added more many_to_many tests and changed add_to_rel to accept linking table column...

[dbsrgits/DBIx-Class.git] / lib / DBIx / Class / Relationship.pm

diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship.pm
index 6048fd0..9420ab7 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship.pm
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ of C<has_a>.
     { prefetch => [qw/book/],
   });
   my @book_objs = $obj->books;
+  my $books_rs = $obj->books;
+  ( $books_rs ) = $obj->books_rs;
 
   $obj->add_to_books(\%col_data);
 
@@ -142,9 +144,14 @@ foreign class store the calling class's primary key in one (or more) of its
 columns. You should pass the name of the column in the foreign class as the
 $cond argument, or specify a complete join condition.
 
-As well as the accessor method, a method named C<< add_to_<relname> >>
-will also be added to your Row items, this allows you to insert new
-related items, using the same mechanism as in L<DBIx::Class::Relationship::Base/"create_related">.
+Three methods are created when you create a has_many relationship.  The first
+method is the expected accessor method.  The second is almost exactly the same
+as the accessor method but "_rs" is added to the end of the method name.  This
+method works just like the normal accessor, except that it returns a resultset
+no matter what, even in list context. The third method, named
+C<< add_to_<relname> >>, will also be added to your Row items, this allows
+you to insert new related items, using the same mechanism as in
+L<DBIx::Class::Relationship::Base/"create_related">.
 
 If you delete an object in a class with a C<has_many> relationship, all
 the related objects will be deleted as well. However, any database-level
@@ -180,6 +187,12 @@ left join.
 
 =head2 many_to_many
 
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $accessor_name, $link_rel_name, $foreign_rel_name
+
+=back
+
   My::DBIC::Schema::Actor->has_many( actor_roles =>
                                      'My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles',
                                      'actor' );
@@ -191,17 +204,70 @@ left join.
   My::DBIC::Schema::Actor->many_to_many( roles => 'actor_roles',
                                          'role' );
 
-  ...
-
-  my @role_objs = $actor->roles;
+Creates a accessors bridging two relationships; not strictly a relationship in
+its own right, although the accessor will return a resultset or collection of
+objects just as a has_many would.
 
-Creates an accessor bridging two relationships; not strictly a relationship
-in its own right, although the accessor will return a resultset or collection
-of objects just as a has_many would.
 To use many_to_many, existing relationships from the original table to the link
 table, and from the link table to the end table must already exist, these
 relation names are then used in the many_to_many call.
 
+=head3 Created accessors
+
+=head4 $rel
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $vals?, $attrs
+
+=back
+
+  my $role_rs = $actor->roles;
+
+  my $role1 = $actor->roles({ name => 'role1' })->first;
+
+Returns a resultset for the foreign table on the right side of the
+many-to-many relationship. (e.g., in the above example, a CD's
+producers). Takes the same arguments as L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet/"search">.
+
+=head4 add_to_$rel
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: ($foreign_vals | $obj), $link_vals?
+
+=back
+
+  my $role = $schema->resultset('Role')->find(1);
+  $actor->add_to_roles($role);
+      # creates a My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles linking table row object
+
+  $actor->add_to_roles({ name => 'lead' }, { salary => 15_000_000 });
+      # creates a new My::DBIC::Schema::Role row object and the linking table
+      # object with an extra column in the link
+
+Adds a linking table object for C<$obj> or C<$foreign_vals>. If the first
+argument is a hash reference, the related object is created first with the
+column values in the hash. If an object reference is given, just the linking
+table object is created. In either case, any additional column values for the
+linking table object can be specified in C<$link_vals>.
+
+=head4 remove_from_$rel
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $obj
+
+=back
+
+  my $role = $schema->resultset('Role')->find(1);
+  $actor->remove_from_roles($role);
+      # removes $role's My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles linking table row object
+
+Removes the link between the current object and the related object. Note that
+the related object itself won't be deleted unless you call ->delete() on
+it. This method just removes the link between the two objects.
+
 =cut
 
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