split up simple-test to multiple test files
further test cleanup
basic argument checking & handling
'level' package that bundles levelup and leveldown
expose `options` rather than `_options`

added encoding options tests
expose db.options, encoding -> valueEncoding
version bump for @0.8.0, update changelog
ignore level/
added Anton Whalley to contributors list
updated contributors
fix WriteStream example
ignore *.sw* files
add test for race condition where you createReadStream then immediately put
start reading immediately, if possible\
also, never emit "end" after "close".
remove "ready" event from tests
moved {get,default}Options to util.js
enable encodings per op in db.batch
coding style
make write-stream use getOptions
enable encodings per op in write-stream