Document producer methods
[dbsrgits/SQL-Translator.git] / lib / SQL / Translator / Producer.pm
1 package SQL::Translator::Producer;
2
3 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
4 # $Id: Producer.pm,v 1.8 2006-06-07 16:28:59 schiffbruechige Exp $
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22
23 use strict;
24 use vars qw($VERSION);
25 $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%02d", q$Revision: 1.8 $ =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
26
27 sub produce { "" }
28
29 1;
30
31 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
32 # A burnt child loves the fire.
33 # Oscar Wilde
34 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
35
36 =pod
37
38 =head1 NAME
39
40 SQL::Translator::Producer - describes how to write a producer
41
42 =head1 DESCRIPTION
43
44 Producer modules designed to be used with SQL::Translator need to
45 implement a single function, called B<produce>.  B<produce> will be
46 called with the SQL::Translator object from which it is expected to 
47 retrieve the SQL::Translator::Schema object which has been populated 
48 by the parser.  It is expected to return a string.
49
50 =head1 METHODS
51
52 =over 4
53
54 =item produce
55
56 =item create_table($table)
57
58 =item create_field($field)
59
60 =item create_view($view)
61
62 =item create_index($index)
63
64 =item create_constraint($constraint)
65
66 =item create_trigger($trigger)
67
68 =item alter_field($from_field, $to_field)
69
70 =item add_field($table, $new_field)
71
72 =item drop_field($table, $old_field)
73
74 =head1 AUTHORS
75
76 Darren Chamberlain E<lt>darren@cpan.orgE<gt>,
77 Ken Y. Clark E<lt>kclark@cpan.orgE<gt>.
78
79 =head1 SEE ALSO
80
81 perl(1), SQL::Translator, SQL::Translator::Schema.
82
83 =cut