1 package DBIx::Class::ResultSet;
9 use Carp::Clan qw/^DBIx::Class/;
12 use DBIx::Class::ResultSetColumn;
13 use DBIx::Class::ResultSourceHandle;
14 use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
16 __PACKAGE__->mk_group_accessors('simple' => qw/result_class _source_handle/);
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) = @_;
88 $source = $source->handle
89 unless $source->isa('DBIx::Class::ResultSourceHandle');
90 $attrs = { %{$attrs||{}} };
93 $attrs->{rows} ||= 10;
94 $attrs->{offset} ||= 0;
95 $attrs->{offset} += ($attrs->{rows} * ($attrs->{page} - 1));
98 $attrs->{alias} ||= 'me';
101 _source_handle => $source,
102 result_class => $attrs->{result_class} || $source->resolve->result_class,
103 cond => $attrs->{where},
118 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs?
120 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
124 my @cds = $cd_rs->search({ year => 2001 }); # "... WHERE year = 2001"
125 my $new_rs = $cd_rs->search({ year => 2005 });
127 my $new_rs = $cd_rs->search([ { year => 2005 }, { year => 2004 } ]);
128 # year = 2005 OR year = 2004
130 If you need to pass in additional attributes but no additional condition,
131 call it as C<search(undef, \%attrs)>.
133 # "SELECT name, artistid FROM $artist_table"
134 my @all_artists = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search(undef, {
135 columns => [qw/name artistid/],
138 For a list of attributes that can be passed to C<search>, see
139 L</ATTRIBUTES>. For more examples of using this function, see
140 L<Searching|DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook/Searching>. For a complete
141 documentation for the first argument, see L<SQL::Abstract>.
147 my $rs = $self->search_rs( @_ );
148 return (wantarray ? $rs->all : $rs);
155 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs?
157 =item Return Value: $resultset
161 This method does the same exact thing as search() except it will
162 always return a resultset, even in list context.
171 unless (@_) { # no search, effectively just a clone
172 $rows = $self->get_cache;
176 $attrs = pop(@_) if @_ > 1 and ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH';
177 my $our_attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}} };
178 my $having = delete $our_attrs->{having};
179 my $where = delete $our_attrs->{where};
181 my $new_attrs = { %{$our_attrs}, %{$attrs} };
183 # merge new attrs into inherited
184 foreach my $key (qw/join prefetch/) {
185 next unless exists $attrs->{$key};
186 $new_attrs->{$key} = $self->_merge_attr($our_attrs->{$key}, $attrs->{$key});
191 (@_ == 1 || ref $_[0] eq "HASH")
193 (ref $_[0] eq 'HASH')
195 (keys %{ $_[0] } > 0)
203 ? $self->throw_exception("Odd number of arguments to search")
210 if (defined $where) {
211 $new_attrs->{where} = (
212 defined $new_attrs->{where}
215 ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_
216 } $where, $new_attrs->{where}
223 $new_attrs->{where} = (
224 defined $new_attrs->{where}
227 ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_
228 } $cond, $new_attrs->{where}
234 if (defined $having) {
235 $new_attrs->{having} = (
236 defined $new_attrs->{having}
239 ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_
240 } $having, $new_attrs->{having}
246 my $rs = (ref $self)->new($self->_source_handle, $new_attrs);
248 $rs->set_cache($rows);
253 =head2 search_literal
257 =item Arguments: $sql_fragment, @bind_values
259 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
263 my @cds = $cd_rs->search_literal('year = ? AND title = ?', qw/2001 Reload/);
264 my $newrs = $artist_rs->search_literal('name = ?', 'Metallica');
266 Pass a literal chunk of SQL to be added to the conditional part of the
272 my ($self, $cond, @vals) = @_;
273 my $attrs = (ref $vals[$#vals] eq 'HASH' ? { %{ pop(@vals) } } : {});
274 $attrs->{bind} = [ @{$self->{attrs}{bind}||[]}, @vals ];
275 return $self->search(\$cond, $attrs);
282 =item Arguments: @values | \%cols, \%attrs?
284 =item Return Value: $row_object
288 Finds a row based on its primary key or unique constraint. For example, to find
289 a row by its primary key:
291 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find(5);
293 You can also find a row by a specific unique constraint using the C<key>
294 attribute. For example:
296 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find('Massive Attack', 'Mezzanine', {
297 key => 'cd_artist_title'
300 Additionally, you can specify the columns explicitly by name:
302 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find(
304 artist => 'Massive Attack',
305 title => 'Mezzanine',
307 { key => 'cd_artist_title' }
310 If the C<key> is specified as C<primary>, it searches only on the primary key.
312 If no C<key> is specified, it searches on all unique constraints defined on the
313 source, including the primary key.
315 If your table does not have a primary key, you B<must> provide a value for the
316 C<key> attribute matching one of the unique constraints on the source.
318 See also L</find_or_create> and L</update_or_create>. For information on how to
319 declare unique constraints, see
320 L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/add_unique_constraint>.
326 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
328 # Default to the primary key, but allow a specific key
329 my @cols = exists $attrs->{key}
330 ? $self->result_source->unique_constraint_columns($attrs->{key})
331 : $self->result_source->primary_columns;
332 $self->throw_exception(
333 "Can't find unless a primary key is defined or unique constraint is specified"
336 # Parse out a hashref from input
338 if (ref $_[0] eq 'HASH') {
339 $input_query = { %{$_[0]} };
341 elsif (@_ == @cols) {
343 @{$input_query}{@cols} = @_;
346 # Compatibility: Allow e.g. find(id => $value)
347 carp "Find by key => value deprecated; please use a hashref instead";
351 my (%related, $info);
353 foreach my $key (keys %$input_query) {
354 if (ref($input_query->{$key})
355 && ($info = $self->result_source->relationship_info($key))) {
356 my $rel_q = $self->result_source->resolve_condition(
357 $info->{cond}, delete $input_query->{$key}, $key
359 die "Can't handle OR join condition in find" if ref($rel_q) eq 'ARRAY';
360 @related{keys %$rel_q} = values %$rel_q;
363 if (my @keys = keys %related) {
364 @{$input_query}{@keys} = values %related;
367 my @unique_queries = $self->_unique_queries($input_query, $attrs);
369 # Build the final query: Default to the disjunction of the unique queries,
370 # but allow the input query in case the ResultSet defines the query or the
371 # user is abusing find
372 my $alias = exists $attrs->{alias} ? $attrs->{alias} : $self->{attrs}{alias};
373 my $query = @unique_queries
374 ? [ map { $self->_add_alias($_, $alias) } @unique_queries ]
375 : $self->_add_alias($input_query, $alias);
379 my $rs = $self->search($query, $attrs);
380 return keys %{$rs->_resolved_attrs->{collapse}} ? $rs->next : $rs->single;
383 return keys %{$self->_resolved_attrs->{collapse}}
384 ? $self->search($query)->next
385 : $self->single($query);
391 # Add the specified alias to the specified query hash. A copy is made so the
392 # original query is not modified.
395 my ($self, $query, $alias) = @_;
397 my %aliased = %$query;
398 foreach my $col (grep { ! m/\./ } keys %aliased) {
399 $aliased{"$alias.$col"} = delete $aliased{$col};
407 # Build a list of queries which satisfy unique constraints.
409 sub _unique_queries {
410 my ($self, $query, $attrs) = @_;
412 my @constraint_names = exists $attrs->{key}
414 : $self->result_source->unique_constraint_names;
416 my $where = $self->_collapse_cond($self->{attrs}{where} || {});
417 my $num_where = scalar keys %$where;
420 foreach my $name (@constraint_names) {
421 my @unique_cols = $self->result_source->unique_constraint_columns($name);
422 my $unique_query = $self->_build_unique_query($query, \@unique_cols);
424 my $num_cols = scalar @unique_cols;
425 my $num_query = scalar keys %$unique_query;
427 my $total = $num_query + $num_where;
428 if ($num_query && ($num_query == $num_cols || $total == $num_cols)) {
429 # The query is either unique on its own or is unique in combination with
430 # the existing where clause
431 push @unique_queries, $unique_query;
435 return @unique_queries;
438 # _build_unique_query
440 # Constrain the specified query hash based on the specified column names.
442 sub _build_unique_query {
443 my ($self, $query, $unique_cols) = @_;
446 map { $_ => $query->{$_} }
447 grep { exists $query->{$_} }
452 =head2 search_related
456 =item Arguments: $rel, $cond, \%attrs?
458 =item Return Value: $new_resultset
462 $new_rs = $cd_rs->search_related('artist', {
466 Searches the specified relationship, optionally specifying a condition and
467 attributes for matching records. See L</ATTRIBUTES> for more information.
472 return shift->related_resultset(shift)->search(@_);
479 =item Arguments: none
481 =item Return Value: $cursor
485 Returns a storage-driven cursor to the given resultset. See
486 L<DBIx::Class::Cursor> for more information.
493 my $attrs = { %{$self->_resolved_attrs} };
494 return $self->{cursor}
495 ||= $self->result_source->storage->select($attrs->{from}, $attrs->{select},
496 $attrs->{where},$attrs);
503 =item Arguments: $cond?
505 =item Return Value: $row_object?
509 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->single({ year => 2001 });
511 Inflates the first result without creating a cursor if the resultset has
512 any records in it; if not returns nothing. Used by L</find> as an optimisation.
514 Can optionally take an additional condition *only* - this is a fast-code-path
515 method; if you need to add extra joins or similar call ->search and then
516 ->single without a condition on the $rs returned from that.
521 my ($self, $where) = @_;
522 my $attrs = { %{$self->_resolved_attrs} };
524 if (defined $attrs->{where}) {
527 [ map { ref $_ eq 'ARRAY' ? [ -or => $_ ] : $_ }
528 $where, delete $attrs->{where} ]
531 $attrs->{where} = $where;
535 # XXX: Disabled since it doesn't infer uniqueness in all cases
536 # unless ($self->_is_unique_query($attrs->{where})) {
537 # carp "Query not guaranteed to return a single row"
538 # . "; please declare your unique constraints or use search instead";
541 my @data = $self->result_source->storage->select_single(
542 $attrs->{from}, $attrs->{select},
543 $attrs->{where}, $attrs
546 return (@data ? ($self->_construct_object(@data))[0] : ());
551 # Try to determine if the specified query is guaranteed to be unique, based on
552 # the declared unique constraints.
554 sub _is_unique_query {
555 my ($self, $query) = @_;
557 my $collapsed = $self->_collapse_query($query);
558 my $alias = $self->{attrs}{alias};
560 foreach my $name ($self->result_source->unique_constraint_names) {
561 my @unique_cols = map {
563 } $self->result_source->unique_constraint_columns($name);
565 # Count the values for each unique column
566 my %seen = map { $_ => 0 } @unique_cols;
568 foreach my $key (keys %$collapsed) {
569 my $aliased = $key =~ /\./ ? $key : "$alias.$key";
570 next unless exists $seen{$aliased}; # Additional constraints are okay
571 $seen{$aliased} = scalar keys %{ $collapsed->{$key} };
574 # If we get 0 or more than 1 value for a column, it's not necessarily unique
575 return 1 unless grep { $_ != 1 } values %seen;
583 # Recursively collapse the query, accumulating values for each column.
585 sub _collapse_query {
586 my ($self, $query, $collapsed) = @_;
590 if (ref $query eq 'ARRAY') {
591 foreach my $subquery (@$query) {
592 next unless ref $subquery; # -or
593 # warn "ARRAY: " . Dumper $subquery;
594 $collapsed = $self->_collapse_query($subquery, $collapsed);
597 elsif (ref $query eq 'HASH') {
598 if (keys %$query and (keys %$query)[0] eq '-and') {
599 foreach my $subquery (@{$query->{-and}}) {
600 # warn "HASH: " . Dumper $subquery;
601 $collapsed = $self->_collapse_query($subquery, $collapsed);
605 # warn "LEAF: " . Dumper $query;
606 foreach my $col (keys %$query) {
607 my $value = $query->{$col};
608 $collapsed->{$col}{$value}++;
620 =item Arguments: $cond?
622 =item Return Value: $resultsetcolumn
626 my $max_length = $rs->get_column('length')->max;
628 Returns a L<DBIx::Class::ResultSetColumn> instance for a column of the ResultSet.
633 my ($self, $column) = @_;
634 my $new = DBIx::Class::ResultSetColumn->new($self, $column);
642 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs?
644 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
648 # WHERE title LIKE '%blue%'
649 $cd_rs = $rs->search_like({ title => '%blue%'});
651 Performs a search, but uses C<LIKE> instead of C<=> as the condition. Note
652 that this is simply a convenience method. You most likely want to use
653 L</search> with specific operators.
655 For more information, see L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook>.
661 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
662 my $query = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? { %{shift()} }: {@_};
663 $query->{$_} = { 'like' => $query->{$_} } for keys %$query;
664 return $class->search($query, { %$attrs });
671 =item Arguments: $first, $last
673 =item Return Value: $resultset (scalar context), @row_objs (list context)
677 Returns a resultset or object list representing a subset of elements from the
678 resultset slice is called on. Indexes are from 0, i.e., to get the first
681 my ($one, $two, $three) = $rs->slice(0, 2);
686 my ($self, $min, $max) = @_;
687 my $attrs = {}; # = { %{ $self->{attrs} || {} } };
688 $attrs->{offset} = $self->{attrs}{offset} || 0;
689 $attrs->{offset} += $min;
690 $attrs->{rows} = ($max ? ($max - $min + 1) : 1);
691 return $self->search(undef(), $attrs);
692 #my $slice = (ref $self)->new($self->result_source, $attrs);
693 #return (wantarray ? $slice->all : $slice);
700 =item Arguments: none
702 =item Return Value: $result?
706 Returns the next element in the resultset (C<undef> is there is none).
708 Can be used to efficiently iterate over records in the resultset:
710 my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search;
711 while (my $cd = $rs->next) {
715 Note that you need to store the resultset object, and call C<next> on it.
716 Calling C<< resultset('Table')->next >> repeatedly will always return the
717 first record from the resultset.
723 if (my $cache = $self->get_cache) {
724 $self->{all_cache_position} ||= 0;
725 return $cache->[$self->{all_cache_position}++];
727 if ($self->{attrs}{cache}) {
728 $self->{all_cache_position} = 1;
729 return ($self->all)[0];
731 if ($self->{stashed_objects}) {
732 my $obj = shift(@{$self->{stashed_objects}});
733 delete $self->{stashed_objects} unless @{$self->{stashed_objects}};
737 exists $self->{stashed_row}
738 ? @{delete $self->{stashed_row}}
739 : $self->cursor->next
741 return unless (@row);
742 my ($row, @more) = $self->_construct_object(@row);
743 $self->{stashed_objects} = \@more if @more;
747 sub _construct_object {
748 my ($self, @row) = @_;
749 my $info = $self->_collapse_result($self->{_attrs}{as}, \@row);
750 my @new = $self->result_class->inflate_result($self->_source_handle, @$info);
751 @new = $self->{_attrs}{record_filter}->(@new)
752 if exists $self->{_attrs}{record_filter};
756 sub _collapse_result {
757 my ($self, $as, $row, $prefix) = @_;
762 foreach my $this_as (@$as) {
763 my $val = shift @copy;
764 if (defined $prefix) {
765 if ($this_as =~ m/^\Q${prefix}.\E(.+)$/) {
767 $remain =~ /^(?:(.*)\.)?([^.]+)$/;
768 $const{$1||''}{$2} = $val;
771 $this_as =~ /^(?:(.*)\.)?([^.]+)$/;
772 $const{$1||''}{$2} = $val;
776 my $alias = $self->{attrs}{alias};
777 my $info = [ {}, {} ];
778 foreach my $key (keys %const) {
779 if (length $key && $key ne $alias) {
781 my @parts = split(/\./, $key);
782 foreach my $p (@parts) {
783 $target = $target->[1]->{$p} ||= [];
785 $target->[0] = $const{$key};
787 $info->[0] = $const{$key};
792 if (defined $prefix) {
794 m/^\Q${prefix}.\E(.+)$/ ? ($1) : ()
795 } keys %{$self->{_attrs}{collapse}}
797 @collapse = keys %{$self->{_attrs}{collapse}};
801 my ($c) = sort { length $a <=> length $b } @collapse;
803 foreach my $p (split(/\./, $c)) {
804 $target = $target->[1]->{$p} ||= [];
806 my $c_prefix = (defined($prefix) ? "${prefix}.${c}" : $c);
807 my @co_key = @{$self->{_attrs}{collapse}{$c_prefix}};
808 my $tree = $self->_collapse_result($as, $row, $c_prefix);
809 my %co_check = map { ($_, $tree->[0]->{$_}); } @co_key;
815 !defined($tree->[0]->{$_}) || $co_check{$_} ne $tree->[0]->{$_}
820 last unless (@raw = $self->cursor->next);
821 $row = $self->{stashed_row} = \@raw;
822 $tree = $self->_collapse_result($as, $row, $c_prefix);
824 @$target = (@final ? @final : [ {}, {} ]);
825 # single empty result to indicate an empty prefetched has_many
828 #print "final info: " . Dumper($info);
836 =item Arguments: $result_source?
838 =item Return Value: $result_source
842 An accessor for the primary ResultSource object from which this ResultSet
849 =item Arguments: $result_class?
851 =item Return Value: $result_class
855 An accessor for the class to use when creating row objects. Defaults to
856 C<< result_source->result_class >> - which in most cases is the name of the
857 L<"table"|DBIx::Class::Manual::Glossary/"ResultSource"> class.
866 =item Arguments: $cond, \%attrs??
868 =item Return Value: $count
872 Performs an SQL C<COUNT> with the same query as the resultset was built
873 with to find the number of elements. If passed arguments, does a search
874 on the resultset and counts the results of that.
876 Note: When using C<count> with C<group_by>, L<DBIX::Class> emulates C<GROUP BY>
877 using C<COUNT( DISTINCT( columns ) )>. Some databases (notably SQLite) do
878 not support C<DISTINCT> with multiple columns. If you are using such a
879 database, you should only use columns from the main table in your C<group_by>
886 return $self->search(@_)->count if @_ and defined $_[0];
887 return scalar @{ $self->get_cache } if $self->get_cache;
888 my $count = $self->_count;
889 return 0 unless $count;
891 $count -= $self->{attrs}{offset} if $self->{attrs}{offset};
892 $count = $self->{attrs}{rows} if
893 $self->{attrs}{rows} and $self->{attrs}{rows} < $count;
897 sub _count { # Separated out so pager can get the full count
899 my $select = { count => '*' };
901 my $attrs = { %{$self->_resolved_attrs} };
902 if (my $group_by = delete $attrs->{group_by}) {
903 delete $attrs->{having};
904 my @distinct = (ref $group_by ? @$group_by : ($group_by));
905 # todo: try CONCAT for multi-column pk
906 my @pk = $self->result_source->primary_columns;
908 my $alias = $attrs->{alias};
909 foreach my $column (@distinct) {
910 if ($column =~ qr/^(?:\Q${alias}.\E)?$pk[0]$/) {
911 @distinct = ($column);
917 $select = { count => { distinct => \@distinct } };
920 $attrs->{select} = $select;
921 $attrs->{as} = [qw/count/];
923 # offset, order by and page are not needed to count. record_filter is cdbi
924 delete $attrs->{$_} for qw/rows offset order_by page pager record_filter/;
926 my $tmp_rs = (ref $self)->new($self->_source_handle, $attrs);
927 my ($count) = $tmp_rs->cursor->next;
935 =item Arguments: $sql_fragment, @bind_values
937 =item Return Value: $count
941 Counts the results in a literal query. Equivalent to calling L</search_literal>
942 with the passed arguments, then L</count>.
946 sub count_literal { shift->search_literal(@_)->count; }
952 =item Arguments: none
954 =item Return Value: @objects
958 Returns all elements in the resultset. Called implicitly if the resultset
959 is returned in list context.
965 return @{ $self->get_cache } if $self->get_cache;
969 # TODO: don't call resolve here
970 if (keys %{$self->_resolved_attrs->{collapse}}) {
971 # if ($self->{attrs}{prefetch}) {
972 # Using $self->cursor->all is really just an optimisation.
973 # If we're collapsing has_many prefetches it probably makes
974 # very little difference, and this is cleaner than hacking
975 # _construct_object to survive the approach
976 my @row = $self->cursor->next;
978 push(@obj, $self->_construct_object(@row));
979 @row = (exists $self->{stashed_row}
980 ? @{delete $self->{stashed_row}}
981 : $self->cursor->next);
984 @obj = map { $self->_construct_object(@$_) } $self->cursor->all;
987 $self->set_cache(\@obj) if $self->{attrs}{cache};
995 =item Arguments: none
997 =item Return Value: $self
1001 Resets the resultset's cursor, so you can iterate through the elements again.
1007 delete $self->{_attrs} if exists $self->{_attrs};
1008 $self->{all_cache_position} = 0;
1009 $self->cursor->reset;
1017 =item Arguments: none
1019 =item Return Value: $object?
1023 Resets the resultset and returns an object for the first result (if the
1024 resultset returns anything).
1029 return $_[0]->reset->next;
1032 # _cond_for_update_delete
1034 # update/delete require the condition to be modified to handle
1035 # the differing SQL syntax available. This transforms the $self->{cond}
1036 # appropriately, returning the new condition.
1038 sub _cond_for_update_delete {
1039 my ($self, $full_cond) = @_;
1042 $full_cond ||= $self->{cond};
1043 # No-op. No condition, we're updating/deleting everything
1044 return $cond unless ref $full_cond;
1046 if (ref $full_cond eq 'ARRAY') {
1050 foreach my $key (keys %{$_}) {
1052 $hash{$1} = $_->{$key};
1058 elsif (ref $full_cond eq 'HASH') {
1059 if ((keys %{$full_cond})[0] eq '-and') {
1062 my @cond = @{$full_cond->{-and}};
1063 for (my $i = 0; $i < @cond; $i++) {
1064 my $entry = $cond[$i];
1067 if (ref $entry eq 'HASH') {
1068 $hash = $self->_cond_for_update_delete($entry);
1071 $entry =~ /([^.]+)$/;
1072 $hash->{$1} = $cond[++$i];
1075 push @{$cond->{-and}}, $hash;
1079 foreach my $key (keys %{$full_cond}) {
1081 $cond->{$1} = $full_cond->{$key};
1086 $self->throw_exception(
1087 "Can't update/delete on resultset with condition unless hash or array"
1099 =item Arguments: \%values
1101 =item Return Value: $storage_rv
1105 Sets the specified columns in the resultset to the supplied values in a
1106 single query. Return value will be true if the update succeeded or false
1107 if no records were updated; exact type of success value is storage-dependent.
1112 my ($self, $values) = @_;
1113 $self->throw_exception("Values for update must be a hash")
1114 unless ref $values eq 'HASH';
1116 my $cond = $self->_cond_for_update_delete;
1118 return $self->result_source->storage->update(
1119 $self->result_source, $values, $cond
1127 =item Arguments: \%values
1129 =item Return Value: 1
1133 Fetches all objects and updates them one at a time. Note that C<update_all>
1134 will run DBIC cascade triggers, while L</update> will not.
1139 my ($self, $values) = @_;
1140 $self->throw_exception("Values for update must be a hash")
1141 unless ref $values eq 'HASH';
1142 foreach my $obj ($self->all) {
1143 $obj->set_columns($values)->update;
1152 =item Arguments: none
1154 =item Return Value: 1
1158 Deletes the contents of the resultset from its result source. Note that this
1159 will not run DBIC cascade triggers. See L</delete_all> if you need triggers
1160 to run. See also L<DBIx::Class::Row/delete>.
1167 my $cond = $self->_cond_for_update_delete;
1169 $self->result_source->storage->delete($self->result_source, $cond);
1177 =item Arguments: none
1179 =item Return Value: 1
1183 Fetches all objects and deletes them one at a time. Note that C<delete_all>
1184 will run DBIC cascade triggers, while L</delete> will not.
1190 $_->delete for $self->all;
1198 =item Arguments: none
1200 =item Return Value: $pager
1204 Return Value a L<Data::Page> object for the current resultset. Only makes
1205 sense for queries with a C<page> attribute.
1211 my $attrs = $self->{attrs};
1212 $self->throw_exception("Can't create pager for non-paged rs")
1213 unless $self->{attrs}{page};
1214 $attrs->{rows} ||= 10;
1215 return $self->{pager} ||= Data::Page->new(
1216 $self->_count, $attrs->{rows}, $self->{attrs}{page});
1223 =item Arguments: $page_number
1225 =item Return Value: $rs
1229 Returns a resultset for the $page_number page of the resultset on which page
1230 is called, where each page contains a number of rows equal to the 'rows'
1231 attribute set on the resultset (10 by default).
1236 my ($self, $page) = @_;
1237 return (ref $self)->new($self->_source_handle, { %{$self->{attrs}}, page => $page });
1244 =item Arguments: \%vals
1246 =item Return Value: $object
1250 Creates an object in the resultset's result class and returns it.
1255 my ($self, $values) = @_;
1256 $self->throw_exception( "new_result needs a hash" )
1257 unless (ref $values eq 'HASH');
1258 $self->throw_exception(
1259 "Can't abstract implicit construct, condition not a hash"
1260 ) if ($self->{cond} && !(ref $self->{cond} eq 'HASH'));
1262 my $alias = $self->{attrs}{alias};
1263 my $collapsed_cond = $self->{cond} ? $self->_collapse_cond($self->{cond}) : {};
1265 %{ $self->_remove_alias($values, $alias) },
1266 %{ $self->_remove_alias($collapsed_cond, $alias) },
1267 -source_handle => $self->_source_handle
1270 return $self->result_class->new(\%new);
1275 # Recursively collapse the condition.
1277 sub _collapse_cond {
1278 my ($self, $cond, $collapsed) = @_;
1282 if (ref $cond eq 'ARRAY') {
1283 foreach my $subcond (@$cond) {
1284 next unless ref $subcond; # -or
1285 # warn "ARRAY: " . Dumper $subcond;
1286 $collapsed = $self->_collapse_cond($subcond, $collapsed);
1289 elsif (ref $cond eq 'HASH') {
1290 if (keys %$cond and (keys %$cond)[0] eq '-and') {
1291 foreach my $subcond (@{$cond->{-and}}) {
1292 # warn "HASH: " . Dumper $subcond;
1293 $collapsed = $self->_collapse_cond($subcond, $collapsed);
1297 # warn "LEAF: " . Dumper $cond;
1298 foreach my $col (keys %$cond) {
1299 my $value = $cond->{$col};
1300 $collapsed->{$col} = $value;
1310 # Remove the specified alias from the specified query hash. A copy is made so
1311 # the original query is not modified.
1314 my ($self, $query, $alias) = @_;
1316 my %orig = %{ $query || {} };
1319 foreach my $key (keys %orig) {
1321 $unaliased{$key} = $orig{$key};
1324 $unaliased{$1} = $orig{$key}
1325 if $key =~ m/^(?:\Q$alias\E\.)?([^.]+)$/;
1335 =item Arguments: \%vals, \%attrs?
1337 =item Return Value: $object
1341 Find an existing record from this resultset. If none exists, instantiate a new
1342 result object and return it. The object will not be saved into your storage
1343 until you call L<DBIx::Class::Row/insert> on it.
1345 If you want objects to be saved immediately, use L</find_or_create> instead.
1351 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
1352 my $hash = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? shift : {@_};
1353 my $exists = $self->find($hash, $attrs);
1354 return defined $exists ? $exists : $self->new_result($hash);
1361 =item Arguments: \%vals
1363 =item Return Value: $object
1367 Inserts a record into the resultset and returns the object representing it.
1369 Effectively a shortcut for C<< ->new_result(\%vals)->insert >>.
1374 my ($self, $attrs) = @_;
1375 $self->throw_exception( "create needs a hashref" )
1376 unless ref $attrs eq 'HASH';
1377 return $self->new_result($attrs)->insert;
1380 =head2 find_or_create
1384 =item Arguments: \%vals, \%attrs?
1386 =item Return Value: $object
1390 $class->find_or_create({ key => $val, ... });
1392 Tries to find a record based on its primary key or unique constraint; if none
1393 is found, creates one and returns that instead.
1395 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find_or_create({
1397 artist => 'Massive Attack',
1398 title => 'Mezzanine',
1402 Also takes an optional C<key> attribute, to search by a specific key or unique
1403 constraint. For example:
1405 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->find_or_create(
1407 artist => 'Massive Attack',
1408 title => 'Mezzanine',
1410 { key => 'cd_artist_title' }
1413 See also L</find> and L</update_or_create>. For information on how to declare
1414 unique constraints, see L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/add_unique_constraint>.
1418 sub find_or_create {
1420 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
1421 my $hash = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? shift : {@_};
1422 my $exists = $self->find($hash, $attrs);
1423 return defined $exists ? $exists : $self->create($hash);
1426 =head2 update_or_create
1430 =item Arguments: \%col_values, { key => $unique_constraint }?
1432 =item Return Value: $object
1436 $class->update_or_create({ col => $val, ... });
1438 First, searches for an existing row matching one of the unique constraints
1439 (including the primary key) on the source of this resultset. If a row is
1440 found, updates it with the other given column values. Otherwise, creates a new
1443 Takes an optional C<key> attribute to search on a specific unique constraint.
1446 # In your application
1447 my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->update_or_create(
1449 artist => 'Massive Attack',
1450 title => 'Mezzanine',
1453 { key => 'cd_artist_title' }
1456 If no C<key> is specified, it searches on all unique constraints defined on the
1457 source, including the primary key.
1459 If the C<key> is specified as C<primary>, it searches only on the primary key.
1461 See also L</find> and L</find_or_create>. For information on how to declare
1462 unique constraints, see L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/add_unique_constraint>.
1466 sub update_or_create {
1468 my $attrs = (@_ > 1 && ref $_[$#_] eq 'HASH' ? pop(@_) : {});
1469 my $cond = ref $_[0] eq 'HASH' ? shift : {@_};
1471 my $row = $self->find($cond, $attrs);
1473 $row->update($cond);
1477 return $self->create($cond);
1484 =item Arguments: none
1486 =item Return Value: \@cache_objects?
1490 Gets the contents of the cache for the resultset, if the cache is set.
1502 =item Arguments: \@cache_objects
1504 =item Return Value: \@cache_objects
1508 Sets the contents of the cache for the resultset. Expects an arrayref
1509 of objects of the same class as those produced by the resultset. Note that
1510 if the cache is set the resultset will return the cached objects rather
1511 than re-querying the database even if the cache attr is not set.
1516 my ( $self, $data ) = @_;
1517 $self->throw_exception("set_cache requires an arrayref")
1518 if defined($data) && (ref $data ne 'ARRAY');
1519 $self->{all_cache} = $data;
1526 =item Arguments: none
1528 =item Return Value: []
1532 Clears the cache for the resultset.
1537 shift->set_cache(undef);
1540 =head2 related_resultset
1544 =item Arguments: $relationship_name
1546 =item Return Value: $resultset
1550 Returns a related resultset for the supplied relationship name.
1552 $artist_rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->related_resultset('Artist');
1556 sub related_resultset {
1557 my ($self, $rel) = @_;
1559 $self->{related_resultsets} ||= {};
1560 return $self->{related_resultsets}{$rel} ||= do {
1561 my $rel_obj = $self->result_source->relationship_info($rel);
1563 $self->throw_exception(
1564 "search_related: result source '" . $self->_source_handle->source_moniker .
1565 "' has no such relationship $rel")
1568 my ($from,$seen) = $self->_resolve_from($rel);
1570 my $join_count = $seen->{$rel};
1571 my $alias = ($join_count > 1 ? join('_', $rel, $join_count) : $rel);
1573 $self->_source_handle->schema->resultset($rel_obj->{class})->search_rs(
1575 %{$self->{attrs}||{}},
1581 where => $self->{cond},
1589 my ($self, $extra_join) = @_;
1590 my $source = $self->result_source;
1591 my $attrs = $self->{attrs};
1593 my $from = $attrs->{from}
1594 || [ { $attrs->{alias} => $source->from } ];
1596 my $seen = { %{$attrs->{seen_join}||{}} };
1598 my $join = ($attrs->{join}
1599 ? [ $attrs->{join}, $extra_join ]
1603 ($join ? $source->resolve_join($join, $attrs->{alias}, $seen) : ()),
1606 return ($from,$seen);
1609 sub _resolved_attrs {
1611 return $self->{_attrs} if $self->{_attrs};
1613 my $attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}||{}} };
1614 my $source = $self->result_source;
1615 my $alias = $attrs->{alias};
1617 $attrs->{columns} ||= delete $attrs->{cols} if exists $attrs->{cols};
1618 if ($attrs->{columns}) {
1619 delete $attrs->{as};
1620 } elsif (!$attrs->{select}) {
1621 $attrs->{columns} = [ $source->columns ];
1626 ? (ref $attrs->{select} eq 'ARRAY'
1627 ? [ @{$attrs->{select}} ]
1628 : [ $attrs->{select} ])
1629 : [ map { m/\./ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" } @{delete $attrs->{columns}} ]
1633 ? (ref $attrs->{as} eq 'ARRAY'
1634 ? [ @{$attrs->{as}} ]
1636 : [ map { m/^\Q${alias}.\E(.+)$/ ? $1 : $_ } @{$attrs->{select}} ]
1640 if ($adds = delete $attrs->{include_columns}) {
1641 $adds = [$adds] unless ref $adds eq 'ARRAY';
1642 push(@{$attrs->{select}}, @$adds);
1643 push(@{$attrs->{as}}, map { m/([^.]+)$/; $1 } @$adds);
1645 if ($adds = delete $attrs->{'+select'}) {
1646 $adds = [$adds] unless ref $adds eq 'ARRAY';
1647 push(@{$attrs->{select}},
1648 map { /\./ || ref $_ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" } @$adds);
1650 if (my $adds = delete $attrs->{'+as'}) {
1651 $adds = [$adds] unless ref $adds eq 'ARRAY';
1652 push(@{$attrs->{as}}, @$adds);
1655 $attrs->{from} ||= [ { 'me' => $source->from } ];
1657 if (exists $attrs->{join} || exists $attrs->{prefetch}) {
1658 my $join = delete $attrs->{join} || {};
1660 if (defined $attrs->{prefetch}) {
1661 $join = $self->_merge_attr(
1662 $join, $attrs->{prefetch}
1666 $attrs->{from} = # have to copy here to avoid corrupting the original
1669 $source->resolve_join($join, $alias, { %{$attrs->{seen_join}||{}} })
1673 $attrs->{group_by} ||= $attrs->{select} if delete $attrs->{distinct};
1674 if ($attrs->{order_by}) {
1675 $attrs->{order_by} = (ref($attrs->{order_by}) eq 'ARRAY'
1676 ? [ @{$attrs->{order_by}} ]
1677 : [ $attrs->{order_by} ]);
1679 $attrs->{order_by} = [];
1682 my $collapse = $attrs->{collapse} || {};
1683 if (my $prefetch = delete $attrs->{prefetch}) {
1684 $prefetch = $self->_merge_attr({}, $prefetch);
1686 my $seen = $attrs->{seen_join} || {};
1687 foreach my $p (ref $prefetch eq 'ARRAY' ? @$prefetch : ($prefetch)) {
1688 # bring joins back to level of current class
1689 my @prefetch = $source->resolve_prefetch(
1690 $p, $alias, $seen, \@pre_order, $collapse
1692 push(@{$attrs->{select}}, map { $_->[0] } @prefetch);
1693 push(@{$attrs->{as}}, map { $_->[1] } @prefetch);
1695 push(@{$attrs->{order_by}}, @pre_order);
1697 $attrs->{collapse} = $collapse;
1699 return $self->{_attrs} = $attrs;
1703 my ($self, $a, $b) = @_;
1704 return $b unless defined($a);
1705 return $a unless defined($b);
1707 if (ref $b eq 'HASH' && ref $a eq 'HASH') {
1708 foreach my $key (keys %{$b}) {
1709 if (exists $a->{$key}) {
1710 $a->{$key} = $self->_merge_attr($a->{$key}, $b->{$key});
1712 $a->{$key} = $b->{$key};
1717 $a = [$a] unless ref $a eq 'ARRAY';
1718 $b = [$b] unless ref $b eq 'ARRAY';
1722 foreach my $x ($a, $b) {
1723 foreach my $element (@{$x}) {
1724 if (ref $element eq 'HASH') {
1725 $hash = $self->_merge_attr($hash, $element);
1726 } elsif (ref $element eq 'ARRAY') {
1727 push(@array, @{$element});
1729 push(@array, $element) unless $b == $x
1730 && grep { $_ eq $element } @array;
1735 @array = grep { !exists $hash->{$_} } @array;
1737 return keys %{$hash}
1750 $self->_source_handle($_[0]->handle);
1752 $self->_source_handle->resolve;
1756 =head2 throw_exception
1758 See L<DBIx::Class::Schema/throw_exception> for details.
1762 sub throw_exception {
1764 $self->_source_handle->schema->throw_exception(@_);
1767 # XXX: FIXME: Attributes docs need clearing up
1771 The resultset takes various attributes that modify its behavior. Here's an
1778 =item Value: ($order_by | \@order_by)
1782 Which column(s) to order the results by. This is currently passed
1783 through directly to SQL, so you can give e.g. C<year DESC> for a
1784 descending order on the column `year'.
1786 Please note that if you have C<quote_char> enabled (see
1787 L<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI/connect_info>) you will need to do C<\'year DESC' > to
1788 specify an order. (The scalar ref causes it to be passed as raw sql to the DB,
1789 so you will need to manually quote things as appropriate.)
1795 =item Value: \@columns
1799 Shortcut to request a particular set of columns to be retrieved. Adds
1800 C<me.> onto the start of any column without a C<.> in it and sets C<select>
1801 from that, then auto-populates C<as> from C<select> as normal. (You may also
1802 use the C<cols> attribute, as in earlier versions of DBIC.)
1804 =head2 include_columns
1808 =item Value: \@columns
1812 Shortcut to include additional columns in the returned results - for example
1814 $schema->resultset('CD')->search(undef, {
1815 include_columns => ['artist.name'],
1819 would return all CDs and include a 'name' column to the information
1820 passed to object inflation. Note that the 'artist' is the name of the
1821 column (or relationship) accessor, and 'name' is the name of the column
1822 accessor in the related table.
1828 =item Value: \@select_columns
1832 Indicates which columns should be selected from the storage. You can use
1833 column names, or in the case of RDBMS back ends, function or stored procedure
1836 $rs = $schema->resultset('Employee')->search(undef, {
1839 { count => 'employeeid' },
1844 When you use function/stored procedure names and do not supply an C<as>
1845 attribute, the column names returned are storage-dependent. E.g. MySQL would
1846 return a column named C<count(employeeid)> in the above example.
1852 Indicates additional columns to be selected from storage. Works the same as
1853 L<select> but adds columns to the selection.
1861 Indicates additional column names for those added via L<+select>.
1869 =item Value: \@inflation_names
1873 Indicates column names for object inflation. That is, c< as >
1874 indicates the name that the column can be accessed as via the
1875 C<get_column> method (or via the object accessor, B<if one already
1876 exists>). It has nothing to do with the SQL code C< SELECT foo AS bar
1879 The C< as > attribute is used in conjunction with C<select>,
1880 usually when C<select> contains one or more function or stored
1883 $rs = $schema->resultset('Employee')->search(undef, {
1886 { count => 'employeeid' }
1888 as => ['name', 'employee_count'],
1891 my $employee = $rs->first(); # get the first Employee
1893 If the object against which the search is performed already has an accessor
1894 matching a column name specified in C<as>, the value can be retrieved using
1895 the accessor as normal:
1897 my $name = $employee->name();
1899 If on the other hand an accessor does not exist in the object, you need to
1900 use C<get_column> instead:
1902 my $employee_count = $employee->get_column('employee_count');
1904 You can create your own accessors if required - see
1905 L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook> for details.
1907 Please note: This will NOT insert an C<AS employee_count> into the SQL
1908 statement produced, it is used for internal access only. Thus
1909 attempting to use the accessor in an C<order_by> clause or similar
1910 will fail miserably.
1912 To get around this limitation, you can supply literal SQL to your
1913 C<select> attibute that contains the C<AS alias> text, eg:
1915 select => [\'myfield AS alias']
1921 =item Value: ($rel_name | \@rel_names | \%rel_names)
1925 Contains a list of relationships that should be joined for this query. For
1928 # Get CDs by Nine Inch Nails
1929 my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search(
1930 { 'artist.name' => 'Nine Inch Nails' },
1931 { join => 'artist' }
1934 Can also contain a hash reference to refer to the other relation's relations.
1937 package MyApp::Schema::Track;
1938 use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
1939 __PACKAGE__->table('track');
1940 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/trackid cd position title/);
1941 __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('trackid');
1942 __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(cd => 'MyApp::Schema::CD');
1945 # In your application
1946 my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search(
1947 { 'track.title' => 'Teardrop' },
1949 join => { cd => 'track' },
1950 order_by => 'artist.name',
1954 You need to use the relationship (not the table) name in conditions,
1955 because they are aliased as such. The current table is aliased as "me", so
1956 you need to use me.column_name in order to avoid ambiguity. For example:
1958 # Get CDs from 1984 with a 'Foo' track
1959 my $rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search(
1962 'tracks.name' => 'Foo'
1964 { join => 'tracks' }
1967 If the same join is supplied twice, it will be aliased to <rel>_2 (and
1968 similarly for a third time). For e.g.
1970 my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search({
1971 'cds.title' => 'Down to Earth',
1972 'cds_2.title' => 'Popular',
1974 join => [ qw/cds cds/ ],
1977 will return a set of all artists that have both a cd with title 'Down
1978 to Earth' and a cd with title 'Popular'.
1980 If you want to fetch related objects from other tables as well, see C<prefetch>
1987 =item Value: ($rel_name | \@rel_names | \%rel_names)
1991 Contains one or more relationships that should be fetched along with the main
1992 query (when they are accessed afterwards they will have already been
1993 "prefetched"). This is useful for when you know you will need the related
1994 objects, because it saves at least one query:
1996 my $rs = $schema->resultset('Tag')->search(
2005 The initial search results in SQL like the following:
2007 SELECT tag.*, cd.*, artist.* FROM tag
2008 JOIN cd ON tag.cd = cd.cdid
2009 JOIN artist ON cd.artist = artist.artistid
2011 L<DBIx::Class> has no need to go back to the database when we access the
2012 C<cd> or C<artist> relationships, which saves us two SQL statements in this
2015 Simple prefetches will be joined automatically, so there is no need
2016 for a C<join> attribute in the above search. If you're prefetching to
2017 depth (e.g. { cd => { artist => 'label' } or similar), you'll need to
2018 specify the join as well.
2020 C<prefetch> can be used with the following relationship types: C<belongs_to>,
2021 C<has_one> (or if you're using C<add_relationship>, any relationship declared
2022 with an accessor type of 'single' or 'filter').
2032 Makes the resultset paged and specifies the page to retrieve. Effectively
2033 identical to creating a non-pages resultset and then calling ->page($page)
2036 If L<rows> attribute is not specified it defualts to 10 rows per page.
2046 Specifes the maximum number of rows for direct retrieval or the number of
2047 rows per page if the page attribute or method is used.
2053 =item Value: $offset
2057 Specifies the (zero-based) row number for the first row to be returned, or the
2058 of the first row of the first page if paging is used.
2064 =item Value: \@columns
2068 A arrayref of columns to group by. Can include columns of joined tables.
2070 group_by => [qw/ column1 column2 ... /]
2076 =item Value: $condition
2080 HAVING is a select statement attribute that is applied between GROUP BY and
2081 ORDER BY. It is applied to the after the grouping calculations have been
2084 having => { 'count(employee)' => { '>=', 100 } }
2090 =item Value: (0 | 1)
2094 Set to 1 to group by all columns.
2100 Adds to the WHERE clause.
2102 # only return rows WHERE deleted IS NULL for all searches
2103 __PACKAGE__->resultset_attributes({ where => { deleted => undef } }); )
2105 Can be overridden by passing C<{ where => undef }> as an attribute
2112 Set to 1 to cache search results. This prevents extra SQL queries if you
2113 revisit rows in your ResultSet:
2115 my $resultset = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search( undef, { cache => 1 } );
2117 while( my $artist = $resultset->next ) {
2121 $rs->first; # without cache, this would issue a query
2123 By default, searches are not cached.
2125 For more examples of using these attributes, see
2126 L<DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook>.
2132 =item Value: \@from_clause
2136 The C<from> attribute gives you manual control over the C<FROM> clause of SQL
2137 statements generated by L<DBIx::Class>, allowing you to express custom C<JOIN>
2140 NOTE: Use this on your own risk. This allows you to shoot off your foot!
2142 C<join> will usually do what you need and it is strongly recommended that you
2143 avoid using C<from> unless you cannot achieve the desired result using C<join>.
2144 And we really do mean "cannot", not just tried and failed. Attempting to use
2145 this because you're having problems with C<join> is like trying to use x86
2146 ASM because you've got a syntax error in your C. Trust us on this.
2148 Now, if you're still really, really sure you need to use this (and if you're
2149 not 100% sure, ask the mailing list first), here's an explanation of how this
2152 The syntax is as follows -
2155 { <alias1> => <table1> },
2157 { <alias2> => <table2>, -join_type => 'inner|left|right' },
2158 [], # nested JOIN (optional)
2159 { <table1.column1> => <table2.column2>, ... (more conditions) },
2161 # More of the above [ ] may follow for additional joins
2168 ON <table1.column1> = <table2.column2>
2169 <more joins may follow>
2171 An easy way to follow the examples below is to remember the following:
2173 Anything inside "[]" is a JOIN
2174 Anything inside "{}" is a condition for the enclosing JOIN
2176 The following examples utilize a "person" table in a family tree application.
2177 In order to express parent->child relationships, this table is self-joined:
2179 # Person->belongs_to('father' => 'Person');
2180 # Person->belongs_to('mother' => 'Person');
2182 C<from> can be used to nest joins. Here we return all children with a father,
2183 then search against all mothers of those children:
2185 $rs = $schema->resultset('Person')->search(
2188 alias => 'mother', # alias columns in accordance with "from"
2190 { mother => 'person' },
2193 { child => 'person' },
2195 { father => 'person' },
2196 { 'father.person_id' => 'child.father_id' }
2199 { 'mother.person_id' => 'child.mother_id' }
2206 # SELECT mother.* FROM person mother
2209 # JOIN person father
2210 # ON ( father.person_id = child.father_id )
2212 # ON ( mother.person_id = child.mother_id )
2214 The type of any join can be controlled manually. To search against only people
2215 with a father in the person table, we could explicitly use C<INNER JOIN>:
2217 $rs = $schema->resultset('Person')->search(
2220 alias => 'child', # alias columns in accordance with "from"
2222 { child => 'person' },
2224 { father => 'person', -join_type => 'inner' },
2225 { 'father.id' => 'child.father_id' }
2232 # SELECT child.* FROM person child
2233 # INNER JOIN person father ON child.father_id = father.id