "author": "Anatoliy Chakkaev <rpm1602@gmail.com>",
   "contributors": [
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     {
       "name": "Rick O'Toole",
       "email": "patrick.n.otoole@gmail.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Nicholas Westlake",
+      "email": "nicholasredlin@gmail.com"
     }
   ],
   "repository": {
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@
     "node >= 0.4.12"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "node-uuid": ">= 1.3.3"
+    "node-uuid": ">= 1.3.3",
+    "lodash": "1.x.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "semicov": "*",
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@
     "neo4j": ">= 0.2.5",
     "mongodb": ">= 0.9.9",
     "felix-couchdb": ">= 1.0.3",
-    "cradle": ">= 0.6.3"
+    "cradle": ">= 0.6.3",
+    "nano": "3.3.x"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/adapters/nano.coffee b/src/adapters/nano.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fbc31d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/adapters/nano.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+{_} = require 'lodash'
+
+# api
+exports.initialize = (schema, callback) ->
+  throw new Error 'url is missing' unless opts = schema.settings
+  db = require('nano')(opts)
+
+  schema.adapter = new NanoAdapter db
+  design = views: by_model: map:
+    'function (doc) { if (doc.model) return emit(doc.model, null); }'
+  db.insert design, '_design/nano', (err, doc) -> callback()
+
+class NanoAdapter
+  constructor: (@db) ->
+    @_models = {}
+
+  define: (descr) =>
+    m = descr.model.modelName
+    descr.properties._rev = type: String
+    @_models[m] = descr
+
+  create: (args...) => @save args...
+  
+  save: (model, data, callback) =>
+    data.model = model
+    helpers.savePrep data
+
+    @db.insert @forDB(model, data), (err, doc) =>
+      callback err, doc.id, doc.rev
+
+  updateOrCreate: (model, data, callback) =>
+    @exists model, data.id, (err, exists) =>
+      if exists
+        @save model, data, callback
+      else
+        @create model, data, (err, id) ->
+          data.id = id
+          callback err, data
+  
+  exists: (model, id, callback) =>
+    @db.head id, (err, _, headers) ->
+      return callback null, no if err
+      callback null, headers?
+
+  find: (model, id, callback) =>
+    @db.get id, (err, doc) =>
+      callback err, @fromDB(model, doc)
+
+  destroy: (model, id, callback) =>
+    @db.get id, (err, doc) =>
+      return callback err if err
+      @db.destroy id, doc._rev, (err, doc) =>
+        return callback err if err
+        callback.removed = yes
+        callback()
+  
+  updateAttributes: (model, id, data, callback) =>
+    @db.get id, (err, base) =>
+      return callback err if err
+      @save model, helpers.merge(base, data), callback
+  
+  count: (model, callback, where) =>
+    @all model, {where}, (err, docs) =>
+      callback err, docs.length
+
+  destroyAll: (model, callback) =>
+    @all model, {}, (err, docs) =>
+      docs = for doc in docs
+        {_id: doc.id, _rev: doc._rev, _deleted: yes}
+      @db.bulk {docs}, (err, body) =>
+        callback err, body
+
+  forDB: (model, data = {}) =>
+    props = @_models[model].properties
+    for k, v of props
+      if data[k] and props[k].type.name is 'Date' and data[k].getTime?
+        data[k] = data[k].getTime()
+    data
+
+  fromDB: (model, data) =>
+    return data unless data
+    props = @_models[model].properties
+    for k, v of props
+      if data[k]? and props[k].type.name is 'Date'
+        date = new Date data[k]
+        date.setTime data[k]
+        data[k] = date
+    data
+    
+  all: (model, filter, callback) =>
+    params = 
+      keys: [model]
+      include_docs: yes
+
+    @db.view 'nano', 'by_model', params, (err, body) =>
+      docs = for row in body.rows
+        row.doc.id = row.doc._id
+        delete row.doc._id
+        row.doc
+      
+      if where = filter?.where
+        for k, v of where
+          where[k] = v.getTime() if _.isDate v
+        docs = _.where docs, where
+
+      if orders = filter?.order
+        orders = [orders] if _.isString orders
+        
+        sorting = (a, b) ->
+          for item, i in @
+            ak = a[@[i].key]; bk = b[@[i].key]; rev = @[i].reverse
+            if ak > bk then return 1 * rev
+            if ak < bk then return -1 * rev
+          0
+
+        for key, i in orders
+          orders[i] =
+            reverse: helpers.reverse key
+            key: helpers.stripOrder key
+
+        docs.sort sorting.bind orders
+      callback err, (@fromDB model, doc for doc in docs)
+
+# helpers
+helpers =
+  merge: (base, update) ->
+    return update unless base
+    base[k] = update[k] for k, v of update
+    base
+  reverse: (key) ->
+    if hasOrder = key.match(/\s+(A|DE)SC$/i)
+      return -1 if hasOrder[1] is "DE"
+    1
+  stripOrder: (key) ->
+    key.replace(/\s+(A|DE)SC/i, "")
+  savePrep: (data) ->
+    if id = data.id
+      delete data.id
+      data._id = id.toString()
+    if data._rev is null
+      delete data._rev
diff --git a/test/common_test.js b/test/common_test.js
index 1dd955f9..c26e7a6d 100644
--- a/test/common_test.js
+++ b/test/common_test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ var schemas = {
     mongodb:   { url: 'mongodb://travis:test@localhost:27017/myapp' },
     redis2:     {},
     memory:    {},
-    cradle:    {}
+    cradle:    {},
+    nano: { url: 'http://localhost:5984/nano-test' }
 };
 
 var specificTest = getSpecificTests();
@@ -165,9 +166,12 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         test.done();
     });
 
-    it('should be expoted to JSON', function (test) {
-        test.equal(JSON.stringify(new Post({id: 1, title: 'hello, json', date: 1})),
-        '{"title":"hello, json","subject":null,"content":null,"date":1,"published":false,"likes":[],"related":[],"id":1,"userId":null}');
+    it('should be exported to JSON', function (test) {
+        var outString = '{"title":"hello, json","subject":null,"content":null,"date":1,"published":false,"likes":[],"related":[],"id":1,"userId":null}'
+        if (schema.name === 'nano')
+            outString = '{"title":"hello, json","subject":null,"content":null,"date":1,"published":false,"likes":[],"related":[],"_rev":null,"id":1,"userId":null}'
+        
+        test.equal(JSON.stringify(new Post({id: 1, title: 'hello, json', date: 1})),outString);
         test.done();
     });
 
@@ -455,6 +459,7 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
             schema.name !== 'memory' &&
             schema.name !== 'neo4j' &&
             schema.name !== 'cradle' &&
+            schema.name !== 'nano' &&
             schema.name !== 'mongodb'
         )
     it('hasMany should support additional conditions', function (test) {
@@ -483,7 +488,8 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         !schema.name.match(/redis/) &&
             schema.name !== 'memory' &&
             schema.name !== 'neo4j' &&
-            schema.name !== 'cradle'
+            schema.name !== 'cradle' &&
+            schema.name !== 'nano'
         )
     it('hasMany should be cached', function (test) {
         // Finding one post with an existing author associated
@@ -758,7 +764,8 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         !schema.name.match(/redis/) &&
         schema.name !== 'memory' &&
         schema.name !== 'neo4j' &&
-        schema.name !== 'cradle'
+        schema.name !== 'cradle' &&
+        schema.name !== 'nano'
     )
     it('should allow advanced queying: lt, gt, lte, gte, between', function (test) {
         Post.destroyAll(function () {
@@ -991,7 +998,8 @@ function testOrm(schema) {
         !schema.name.match(/redis/) &&
             schema.name !== 'memory' &&
             schema.name !== 'neo4j' &&
-            schema.name !== 'cradle'
+            schema.name !== 'cradle' &&
+            schema.name !== 'nano'
         )
     it('belongsTo should be cached', function (test) {
         User.findOne(function(err, user) {
diff --git a/test/performance.coffee b/test/performance.coffee
index 0119b8ec..89de6477 100644
--- a/test/performance.coffee
+++ b/test/performance.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ schemas =
     redis:     {}
     memory:    {}
     cradle:    {}
+    nano:
+        url: 'http://localhost:5984/nano-test'
 
 testOrm = (schema) ->