1 package DBIx::Class::ResultSet;
11 use Scalar::Util qw/weaken/;
13 use DBIx::Class::ResultSetColumn;
14 use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
15 __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/AccessorGroup/);
16 __PACKAGE__->mk_group_accessors('simple' => qw/result_source result_class/);
20 DBIx::Class::ResultSet - Responsible for fetching and creating resultset.
24 my $rs = $schema->resultset('User')->search(registered => 1);
25 my @rows = $schema->resultset('CD')->search(year => 2005);
29 The resultset is also known as an iterator. It is responsible for handling
30 queries that may return an arbitrary number of rows, e.g. via L</search>
31 or a C<has_many> relationship.
33 In the examples below, the following table classes are used:
35 package MyApp::Schema::Artist;
36 use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
37 __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/Core/);
38 __PACKAGE__->table('artist');
39 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/artistid name/);
40 __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('artistid');
41 __PACKAGE__->has_many(cds => 'MyApp::Schema::CD');
44 package MyApp::Schema::CD;
45 use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
46 __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/Core/);
47 __PACKAGE__->table('cd');
48 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/cdid artist title year/);
49 __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('cdid');
50 __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(artist => 'MyApp::Schema::Artist');
59 =item Arguments: $source, \%$attrs
61 =item Return Value: $rs
65 The resultset constructor. Takes a source object (usually a
66 L<DBIx::Class::ResultSourceProxy::Table>) and an attribute hash (see
67 L</ATTRIBUTES> below). Does not perform any queries -- these are
68 executed as needed by the other methods.
70 Generally you won't need to construct a resultset manually. You'll
71 automatically get one from e.g. a L</search> called in scalar context:
73 my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search({ title => '100th Window' });
75 IMPORTANT: If called on an object, proxies to new_result instead so
77 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->new({ title => 'Spoon' });
79 will return a CD object, not a ResultSet.
85 return $class->new_result(@_) if ref $class;
87 my ($source, $attrs) = @_;
89 $attrs = Storable::dclone($attrs || {}); # { %{ $attrs || {} } };
90 #use Data::Dumper; warn Dumper($attrs);
91 my $alias = ($attrs->{alias} ||= 'me');
93 $attrs->{columns} ||= delete $attrs->{cols} if $attrs->{cols};
94 delete $attrs->{as} if $attrs->{columns};
95 $attrs->{columns} ||= [ $source->columns ] unless $attrs->{select};
97 map { m/\./ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" } @{delete $attrs->{columns}}
98 ] if $attrs->{columns};
100 map { m/^\Q$alias.\E(.+)$/ ? $1 : $_ } @{$attrs->{select}}
102 if (my $include = delete $attrs->{include_columns}) {
103 push(@{$attrs->{select}}, @$include);
104 push(@{$attrs->{as}}, map { m/([^.]+)$/; $1; } @$include);
106 #use Data::Dumper; warn Dumper(@{$attrs}{qw/select as/});
108 $attrs->{from} ||= [ { $alias => $source->from } ];
109 $attrs->{seen_join} ||= {};
111 if (my $join = delete $attrs->{join}) {
112 foreach my $j (ref $join eq 'ARRAY' ? @$join : ($join)) {
113 if (ref $j eq 'HASH') {
114 $seen{$_} = 1 foreach keys %$j;
119 push(@{$attrs->{from}}, $source->resolve_join(
120 $join, $attrs->{alias}, $attrs->{seen_join})
124 $attrs->{group_by} ||= $attrs->{select} if delete $attrs->{distinct};
125 $attrs->{order_by} = [ $attrs->{order_by} ] if
126 $attrs->{order_by} and !ref($attrs->{order_by});
127 $attrs->{order_by} ||= [];
129 my $collapse = $attrs->{collapse} || {};
130 if (my $prefetch = delete $attrs->{prefetch}) {
132 foreach my $p (ref $prefetch eq 'ARRAY' ? @$prefetch : ($prefetch)) {
133 if ( ref $p eq 'HASH' ) {
134 foreach my $key (keys %$p) {
135 push(@{$attrs->{from}}, $source->resolve_join($p, $attrs->{alias}))
139 push(@{$attrs->{from}}, $source->resolve_join($p, $attrs->{alias}))
142 my @prefetch = $source->resolve_prefetch(
143 $p, $attrs->{alias}, {}, \@pre_order, $collapse);
144 push(@{$attrs->{select}}, map { $_->[0] } @prefetch);
145 push(@{$attrs->{as}}, map { $_->[1] } @prefetch);
147 push(@{$attrs->{order_by}}, @pre_order);
149 $attrs->{collapse} = $collapse;
150 # use Data::Dumper; warn Dumper($collapse) if keys %{$collapse};
152 if ($attrs->{page}) {
153 $attrs->{rows} ||= 10;
154 $attrs->{offset} ||= 0;
155 $attrs->{offset} += ($attrs->{rows} * ($attrs->{page} - 1));
159 result_source => $source,
160 result_class => $attrs->{result_class} || $source->result_class,
161 cond => $attrs->{where},
162 from => $attrs->{from},
163 collapse => $collapse,
165 page => delete $attrs->{page},
175 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs?
177 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
181 my @cds = $cd_rs->search({ year => 2001 }); # "... WHERE year = 2001"
182 my $new_rs = $cd_rs->search({ year => 2005 });
184 my $new_rs = $cd_rs->search([ { year => 2005 }, { year => 2004 } ]);
185 # year = 2005 OR year = 2004
187 If you need to pass in additional attributes but no additional condition,
188 call it as C<search(undef, \%attrs)>.
190 # "SELECT name, artistid FROM $artist_table"
191 my @all_artists = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search(undef, {
192 columns => [qw/name artistid/],
203 my $attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}} };
204 my $having = delete $attrs->{having};
205 $attrs = { %$attrs, %{ pop(@_) } } if @_ > 1 and ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH';
208 ? ((@_ == 1 || ref $_[0] eq "HASH")
211 ? $self->throw_exception(
212 "Odd number of arguments to search")
215 if (defined $where) {
216 $attrs->{where} = (defined $attrs->{where}
218 [ map { ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_ }
219 $where, $attrs->{where} ] }
223 if (defined $having) {
224 $attrs->{having} = (defined $attrs->{having}
226 [ map { ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_ }
227 $having, $attrs->{having} ] }
231 $rs = (ref $self)->new($self->result_source, $attrs);
237 return (wantarray ? $rs->all : $rs);
240 =head2 search_literal
244 =item Arguments: $sql_fragment, @bind_values
246 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
250 my @cds = $cd_rs->search_literal('year = ? AND title = ?', qw/2001 Reload/);
251 my $newrs = $artist_rs->search_literal('name = ?', 'Metallica');
253 Pass a literal chunk of SQL to be added to the conditional part of the
259 my ($self, $cond, @vals) = @_;
260 my $attrs = (ref $vals[$#vals] eq 'HASH' ? { %{ pop(@vals) } } : {});
261 $attrs->{bind} = [ @{$self->{attrs}{bind}||[]}, @vals ];
262 return $self->search(\$cond, $attrs);
269 =item Arguments: @values | \%cols, \%attrs?
271 =item Return Value: $row_object
275 Finds a row based on its primary key or unique constraint. For example:
277 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find(5);
279 Also takes an optional C<key> attribute, to search by a specific key or unique
280 constraint. For example:
282 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find(
284 artist => 'Massive Attack',
285 title => 'Mezzanine',
287 { key => 'artist_title' }
290 See also L</find_or_create> and L</update_or_create>.
295 my ($self, @vals) = @_;
296 my $attrs = (@vals > 1 && ref $vals[$#vals] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@vals) : {});
298 my @cols = $self->result_source->primary_columns;
299 if (exists $attrs->{key}) {
300 my %uniq = $self->result_source->unique_constraints;
301 $self->throw_exception(
302 "Unknown key $attrs->{key} on '" . $self->result_source->name . "'"
303 ) unless exists $uniq{$attrs->{key}};
304 @cols = @{ $uniq{$attrs->{key}} };
306 #use Data::Dumper; warn Dumper($attrs, @vals, @cols);
307 $self->throw_exception(
308 "Can't find unless a primary key or unique constraint is defined"
312 if (ref $vals[0] eq 'HASH') {
313 $query = { %{$vals[0]} };
314 } elsif (@cols == @vals) {
316 @{$query}{@cols} = @vals;
320 foreach my $key (grep { ! m/\./ } keys %$query) {
321 $query->{"$self->{attrs}{alias}.$key"} = delete $query->{$key};
323 #warn Dumper($query);
326 my $rs = $self->search($query,$attrs);
327 return keys %{$rs->{collapse}} ? $rs->next : $rs->single;
329 return keys %{$self->{collapse}} ?
330 $self->search($query)->next :
331 $self->single($query);
335 =head2 search_related
339 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs?
341 =item Return Value: $new_resultset
345 $new_rs = $cd_rs->search_related('artist', {
349 Searches the specified relationship, optionally specifying a condition and
350 attributes for matching records. See L</ATTRIBUTES> for more information.
355 return shift->related_resultset(shift)->search(@_);
362 =item Arguments: none
364 =item Return Value: $cursor
368 Returns a storage-driven cursor to the given resultset. See
369 L<DBIx::Class::Cursor> for more information.
375 my $attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}} };
376 return $self->{cursor}
377 ||= $self->result_source->storage->select($self->{from}, $attrs->{select},
378 $attrs->{where},$attrs);
385 =item Arguments: $cond?
387 =item Return Value: $row_object?
391 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->single({ year => 2001 });
393 Inflates the first result without creating a cursor if the resultset has
394 any records in it; if not returns nothing. Used by find() as an optimisation.
399 my ($self, $where) = @_;
400 my $attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}} };
402 if (defined $attrs->{where}) {
405 [ map { ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_ }
406 $where, delete $attrs->{where} ]
409 $attrs->{where} = $where;
412 my @data = $self->result_source->storage->select_single(
413 $self->{from}, $attrs->{select},
414 $attrs->{where},$attrs);
415 return (@data ? $self->_construct_object(@data) : ());
422 =item Arguments: $cond?
424 =item Return Value: $resultsetcolumn
428 my $max_length = $rs->get_column('length')->max;
430 Returns a ResultSetColumn instance for $column based on $self
435 my ($self, $column) = @_;
437 my $new = DBIx::Class::ResultSetColumn->new($self, $column);
445 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs?
447 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
451 # WHERE title LIKE '%blue%'
452 $cd_rs = $rs->search_like({ title => '%blue%'});
454 Performs a search, but uses C<LIKE> instead of C<=> as the condition. Note
455 that this is simply a convenience method. You most likely want to use
456 L</search> with specific operators.
458 For more information, see L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook>.
464 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
465 my $query = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? { %{shift()} }: {@_};
466 $query->{$_} = { 'like' => $query->{$_} } for keys %$query;
467 return $class->search($query, { %$attrs });
474 =item Arguments: $first, $last
476 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
480 Returns a resultset or object list representing a subset of elements from the
481 resultset slice is called on. Indexes are from 0, i.e., to get the first
484 my ($one, $two, $three) = $rs->slice(0, 2);
489 my ($self, $min, $max) = @_;
490 my $attrs = { %{ $self->{attrs} || {} } };
491 $attrs->{offset} ||= 0;
492 $attrs->{offset} += $min;
493 $attrs->{rows} = ($max ? ($max - $min + 1) : 1);
494 my $slice = (ref $self)->new($self->result_source, $attrs);
495 return (wantarray ? $slice->all : $slice);
502 =item Arguments: none
504 =item Return Value: $result?
508 Returns the next element in the resultset (C<undef> is there is none).
510 Can be used to efficiently iterate over records in the resultset:
512 my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search;
513 while (my $cd = $rs->next) {
521 if (@{$self->{all_cache} || []}) {
522 $self->{all_cache_position} ||= 0;
523 return $self->{all_cache}->[$self->{all_cache_position}++];
525 if ($self->{attrs}{cache}) {
526 $self->{all_cache_position} = 1;
527 return ($self->all)[0];
529 my @row = (exists $self->{stashed_row} ?
530 @{delete $self->{stashed_row}} :
533 # warn Dumper(\@row); use Data::Dumper;
534 return unless (@row);
535 return $self->_construct_object(@row);
538 sub _construct_object {
539 my ($self, @row) = @_;
540 my @as = @{ $self->{attrs}{as} };
542 my $info = $self->_collapse_result(\@as, \@row);
544 my $new = $self->result_class->inflate_result($self->result_source, @$info);
546 $new = $self->{attrs}{record_filter}->($new)
547 if exists $self->{attrs}{record_filter};
551 sub _collapse_result {
552 my ($self, $as, $row, $prefix) = @_;
557 foreach my $this_as (@$as) {
558 my $val = shift @copy;
559 if (defined $prefix) {
560 if ($this_as =~ m/^\Q${prefix}.\E(.+)$/) {
562 $remain =~ /^(?:(.*)\.)?([^.]+)$/;
563 $const{$1||''}{$2} = $val;
566 $this_as =~ /^(?:(.*)\.)?([^.]+)$/;
567 $const{$1||''}{$2} = $val;
571 my $info = [ {}, {} ];
572 foreach my $key (keys %const) {
575 my @parts = split(/\./, $key);
576 foreach my $p (@parts) {
577 $target = $target->[1]->{$p} ||= [];
579 $target->[0] = $const{$key};
581 $info->[0] = $const{$key};
586 if (defined $prefix) {
588 m/^\Q${prefix}.\E(.+)$/ ? ($1) : ()
589 } keys %{$self->{collapse}}
591 @collapse = keys %{$self->{collapse}};
595 my ($c) = sort { length $a <=> length $b } @collapse;
597 foreach my $p (split(/\./, $c)) {
598 $target = $target->[1]->{$p} ||= [];
600 my $c_prefix = (defined($prefix) ? "${prefix}.${c}" : $c);
601 my @co_key = @{$self->{collapse}{$c_prefix}};
602 my %co_check = map { ($_, $target->[0]->{$_}); } @co_key;
603 my $tree = $self->_collapse_result($as, $row, $c_prefix);
606 !defined($tree->[0]->{$_}) ||
607 $co_check{$_} ne $tree->[0]->{$_}
610 last unless (@raw = $self->cursor->next);
611 $row = $self->{stashed_row} = \@raw;
612 $tree = $self->_collapse_result($as, $row, $c_prefix);
613 #warn Data::Dumper::Dumper($tree, $row);
625 =item Arguments: $result_source?
627 =item Return Value: $result_source
631 An accessor for the primary ResultSource object from which this ResultSet
641 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs??
643 =item Return Value: $count
647 Performs an SQL C<COUNT> with the same query as the resultset was built
648 with to find the number of elements. If passed arguments, does a search
649 on the resultset and counts the results of that.
651 Note: When using C<count> with C<group_by>, L<DBIX::Class> emulates C<GROUP BY>
652 using C<COUNT( DISTINCT( columns ) )>. Some databases (notably SQLite) do
653 not support C<DISTINCT> with multiple columns. If you are using such a
654 database, you should only use columns from the main table in your C<group_by>
661 return $self->search(@_)->count if @_ and defined $_[0];
662 return scalar @{ $self->get_cache } if @{ $self->get_cache };
664 my $count = $self->_count;
665 return 0 unless $count;
667 $count -= $self->{attrs}{offset} if $self->{attrs}{offset};
668 $count = $self->{attrs}{rows} if
669 $self->{attrs}{rows} and $self->{attrs}{rows} < $count;
673 sub _count { # Separated out so pager can get the full count
675 my $select = { count => '*' };
676 my $attrs = { %{ $self->{attrs} } };
677 if (my $group_by = delete $attrs->{group_by}) {
678 delete $attrs->{having};
679 my @distinct = (ref $group_by ? @$group_by : ($group_by));
680 # todo: try CONCAT for multi-column pk
681 my @pk = $self->result_source->primary_columns;
683 foreach my $column (@distinct) {
684 if ($column =~ qr/^(?:\Q$attrs->{alias}.\E)?$pk[0]$/) {
685 @distinct = ($column);
691 $select = { count => { distinct => \@distinct } };
692 #use Data::Dumper; die Dumper $select;
695 $attrs->{select} = $select;
696 $attrs->{as} = [qw/count/];
698 # offset, order by and page are not needed to count. record_filter is cdbi
699 delete $attrs->{$_} for qw/rows offset order_by page pager record_filter/;
701 my ($count) = (ref $self)->new($self->result_source, $attrs)->cursor->next;
709 =item Arguments: $sql_fragment, @bind_values
711 =item Return Value: $count
715 Counts the results in a literal query. Equivalent to calling L</search_literal>
716 with the passed arguments, then L</count>.
720 sub count_literal { shift->search_literal(@_)->count; }
726 =item Arguments: none
728 =item Return Value: @objects
732 Returns all elements in the resultset. Called implicitly if the resultset
733 is returned in list context.
739 return @{ $self->get_cache } if @{ $self->get_cache };
743 if (keys %{$self->{collapse}}) {
744 # Using $self->cursor->all is really just an optimisation.
745 # If we're collapsing has_many prefetches it probably makes
746 # very little difference, and this is cleaner than hacking
747 # _construct_object to survive the approach
748 $self->cursor->reset;
749 my @row = $self->cursor->next;
751 push(@obj, $self->_construct_object(@row));
752 @row = (exists $self->{stashed_row}
753 ? @{delete $self->{stashed_row}}
754 : $self->cursor->next);
757 @obj = map { $self->_construct_object(@$_) } $self->cursor->all;
760 $self->set_cache(\@obj) if $self->{attrs}{cache};
768 =item Arguments: none
770 =item Return Value: $self
774 Resets the resultset's cursor, so you can iterate through the elements again.
780 $self->{all_cache_position} = 0;
781 $self->cursor->reset;
789 =item Arguments: none
791 =item Return Value: $object?
795 Resets the resultset and returns an object for the first result (if the
796 resultset returns anything).
801 return $_[0]->reset->next;
808 =item Arguments: \%values
810 =item Return Value: $storage_rv
814 Sets the specified columns in the resultset to the supplied values in a
815 single query. Return value will be true if the update succeeded or false
816 if no records were updated; exact type of success value is storage-dependent.
821 my ($self, $values) = @_;
822 $self->throw_exception("Values for update must be a hash")
823 unless ref $values eq 'HASH';
824 return $self->result_source->storage->update(
825 $self->result_source->from, $values, $self->{cond}
833 =item Arguments: \%values
835 =item Return Value: 1
839 Fetches all objects and updates them one at a time. Note that C<update_all>
840 will run DBIC cascade triggers, while L</update> will not.
845 my ($self, $values) = @_;
846 $self->throw_exception("Values for update must be a hash")
847 unless ref $values eq 'HASH';
848 foreach my $obj ($self->all) {
849 $obj->set_columns($values)->update;
858 =item Arguments: none
860 =item Return Value: 1
864 Deletes the contents of the resultset from its result source. Note that this
865 will not run DBIC cascade triggers. See L</delete_all> if you need triggers
874 if (!ref($self->{cond})) {
876 # No-op. No condition, we're deleting everything
878 } elsif (ref $self->{cond} eq 'ARRAY') {
880 $del = [ map { my %hash;
881 foreach my $key (keys %{$_}) {
883 $hash{$1} = $_->{$key};
884 }; \%hash; } @{$self->{cond}} ];
886 } elsif (ref $self->{cond} eq 'HASH') {
888 if ((keys %{$self->{cond}})[0] eq '-and') {
890 $del->{-and} = [ map { my %hash;
891 foreach my $key (keys %{$_}) {
893 $hash{$1} = $_->{$key};
894 }; \%hash; } @{$self->{cond}{-and}} ];
898 foreach my $key (keys %{$self->{cond}}) {
900 $del->{$1} = $self->{cond}{$key};
905 $self->throw_exception(
906 "Can't delete on resultset with condition unless hash or array"
910 $self->result_source->storage->delete($self->result_source->from, $del);
918 =item Arguments: none
920 =item Return Value: 1
924 Fetches all objects and deletes them one at a time. Note that C<delete_all>
925 will run DBIC cascade triggers, while L</delete> will not.
931 $_->delete for $self->all;
939 =item Arguments: none
941 =item Return Value: $pager
945 Return Value a L<Data::Page> object for the current resultset. Only makes
946 sense for queries with a C<page> attribute.
952 my $attrs = $self->{attrs};
953 $self->throw_exception("Can't create pager for non-paged rs")
954 unless $self->{page};
955 $attrs->{rows} ||= 10;
956 return $self->{pager} ||= Data::Page->new(
957 $self->_count, $attrs->{rows}, $self->{page});
964 =item Arguments: $page_number
966 =item Return Value: $rs
970 Returns a resultset for the $page_number page of the resultset on which page
971 is called, where each page contains a number of rows equal to the 'rows'
972 attribute set on the resultset (10 by default).
977 my ($self, $page) = @_;
978 my $attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}} };
979 $attrs->{page} = $page;
980 return (ref $self)->new($self->result_source, $attrs);
987 =item Arguments: \%vals
989 =item Return Value: $object
993 Creates an object in the resultset's result class and returns it.
998 my ($self, $values) = @_;
999 $self->throw_exception( "new_result needs a hash" )
1000 unless (ref $values eq 'HASH');
1001 $self->throw_exception(
1002 "Can't abstract implicit construct, condition not a hash"
1003 ) if ($self->{cond} && !(ref $self->{cond} eq 'HASH'));
1005 my $alias = $self->{attrs}{alias};
1006 foreach my $key (keys %{$self->{cond}||{}}) {
1007 $new{$1} = $self->{cond}{$key} if ($key =~ m/^(?:\Q${alias}.\E)?([^.]+)$/);
1009 my $obj = $self->result_class->new(\%new);
1010 $obj->result_source($self->result_source) if $obj->can('result_source');
1018 =item Arguments: \%vals
1020 =item Return Value: $object
1024 Inserts a record into the resultset and returns the object representing it.
1026 Effectively a shortcut for C<< ->new_result(\%vals)->insert >>.
1031 my ($self, $attrs) = @_;
1032 $self->throw_exception( "create needs a hashref" )
1033 unless ref $attrs eq 'HASH';
1034 return $self->new_result($attrs)->insert;
1037 =head2 find_or_create
1041 =item Arguments: \%vals, \%attrs?
1043 =item Return Value: $object
1047 $class->find_or_create({ key => $val, ... });
1049 Searches for a record matching the search condition; if it doesn't find one,
1050 creates one and returns that instead.
1052 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find_or_create({
1054 artist => 'Massive Attack',
1055 title => 'Mezzanine',
1059 Also takes an optional C<key> attribute, to search by a specific key or unique
1060 constraint. For example:
1062 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find_or_create(
1064 artist => 'Massive Attack',
1065 title => 'Mezzanine',
1067 { key => 'artist_title' }
1070 See also L</find> and L</update_or_create>.
1074 sub find_or_create {
1076 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
1077 my $hash = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? shift : {@_};
1078 my $exists = $self->find($hash, $attrs);
1079 return defined $exists ? $exists : $self->create($hash);
1082 =head2 update_or_create
1086 =item Arguments: \%col_values, { key => $unique_constraint }?
1088 =item Return Value: $object
1092 $class->update_or_create({ col => $val, ... });
1094 First, searches for an existing row matching one of the unique constraints
1095 (including the primary key) on the source of this resultset. If a row is
1096 found, updates it with the other given column values. Otherwise, creates a new
1099 Takes an optional C<key> attribute to search on a specific unique constraint.
1102 # In your application
1103 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->update_or_create(
1105 artist => 'Massive Attack',
1106 title => 'Mezzanine',
1109 { key => 'artist_title' }
1112 If no C<key> is specified, it searches on all unique constraints defined on the
1113 source, including the primary key.
1115 If the C<key> is specified as C<primary>, it searches only on the primary key.
1117 See also L</find> and L</find_or_create>.
1121 sub update_or_create {
1123 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
1124 my $hash = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? shift : {@_};
1126 my %unique_constraints = $self->result_source->unique_constraints;
1127 my @constraint_names = (exists $attrs->{key}
1129 : keys %unique_constraints);
1132 foreach my $name (@constraint_names) {
1133 my @unique_cols = @{ $unique_constraints{$name} };
1135 map { $_ => $hash->{$_} }
1136 grep { exists $hash->{$_} }
1139 push @unique_hashes, \%unique_hash
1140 if (scalar keys %unique_hash == scalar @unique_cols);
1143 if (@unique_hashes) {
1144 my $row = $self->single(\@unique_hashes);
1146 $row->set_columns($hash);
1152 return $self->create($hash);
1159 =item Arguments: none
1161 =item Return Value: \@cache_objects?
1165 Gets the contents of the cache for the resultset, if the cache is set.
1170 shift->{all_cache} || [];
1177 =item Arguments: \@cache_objects
1179 =item Return Value: \@cache_objects
1183 Sets the contents of the cache for the resultset. Expects an arrayref
1184 of objects of the same class as those produced by the resultset. Note that
1185 if the cache is set the resultset will return the cached objects rather
1186 than re-querying the database even if the cache attr is not set.
1191 my ( $self, $data ) = @_;
1192 $self->throw_exception("set_cache requires an arrayref")
1193 if ref $data ne 'ARRAY';
1194 my $result_class = $self->result_class;
1196 $self->throw_exception(
1197 "cannot cache object of type '$_', expected '$result_class'"
1198 ) if ref $_ ne $result_class;
1200 $self->{all_cache} = $data;
1207 =item Arguments: none
1209 =item Return Value: []
1213 Clears the cache for the resultset.
1218 shift->set_cache([]);
1221 =head2 related_resultset
1225 =item Arguments: $relationship_name
1227 =item Return Value: $resultset
1231 Returns a related resultset for the supplied relationship name.
1233 $artist_rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->related_resultset('Artist');
1237 sub related_resultset {
1238 my ( $self, $rel ) = @_;
1239 $self->{related_resultsets} ||= {};
1240 return $self->{related_resultsets}{$rel} ||= do {
1241 #warn "fetching related resultset for rel '$rel'";
1242 my $rel_obj = $self->result_source->relationship_info($rel);
1243 $self->throw_exception(
1244 "search_related: result source '" . $self->result_source->name .
1245 "' has no such relationship ${rel}")
1246 unless $rel_obj; #die Dumper $self->{attrs};
1248 my $rs = $self->search(undef, { join => $rel });
1249 my $alias = defined $rs->{attrs}{seen_join}{$rel}
1250 && $rs->{attrs}{seen_join}{$rel} > 1
1251 ? join('_', $rel, $rs->{attrs}{seen_join}{$rel})
1254 $self->result_source->schema->resultset($rel_obj->{class}
1264 =head2 throw_exception
1266 See L<DBIx::Class::Schema/throw_exception> for details.
1270 sub throw_exception {
1272 $self->result_source->schema->throw_exception(@_);
1275 # XXX: FIXME: Attributes docs need clearing up
1279 The resultset takes various attributes that modify its behavior. Here's an
1286 =item Value: ($order_by | \@order_by)
1290 Which column(s) to order the results by. This is currently passed
1291 through directly to SQL, so you can give e.g. C<year DESC> for a
1292 descending order on the column `year'.
1298 =item Value: \@columns
1302 Shortcut to request a particular set of columns to be retrieved. Adds
1303 C<me.> onto the start of any column without a C<.> in it and sets C<select>
1304 from that, then auto-populates C<as> from C<select> as normal. (You may also
1305 use the C<cols> attribute, as in earlier versions of DBIC.)
1307 =head2 include_columns
1311 =item Value: \@columns
1315 Shortcut to include additional columns in the returned results - for example
1317 $schema->resultset('CD')->search(undef, {
1318 include_columns => ['artist.name'],
1322 would return all CDs and include a 'name' column to the information
1323 passed to object inflation
1329 =item Value: \@select_columns
1333 Indicates which columns should be selected from the storage. You can use
1334 column names, or in the case of RDBMS back ends, function or stored procedure
1337 $rs = $schema->resultset('Employee')->search(undef, {
1340 { count => 'employeeid' },
1345 When you use function/stored procedure names and do not supply an C<as>
1346 attribute, the column names returned are storage-dependent. E.g. MySQL would
1347 return a column named C<count(employeeid)> in the above example.
1353 =item Value: \@inflation_names
1357 Indicates column names for object inflation. This is used in conjunction with
1358 C<select>, usually when C<select> contains one or more function or stored
1361 $rs = $schema->resultset('Employee')->search(undef, {
1364 { count => 'employeeid' }
1366 as => ['name', 'employee_count'],
1369 my $employee = $rs->first(); # get the first Employee
1371 If the object against which the search is performed already has an accessor
1372 matching a column name specified in C<as>, the value can be retrieved using
1373 the accessor as normal:
1375 my $name = $employee->name();
1377 If on the other hand an accessor does not exist in the object, you need to
1378 use C<get_column> instead:
1380 my $employee_count = $employee->get_column('employee_count');
1382 You can create your own accessors if required - see
1383 L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook> for details.
1389 =item Value: ($rel_name | \@rel_names | \%rel_names)
1393 Contains a list of relationships that should be joined for this query. For
1396 # Get CDs by Nine Inch Nails
1397 my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search(
1398 { 'artist.name' => 'Nine Inch Nails' },
1399 { join => 'artist' }
1402 Can also contain a hash reference to refer to the other relation's relations.
1405 package MyApp::Schema::Track;
1406 use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
1407 __PACKAGE__->table('track');
1408 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/trackid cd position title/);
1409 __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('trackid');
1410 __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(cd => 'MyApp::Schema::CD');
1413 # In your application
1414 my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search(
1415 { 'track.title' => 'Teardrop' },
1417 join => { cd => 'track' },
1418 order_by => 'artist.name',
1422 If the same join is supplied twice, it will be aliased to <rel>_2 (and
1423 similarly for a third time). For e.g.
1425 my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search({
1426 'cds.title' => 'Down to Earth',
1427 'cds_2.title' => 'Popular',
1429 join => [ qw/cds cds/ ],
1432 will return a set of all artists that have both a cd with title 'Down
1433 to Earth' and a cd with title 'Popular'.
1435 If you want to fetch related objects from other tables as well, see C<prefetch>
1442 =item Value: ($rel_name | \@rel_names | \%rel_names)
1446 Contains one or more relationships that should be fetched along with the main
1447 query (when they are accessed afterwards they will have already been
1448 "prefetched"). This is useful for when you know you will need the related
1449 objects, because it saves at least one query:
1451 my $rs = $schema->resultset('Tag')->search(
1460 The initial search results in SQL like the following:
1462 SELECT tag.*, cd.*, artist.* FROM tag
1463 JOIN cd ON tag.cd = cd.cdid
1464 JOIN artist ON cd.artist = artist.artistid
1466 L<DBIx::Class> has no need to go back to the database when we access the
1467 C<cd> or C<artist> relationships, which saves us two SQL statements in this
1470 Simple prefetches will be joined automatically, so there is no need
1471 for a C<join> attribute in the above search. If you're prefetching to
1472 depth (e.g. { cd => { artist => 'label' } or similar), you'll need to
1473 specify the join as well.
1475 C<prefetch> can be used with the following relationship types: C<belongs_to>,
1476 C<has_one> (or if you're using C<add_relationship>, any relationship declared
1477 with an accessor type of 'single' or 'filter').
1483 =item Value: \@from_clause
1487 The C<from> attribute gives you manual control over the C<FROM> clause of SQL
1488 statements generated by L<DBIx::Class>, allowing you to express custom C<JOIN>
1491 NOTE: Use this on your own risk. This allows you to shoot off your foot!
1492 C<join> will usually do what you need and it is strongly recommended that you
1493 avoid using C<from> unless you cannot achieve the desired result using C<join>.
1495 In simple terms, C<from> works as follows:
1498 { <alias> => <table>, -join_type => 'inner|left|right' }
1499 [] # nested JOIN (optional)
1500 { <table.column> => <foreign_table.foreign_key> }
1506 ON <table.column> = <foreign_table.foreign_key>
1508 An easy way to follow the examples below is to remember the following:
1510 Anything inside "[]" is a JOIN
1511 Anything inside "{}" is a condition for the enclosing JOIN
1513 The following examples utilize a "person" table in a family tree application.
1514 In order to express parent->child relationships, this table is self-joined:
1516 # Person->belongs_to('father' => 'Person');
1517 # Person->belongs_to('mother' => 'Person');
1519 C<from> can be used to nest joins. Here we return all children with a father,
1520 then search against all mothers of those children:
1522 $rs = $schema->resultset('Person')->search(
1525 alias => 'mother', # alias columns in accordance with "from"
1527 { mother => 'person' },
1530 { child => 'person' },
1532 { father => 'person' },
1533 { 'father.person_id' => 'child.father_id' }
1536 { 'mother.person_id' => 'child.mother_id' }
1543 # SELECT mother.* FROM person mother
1546 # JOIN person father
1547 # ON ( father.person_id = child.father_id )
1549 # ON ( mother.person_id = child.mother_id )
1551 The type of any join can be controlled manually. To search against only people
1552 with a father in the person table, we could explicitly use C<INNER JOIN>:
1554 $rs = $schema->resultset('Person')->search(
1557 alias => 'child', # alias columns in accordance with "from"
1559 { child => 'person' },
1561 { father => 'person', -join_type => 'inner' },
1562 { 'father.id' => 'child.father_id' }
1569 # SELECT child.* FROM person child
1570 # INNER JOIN person father ON child.father_id = father.id
1580 Makes the resultset paged and specifies the page to retrieve. Effectively
1581 identical to creating a non-pages resultset and then calling ->page($page)
1592 Specifes the maximum number of rows for direct retrieval or the number of
1593 rows per page if the page attribute or method is used.
1599 =item Value: \@columns
1603 A arrayref of columns to group by. Can include columns of joined tables.
1605 group_by => [qw/ column1 column2 ... /]
1611 =item Value: (0 | 1)
1615 Set to 1 to group by all columns.
1619 Set to 1 to cache search results. This prevents extra SQL queries if you
1620 revisit rows in your ResultSet:
1622 my $resultset = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( undef, { cache => 1 } );
1624 while( my $artist = $resultset->next ) {
1628 $rs->first; # without cache, this would issue a query
1630 By default, searches are not cached.
1632 For more examples of using these attributes, see
1633 L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook>.