function DataStore(post, users, anchor) {
  this.post = post;
  this.users = users;
  this._cache_collections = [];
  this._cache = {'$collections':this._cache_collections};
  this.anchor = anchor;
  this.bulkRequest = [];
};

DataStore.NullEntity = extend(function(){}, {
  'all': function(){return [];},
  'query': function(){return [];},
  'load': function(){return {};},
  'title': undefined
});

DataStore.prototype = {
  cache: function(document) {
    if (! document.datastore === this) {
      throw "Parameter must be an instance of Entity! " + toJson(document);
    }
    var key = document['$entity'] + '/' + document['$id'];
    var cachedDocument = this._cache[key];
    if (cachedDocument) {
      Model.copyDirectFields(document, cachedDocument);
    } else {
      this._cache[key] = document;
      cachedDocument = document;
    }
    return cachedDocument;
  },

  load: function(instance, id, callback, failure) {
    if (id && id !== '*') {
      var self = this;
      this._jsonRequest(["GET", instance['$entity'] + "/" + id], function(response) {
        instance['$loadFrom'](response);
        instance['$migrate']();
        var clone = instance['$$entity'](instance);
        self.cache(clone);
        (callback||noop)(instance);
      }, failure);
    }
    return instance;
  },

  loadMany: function(entity, ids, callback) {
    var self=this;
    var list = [];
    var callbackCount = 0;
    foreach(ids, function(id){
      list.push(self.load(entity(), id, function(){
        callbackCount++;
        if (callbackCount == ids.length) {
          (callback||noop)(list);
        }
      }));
    });
    return list;
  },

  loadOrCreate: function(instance, id, callback) {
    var self=this;
    return this.load(instance, id, callback, function(response){
      if (response['$status_code'] == 404) {
        instance['$id'] = id;
        (callback||noop)(instance);
      } else {
        throw response;
      }
    });
  },

  loadAll: function(entity, callback) {
    var self = this;
    var list = [];
    list['$$accept'] = function(doc){
      return doc['$entity'] == entity['title'];
    };
    this._cache_collections.push(list);
    this._jsonRequest(["GET", entity['title']], function(response) {
      var rows = response;
      for ( var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
        var document = entity();
        document['$loadFrom'](rows[i]);
        list.push(self.cache(document));
      }
      (callback||noop)(list);
    });
    return list;
  },

  save: function(document, callback) {
    var self = this;
    var data = {};
    document['$saveTo'](data);
    this._jsonRequest(["POST", "", data], function(response) {
      document['$loadFrom'](response);
      var cachedDoc = self.cache(document);
      _.each(self._cache_collections, function(collection){
        if (collection['$$accept'](document)) {
          angularArray['includeIf'](collection, cachedDoc, true);
        }
      });
      if (document['$$anchor']) {
        self.anchor[document['$$anchor']] = document['$id'];
      }
      if (callback)
        callback(document);
    });
  },

  remove: function(document, callback) {
    var self = this;
    var data = {};
    document['$saveTo'](data);
    this._jsonRequest(["DELETE", "", data], function(response) {
      delete self._cache[document['$entity'] + '/' + document['$id']];
      _.each(self._cache_collections, function(collection){
        for ( var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
          var item = collection[i];
          if (item['$id'] == document['$id']) {
            collection.splice(i, 1);
          }
        }
      });
      (callback||noop)(response);
    });
  },

  _jsonRequest: function(request, callback, failure) {
    request['$$callback'] = callback;
    request['$$failure'] = failure||function(response){
      throw response;
    };
    this.bulkRequest.push(request);
  },

  flush: function() {
    if (this.bulkRequest.length === 0) return;
    var self = this;
    var bulkRequest = this.bulkRequest;
    this.bulkRequest = [];
    log('REQUEST:', bulkRequest);
    function callback(code, bulkResponse){
      log('RESPONSE[' + code + ']: ', bulkResponse);
      if(bulkResponse['$status_code'] == 401) {
        self.users['login'](function(){
          self.post(bulkRequest, callback);
        });
      } else if(bulkResponse['$status_code']) {
        alert(toJson(bulkResponse));
      } else {
        for ( var i = 0; i < bulkResponse.length; i++) {
          var response = bulkResponse[i];
          var request = bulkRequest[i];
          var responseCode = response['$status_code'];
          if(responseCode) {
            if(responseCode == 403) {
              self.users['notAuthorized']();
            } else {
              request['$$failure'](response);
            }
          } else {
            request['$$callback'](response);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    this.post(bulkRequest, callback);
  },

  saveScope: function(scope, callback) {
    var saveCounter = 1;
    function onSaveDone() {
      saveCounter--;
      if (saveCounter === 0 && callback)
        callback();
    }
    for(var key in scope) {
      var item = scope[key];
      if (item && item['$save'] == Model.prototype['$save']) {
        saveCounter++;
        item['$save'](onSaveDone);
      }
    }
    onSaveDone();
  },

  query: function(type, query, arg, callback){
    var self = this;
    var queryList = [];
    queryList['$$accept'] = function(doc){
      return false;
    };
    this._cache_collections.push(queryList);
    var request = type['title'] + '/' + query + '=' + arg;
    this._jsonRequest(["GET", request], function(response){
      var list = response;
      foreach(list, function(item){
        var document = type()['$loadFrom'](item);
        queryList.push(self.cache(document));
      });
      (callback||noop)(queryList);
    });
    return queryList;
  },

  entities: function(callback) {
    var entities = [];
    var self = this;
    this._jsonRequest(["GET", "$entities"], function(response) {
      foreach(response, function(value, entityName){
        entities.push(self.entity(entityName));
      });
      entities.sort(function(a,b){return a.title > b.title ? 1 : -1;});
      (callback||noop)(entities);
    });
    return entities;
  },

  documentCountsByUser: function(){
    var counts = {};
    var self = this;
    self.post([["GET", "$users"]], function(code, response){
      extend(counts, response[0]);
    });
    return counts;
  },

  userDocumentIdsByEntity: function(user){
    var ids = {};
    var self = this;
    self.post([["GET", "$users/" + user]], function(code, response){
      extend(ids, response[0]);
    });
    return ids;
  },

  entity: function(name, defaults){
    if (!name) {
      return DataStore.NullEntity;
    }
    var self = this;
    var entity = extend(function(initialState){
      return new Model(entity, initialState);
    }, {
      // entity.name does not work as name seems to be reserved for functions
      'title': name,
      '$$factory': true,
      datastore: this, //private, obfuscate
      'defaults': defaults || {},
      'load': function(id, callback){
        return self.load(entity(), id, callback);
      },
      'loadMany': function(ids, callback){
        return self.loadMany(entity, ids, callback);
      },
      'loadOrCreate': function(id, callback){
        return self.loadOrCreate(entity(), id, callback);
      },
      'all': function(callback){
        return self.loadAll(entity, callback);
      },
      'query': function(query, queryArgs, callback){
        return self.query(entity, query, queryArgs, callback);
      },
      'properties': function(callback) {
        self._jsonRequest(["GET", name + "/$properties"], callback);
      }
    });
    return entity;
  },

  join: function(join){
    function fn(){
      throw "Joined entities can not be instantiated into a document.";
    };
    function base(name){return name ? name.substring(0, name.indexOf('.')) : undefined;}
    function next(name){return name.substring(name.indexOf('.') + 1);}
    var joinOrder = _(join).chain().
      map(function($, name){
        return name;}).
      sortBy(function(name){
        var path = [];
        do {
          if (_(path).include(name)) throw "Infinite loop in join: " + path.join(" -> ");
          path.push(name);
          if (!join[name]) throw _("Named entity '<%=name%>' is undefined.").template({name:name});
          name = base(join[name].on);
        } while(name);
        return path.length;
      }).
      value();
    if (_(joinOrder).select(function($){return join[$].on;}).length != joinOrder.length - 1)
      throw "Exactly one entity needs to be primary.";
    fn['query'] = function(exp, value) {
      var joinedResult = [];
      var baseName = base(exp);
      if (baseName != joinOrder[0]) throw _("Named entity '<%=name%>' is not a primary entity.").template({name:baseName});
      var Entity = join[baseName].join;
      var joinIndex = 1;
      Entity['query'](next(exp), value, function(result){
        var nextJoinName = joinOrder[joinIndex++];
        var nextJoin = join[nextJoinName];
        var nextJoinOn = nextJoin.on;
        var joinIds = {};
        _(result).each(function(doc){
          var row = {};
          joinedResult.push(row);
          row[baseName] = doc;
          var id = Scope.getter(row, nextJoinOn);
          joinIds[id] = id;
        });
        nextJoin.join.loadMany(_.toArray(joinIds), function(result){
          var byId = {};
          _(result).each(function(doc){
            byId[doc.$id] = doc;
          });
          _(joinedResult).each(function(row){
            var id = Scope.getter(row, nextJoinOn);
            row[nextJoinName] = byId[id];
          });
        });
      });
      return joinedResult;
    };
    return fn;
  }
};