1 package DBIx::Class::InflateColumn;
6 use base 'DBIx::Class::Row';
7 use SQL::Abstract 'is_literal_value';
12 DBIx::Class::InflateColumn - Automatically create references from column data
16 # In your table classes
17 __PACKAGE__->inflate_column('column_name', {
19 my ($raw_value_from_db, $result_object) = @_;
23 my ($inflated_value_from_user, $result_object) = @_;
30 This component translates column data into references, i.e. "inflating"
31 the column data. It also "deflates" references into an appropriate format
34 It can be used, for example, to automatically convert to and from
35 L<DateTime> objects for your date and time fields. There's a
36 convenience component to actually do that though, try
37 L<DBIx::Class::InflateColumn::DateTime>.
39 It will handle all types of references except scalar references. It
40 will not handle scalar values, these are ignored and thus passed
41 through to L<SQL::Abstract>. This is to allow setting raw values to
42 "just work". Scalar references are passed through to the database to
43 deal with, to allow such settings as C< \'year + 1'> and C< \'DEFAULT' >
46 If you want to filter plain scalar values and replace them with
47 something else, see L<DBIx::Class::FilterColumn>.
53 Instruct L<DBIx::Class> to inflate the given column.
55 In addition to the column name, you must provide C<inflate> and
56 C<deflate> methods. The C<inflate> method is called when you access
57 the field, while the C<deflate> method is called when the field needs
58 to used by the database.
60 For example, if you have a table C<events> with a timestamp field
61 named C<insert_time>, you could inflate the column in the
62 corresponding table class using something like:
64 __PACKAGE__->inflate_column('insert_time', {
66 my ($insert_time_raw_value, $event_result_object) = @_;
67 DateTime->from_epoch( epoch => $insert_time_raw_value );
70 my ($insert_time_dt_object, $event_result_object) = @_;
71 $insert_time_dt_object->epoch;
75 The coderefs you set for inflate and deflate are called with two parameters,
76 the first is the value of the column to be inflated/deflated, the second is
77 the result object itself.
79 In this example, calls to an event's C<insert_time> accessor return a
80 L<DateTime> object. This L<DateTime> object is later "deflated" back
81 to the integer epoch representation when used in the database layer.
82 For a much more thorough handling of the above example, please see
83 L<DBIx::Class::DateTime::Epoch>
88 my ($self, $col, $attrs) = @_;
90 my $colinfo = $self->column_info($col);
92 $self->throw_exception("InflateColumn can not be used on a column with a declared FilterColumn filter")
93 if defined $colinfo->{_filter_info} and $self->isa('DBIx::Class::FilterColumn');
95 $self->throw_exception("No such column $col to inflate")
96 unless $self->has_column($col);
97 $self->throw_exception("inflate_column needs attr hashref")
98 unless ref $attrs eq 'HASH';
99 $colinfo->{_inflate_info} = $attrs;
100 my $acc = $colinfo->{accessor};
101 $self->mk_group_accessors('inflated_column' => [ (defined $acc ? $acc : $col), $col]);
105 sub _inflated_column {
106 my ($self, $col, $value) = @_;
109 ! defined $value # NULL is NULL is NULL
111 is_literal_value($value) #that would be a not-yet-reloaded literal update
114 my $info = $self->result_source->column_info($col)
115 or $self->throw_exception("No column info for $col");
117 return $value unless exists $info->{_inflate_info};
120 $info->{_inflate_info}{inflate}
122 $self->throw_exception("No inflator found for '$col'")
126 sub _deflated_column {
127 my ($self, $col, $value) = @_;
129 ## Deflate any refs except for literals, pass through plain values
133 is_literal_value($value)
136 my $info = $self->result_source->column_info($col) or
137 $self->throw_exception("No column info for $col");
139 return $value unless exists $info->{_inflate_info};
142 $info->{_inflate_info}{deflate}
144 $self->throw_exception("No deflator found for '$col'")
148 =head2 get_inflated_column
150 my $val = $obj->get_inflated_column($col);
152 Fetch a column value in its inflated state. This is directly
153 analogous to L<DBIx::Class::Row/get_column> in that it only fetches a
154 column already retrieved from the database, and then inflates it.
155 Throws an exception if the column requested is not an inflated column.
159 sub get_inflated_column {
160 my ($self, $col) = @_;
162 $self->throw_exception("$col is not an inflated column")
163 unless exists $self->result_source->column_info($col)->{_inflate_info};
165 # we take care of keeping things in sync
166 return $self->{_inflated_column}{$col}
167 if exists $self->{_inflated_column}{$col};
169 my $val = $self->get_column($col);
171 return $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} = $self->_inflated_column($col, $val);
174 =head2 set_inflated_column
176 my $copy = $obj->set_inflated_column($col => $val);
178 Sets a column value from an inflated value. This is directly
179 analogous to L<DBIx::Class::Row/set_column>.
183 sub set_inflated_column {
184 my ($self, $col, $value) = @_;
186 # pass through deflated stuff
187 if (! length ref $value or is_literal_value($value)) {
188 $self->set_column($col, $value);
189 delete $self->{_inflated_column}{$col};
191 # need to call set_column with the deflate cycle so that
192 # relationship caches are nuked if any
193 # also does the compare-for-dirtyness and change tracking dance
195 $self->set_column($col, $self->_deflated_column($col, $value));
196 $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} = $value;
202 =head2 store_inflated_column
204 my $copy = $obj->store_inflated_column($col => $val);
206 Sets a column value from an inflated value without marking the column
207 as dirty. This is directly analogous to L<DBIx::Class::Row/store_column>.
211 sub store_inflated_column {
212 my ($self, $col, $value) = @_;
214 if (! length ref $value or is_literal_value($value)) {
215 delete $self->{_inflated_column}{$col};
216 $self->store_column($col => $value);
219 delete $self->{_column_data}{$col};
220 $self->{_inflated_column}{$col} = $value;
230 =item L<DBIx::Class::Core> - This component is loaded as part of the
231 C<core> L<DBIx::Class> components; generally there is no need to
236 =head1 FURTHER QUESTIONS?
238 Check the list of L<additional DBIC resources|DBIx::Class/GETTING HELP/SUPPORT>.
240 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
242 This module is free software L<copyright|DBIx::Class/COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE>
243 by the L<DBIx::Class (DBIC) authors|DBIx::Class/AUTHORS>. You can
244 redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the
245 L<DBIx::Class library|DBIx::Class/COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE>.