1 package DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::Manual::Intro
3 # ABSTRACT: Introduction to DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler
7 =head1 Why is DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler worth using?
9 The most obvious reasons for using DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler are
10 that it can run multiple SQL scripts as well as Perl scripts, unlike
11 DBIx::Class::Schema::Versioned, which only allows for a single SQL script.
12 It is also extremely extensible, and is an opportunity for a break from
13 backwards compatibility, so some regrettable decisions are avoided.
15 =head1 Sample database
17 Follow L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Intro> except for the parts setting up the
18 database. After you are done, You should have the following files.
29 Add a line like the following in your MyDatabase::Main file:
33 or if you are using a newer Perl you can use the prettier syntax:
35 package MyDatabase::Main 1;
37 By default DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler only uses integers for versions,
38 this makes versioning much simpler for figuring out what version is next
39 (or previous.) However, if you are using decimal numbers for versioning,
40 you will need to create a separate DeploymentHandler class, as per
41 L<DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler::Cookbook::CustomResultSource>, and
42 set the VersionHandler class_name from Monotonic to ExplicitVersions or
43 DatabaseToSchemaVersions, as these handle version numbers as strings instead
48 Our first script, C<install.pl> reads our schema file and creates the tables
55 use aliased 'DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler' => 'DH';
58 use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
61 my $force_overwrite = 0;
63 unless ( GetOptions( 'force_overwrite!' => \$force_overwrite ) ) {
64 die "Invalid options";
67 my $schema = MyDatabase::Main->connect('dbi:SQLite:mydb.db');
72 script_directory => "$FindBin::Bin/../dbicdh",
73 databases => 'SQLite',
74 sql_translator_args => { add_drop_table => 0 },
75 force_overwrite => $force_overwrite,
82 =head2 dbicdh - Our migration scripts
84 Running C<install.pl> should create the following:
96 You may wish to turn on L<debug logging|DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler/"LOGGING">
97 before running this script by setting the environment variable C<DBICDH_TRACE> to
102 DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler automatically generates SQL from our schema
103 that is suitable for SQLite
107 This contains all of the raw information about our schema that is then
108 translated into the sql.
112 To truly take advantage of all DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler offers, you
113 should probably be using it for population. To do that all you need to do
114 is create a file called C<dbicdh/_common/deploy/1/create_artists.pl>:
118 $schema->resultset('Artist')->populate([
119 ['artistid', 'name'],
121 [2, 'The Moutain Goats'],
128 Add a line to MyDatabase/Main/Result/Cd.pm below
130 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/ cdid artist title /);
134 __PACKAGE__->add_column(isbn => { is_nullable => 1 });
136 Aside: It must be nullable or have a default - otherwise the upgrade will
137 fail for logical reasons. To be clear, if you add a column to a database and
138 it is not nullable and has no default, what will the existing rows contain
141 Now you need to modify the schema version in your MyDatabase::Main file to
142 tell DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler the new schema version number. You will
143 want to remember the earlier advice about integer version numbers.
147 So here is our next script, C<upgrade.pl>:
152 use aliased 'DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler' => 'DH';
154 use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
155 use MyDatabase::Main;
156 my $schema = MyDatabase::Main->connect('dbi:SQLite:mydb');
160 script_directory => "$FindBin::Bin/../dbicdh",
161 databases => 'SQLite',
162 sql_translator_args => { add_drop_table => 0 },
166 $dh->prepare_upgrade({ from_version => 1, to_version => 2});
169 Our script directory now looks like:
175 | | | `-- 001-auto.sql
188 The new C<deploy/001-auto.sql> and C<deploy/001-auto.yml> files are the
189 state of the db as at that version. The C<upgrade/1-2/001-auto.sql> file
190 is the most interesting one; it is what gets your database from version 1 to 2.
192 And again, you can create a Perl file like we did previously with the