my $cd = $schema->resultset('CD')->single({ year => 2001 });
Inflates the first result without creating a cursor if the resultset has
-any records in it; if not returns nothing. Used by L</find> as an optimisation.
+any records in it; if not returns nothing. Used by L</find> as a lean version of
+L</search>.
-Can optionally take an additional condition B<only> - this is a fast-code-path
-method; if you need to add extra joins or similar call L</search> and then
-L</single> without a condition on the L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet> returned from
-that.
+While this method can take an optional search condition (just like L</search>)
+being a fast-code-path it does not recognize search attributes. If you need to
+add extra joins or similar, call L</search> and then chain-call L</single> on the
+L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet> returned.
-B<Note>: As of 0.08100, this method assumes that the query returns only one
-row. If more than one row is returned, you will receive a warning:
+=over
+
+=item B<Note>
+
+As of 0.08100, this method enforces the assumption that the preceeding
+query returns only one row. If more than one row is returned, you will receive
+a warning:
Query returned more than one row
-In this case, you should be using L</first> or L</find> instead.
+In this case, you should be using L</first> or L</find> instead, or if you really
+know what you are doing, use the L</rows> attribute to explicitly limit the size
+of the resultset.
+
+=back
=cut
my ($self, $values) = @_;
$self->throw_exception( "new_result needs a hash" )
unless (ref $values eq 'HASH');
- $self->throw_exception(
- "Can't abstract implicit construct, condition not a hash"
- ) if ($self->{cond} && !(ref $self->{cond} eq 'HASH'));
+ my %new;
my $alias = $self->{attrs}{alias};
- my $collapsed_cond = $self->{cond} ? $self->_collapse_cond($self->{cond}) : {};
- # precendence must be given to passed values over values inherited from the cond,
- # so the order here is important.
- my %new;
- my %implied = %{$self->_remove_alias($collapsed_cond, $alias)};
- while( my($col,$value) = each %implied ){
- if(ref($value) eq 'HASH' && keys(%$value) && (keys %$value)[0] eq '='){
- $new{$col} = $value->{'='};
- next;
+ if (
+ defined $self->{cond}
+ && $self->{cond} eq $DBIx::Class::ResultSource::UNRESOLVABLE_CONDITION
+ ) {
+ %new = %{$self->{attrs}{related_objects}};
+ } else {
+ $self->throw_exception(
+ "Can't abstract implicit construct, condition not a hash"
+ ) if ($self->{cond} && !(ref $self->{cond} eq 'HASH'));
+
+ my $collapsed_cond = (
+ $self->{cond}
+ ? $self->_collapse_cond($self->{cond})
+ : {}
+ );
+
+ # precendence must be given to passed values over values inherited from
+ # the cond, so the order here is important.
+ my %implied = %{$self->_remove_alias($collapsed_cond, $alias)};
+ while( my($col,$value) = each %implied ){
+ if(ref($value) eq 'HASH' && keys(%$value) && (keys %$value)[0] eq '='){
+ $new{$col} = $value->{'='};
+ next;
+ }
+ $new{$col} = $value if $self->_is_deterministic_value($value);
}
- $new{$col} = $value if $self->_is_deterministic_value($value);
}
%new = (
{ key => 'cd_artist_title' }
);
+Note: Because find_or_create() reads from the database and then
+possibly inserts based on the result, this method is subject to a race
+condition. Another process could create a record in the table after
+the find has completed and before the create has started. To avoid
+this problem, use find_or_create() inside a transaction.
+
See also L</find> and L</update_or_create>. For information on how to declare
unique constraints, see L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/add_unique_constraint>.
}
sub _merge_attr {
- my ($self, $a, $b) = @_;
+ my ($self, $orig, $import) = @_;
- return $b unless defined($a);
- return $a unless defined($b);
+ return $import unless defined($orig);
+ return $orig unless defined($import);
- $a = $self->_rollout_attr($a);
- $b = $self->_rollout_attr($b);
+ $orig = $self->_rollout_attr($orig);
+ $import = $self->_rollout_attr($import);
my $seen_keys;
- foreach my $b_element ( @{$b} ) {
- # find best candidate from $a to merge $b_element into
+ foreach my $import_element ( @{$import} ) {
+ # find best candidate from $orig to merge $b_element into
my $best_candidate = { position => undef, score => 0 }; my $position = 0;
- foreach my $a_element ( @{$a} ) {
- my $score = $self->_calculate_score( $a_element, $b_element );
+ foreach my $orig_element ( @{$orig} ) {
+ my $score = $self->_calculate_score( $orig_element, $import_element );
if ($score > $best_candidate->{score}) {
$best_candidate->{position} = $position;
$best_candidate->{score} = $score;
}
$position++;
}
- my ($b_key) = ( ref $b_element eq 'HASH' ) ? keys %{$b_element} : ($b_element);
+ my ($import_key) = ( ref $import_element eq 'HASH' ) ? keys %{$import_element} : ($import_element);
- if ($best_candidate->{score} == 0 || exists $seen_keys->{$b_key}) {
- push( @{$a}, $b_element );
+ if ($best_candidate->{score} == 0 || exists $seen_keys->{$import_key}) {
+ push( @{$orig}, $import_element );
} else {
- my $a_best = $a->[$best_candidate->{position}];
- # merge a_best and b_element together and replace original with merged
- if (ref $a_best ne 'HASH') {
- $a->[$best_candidate->{position}] = $b_element;
- } elsif (ref $b_element eq 'HASH') {
- my ($key) = keys %{$a_best};
- $a->[$best_candidate->{position}] = { $key => $self->_merge_attr($a_best->{$key}, $b_element->{$key}) };
+ my $orig_best = $orig->[$best_candidate->{position}];
+ # merge orig_best and b_element together and replace original with merged
+ if (ref $orig_best ne 'HASH') {
+ $orig->[$best_candidate->{position}] = $import_element;
+ } elsif (ref $import_element eq 'HASH') {
+ my ($key) = keys %{$orig_best};
+ $orig->[$best_candidate->{position}] = { $key => $self->_merge_attr($orig_best->{$key}, $import_element->{$key}) };
}
}
- $seen_keys->{$b_key} = 1; # don't merge the same key twice
+ $seen_keys->{$import_key} = 1; # don't merge the same key twice
}
- return $a;
+ return $orig;
}
sub result_source {