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1 | package DBM::Deep; |
2 | |
3 | ## |
4 | # DBM::Deep |
5 | # |
6 | # Description: |
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7 | # Multi-level database module for storing hash trees, arrays and simple |
8 | # key/value pairs into FTP-able, cross-platform binary database files. |
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9 | # |
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10 | # Type `perldoc DBM::Deep` for complete documentation. |
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11 | # |
12 | # Usage Examples: |
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13 | # my %db; |
14 | # tie %db, 'DBM::Deep', 'my_database.db'; # standard tie() method |
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15 | # |
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16 | # my $db = new DBM::Deep( 'my_database.db' ); # preferred OO method |
17 | # |
18 | # $db->{my_scalar} = 'hello world'; |
19 | # $db->{my_hash} = { larry => 'genius', hashes => 'fast' }; |
20 | # $db->{my_array} = [ 1, 2, 3, time() ]; |
21 | # $db->{my_complex} = [ 'hello', { perl => 'rules' }, 42, 99 ]; |
22 | # push @{$db->{my_array}}, 'another value'; |
23 | # my @key_list = keys %{$db->{my_hash}}; |
24 | # print "This module " . $db->{my_complex}->[1]->{perl} . "!\n"; |
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25 | # |
26 | # Copyright: |
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27 | # (c) 2002-2006 Joseph Huckaby. All Rights Reserved. |
28 | # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or |
29 | # modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. |
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30 | ## |
31 | |
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32 | use 5.6.0; |
33 | |
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34 | use strict; |
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35 | use warnings; |
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36 | |
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37 | our $VERSION = q(0.99_03); |
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38 | |
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39 | use Fcntl qw( :DEFAULT :flock :seek ); |
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40 | use Digest::MD5 (); |
41 | use Scalar::Util (); |
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42 | |
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43 | use DBM::Deep::Engine; |
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44 | use DBM::Deep::File; |
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45 | |
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46 | ## |
47 | # Setup constants for users to pass to new() |
48 | ## |
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49 | sub TYPE_HASH () { DBM::Deep::Engine->SIG_HASH } |
50 | sub TYPE_ARRAY () { DBM::Deep::Engine->SIG_ARRAY } |
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51 | |
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52 | sub _get_args { |
53 | my $proto = shift; |
54 | |
55 | my $args; |
56 | if (scalar(@_) > 1) { |
57 | if ( @_ % 2 ) { |
58 | $proto->_throw_error( "Odd number of parameters to " . (caller(1))[2] ); |
59 | } |
60 | $args = {@_}; |
61 | } |
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62 | elsif ( ref $_[0] ) { |
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63 | unless ( eval { local $SIG{'__DIE__'}; %{$_[0]} || 1 } ) { |
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64 | $proto->_throw_error( "Not a hashref in args to " . (caller(1))[2] ); |
65 | } |
66 | $args = $_[0]; |
67 | } |
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68 | else { |
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69 | $args = { file => shift }; |
70 | } |
71 | |
72 | return $args; |
73 | } |
74 | |
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75 | sub new { |
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76 | ## |
77 | # Class constructor method for Perl OO interface. |
78 | # Calls tie() and returns blessed reference to tied hash or array, |
79 | # providing a hybrid OO/tie interface. |
80 | ## |
81 | my $class = shift; |
82 | my $args = $class->_get_args( @_ ); |
83 | |
84 | ## |
85 | # Check if we want a tied hash or array. |
86 | ## |
87 | my $self; |
88 | if (defined($args->{type}) && $args->{type} eq TYPE_ARRAY) { |
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89 | $class = 'DBM::Deep::Array'; |
90 | require DBM::Deep::Array; |
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91 | tie @$self, $class, %$args; |
92 | } |
93 | else { |
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94 | $class = 'DBM::Deep::Hash'; |
95 | require DBM::Deep::Hash; |
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96 | tie %$self, $class, %$args; |
97 | } |
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98 | |
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99 | return bless $self, $class; |
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100 | } |
101 | |
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102 | # This initializer is called from the various TIE* methods. new() calls tie(), |
103 | # which allows for a single point of entry. |
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104 | sub _init { |
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105 | my $class = shift; |
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106 | my ($args) = @_; |
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107 | |
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108 | $args->{fileobj} = DBM::Deep::File->new( $args ) |
109 | unless exists $args->{fileobj}; |
110 | |
111 | # locking implicitly enables autoflush |
112 | if ($args->{locking}) { $args->{autoflush} = 1; } |
113 | |
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114 | # These are the defaults to be optionally overridden below |
115 | my $self = bless { |
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116 | type => TYPE_HASH, |
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117 | base_offset => undef, |
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118 | |
119 | parent => undef, |
120 | parent_key => undef, |
121 | |
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122 | fileobj => undef, |
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123 | }, $class; |
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124 | $self->{engine} = DBM::Deep::Engine->new( { %{$args}, obj => $self } ); |
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125 | |
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126 | # Grab the parameters we want to use |
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127 | foreach my $param ( keys %$self ) { |
128 | next unless exists $args->{$param}; |
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129 | $self->{$param} = $args->{$param}; |
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130 | } |
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131 | |
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132 | $self->_engine->setup_fh( $self ); |
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133 | |
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134 | $self->{fileobj}->set_db( $self ); |
135 | |
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136 | return $self; |
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137 | } |
138 | |
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139 | sub TIEHASH { |
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140 | shift; |
141 | require DBM::Deep::Hash; |
142 | return DBM::Deep::Hash->TIEHASH( @_ ); |
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143 | } |
144 | |
145 | sub TIEARRAY { |
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146 | shift; |
147 | require DBM::Deep::Array; |
148 | return DBM::Deep::Array->TIEARRAY( @_ ); |
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149 | } |
150 | |
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151 | sub lock { |
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152 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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153 | return $self->_fileobj->lock( $self, @_ ); |
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154 | } |
155 | |
156 | sub unlock { |
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157 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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158 | return $self->_fileobj->unlock( $self, @_ ); |
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159 | } |
160 | |
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161 | sub _copy_value { |
162 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
163 | my ($spot, $value) = @_; |
164 | |
165 | if ( !ref $value ) { |
166 | ${$spot} = $value; |
167 | } |
168 | elsif ( eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; $value->isa( 'DBM::Deep' ) } ) { |
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169 | ${$spot} = $value->_repr; |
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170 | $value->_copy_node( ${$spot} ); |
171 | } |
172 | else { |
173 | my $r = Scalar::Util::reftype( $value ); |
174 | my $c = Scalar::Util::blessed( $value ); |
175 | if ( $r eq 'ARRAY' ) { |
176 | ${$spot} = [ @{$value} ]; |
177 | } |
178 | else { |
179 | ${$spot} = { %{$value} }; |
180 | } |
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181 | ${$spot} = bless ${$spot}, $c |
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182 | if defined $c; |
183 | } |
184 | |
185 | return 1; |
186 | } |
187 | |
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188 | sub _copy_node { |
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189 | die "Must be implemented in a child class\n"; |
190 | } |
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191 | |
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192 | sub _repr { |
193 | die "Must be implemented in a child class\n"; |
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194 | } |
195 | |
196 | sub export { |
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197 | ## |
198 | # Recursively export into standard Perl hashes and arrays. |
199 | ## |
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200 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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201 | |
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202 | my $temp = $self->_repr; |
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203 | |
204 | $self->lock(); |
205 | $self->_copy_node( $temp ); |
206 | $self->unlock(); |
207 | |
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208 | # This will always work because $self, after _get_self() is a HASH |
209 | if ( $self->{parent} ) { |
210 | my $c = Scalar::Util::blessed( |
211 | $self->{parent}->get($self->{parent_key}) |
212 | ); |
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213 | if ( $c && !$c->isa( 'DBM::Deep' ) ) { |
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214 | bless $temp, $c; |
215 | } |
216 | } |
217 | |
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218 | return $temp; |
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219 | } |
220 | |
221 | sub import { |
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222 | ## |
223 | # Recursively import Perl hash/array structure |
224 | ## |
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225 | if (!ref($_[0])) { return; } # Perl calls import() on use -- ignore |
226 | |
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227 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
228 | my ($struct) = @_; |
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229 | |
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230 | # struct is not a reference, so just import based on our type |
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231 | if (!ref($struct)) { |
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232 | $struct = $self->_repr( @_ ); |
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233 | } |
234 | |
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235 | return $self->_import( $struct ); |
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236 | } |
237 | |
238 | sub optimize { |
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239 | ## |
240 | # Rebuild entire database into new file, then move |
241 | # it back on top of original. |
242 | ## |
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243 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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244 | |
245 | #XXX Need to create a new test for this |
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246 | # if ($self->_fileobj->{links} > 1) { |
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247 | # $self->_throw_error("Cannot optimize: reference count is greater than 1"); |
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248 | # } |
249 | |
250 | my $db_temp = DBM::Deep->new( |
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251 | file => $self->_fileobj->{file} . '.tmp', |
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252 | type => $self->_type |
253 | ); |
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254 | |
255 | $self->lock(); |
256 | $self->_copy_node( $db_temp ); |
257 | undef $db_temp; |
258 | |
259 | ## |
260 | # Attempt to copy user, group and permissions over to new file |
261 | ## |
262 | my @stats = stat($self->_fh); |
263 | my $perms = $stats[2] & 07777; |
264 | my $uid = $stats[4]; |
265 | my $gid = $stats[5]; |
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266 | chown( $uid, $gid, $self->_fileobj->{file} . '.tmp' ); |
267 | chmod( $perms, $self->_fileobj->{file} . '.tmp' ); |
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268 | |
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269 | # q.v. perlport for more information on this variable |
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270 | if ( $^O eq 'MSWin32' || $^O eq 'cygwin' ) { |
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271 | ## |
272 | # Potential race condition when optmizing on Win32 with locking. |
273 | # The Windows filesystem requires that the filehandle be closed |
274 | # before it is overwritten with rename(). This could be redone |
275 | # with a soft copy. |
276 | ## |
277 | $self->unlock(); |
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278 | $self->_fileobj->close; |
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279 | } |
280 | |
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281 | if (!rename $self->_fileobj->{file} . '.tmp', $self->_fileobj->{file}) { |
282 | unlink $self->_fileobj->{file} . '.tmp'; |
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283 | $self->unlock(); |
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284 | $self->_throw_error("Optimize failed: Cannot copy temp file over original: $!"); |
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285 | } |
286 | |
287 | $self->unlock(); |
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288 | $self->_fileobj->close; |
289 | $self->_fileobj->open; |
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290 | $self->_engine->setup_fh( $self ); |
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291 | |
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292 | return 1; |
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293 | } |
294 | |
295 | sub clone { |
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296 | ## |
297 | # Make copy of object and return |
298 | ## |
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299 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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300 | |
301 | return DBM::Deep->new( |
302 | type => $self->_type, |
303 | base_offset => $self->_base_offset, |
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304 | fileobj => $self->_fileobj, |
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305 | ); |
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306 | } |
307 | |
308 | { |
309 | my %is_legal_filter = map { |
310 | $_ => ~~1, |
311 | } qw( |
312 | store_key store_value |
313 | fetch_key fetch_value |
314 | ); |
315 | |
316 | sub set_filter { |
317 | ## |
318 | # Setup filter function for storing or fetching the key or value |
319 | ## |
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320 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
321 | my $type = lc shift; |
322 | my $func = shift; |
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323 | |
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324 | if ( $is_legal_filter{$type} ) { |
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325 | $self->_fileobj->{"filter_$type"} = $func; |
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326 | return 1; |
327 | } |
328 | |
329 | return; |
330 | } |
331 | } |
332 | |
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333 | sub begin_work { |
334 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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335 | $self->_fileobj->begin_transaction; |
336 | return 1; |
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337 | } |
338 | |
339 | sub rollback { |
340 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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341 | $self->_fileobj->end_transaction; |
342 | return 1; |
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343 | } |
344 | |
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345 | sub commit { |
346 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
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347 | $self->_fileobj->commit_transaction; |
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348 | return 1; |
349 | } |
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350 | |
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351 | ## |
352 | # Accessor methods |
353 | ## |
354 | |
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355 | sub _engine { |
356 | my $self = $_[0]->_get_self; |
357 | return $self->{engine}; |
358 | } |
359 | |
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360 | sub _fileobj { |
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361 | my $self = $_[0]->_get_self; |
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362 | return $self->{fileobj}; |
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363 | } |
364 | |
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365 | sub _type { |
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366 | my $self = $_[0]->_get_self; |
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367 | return $self->{type}; |
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368 | } |
369 | |
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370 | sub _base_offset { |
2ac02042 |
371 | my $self = $_[0]->_get_self; |
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372 | return $self->{base_offset}; |
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373 | } |
374 | |
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375 | sub _fh { |
994ccd8e |
376 | my $self = $_[0]->_get_self; |
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377 | return $self->_fileobj->{fh}; |
994ccd8e |
378 | } |
379 | |
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380 | ## |
381 | # Utility methods |
382 | ## |
383 | |
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384 | sub _throw_error { |
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385 | die "DBM::Deep: $_[1]\n"; |
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386 | } |
387 | |
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388 | sub _is_writable { |
389 | my $fh = shift; |
390 | (O_WRONLY | O_RDWR) & fcntl( $fh, F_GETFL, my $slush = 0); |
391 | } |
392 | |
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393 | #sub _is_readable { |
394 | # my $fh = shift; |
395 | # (O_RDONLY | O_RDWR) & fcntl( $fh, F_GETFL, my $slush = 0); |
396 | #} |
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397 | |
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398 | sub _find_parent { |
399 | my $self = shift; |
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400 | |
401 | my $base = ''; |
633df1fd |
402 | #XXX This if() is redundant |
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403 | if ( my $parent = $self->{parent} ) { |
404 | my $child = $self; |
25c7c8d6 |
405 | while ( $parent->{parent} ) { |
cfd97a7f |
406 | $base = ( |
407 | $parent->_type eq TYPE_HASH |
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408 | ? "\{q{$child->{parent_key}}\}" |
cfd97a7f |
409 | : "\[$child->{parent_key}\]" |
410 | ) . $base; |
411 | |
412 | $child = $parent; |
413 | $parent = $parent->{parent}; |
25c7c8d6 |
414 | } |
415 | if ( $base ) { |
415dcbb7 |
416 | $base = "\$db->get( q{$child->{parent_key}} )->" . $base; |
25c7c8d6 |
417 | } |
418 | else { |
415dcbb7 |
419 | $base = "\$db->get( q{$child->{parent_key}} )"; |
359a01ac |
420 | } |
359a01ac |
421 | } |
25c7c8d6 |
422 | return $base; |
359a01ac |
423 | } |
424 | |
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425 | sub STORE { |
d0b74c17 |
426 | ## |
427 | # Store single hash key/value or array element in database. |
428 | ## |
429 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
359a01ac |
430 | my ($key, $value, $orig_key) = @_; |
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431 | |
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432 | |
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433 | if ( $^O ne 'MSWin32' && !_is_writable( $self->_fh ) ) { |
acd4faf2 |
434 | $self->_throw_error( 'Cannot write to a readonly filehandle' ); |
435 | } |
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436 | |
504185fb |
437 | #XXX The second condition needs to disappear |
438 | if ( defined $orig_key && !( $self->_type eq TYPE_ARRAY && $orig_key eq 'length') ) { |
4768a580 |
439 | my $rhs; |
440 | |
441 | my $r = Scalar::Util::reftype( $value ) || ''; |
442 | if ( $r eq 'HASH' ) { |
443 | $rhs = '{}'; |
444 | } |
445 | elsif ( $r eq 'ARRAY' ) { |
446 | $rhs = '[]'; |
447 | } |
448 | elsif ( defined $value ) { |
449 | $rhs = "'$value'"; |
450 | } |
451 | else { |
452 | $rhs = "undef"; |
453 | } |
454 | |
455 | if ( my $c = Scalar::Util::blessed( $value ) ) { |
456 | $rhs = "bless $rhs, '$c'"; |
457 | } |
458 | |
25c7c8d6 |
459 | my $lhs = $self->_find_parent; |
460 | if ( $lhs ) { |
461 | if ( $self->_type eq TYPE_HASH ) { |
415dcbb7 |
462 | $lhs .= "->\{q{$orig_key}\}"; |
25c7c8d6 |
463 | } |
464 | else { |
465 | $lhs .= "->\[$orig_key\]"; |
466 | } |
467 | |
468 | $lhs .= "=$rhs;"; |
469 | } |
470 | else { |
415dcbb7 |
471 | $lhs = "\$db->put(q{$orig_key},$rhs);"; |
25c7c8d6 |
472 | } |
473 | |
25c7c8d6 |
474 | $self->_fileobj->audit($lhs); |
4768a580 |
475 | } |
359a01ac |
476 | |
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477 | ## |
478 | # Request exclusive lock for writing |
479 | ## |
480 | $self->lock( LOCK_EX ); |
481 | |
72e315ac |
482 | my $md5 = $self->_engine->{digest}->($key); |
d0b74c17 |
483 | |
72e315ac |
484 | my $tag = $self->_engine->find_blist( $self->_base_offset, $md5, { create => 1 } ); |
d0b74c17 |
485 | |
486 | # User may be storing a hash, in which case we do not want it run |
487 | # through the filtering system |
460b1067 |
488 | if ( !ref($value) && $self->_fileobj->{filter_store_value} ) { |
489 | $value = $self->_fileobj->{filter_store_value}->( $value ); |
d0b74c17 |
490 | } |
491 | |
492 | ## |
493 | # Add key/value to bucket list |
494 | ## |
72e315ac |
495 | $self->_engine->add_bucket( $tag, $md5, $key, $value, undef, $orig_key ); |
d0b74c17 |
496 | |
497 | $self->unlock(); |
498 | |
86867f3a |
499 | return 1; |
ffed8b01 |
500 | } |
501 | |
502 | sub FETCH { |
d0b74c17 |
503 | ## |
504 | # Fetch single value or element given plain key or array index |
505 | ## |
cb79ec85 |
506 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
a97c8f67 |
507 | my ($key, $orig_key) = @_; |
ffed8b01 |
508 | |
72e315ac |
509 | my $md5 = $self->_engine->{digest}->($key); |
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510 | |
511 | ## |
512 | # Request shared lock for reading |
513 | ## |
514 | $self->lock( LOCK_SH ); |
515 | |
72e315ac |
516 | my $tag = $self->_engine->find_blist( $self->_base_offset, $md5 );#, { create => 1 } ); |
94e8af14 |
517 | #XXX This needs to autovivify |
d0b74c17 |
518 | if (!$tag) { |
519 | $self->unlock(); |
520 | return; |
521 | } |
522 | |
523 | ## |
524 | # Get value from bucket list |
525 | ## |
72e315ac |
526 | my $result = $self->_engine->get_bucket_value( $tag, $md5, $orig_key ); |
d0b74c17 |
527 | |
528 | $self->unlock(); |
529 | |
a86430bd |
530 | # Filters only apply to scalar values, so the ref check is making |
531 | # sure the fetched bucket is a scalar, not a child hash or array. |
460b1067 |
532 | return ($result && !ref($result) && $self->_fileobj->{filter_fetch_value}) |
533 | ? $self->_fileobj->{filter_fetch_value}->($result) |
cb79ec85 |
534 | : $result; |
ffed8b01 |
535 | } |
536 | |
537 | sub DELETE { |
d0b74c17 |
538 | ## |
539 | # Delete single key/value pair or element given plain key or array index |
540 | ## |
a97c8f67 |
541 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
542 | my ($key, $orig_key) = @_; |
d0b74c17 |
543 | |
9e4f83a0 |
544 | if ( $^O ne 'MSWin32' && !_is_writable( $self->_fh ) ) { |
a86430bd |
545 | $self->_throw_error( 'Cannot write to a readonly filehandle' ); |
546 | } |
d0b74c17 |
547 | |
4768a580 |
548 | if ( defined $orig_key ) { |
549 | my $lhs = $self->_find_parent; |
25c7c8d6 |
550 | if ( $lhs ) { |
551 | $self->_fileobj->audit( "delete $lhs;" ); |
a97c8f67 |
552 | } |
4768a580 |
553 | else { |
25c7c8d6 |
554 | $self->_fileobj->audit( "\$db->delete('$orig_key');" ); |
4768a580 |
555 | } |
a97c8f67 |
556 | } |
557 | |
d0b74c17 |
558 | ## |
559 | # Request exclusive lock for writing |
560 | ## |
561 | $self->lock( LOCK_EX ); |
562 | |
72e315ac |
563 | my $md5 = $self->_engine->{digest}->($key); |
a86430bd |
564 | |
72e315ac |
565 | my $tag = $self->_engine->find_blist( $self->_base_offset, $md5 ); |
d0b74c17 |
566 | if (!$tag) { |
567 | $self->unlock(); |
568 | return; |
569 | } |
570 | |
571 | ## |
572 | # Delete bucket |
573 | ## |
72e315ac |
574 | my $value = $self->_engine->get_bucket_value( $tag, $md5 ); |
a86430bd |
575 | |
460b1067 |
576 | if (defined $value && !ref($value) && $self->_fileobj->{filter_fetch_value}) { |
577 | $value = $self->_fileobj->{filter_fetch_value}->($value); |
3b6a5056 |
578 | } |
579 | |
72e315ac |
580 | my $result = $self->_engine->delete_bucket( $tag, $md5, $orig_key ); |
d0b74c17 |
581 | |
582 | ## |
583 | # If this object is an array and the key deleted was on the end of the stack, |
584 | # decrement the length variable. |
585 | ## |
586 | |
587 | $self->unlock(); |
588 | |
589 | return $value; |
ffed8b01 |
590 | } |
591 | |
592 | sub EXISTS { |
d0b74c17 |
593 | ## |
594 | # Check if a single key or element exists given plain key or array index |
595 | ## |
a97c8f67 |
596 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
597 | my ($key) = @_; |
d0b74c17 |
598 | |
72e315ac |
599 | my $md5 = $self->_engine->{digest}->($key); |
d0b74c17 |
600 | |
601 | ## |
602 | # Request shared lock for reading |
603 | ## |
604 | $self->lock( LOCK_SH ); |
605 | |
72e315ac |
606 | my $tag = $self->_engine->find_blist( $self->_base_offset, $md5 ); |
d0b74c17 |
607 | if (!$tag) { |
608 | $self->unlock(); |
609 | |
610 | ## |
611 | # For some reason, the built-in exists() function returns '' for false |
612 | ## |
613 | return ''; |
614 | } |
615 | |
616 | ## |
617 | # Check if bucket exists and return 1 or '' |
618 | ## |
72e315ac |
619 | my $result = $self->_engine->bucket_exists( $tag, $md5 ) || ''; |
d0b74c17 |
620 | |
621 | $self->unlock(); |
622 | |
623 | return $result; |
ffed8b01 |
624 | } |
625 | |
626 | sub CLEAR { |
d0b74c17 |
627 | ## |
628 | # Clear all keys from hash, or all elements from array. |
629 | ## |
a97c8f67 |
630 | my $self = shift->_get_self; |
ffed8b01 |
631 | |
9e4f83a0 |
632 | if ( $^O ne 'MSWin32' && !_is_writable( $self->_fh ) ) { |
a86430bd |
633 | $self->_throw_error( 'Cannot write to a readonly filehandle' ); |
634 | } |
635 | |
4768a580 |
636 | { |
a97c8f67 |
637 | my $lhs = $self->_find_parent; |
638 | |
a97c8f67 |
639 | if ( $self->_type eq TYPE_HASH ) { |
e82621dd |
640 | $lhs = '%{' . $lhs . '}'; |
a97c8f67 |
641 | } |
642 | else { |
e82621dd |
643 | $lhs = '@{' . $lhs . '}'; |
a97c8f67 |
644 | } |
645 | |
71a941fd |
646 | $self->_fileobj->audit( "$lhs = ();" ); |
a97c8f67 |
647 | } |
648 | |
d0b74c17 |
649 | ## |
650 | # Request exclusive lock for writing |
651 | ## |
652 | $self->lock( LOCK_EX ); |
653 | |
f9a320bb |
654 | if ( $self->_type eq TYPE_HASH ) { |
655 | my $key = $self->first_key; |
656 | while ( $key ) { |
657 | my $next_key = $self->next_key( $key ); |
658 | my $md5 = $self->_engine->{digest}->($key); |
659 | my $tag = $self->_engine->find_blist( $self->_base_offset, $md5 ); |
660 | $self->_engine->delete_bucket( $tag, $md5, $key ); |
661 | $key = $next_key; |
662 | } |
663 | } |
664 | else { |
665 | my $size = $self->FETCHSIZE; |
666 | for my $key ( map { pack ( $self->_engine->{long_pack}, $_ ) } 0 .. $size - 1 ) { |
667 | my $md5 = $self->_engine->{digest}->($key); |
668 | my $tag = $self->_engine->find_blist( $self->_base_offset, $md5 ); |
669 | $self->_engine->delete_bucket( $tag, $md5, $key ); |
670 | } |
671 | $self->STORESIZE( 0 ); |
672 | } |
f9c33187 |
673 | #XXX This needs updating to use _release_space |
f9a320bb |
674 | # $self->_engine->write_tag( |
675 | # $self->_base_offset, $self->_type, |
676 | # chr(0)x$self->_engine->{index_size}, |
677 | # ); |
d0b74c17 |
678 | |
679 | $self->unlock(); |
680 | |
681 | return 1; |
ffed8b01 |
682 | } |
683 | |
ffed8b01 |
684 | ## |
685 | # Public method aliases |
686 | ## |
7f441181 |
687 | sub put { (shift)->STORE( @_ ) } |
688 | sub store { (shift)->STORE( @_ ) } |
689 | sub get { (shift)->FETCH( @_ ) } |
690 | sub fetch { (shift)->FETCH( @_ ) } |
baa27ab6 |
691 | sub delete { (shift)->DELETE( @_ ) } |
692 | sub exists { (shift)->EXISTS( @_ ) } |
693 | sub clear { (shift)->CLEAR( @_ ) } |
ffed8b01 |
694 | |
695 | 1; |
ffed8b01 |
696 | __END__ |
697 | |
698 | =head1 NAME |
699 | |
700 | DBM::Deep - A pure perl multi-level hash/array DBM |
701 | |
702 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
703 | |
704 | use DBM::Deep; |
705 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
d0b74c17 |
706 | |
eff6a245 |
707 | $db->{key} = 'value'; |
ffed8b01 |
708 | print $db->{key}; |
d0b74c17 |
709 | |
eff6a245 |
710 | $db->put('key' => 'value'); |
ffed8b01 |
711 | print $db->get('key'); |
d0b74c17 |
712 | |
ffed8b01 |
713 | # true multi-level support |
714 | $db->{my_complex} = [ |
d0b74c17 |
715 | 'hello', { perl => 'rules' }, |
716 | 42, 99, |
90f93b43 |
717 | ]; |
ffed8b01 |
718 | |
eff6a245 |
719 | tie my %db, 'DBM::Deep', 'foo.db'; |
720 | $db{key} = 'value'; |
721 | print $db{key}; |
ffed8b01 |
722 | |
eff6a245 |
723 | tied(%db)->put('key' => 'value'); |
724 | print tied(%db)->get('key'); |
8db25060 |
725 | |
eff6a245 |
726 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
8db25060 |
727 | |
eff6a245 |
728 | A unique flat-file database module, written in pure perl. True multi-level |
729 | hash/array support (unlike MLDBM, which is faked), hybrid OO / tie() |
730 | interface, cross-platform FTPable files, ACID transactions, and is quite fast. |
731 | Can handle millions of keys and unlimited levels without significant |
732 | slow-down. Written from the ground-up in pure perl -- this is NOT a wrapper |
733 | around a C-based DBM. Out-of-the-box compatibility with Unix, Mac OS X and |
734 | Windows. |
ffed8b01 |
735 | |
eff6a245 |
736 | =head1 VERSION DIFFERENCES |
ffed8b01 |
737 | |
eff6a245 |
738 | B<NOTE>: 0.99_01 and above have significant file format differences from 0.983 and |
739 | before. There will be a backwards-compatibility layer in 1.00, but that is |
740 | slated for a later 0.99_x release. This version is B<NOT> backwards compatible |
741 | with 0.983 and before. |
ffed8b01 |
742 | |
743 | =head1 SETUP |
744 | |
d0b74c17 |
745 | Construction can be done OO-style (which is the recommended way), or using |
ffed8b01 |
746 | Perl's tie() function. Both are examined here. |
747 | |
748 | =head2 OO CONSTRUCTION |
749 | |
750 | The recommended way to construct a DBM::Deep object is to use the new() |
eff6a245 |
751 | method, which gets you a blessed I<and> tied hash (or array) reference. |
ffed8b01 |
752 | |
d0b74c17 |
753 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
ffed8b01 |
754 | |
755 | This opens a new database handle, mapped to the file "foo.db". If this |
d0b74c17 |
756 | file does not exist, it will automatically be created. DB files are |
ffed8b01 |
757 | opened in "r+" (read/write) mode, and the type of object returned is a |
758 | hash, unless otherwise specified (see L<OPTIONS> below). |
759 | |
ffed8b01 |
760 | You can pass a number of options to the constructor to specify things like |
eff6a245 |
761 | locking, autoflush, etc. This is done by passing an inline hash (or hashref): |
ffed8b01 |
762 | |
d0b74c17 |
763 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
eff6a245 |
764 | file => "foo.db", |
765 | locking => 1, |
d0b74c17 |
766 | autoflush => 1 |
767 | ); |
ffed8b01 |
768 | |
769 | Notice that the filename is now specified I<inside> the hash with |
d0b74c17 |
770 | the "file" parameter, as opposed to being the sole argument to the |
ffed8b01 |
771 | constructor. This is required if any options are specified. |
772 | See L<OPTIONS> below for the complete list. |
773 | |
ffed8b01 |
774 | You can also start with an array instead of a hash. For this, you must |
775 | specify the C<type> parameter: |
776 | |
d0b74c17 |
777 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
778 | file => "foo.db", |
779 | type => DBM::Deep->TYPE_ARRAY |
780 | ); |
ffed8b01 |
781 | |
782 | B<Note:> Specifing the C<type> parameter only takes effect when beginning |
783 | a new DB file. If you create a DBM::Deep object with an existing file, the |
90f93b43 |
784 | C<type> will be loaded from the file header, and an error will be thrown if |
785 | the wrong type is passed in. |
ffed8b01 |
786 | |
787 | =head2 TIE CONSTRUCTION |
788 | |
90f93b43 |
789 | Alternately, you can create a DBM::Deep handle by using Perl's built-in |
790 | tie() function. The object returned from tie() can be used to call methods, |
eff6a245 |
791 | such as lock() and unlock(). (That object can be retrieved from the tied |
792 | variable at any time using tied() - please see L<perltie/> for more info. |
ffed8b01 |
793 | |
d0b74c17 |
794 | my %hash; |
795 | my $db = tie %hash, "DBM::Deep", "foo.db"; |
796 | |
797 | my @array; |
798 | my $db = tie @array, "DBM::Deep", "bar.db"; |
ffed8b01 |
799 | |
800 | As with the OO constructor, you can replace the DB filename parameter with |
801 | a hash containing one or more options (see L<OPTIONS> just below for the |
802 | complete list). |
803 | |
d0b74c17 |
804 | tie %hash, "DBM::Deep", { |
805 | file => "foo.db", |
806 | locking => 1, |
807 | autoflush => 1 |
808 | }; |
ffed8b01 |
809 | |
810 | =head2 OPTIONS |
811 | |
812 | There are a number of options that can be passed in when constructing your |
813 | DBM::Deep objects. These apply to both the OO- and tie- based approaches. |
814 | |
815 | =over |
816 | |
817 | =item * file |
818 | |
819 | Filename of the DB file to link the handle to. You can pass a full absolute |
d0b74c17 |
820 | filesystem path, partial path, or a plain filename if the file is in the |
714618f0 |
821 | current working directory. This is a required parameter (though q.v. fh). |
822 | |
823 | =item * fh |
824 | |
825 | If you want, you can pass in the fh instead of the file. This is most useful for doing |
826 | something like: |
827 | |
828 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( { fh => \*DATA } ); |
829 | |
830 | You are responsible for making sure that the fh has been opened appropriately for your |
831 | needs. If you open it read-only and attempt to write, an exception will be thrown. If you |
832 | open it write-only or append-only, an exception will be thrown immediately as DBM::Deep |
833 | needs to read from the fh. |
834 | |
eff6a245 |
835 | =item * audit_file / audit_fh |
836 | |
837 | These are just like file/fh, except for auditing. Please see L</AUDITING> for |
838 | more information. |
839 | |
714618f0 |
840 | =item * file_offset |
841 | |
842 | This is the offset within the file that the DBM::Deep db starts. Most of the time, you will |
843 | not need to set this. However, it's there if you want it. |
844 | |
845 | If you pass in fh and do not set this, it will be set appropriately. |
ffed8b01 |
846 | |
ffed8b01 |
847 | =item * type |
848 | |
849 | This parameter specifies what type of object to create, a hash or array. Use |
359a01ac |
850 | one of these two constants: |
851 | |
852 | =over 4 |
853 | |
854 | =item * C<DBM::Deep-E<gt>TYPE_HASH> |
855 | |
856 | =item * C<DBM::Deep-E<gt>TYPE_ARRAY>. |
857 | |
858 | =back |
859 | |
d0b74c17 |
860 | This only takes effect when beginning a new file. This is an optional |
ffed8b01 |
861 | parameter, and defaults to C<DBM::Deep-E<gt>TYPE_HASH>. |
862 | |
863 | =item * locking |
864 | |
eff6a245 |
865 | Specifies whether locking is to be enabled. DBM::Deep uses Perl's flock() |
866 | function to lock the database in exclusive mode for writes, and shared mode |
867 | for reads. Pass any true value to enable. This affects the base DB handle |
868 | I<and any child hashes or arrays> that use the same DB file. This is an |
869 | optional parameter, and defaults to 0 (disabled). See L<LOCKING> below for |
870 | more. |
ffed8b01 |
871 | |
872 | =item * autoflush |
873 | |
d0b74c17 |
874 | Specifies whether autoflush is to be enabled on the underlying filehandle. |
875 | This obviously slows down write operations, but is required if you may have |
876 | multiple processes accessing the same DB file (also consider enable I<locking>). |
877 | Pass any true value to enable. This is an optional parameter, and defaults to 0 |
ffed8b01 |
878 | (disabled). |
879 | |
880 | =item * autobless |
881 | |
359a01ac |
882 | If I<autobless> mode is enabled, DBM::Deep will preserve the class something |
883 | is blessed into, and restores it when fetched. This is an optional parameter, and defaults to 1 (enabled). |
884 | |
885 | B<Note:> If you use the OO-interface, you will not be able to call any methods |
886 | of DBM::Deep on the blessed item. This is considered to be a feature. |
ffed8b01 |
887 | |
888 | =item * filter_* |
889 | |
359a01ac |
890 | See L</FILTERS> below. |
ffed8b01 |
891 | |
ffed8b01 |
892 | =back |
893 | |
894 | =head1 TIE INTERFACE |
895 | |
896 | With DBM::Deep you can access your databases using Perl's standard hash/array |
90f93b43 |
897 | syntax. Because all DBM::Deep objects are I<tied> to hashes or arrays, you can |
898 | treat them as such. DBM::Deep will intercept all reads/writes and direct them |
899 | to the right place -- the DB file. This has nothing to do with the |
900 | L<TIE CONSTRUCTION> section above. This simply tells you how to use DBM::Deep |
901 | using regular hashes and arrays, rather than calling functions like C<get()> |
902 | and C<put()> (although those work too). It is entirely up to you how to want |
903 | to access your databases. |
ffed8b01 |
904 | |
905 | =head2 HASHES |
906 | |
907 | You can treat any DBM::Deep object like a normal Perl hash reference. Add keys, |
908 | or even nested hashes (or arrays) using standard Perl syntax: |
909 | |
d0b74c17 |
910 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
911 | |
912 | $db->{mykey} = "myvalue"; |
913 | $db->{myhash} = {}; |
914 | $db->{myhash}->{subkey} = "subvalue"; |
ffed8b01 |
915 | |
d0b74c17 |
916 | print $db->{myhash}->{subkey} . "\n"; |
ffed8b01 |
917 | |
918 | You can even step through hash keys using the normal Perl C<keys()> function: |
919 | |
d0b74c17 |
920 | foreach my $key (keys %$db) { |
921 | print "$key: " . $db->{$key} . "\n"; |
922 | } |
ffed8b01 |
923 | |
924 | Remember that Perl's C<keys()> function extracts I<every> key from the hash and |
d0b74c17 |
925 | pushes them onto an array, all before the loop even begins. If you have an |
eff6a245 |
926 | extremely large hash, this may exhaust Perl's memory. Instead, consider using |
d0b74c17 |
927 | Perl's C<each()> function, which pulls keys/values one at a time, using very |
ffed8b01 |
928 | little memory: |
929 | |
d0b74c17 |
930 | while (my ($key, $value) = each %$db) { |
931 | print "$key: $value\n"; |
932 | } |
ffed8b01 |
933 | |
934 | Please note that when using C<each()>, you should always pass a direct |
935 | hash reference, not a lookup. Meaning, you should B<never> do this: |
936 | |
d0b74c17 |
937 | # NEVER DO THIS |
938 | while (my ($key, $value) = each %{$db->{foo}}) { # BAD |
ffed8b01 |
939 | |
940 | This causes an infinite loop, because for each iteration, Perl is calling |
941 | FETCH() on the $db handle, resulting in a "new" hash for foo every time, so |
d0b74c17 |
942 | it effectively keeps returning the first key over and over again. Instead, |
ffed8b01 |
943 | assign a temporary variable to C<$db->{foo}>, then pass that to each(). |
944 | |
945 | =head2 ARRAYS |
946 | |
947 | As with hashes, you can treat any DBM::Deep object like a normal Perl array |
d0b74c17 |
948 | reference. This includes inserting, removing and manipulating elements, |
ffed8b01 |
949 | and the C<push()>, C<pop()>, C<shift()>, C<unshift()> and C<splice()> functions. |
d0b74c17 |
950 | The object must have first been created using type C<DBM::Deep-E<gt>TYPE_ARRAY>, |
ffed8b01 |
951 | or simply be a nested array reference inside a hash. Example: |
952 | |
d0b74c17 |
953 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
954 | file => "foo-array.db", |
955 | type => DBM::Deep->TYPE_ARRAY |
956 | ); |
957 | |
958 | $db->[0] = "foo"; |
959 | push @$db, "bar", "baz"; |
960 | unshift @$db, "bah"; |
961 | |
962 | my $last_elem = pop @$db; # baz |
963 | my $first_elem = shift @$db; # bah |
964 | my $second_elem = $db->[1]; # bar |
965 | |
966 | my $num_elements = scalar @$db; |
ffed8b01 |
967 | |
968 | =head1 OO INTERFACE |
969 | |
970 | In addition to the I<tie()> interface, you can also use a standard OO interface |
971 | to manipulate all aspects of DBM::Deep databases. Each type of object (hash or |
d0b74c17 |
972 | array) has its own methods, but both types share the following common methods: |
eff6a245 |
973 | C<put()>, C<get()>, C<exists()>, C<delete()> and C<clear()>. C<fetch()> and |
974 | C<store(> are aliases to C<put()> and C<get()>, respectively. |
ffed8b01 |
975 | |
976 | =over |
977 | |
4d35d856 |
978 | =item * new() / clone() |
979 | |
980 | These are the constructor and copy-functions. |
981 | |
90f93b43 |
982 | =item * put() / store() |
ffed8b01 |
983 | |
984 | Stores a new hash key/value pair, or sets an array element value. Takes two |
985 | arguments, the hash key or array index, and the new value. The value can be |
986 | a scalar, hash ref or array ref. Returns true on success, false on failure. |
987 | |
d0b74c17 |
988 | $db->put("foo", "bar"); # for hashes |
989 | $db->put(1, "bar"); # for arrays |
ffed8b01 |
990 | |
90f93b43 |
991 | =item * get() / fetch() |
ffed8b01 |
992 | |
993 | Fetches the value of a hash key or array element. Takes one argument: the hash |
d0b74c17 |
994 | key or array index. Returns a scalar, hash ref or array ref, depending on the |
ffed8b01 |
995 | data type stored. |
996 | |
d0b74c17 |
997 | my $value = $db->get("foo"); # for hashes |
998 | my $value = $db->get(1); # for arrays |
ffed8b01 |
999 | |
1000 | =item * exists() |
1001 | |
d0b74c17 |
1002 | Checks if a hash key or array index exists. Takes one argument: the hash key |
ffed8b01 |
1003 | or array index. Returns true if it exists, false if not. |
1004 | |
d0b74c17 |
1005 | if ($db->exists("foo")) { print "yay!\n"; } # for hashes |
1006 | if ($db->exists(1)) { print "yay!\n"; } # for arrays |
ffed8b01 |
1007 | |
1008 | =item * delete() |
1009 | |
1010 | Deletes one hash key/value pair or array element. Takes one argument: the hash |
1011 | key or array index. Returns true on success, false if not found. For arrays, |
1012 | the remaining elements located after the deleted element are NOT moved over. |
1013 | The deleted element is essentially just undefined, which is exactly how Perl's |
d0b74c17 |
1014 | internal arrays work. Please note that the space occupied by the deleted |
1015 | key/value or element is B<not> reused again -- see L<UNUSED SPACE RECOVERY> |
ffed8b01 |
1016 | below for details and workarounds. |
1017 | |
d0b74c17 |
1018 | $db->delete("foo"); # for hashes |
1019 | $db->delete(1); # for arrays |
ffed8b01 |
1020 | |
1021 | =item * clear() |
1022 | |
d0b74c17 |
1023 | Deletes B<all> hash keys or array elements. Takes no arguments. No return |
1024 | value. Please note that the space occupied by the deleted keys/values or |
1025 | elements is B<not> reused again -- see L<UNUSED SPACE RECOVERY> below for |
ffed8b01 |
1026 | details and workarounds. |
1027 | |
d0b74c17 |
1028 | $db->clear(); # hashes or arrays |
ffed8b01 |
1029 | |
4d35d856 |
1030 | =item * lock() / unlock() |
1031 | |
1032 | q.v. Locking. |
1033 | |
1034 | =item * optimize() |
1035 | |
eff6a245 |
1036 | Recover lost disk space. This is important to do, especially if you use |
1037 | transactions. |
4d35d856 |
1038 | |
1039 | =item * import() / export() |
1040 | |
1041 | Data going in and out. |
1042 | |
ffed8b01 |
1043 | =back |
1044 | |
1045 | =head2 HASHES |
1046 | |
d0b74c17 |
1047 | For hashes, DBM::Deep supports all the common methods described above, and the |
ffed8b01 |
1048 | following additional methods: C<first_key()> and C<next_key()>. |
1049 | |
1050 | =over |
1051 | |
1052 | =item * first_key() |
1053 | |
d0b74c17 |
1054 | Returns the "first" key in the hash. As with built-in Perl hashes, keys are |
1055 | fetched in an undefined order (which appears random). Takes no arguments, |
ffed8b01 |
1056 | returns the key as a scalar value. |
1057 | |
d0b74c17 |
1058 | my $key = $db->first_key(); |
ffed8b01 |
1059 | |
1060 | =item * next_key() |
1061 | |
1062 | Returns the "next" key in the hash, given the previous one as the sole argument. |
1063 | Returns undef if there are no more keys to be fetched. |
1064 | |
d0b74c17 |
1065 | $key = $db->next_key($key); |
ffed8b01 |
1066 | |
1067 | =back |
1068 | |
1069 | Here are some examples of using hashes: |
1070 | |
d0b74c17 |
1071 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
1072 | |
1073 | $db->put("foo", "bar"); |
1074 | print "foo: " . $db->get("foo") . "\n"; |
1075 | |
1076 | $db->put("baz", {}); # new child hash ref |
1077 | $db->get("baz")->put("buz", "biz"); |
1078 | print "buz: " . $db->get("baz")->get("buz") . "\n"; |
1079 | |
1080 | my $key = $db->first_key(); |
1081 | while ($key) { |
1082 | print "$key: " . $db->get($key) . "\n"; |
1083 | $key = $db->next_key($key); |
1084 | } |
1085 | |
1086 | if ($db->exists("foo")) { $db->delete("foo"); } |
ffed8b01 |
1087 | |
1088 | =head2 ARRAYS |
1089 | |
d0b74c17 |
1090 | For arrays, DBM::Deep supports all the common methods described above, and the |
1091 | following additional methods: C<length()>, C<push()>, C<pop()>, C<shift()>, |
ffed8b01 |
1092 | C<unshift()> and C<splice()>. |
1093 | |
1094 | =over |
1095 | |
1096 | =item * length() |
1097 | |
1098 | Returns the number of elements in the array. Takes no arguments. |
1099 | |
d0b74c17 |
1100 | my $len = $db->length(); |
ffed8b01 |
1101 | |
1102 | =item * push() |
1103 | |
d0b74c17 |
1104 | Adds one or more elements onto the end of the array. Accepts scalars, hash |
ffed8b01 |
1105 | refs or array refs. No return value. |
1106 | |
d0b74c17 |
1107 | $db->push("foo", "bar", {}); |
ffed8b01 |
1108 | |
1109 | =item * pop() |
1110 | |
1111 | Fetches the last element in the array, and deletes it. Takes no arguments. |
1112 | Returns undef if array is empty. Returns the element value. |
1113 | |
d0b74c17 |
1114 | my $elem = $db->pop(); |
ffed8b01 |
1115 | |
1116 | =item * shift() |
1117 | |
d0b74c17 |
1118 | Fetches the first element in the array, deletes it, then shifts all the |
1119 | remaining elements over to take up the space. Returns the element value. This |
1120 | method is not recommended with large arrays -- see L<LARGE ARRAYS> below for |
ffed8b01 |
1121 | details. |
1122 | |
d0b74c17 |
1123 | my $elem = $db->shift(); |
ffed8b01 |
1124 | |
1125 | =item * unshift() |
1126 | |
d0b74c17 |
1127 | Inserts one or more elements onto the beginning of the array, shifting all |
1128 | existing elements over to make room. Accepts scalars, hash refs or array refs. |
1129 | No return value. This method is not recommended with large arrays -- see |
ffed8b01 |
1130 | <LARGE ARRAYS> below for details. |
1131 | |
d0b74c17 |
1132 | $db->unshift("foo", "bar", {}); |
ffed8b01 |
1133 | |
1134 | =item * splice() |
1135 | |
d0b74c17 |
1136 | Performs exactly like Perl's built-in function of the same name. See L<perldoc |
ffed8b01 |
1137 | -f splice> for usage -- it is too complicated to document here. This method is |
1138 | not recommended with large arrays -- see L<LARGE ARRAYS> below for details. |
1139 | |
1140 | =back |
1141 | |
1142 | Here are some examples of using arrays: |
1143 | |
d0b74c17 |
1144 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
1145 | file => "foo.db", |
1146 | type => DBM::Deep->TYPE_ARRAY |
1147 | ); |
1148 | |
1149 | $db->push("bar", "baz"); |
1150 | $db->unshift("foo"); |
1151 | $db->put(3, "buz"); |
1152 | |
1153 | my $len = $db->length(); |
1154 | print "length: $len\n"; # 4 |
1155 | |
1156 | for (my $k=0; $k<$len; $k++) { |
1157 | print "$k: " . $db->get($k) . "\n"; |
1158 | } |
1159 | |
1160 | $db->splice(1, 2, "biz", "baf"); |
1161 | |
1162 | while (my $elem = shift @$db) { |
1163 | print "shifted: $elem\n"; |
1164 | } |
ffed8b01 |
1165 | |
1166 | =head1 LOCKING |
1167 | |
d0b74c17 |
1168 | Enable automatic file locking by passing a true value to the C<locking> |
ffed8b01 |
1169 | parameter when constructing your DBM::Deep object (see L<SETUP> above). |
1170 | |
d0b74c17 |
1171 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
1172 | file => "foo.db", |
1173 | locking => 1 |
1174 | ); |
ffed8b01 |
1175 | |
d0b74c17 |
1176 | This causes DBM::Deep to C<flock()> the underlying filehandle with exclusive |
1177 | mode for writes, and shared mode for reads. This is required if you have |
1178 | multiple processes accessing the same database file, to avoid file corruption. |
1179 | Please note that C<flock()> does NOT work for files over NFS. See L<DB OVER |
ffed8b01 |
1180 | NFS> below for more. |
1181 | |
1182 | =head2 EXPLICIT LOCKING |
1183 | |
d0b74c17 |
1184 | You can explicitly lock a database, so it remains locked for multiple |
1185 | transactions. This is done by calling the C<lock()> method, and passing an |
90f93b43 |
1186 | optional lock mode argument (defaults to exclusive mode). This is particularly |
d0b74c17 |
1187 | useful for things like counters, where the current value needs to be fetched, |
ffed8b01 |
1188 | then incremented, then stored again. |
1189 | |
d0b74c17 |
1190 | $db->lock(); |
1191 | my $counter = $db->get("counter"); |
1192 | $counter++; |
1193 | $db->put("counter", $counter); |
1194 | $db->unlock(); |
1195 | |
1196 | # or... |
ffed8b01 |
1197 | |
d0b74c17 |
1198 | $db->lock(); |
1199 | $db->{counter}++; |
1200 | $db->unlock(); |
ffed8b01 |
1201 | |
1202 | You can pass C<lock()> an optional argument, which specifies which mode to use |
68f943b3 |
1203 | (exclusive or shared). Use one of these two constants: |
1204 | C<DBM::Deep-E<gt>LOCK_EX> or C<DBM::Deep-E<gt>LOCK_SH>. These are passed |
1205 | directly to C<flock()>, and are the same as the constants defined in Perl's |
1206 | L<Fcntl/> module. |
ffed8b01 |
1207 | |
68f943b3 |
1208 | $db->lock( $db->LOCK_SH ); |
d0b74c17 |
1209 | # something here |
1210 | $db->unlock(); |
ffed8b01 |
1211 | |
ffed8b01 |
1212 | =head1 IMPORTING/EXPORTING |
1213 | |
1214 | You can import existing complex structures by calling the C<import()> method, |
1215 | and export an entire database into an in-memory structure using the C<export()> |
1216 | method. Both are examined here. |
1217 | |
1218 | =head2 IMPORTING |
1219 | |
1220 | Say you have an existing hash with nested hashes/arrays inside it. Instead of |
d0b74c17 |
1221 | walking the structure and adding keys/elements to the database as you go, |
1222 | simply pass a reference to the C<import()> method. This recursively adds |
ffed8b01 |
1223 | everything to an existing DBM::Deep object for you. Here is an example: |
1224 | |
d0b74c17 |
1225 | my $struct = { |
1226 | key1 => "value1", |
1227 | key2 => "value2", |
1228 | array1 => [ "elem0", "elem1", "elem2" ], |
1229 | hash1 => { |
1230 | subkey1 => "subvalue1", |
1231 | subkey2 => "subvalue2" |
1232 | } |
1233 | }; |
1234 | |
1235 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
1236 | $db->import( $struct ); |
1237 | |
1238 | print $db->{key1} . "\n"; # prints "value1" |
1239 | |
1240 | This recursively imports the entire C<$struct> object into C<$db>, including |
ffed8b01 |
1241 | all nested hashes and arrays. If the DBM::Deep object contains exsiting data, |
d0b74c17 |
1242 | keys are merged with the existing ones, replacing if they already exist. |
1243 | The C<import()> method can be called on any database level (not just the base |
ffed8b01 |
1244 | level), and works with both hash and array DB types. |
1245 | |
ffed8b01 |
1246 | B<Note:> Make sure your existing structure has no circular references in it. |
eff6a245 |
1247 | These will cause an infinite loop when importing. There are plans to fix this |
1248 | in a later release. |
ffed8b01 |
1249 | |
1250 | =head2 EXPORTING |
1251 | |
d0b74c17 |
1252 | Calling the C<export()> method on an existing DBM::Deep object will return |
1253 | a reference to a new in-memory copy of the database. The export is done |
ffed8b01 |
1254 | recursively, so all nested hashes/arrays are all exported to standard Perl |
1255 | objects. Here is an example: |
1256 | |
d0b74c17 |
1257 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
1258 | |
1259 | $db->{key1} = "value1"; |
1260 | $db->{key2} = "value2"; |
1261 | $db->{hash1} = {}; |
1262 | $db->{hash1}->{subkey1} = "subvalue1"; |
1263 | $db->{hash1}->{subkey2} = "subvalue2"; |
1264 | |
1265 | my $struct = $db->export(); |
1266 | |
1267 | print $struct->{key1} . "\n"; # prints "value1" |
ffed8b01 |
1268 | |
1269 | This makes a complete copy of the database in memory, and returns a reference |
d0b74c17 |
1270 | to it. The C<export()> method can be called on any database level (not just |
1271 | the base level), and works with both hash and array DB types. Be careful of |
1272 | large databases -- you can store a lot more data in a DBM::Deep object than an |
ffed8b01 |
1273 | in-memory Perl structure. |
1274 | |
ffed8b01 |
1275 | B<Note:> Make sure your database has no circular references in it. |
eff6a245 |
1276 | These will cause an infinite loop when exporting. There are plans to fix this |
1277 | in a later release. |
ffed8b01 |
1278 | |
1279 | =head1 FILTERS |
1280 | |
1281 | DBM::Deep has a number of hooks where you can specify your own Perl function |
1282 | to perform filtering on incoming or outgoing data. This is a perfect |
1283 | way to extend the engine, and implement things like real-time compression or |
d0b74c17 |
1284 | encryption. Filtering applies to the base DB level, and all child hashes / |
1285 | arrays. Filter hooks can be specified when your DBM::Deep object is first |
1286 | constructed, or by calling the C<set_filter()> method at any time. There are |
ffed8b01 |
1287 | four available filter hooks, described below: |
1288 | |
1289 | =over |
1290 | |
1291 | =item * filter_store_key |
1292 | |
d0b74c17 |
1293 | This filter is called whenever a hash key is stored. It |
ffed8b01 |
1294 | is passed the incoming key, and expected to return a transformed key. |
1295 | |
1296 | =item * filter_store_value |
1297 | |
d0b74c17 |
1298 | This filter is called whenever a hash key or array element is stored. It |
ffed8b01 |
1299 | is passed the incoming value, and expected to return a transformed value. |
1300 | |
1301 | =item * filter_fetch_key |
1302 | |
d0b74c17 |
1303 | This filter is called whenever a hash key is fetched (i.e. via |
ffed8b01 |
1304 | C<first_key()> or C<next_key()>). It is passed the transformed key, |
1305 | and expected to return the plain key. |
1306 | |
1307 | =item * filter_fetch_value |
1308 | |
d0b74c17 |
1309 | This filter is called whenever a hash key or array element is fetched. |
ffed8b01 |
1310 | It is passed the transformed value, and expected to return the plain value. |
1311 | |
1312 | =back |
1313 | |
1314 | Here are the two ways to setup a filter hook: |
1315 | |
d0b74c17 |
1316 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
1317 | file => "foo.db", |
1318 | filter_store_value => \&my_filter_store, |
1319 | filter_fetch_value => \&my_filter_fetch |
1320 | ); |
1321 | |
1322 | # or... |
1323 | |
1324 | $db->set_filter( "filter_store_value", \&my_filter_store ); |
1325 | $db->set_filter( "filter_fetch_value", \&my_filter_fetch ); |
ffed8b01 |
1326 | |
1327 | Your filter function will be called only when dealing with SCALAR keys or |
1328 | values. When nested hashes and arrays are being stored/fetched, filtering |
d0b74c17 |
1329 | is bypassed. Filters are called as static functions, passed a single SCALAR |
ffed8b01 |
1330 | argument, and expected to return a single SCALAR value. If you want to |
1331 | remove a filter, set the function reference to C<undef>: |
1332 | |
d0b74c17 |
1333 | $db->set_filter( "filter_store_value", undef ); |
ffed8b01 |
1334 | |
1335 | =head2 REAL-TIME ENCRYPTION EXAMPLE |
1336 | |
d0b74c17 |
1337 | Here is a working example that uses the I<Crypt::Blowfish> module to |
ffed8b01 |
1338 | do real-time encryption / decryption of keys & values with DBM::Deep Filters. |
d0b74c17 |
1339 | Please visit L<http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Crypt::Blowfish> for more |
ffed8b01 |
1340 | on I<Crypt::Blowfish>. You'll also need the I<Crypt::CBC> module. |
1341 | |
d0b74c17 |
1342 | use DBM::Deep; |
1343 | use Crypt::Blowfish; |
1344 | use Crypt::CBC; |
1345 | |
1346 | my $cipher = Crypt::CBC->new({ |
1347 | 'key' => 'my secret key', |
1348 | 'cipher' => 'Blowfish', |
1349 | 'iv' => '$KJh#(}q', |
1350 | 'regenerate_key' => 0, |
1351 | 'padding' => 'space', |
1352 | 'prepend_iv' => 0 |
1353 | }); |
1354 | |
1355 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
1356 | file => "foo-encrypt.db", |
1357 | filter_store_key => \&my_encrypt, |
1358 | filter_store_value => \&my_encrypt, |
1359 | filter_fetch_key => \&my_decrypt, |
1360 | filter_fetch_value => \&my_decrypt, |
1361 | ); |
1362 | |
1363 | $db->{key1} = "value1"; |
1364 | $db->{key2} = "value2"; |
1365 | print "key1: " . $db->{key1} . "\n"; |
1366 | print "key2: " . $db->{key2} . "\n"; |
1367 | |
1368 | undef $db; |
1369 | exit; |
1370 | |
1371 | sub my_encrypt { |
1372 | return $cipher->encrypt( $_[0] ); |
1373 | } |
1374 | sub my_decrypt { |
1375 | return $cipher->decrypt( $_[0] ); |
1376 | } |
ffed8b01 |
1377 | |
1378 | =head2 REAL-TIME COMPRESSION EXAMPLE |
1379 | |
1380 | Here is a working example that uses the I<Compress::Zlib> module to do real-time |
1381 | compression / decompression of keys & values with DBM::Deep Filters. |
d0b74c17 |
1382 | Please visit L<http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Compress::Zlib> for |
ffed8b01 |
1383 | more on I<Compress::Zlib>. |
1384 | |
d0b74c17 |
1385 | use DBM::Deep; |
1386 | use Compress::Zlib; |
1387 | |
1388 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
1389 | file => "foo-compress.db", |
1390 | filter_store_key => \&my_compress, |
1391 | filter_store_value => \&my_compress, |
1392 | filter_fetch_key => \&my_decompress, |
1393 | filter_fetch_value => \&my_decompress, |
1394 | ); |
1395 | |
1396 | $db->{key1} = "value1"; |
1397 | $db->{key2} = "value2"; |
1398 | print "key1: " . $db->{key1} . "\n"; |
1399 | print "key2: " . $db->{key2} . "\n"; |
1400 | |
1401 | undef $db; |
1402 | exit; |
1403 | |
1404 | sub my_compress { |
1405 | return Compress::Zlib::memGzip( $_[0] ) ; |
1406 | } |
1407 | sub my_decompress { |
1408 | return Compress::Zlib::memGunzip( $_[0] ) ; |
1409 | } |
ffed8b01 |
1410 | |
1411 | B<Note:> Filtering of keys only applies to hashes. Array "keys" are |
1412 | actually numerical index numbers, and are not filtered. |
1413 | |
1414 | =head1 ERROR HANDLING |
1415 | |
1416 | Most DBM::Deep methods return a true value for success, and call die() on |
95967a5e |
1417 | failure. You can wrap calls in an eval block to catch the die. |
ffed8b01 |
1418 | |
d0b74c17 |
1419 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); # create hash |
1420 | eval { $db->push("foo"); }; # ILLEGAL -- push is array-only call |
1421 | |
90f93b43 |
1422 | print $@; # prints error message |
429e4192 |
1423 | |
ffed8b01 |
1424 | =head1 LARGEFILE SUPPORT |
1425 | |
1426 | If you have a 64-bit system, and your Perl is compiled with both LARGEFILE |
1427 | and 64-bit support, you I<may> be able to create databases larger than 2 GB. |
1428 | DBM::Deep by default uses 32-bit file offset tags, but these can be changed |
044e6288 |
1429 | by specifying the 'pack_size' parameter when constructing the file. |
ffed8b01 |
1430 | |
044e6288 |
1431 | DBM::Deep->new( |
1432 | filename => $filename, |
1433 | pack_size => 'large', |
1434 | ); |
ffed8b01 |
1435 | |
d0b74c17 |
1436 | This tells DBM::Deep to pack all file offsets with 8-byte (64-bit) quad words |
1437 | instead of 32-bit longs. After setting these values your DB files have a |
ffed8b01 |
1438 | theoretical maximum size of 16 XB (exabytes). |
1439 | |
044e6288 |
1440 | You can also use C<pack_size =E<gt> 'small'> in order to use 16-bit file |
1441 | offsets. |
1442 | |
ffed8b01 |
1443 | B<Note:> Changing these values will B<NOT> work for existing database files. |
044e6288 |
1444 | Only change this for new files. Once the value has been set, it is stored in |
1445 | the file's header and cannot be changed for the life of the file. These |
1446 | parameters are per-file, meaning you can access 32-bit and 64-bit files, as |
1447 | you chose. |
ffed8b01 |
1448 | |
044e6288 |
1449 | B<Note:> We have not personally tested files larger than 2 GB -- all my |
1450 | systems have only a 32-bit Perl. However, I have received user reports that |
1451 | this does indeed work! |
ffed8b01 |
1452 | |
1453 | =head1 LOW-LEVEL ACCESS |
1454 | |
90f93b43 |
1455 | If you require low-level access to the underlying filehandle that DBM::Deep uses, |
4d35d856 |
1456 | you can call the C<_fh()> method, which returns the handle: |
ffed8b01 |
1457 | |
d0b74c17 |
1458 | my $fh = $db->_fh(); |
ffed8b01 |
1459 | |
1460 | This method can be called on the root level of the datbase, or any child |
1461 | hashes or arrays. All levels share a I<root> structure, which contains things |
90f93b43 |
1462 | like the filehandle, a reference counter, and all the options specified |
460b1067 |
1463 | when you created the object. You can get access to this file object by |
1464 | calling the C<_fileobj()> method. |
ffed8b01 |
1465 | |
460b1067 |
1466 | my $file_obj = $db->_fileobj(); |
ffed8b01 |
1467 | |
1468 | This is useful for changing options after the object has already been created, |
f5be9b03 |
1469 | such as enabling/disabling locking. You can also store your own temporary user |
1470 | data in this structure (be wary of name collision), which is then accessible from |
1471 | any child hash or array. |
ffed8b01 |
1472 | |
1473 | =head1 CUSTOM DIGEST ALGORITHM |
1474 | |
1475 | DBM::Deep by default uses the I<Message Digest 5> (MD5) algorithm for hashing |
1476 | keys. However you can override this, and use another algorithm (such as SHA-256) |
d0b74c17 |
1477 | or even write your own. But please note that DBM::Deep currently expects zero |
044e6288 |
1478 | collisions, so your algorithm has to be I<perfect>, so to speak. Collision |
1479 | detection may be introduced in a later version. |
ffed8b01 |
1480 | |
044e6288 |
1481 | You can specify a custom digest algorithm by passing it into the parameter |
1482 | list for new(), passing a reference to a subroutine as the 'digest' parameter, |
1483 | and the length of the algorithm's hashes (in bytes) as the 'hash_size' |
1484 | parameter. Here is a working example that uses a 256-bit hash from the |
d0b74c17 |
1485 | I<Digest::SHA256> module. Please see |
044e6288 |
1486 | L<http://search.cpan.org/search?module=Digest::SHA256> for more information. |
ffed8b01 |
1487 | |
d0b74c17 |
1488 | use DBM::Deep; |
1489 | use Digest::SHA256; |
1490 | |
1491 | my $context = Digest::SHA256::new(256); |
1492 | |
044e6288 |
1493 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( |
1494 | filename => "foo-sha.db", |
1495 | digest => \&my_digest, |
1496 | hash_size => 32, |
1497 | ); |
d0b74c17 |
1498 | |
1499 | $db->{key1} = "value1"; |
1500 | $db->{key2} = "value2"; |
1501 | print "key1: " . $db->{key1} . "\n"; |
1502 | print "key2: " . $db->{key2} . "\n"; |
1503 | |
1504 | undef $db; |
1505 | exit; |
1506 | |
1507 | sub my_digest { |
1508 | return substr( $context->hash($_[0]), 0, 32 ); |
1509 | } |
ffed8b01 |
1510 | |
1511 | B<Note:> Your returned digest strings must be B<EXACTLY> the number |
044e6288 |
1512 | of bytes you specify in the hash_size parameter (in this case 32). |
ffed8b01 |
1513 | |
260a80b4 |
1514 | B<Note:> If you do choose to use a custom digest algorithm, you must set it |
1515 | every time you access this file. Otherwise, the default (MD5) will be used. |
1516 | |
ffed8b01 |
1517 | =head1 CIRCULAR REFERENCES |
1518 | |
1519 | DBM::Deep has B<experimental> support for circular references. Meaning you |
1520 | can have a nested hash key or array element that points to a parent object. |
1521 | This relationship is stored in the DB file, and is preserved between sessions. |
1522 | Here is an example: |
1523 | |
d0b74c17 |
1524 | my $db = DBM::Deep->new( "foo.db" ); |
1525 | |
1526 | $db->{foo} = "bar"; |
1527 | $db->{circle} = $db; # ref to self |
1528 | |
4b93c86a |
1529 | print $db->{foo} . "\n"; # prints "bar" |
1530 | print $db->{circle}->{foo} . "\n"; # prints "bar" again |
ffed8b01 |
1531 | |
69c94980 |
1532 | B<Note>: Passing the object to a function that recursively walks the |
ffed8b01 |
1533 | object tree (such as I<Data::Dumper> or even the built-in C<optimize()> or |
69c94980 |
1534 | C<export()> methods) will result in an infinite loop. This will be fixed in |
1535 | a future release. |
ffed8b01 |
1536 | |
eff6a245 |
1537 | =head1 AUDITING |
1538 | |
1539 | New in 0.99_01 is the ability to audit your databases actions. By passing in |
1540 | audit_file (or audit_fh) to the constructor, all actions will be logged to |
1541 | that file. The format is one that is suitable for eval'ing against the |
1542 | database to replay the actions. Please see t/33_audit_trail.t for an example |
1543 | of how to do this. |
1544 | |
1545 | =head1 TRANSACTIONS |
1546 | |
1547 | New in 0.99_01 is ACID transactions. Every DBM::Deep object is completely |
1548 | transaction-ready - it is not an option you have to turn on. Three new methods |
1549 | have been added to support them. They are: |
1550 | |
1551 | =over 4 |
1552 | |
1553 | =item * begin_work() |
1554 | |
1555 | This starts a transaction. |
1556 | |
1557 | =item * commit() |
1558 | |
1559 | This applies the changes done within the transaction to the mainline and ends |
1560 | the transaction. |
1561 | |
1562 | =item * rollback() |
1563 | |
1564 | This discards the changes done within the transaction to the mainline and ends |
1565 | the transaction. |
1566 | |
1567 | =back |
1568 | |
1569 | Transactions in DBM::Deep are done using the MVCC method, the same method used |
1570 | by the InnoDB MySQL table type. |
1571 | |
ffed8b01 |
1572 | =head1 CAVEATS / ISSUES / BUGS |
1573 | |
1574 | This section describes all the known issues with DBM::Deep. It you have found |
1575 | something that is not listed here, please send e-mail to L<jhuckaby@cpan.org>. |
1576 | |
1577 | =head2 UNUSED SPACE RECOVERY |
1578 | |
14a3acb6 |
1579 | One major caveat with DBM::Deep is that space occupied by existing keys and |
ffed8b01 |
1580 | values is not recovered when they are deleted. Meaning if you keep deleting |
1581 | and adding new keys, your file will continuously grow. I am working on this, |
d0b74c17 |
1582 | but in the meantime you can call the built-in C<optimize()> method from time to |
ffed8b01 |
1583 | time (perhaps in a crontab or something) to recover all your unused space. |
1584 | |
d0b74c17 |
1585 | $db->optimize(); # returns true on success |
ffed8b01 |
1586 | |
1587 | This rebuilds the ENTIRE database into a new file, then moves it on top of |
1588 | the original. The new file will have no unused space, thus it will take up as |
d0b74c17 |
1589 | little disk space as possible. Please note that this operation can take |
1590 | a long time for large files, and you need enough disk space to temporarily hold |
1591 | 2 copies of your DB file. The temporary file is created in the same directory |
1592 | as the original, named with a ".tmp" extension, and is deleted when the |
1593 | operation completes. Oh, and if locking is enabled, the DB is automatically |
ffed8b01 |
1594 | locked for the entire duration of the copy. |
1595 | |
d0b74c17 |
1596 | B<WARNING:> Only call optimize() on the top-level node of the database, and |
1597 | make sure there are no child references lying around. DBM::Deep keeps a reference |
ffed8b01 |
1598 | counter, and if it is greater than 1, optimize() will abort and return undef. |
1599 | |
eea0d863 |
1600 | =head2 REFERENCES |
1601 | |
1602 | (The reasons given assume a high level of Perl understanding, specifically of |
1603 | references. You can safely skip this section.) |
1604 | |
1605 | Currently, the only references supported are HASH and ARRAY. The other reference |
1606 | types (SCALAR, CODE, GLOB, and REF) cannot be supported for various reasons. |
1607 | |
1608 | =over 4 |
1609 | |
1610 | =item * GLOB |
1611 | |
1612 | These are things like filehandles and other sockets. They can't be supported |
1613 | because it's completely unclear how DBM::Deep should serialize them. |
1614 | |
1615 | =item * SCALAR / REF |
1616 | |
1617 | The discussion here refers to the following type of example: |
1618 | |
1619 | my $x = 25; |
1620 | $db->{key1} = \$x; |
1621 | |
1622 | $x = 50; |
1623 | |
1624 | # In some other process ... |
1625 | |
1626 | my $val = ${ $db->{key1} }; |
1627 | |
1628 | is( $val, 50, "What actually gets stored in the DB file?" ); |
1629 | |
1630 | The problem is one of synchronization. When the variable being referred to |
1631 | changes value, the reference isn't notified. This means that the new value won't |
1632 | be stored in the datafile for other processes to read. There is no TIEREF. |
1633 | |
1634 | It is theoretically possible to store references to values already within a |
1635 | DBM::Deep object because everything already is synchronized, but the change to |
1636 | the internals would be quite large. Specifically, DBM::Deep would have to tie |
1637 | every single value that is stored. This would bloat the RAM footprint of |
1638 | DBM::Deep at least twofold (if not more) and be a significant performance drain, |
1639 | all to support a feature that has never been requested. |
1640 | |
1641 | =item * CODE |
1642 | |
1990c72d |
1643 | L<Data::Dump::Streamer/> provides a mechanism for serializing coderefs, |
1644 | including saving off all closure state. However, just as for SCALAR and REF, |
1645 | that closure state may change without notifying the DBM::Deep object storing |
1646 | the reference. |
eea0d863 |
1647 | |
1648 | =back |
1649 | |
ffed8b01 |
1650 | =head2 FILE CORRUPTION |
1651 | |
14a3acb6 |
1652 | The current level of error handling in DBM::Deep is minimal. Files I<are> checked |
1653 | for a 32-bit signature when opened, but other corruption in files can cause |
1654 | segmentation faults. DBM::Deep may try to seek() past the end of a file, or get |
ffed8b01 |
1655 | stuck in an infinite loop depending on the level of corruption. File write |
1656 | operations are not checked for failure (for speed), so if you happen to run |
d0b74c17 |
1657 | out of disk space, DBM::Deep will probably fail in a bad way. These things will |
ffed8b01 |
1658 | be addressed in a later version of DBM::Deep. |
1659 | |
1660 | =head2 DB OVER NFS |
1661 | |
d8db2929 |
1662 | Beware of using DBM::Deep files over NFS. DBM::Deep uses flock(), which works |
1663 | well on local filesystems, but will NOT protect you from file corruption over |
1664 | NFS. I've heard about setting up your NFS server with a locking daemon, then |
1665 | using lockf() to lock your files, but your mileage may vary there as well. |
1666 | From what I understand, there is no real way to do it. However, if you need |
1667 | access to the underlying filehandle in DBM::Deep for using some other kind of |
1668 | locking scheme like lockf(), see the L<LOW-LEVEL ACCESS> section above. |
ffed8b01 |
1669 | |
1670 | =head2 COPYING OBJECTS |
1671 | |
d0b74c17 |
1672 | Beware of copying tied objects in Perl. Very strange things can happen. |
1673 | Instead, use DBM::Deep's C<clone()> method which safely copies the object and |
ffed8b01 |
1674 | returns a new, blessed, tied hash or array to the same level in the DB. |
1675 | |
d0b74c17 |
1676 | my $copy = $db->clone(); |
ffed8b01 |
1677 | |
90f93b43 |
1678 | B<Note>: Since clone() here is cloning the object, not the database location, any |
d8db2929 |
1679 | modifications to either $db or $copy will be visible to both. |
90f93b43 |
1680 | |
ffed8b01 |
1681 | =head2 LARGE ARRAYS |
1682 | |
1683 | Beware of using C<shift()>, C<unshift()> or C<splice()> with large arrays. |
1684 | These functions cause every element in the array to move, which can be murder |
1685 | on DBM::Deep, as every element has to be fetched from disk, then stored again in |
90f93b43 |
1686 | a different location. This will be addressed in the forthcoming version 1.00. |
ffed8b01 |
1687 | |
9be51a89 |
1688 | =head2 WRITEONLY FILES |
1689 | |
1690 | If you pass in a filehandle to new(), you may have opened it in either a readonly or |
1691 | writeonly mode. STORE will verify that the filehandle is writable. However, there |
1692 | doesn't seem to be a good way to determine if a filehandle is readable. And, if the |
1693 | filehandle isn't readable, it's not clear what will happen. So, don't do that. |
1694 | |
261d1296 |
1695 | =head1 CODE COVERAGE |
1696 | |
eff6a245 |
1697 | B<Devel::Cover> is used to test the code coverage of the tests. Below is the |
1698 | B<Devel::Cover> report on this distribution's test suite. |
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1699 | |
eff6a245 |
1700 | ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
1701 | File stmt bran cond sub pod time total |
1702 | ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
1703 | blib/lib/DBM/Deep.pm 96.2 89.0 75.0 95.8 89.5 36.0 92.9 |
1704 | blib/lib/DBM/Deep/Array.pm 96.1 88.3 100.0 96.4 100.0 15.9 94.7 |
1705 | blib/lib/DBM/Deep/Engine.pm 96.6 86.6 89.5 100.0 0.0 20.0 91.0 |
1706 | blib/lib/DBM/Deep/File.pm 99.4 88.3 55.6 100.0 0.0 19.6 89.5 |
1707 | blib/lib/DBM/Deep/Hash.pm 98.5 83.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 8.5 96.3 |
1708 | Total 96.9 87.4 81.2 98.0 38.5 100.0 92.1 |
1709 | ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ |
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1710 | |
1711 | =head1 MORE INFORMATION |
1712 | |
1713 | Check out the DBM::Deep Google Group at L<http://groups.google.com/group/DBM-Deep> |
eff6a245 |
1714 | or send email to L<DBM-Deep@googlegroups.com>. You can also visit #dbm-deep on |
1715 | irc.perl.org |
ffed8b01 |
1716 | |
d8db2929 |
1717 | The source code repository is at L<http://svn.perl.org/modules/DBM-Deep> |
1718 | |
eff6a245 |
1719 | =head1 MAINTAINERS |
37c5bcf0 |
1720 | |
aeeb5497 |
1721 | Rob Kinyon, L<rkinyon@cpan.org> |
ffed8b01 |
1722 | |
eff6a245 |
1723 | Originally written by Joseph Huckaby, L<jhuckaby@cpan.org> |
1724 | |
ffed8b01 |
1725 | Special thanks to Adam Sah and Rich Gaushell! You know why :-) |
1726 | |
1727 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
1728 | |
1729 | perltie(1), Tie::Hash(3), Digest::MD5(3), Fcntl(3), flock(2), lockf(3), nfs(5), |
1730 | Digest::SHA256(3), Crypt::Blowfish(3), Compress::Zlib(3) |
1731 | |
1732 | =head1 LICENSE |
1733 | |
aeeb5497 |
1734 | Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Joseph Huckaby. All Rights Reserved. |
ffed8b01 |
1735 | This is free software, you may use it and distribute it under the |
1736 | same terms as Perl itself. |
1737 | |
1738 | =cut |