=head1 NAME
-DBIx::Class::ResultSet - Responsible for fetching and creating resultset.
+DBIx::Class::ResultSet - Represents a query used for fetching a set of results.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
- my $rs = $schema->resultset('User')->search({ registered => 1 });
- my @rows = $schema->resultset('CD')->search({ year => 2005 })->all();
+ my $users_rs = $schema->resultset('User');
+ my $registered_users_rs = $schema->resultset('User')->search({ registered => 1 });
+ my @cds_in_2005 = $schema->resultset('CD')->search({ year => 2005 })->all();
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-The resultset is also known as an iterator. It is responsible for handling
-queries that may return an arbitrary number of rows, e.g. via L</search>
-or a C<has_many> relationship.
+A ResultSet is an object which stores a set of conditions representing
+a query. It is the backbone of DBIx::Class (i.e. the really
+important/useful bit).
-In the examples below, the following table classes are used:
+No SQL is executed on the database when a ResultSet is created, it
+just stores all the conditions needed to create the query.
- package MyApp::Schema::Artist;
- use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
- __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/Core/);
- __PACKAGE__->table('artist');
- __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/artistid name/);
- __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('artistid');
- __PACKAGE__->has_many(cds => 'MyApp::Schema::CD');
- 1;
+A basic ResultSet representing the data of an entire table is returned
+by calling C<resultset> on a L<DBIx::Class::Schema> and passing in a
+L<Source|DBIx::Class::Manual::Glossary/Source> name.
- package MyApp::Schema::CD;
- use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
- __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/Core/);
- __PACKAGE__->table('cd');
- __PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/cdid artist title year/);
- __PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('cdid');
- __PACKAGE__->belongs_to(artist => 'MyApp::Schema::Artist');
- 1;
+ my $users_rs = $schema->resultset('User');
+
+A new ResultSet is returned from calling L</search> on an existing
+ResultSet. The new one will contain all the conditions of the
+original, plus any new conditions added in the C<search> call.
+
+A ResultSet is also an iterator. L</next> is used to return all the
+L<DBIx::Class::Row>s the ResultSet represents.
+
+The query that the ResultSet represents is B<only> executed against
+the database when these methods are called:
+
+=over
+
+=item L</find>
+
+=item L</next>
+
+=item L</all>
+
+=item L</count>
+
+=item L</single>
+
+=item L</first>
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+=head2 Chaining resultsets
+
+Let's say you've got a query that needs to be run to return some data
+to the user. But, you have an authorization system in place that
+prevents certain users from seeing certain information. So, you want
+to construct the basic query in one method, but add constraints to it in
+another.
+
+ sub get_data {
+ my $self = shift;
+ my $request = $self->get_request; # Get a request object somehow.
+ my $schema = $self->get_schema; # Get the DBIC schema object somehow.
+
+ my $cd_rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search({
+ title => $request->param('title'),
+ year => $request->param('year'),
+ });
+
+ $self->apply_security_policy( $cd_rs );
+
+ return $cd_rs->all();
+ }
+
+ sub apply_security_policy {
+ my $self = shift;
+ my ($rs) = @_;
+
+ return $rs->search({
+ subversive => 0,
+ });
+ }
+
+=head2 Multiple queries
+
+Since a resultset just defines a query, you can do all sorts of
+things with it with the same object.
+
+ # Don't hit the DB yet.
+ my $cd_rs = $schema->resultset('CD')->search({
+ title => 'something',
+ year => 2009,
+ });
+
+ # Each of these hits the DB individually.
+ my $count = $cd_rs->count;
+ my $most_recent = $cd_rs->get_column('date_released')->max();
+ my @records = $cd_rs->all;
+
+And it's not just limited to SELECT statements.
+
+ $cd_rs->delete();
+
+This is even cooler:
+
+ $cd_rs->create({ artist => 'Fred' });
+
+Which is the same as:
+
+ $schema->resultset('CD')->create({
+ title => 'something',
+ year => 2009,
+ artist => 'Fred'
+ });
+
+See: L</search>, L</count>, L</get_column>, L</all>, L</create>.
=head1 OVERLOADING
sub single {
my ($self, $where) = @_;
+ if(@_ > 2) {
+ $self->throw_exception('single() only takes search conditions, no attributes. You want ->search( $cond, $attrs )->single()');
+ }
+
my $attrs = { %{$self->_resolved_attrs} };
if ($where) {
if (defined $attrs->{where}) {
=cut
sub all {
- my ($self) = @_;
+ my $self = shift;
+ if(@_) {
+ $self->throw_exception("all() doesn't take any arguments, you probably wanted ->search(...)->all()");
+ }
+
return @{ $self->get_cache } if $self->get_cache;
my @obj;
$self->throw_exception("Values for update must be a hash")
unless ref $values eq 'HASH';
+ carp( 'WARNING! Currently $rs->update() does not generate proper SQL'
+ . ' on joined resultsets, and may affect rows well outside of the'
+ . ' contents of $rs. Use at your own risk' )
+ if ( $self->{attrs}{seen_join} );
+
my $cond = $self->_cond_for_update_delete;
return $self->result_source->storage->update(
defined $self->{cond}
&& $self->{cond} eq $DBIx::Class::ResultSource::UNRESOLVABLE_CONDITION
) {
- %new = %{$self->{attrs}{related_objects}};
+ %new = %{ $self->{attrs}{related_objects} || {} }; # nothing might have been inserted yet
+ $new{-from_resultset} = [ keys %new ] if keys %new;
} else {
$self->throw_exception(
"Can't abstract implicit construct, condition not a hash"
$person_rs->create({
name=>"Some Person",
- email=>"somebody@someplace.com"
+ email=>"somebody@someplace.com"
});
Example of creating a new row and also creating rows in a related C<has_many>
$cd_rs->create({
title=>"Music for Silly Walks",
- year=>2000,
- artist => {
- name=>"Silly Musician",
- }
+ year=>2000,
+ artist => {
+ name=>"Silly Musician",
+ }
});
=cut
my $self = shift;
return $self->{_attrs} if $self->{_attrs};
- my $attrs = { %{$self->{attrs}||{}} };
+ my $attrs = { %{ $self->{attrs} || {} } };
my $source = $self->result_source;
- my $alias = $attrs->{alias};
+ my $alias = $attrs->{alias};
$attrs->{columns} ||= delete $attrs->{cols} if exists $attrs->{cols};
- if ($attrs->{columns}) {
- delete $attrs->{as};
- } elsif (!$attrs->{select}) {
- $attrs->{columns} = [ $source->columns ];
+ my @colbits;
+
+ # build columns (as long as select isn't set) into a set of as/select hashes
+ unless ( $attrs->{select} ) {
+ @colbits = map {
+ ( ref($_) eq 'HASH' ) ? $_
+ : {
+ (
+ /^\Q${alias}.\E(.+)$/ ? $1
+ : $_
+ ) => ( /\./ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" )
+ }
+ } ( ref($attrs->{columns}) eq 'ARRAY' ) ? @{ delete $attrs->{columns}} : (delete $attrs->{columns} || $source->columns );
}
-
- $attrs->{select} =
- ($attrs->{select}
- ? (ref $attrs->{select} eq 'ARRAY'
- ? [ @{$attrs->{select}} ]
- : [ $attrs->{select} ])
- : [ map { m/\./ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" } @{delete $attrs->{columns}} ]
- );
- $attrs->{as} =
- ($attrs->{as}
- ? (ref $attrs->{as} eq 'ARRAY'
- ? [ @{$attrs->{as}} ]
- : [ $attrs->{as} ])
- : [ map { m/^\Q${alias}.\E(.+)$/ ? $1 : $_ } @{$attrs->{select}} ]
+ # add the additional columns on
+ foreach ( 'include_columns', '+columns' ) {
+ push @colbits, map {
+ ( ref($_) eq 'HASH' )
+ ? $_
+ : { ( split( /\./, $_ ) )[-1] => ( /\./ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" ) }
+ } ( ref($attrs->{$_}) eq 'ARRAY' ) ? @{ delete $attrs->{$_} } : delete $attrs->{$_} if ( $attrs->{$_} );
+ }
+
+ # start with initial select items
+ if ( $attrs->{select} ) {
+ $attrs->{select} =
+ ( ref $attrs->{select} eq 'ARRAY' )
+ ? [ @{ $attrs->{select} } ]
+ : [ $attrs->{select} ];
+ $attrs->{as} = (
+ $attrs->{as}
+ ? (
+ ref $attrs->{as} eq 'ARRAY'
+ ? [ @{ $attrs->{as} } ]
+ : [ $attrs->{as} ]
+ )
+ : [ map { m/^\Q${alias}.\E(.+)$/ ? $1 : $_ } @{ $attrs->{select} } ]
);
-
- my $adds;
- if ($adds = delete $attrs->{include_columns}) {
- $adds = [$adds] unless ref $adds eq 'ARRAY';
- push(@{$attrs->{select}}, @$adds);
- push(@{$attrs->{as}}, map { m/([^.]+)$/; $1 } @$adds);
}
- if ($adds = delete $attrs->{'+select'}) {
+ else {
+
+ # otherwise we intialise select & as to empty
+ $attrs->{select} = [];
+ $attrs->{as} = [];
+ }
+
+ # now add colbits to select/as
+ push( @{ $attrs->{select} }, map { values( %{$_} ) } @colbits );
+ push( @{ $attrs->{as} }, map { keys( %{$_} ) } @colbits );
+
+ my $adds;
+ if ( $adds = delete $attrs->{'+select'} ) {
$adds = [$adds] unless ref $adds eq 'ARRAY';
- push(@{$attrs->{select}},
- map { /\./ || ref $_ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" } @$adds);
+ push(
+ @{ $attrs->{select} },
+ map { /\./ || ref $_ ? $_ : "${alias}.$_" } @$adds
+ );
}
- if (my $adds = delete $attrs->{'+as'}) {
+ if ( $adds = delete $attrs->{'+as'} ) {
$adds = [$adds] unless ref $adds eq 'ARRAY';
- push(@{$attrs->{as}}, @$adds);
+ push( @{ $attrs->{as} }, @$adds );
}
- $attrs->{from} ||= [ { 'me' => $source->from } ];
+ $attrs->{from} ||= [ { $self->{attrs}{alias} => $source->from } ];
- if (exists $attrs->{join} || exists $attrs->{prefetch}) {
+ if ( exists $attrs->{join} || exists $attrs->{prefetch} ) {
my $join = delete $attrs->{join} || {};
- if (defined $attrs->{prefetch}) {
- $join = $self->_merge_attr(
- $join, $attrs->{prefetch}
- );
-
+ if ( defined $attrs->{prefetch} ) {
+ $join = $self->_merge_attr( $join, $attrs->{prefetch} );
+
}
- $attrs->{from} = # have to copy here to avoid corrupting the original
+ $attrs->{from} = # have to copy here to avoid corrupting the original
[
- @{$attrs->{from}},
- $source->resolve_join($join, $alias, { %{$attrs->{seen_join}||{}} })
+ @{ $attrs->{from} },
+ $source->resolve_join(
+ $join, $alias, { %{ $attrs->{seen_join} || {} } }
+ )
];
}
- $attrs->{group_by} ||= $attrs->{select} if delete $attrs->{distinct};
- if ($attrs->{order_by}) {
- $attrs->{order_by} = (ref($attrs->{order_by}) eq 'ARRAY'
- ? [ @{$attrs->{order_by}} ]
- : [ $attrs->{order_by} ]);
- } else {
- $attrs->{order_by} = [];
+ $attrs->{group_by} ||= $attrs->{select}
+ if delete $attrs->{distinct};
+ if ( $attrs->{order_by} ) {
+ $attrs->{order_by} = (
+ ref( $attrs->{order_by} ) eq 'ARRAY'
+ ? [ @{ $attrs->{order_by} } ]
+ : [ $attrs->{order_by} ]
+ );
+ }
+ else {
+ $attrs->{order_by} = [];
}
my $collapse = $attrs->{collapse} || {};
- if (my $prefetch = delete $attrs->{prefetch}) {
- $prefetch = $self->_merge_attr({}, $prefetch);
+ if ( my $prefetch = delete $attrs->{prefetch} ) {
+ $prefetch = $self->_merge_attr( {}, $prefetch );
my @pre_order;
- my $seen = $attrs->{seen_join} || {};
- foreach my $p (ref $prefetch eq 'ARRAY' ? @$prefetch : ($prefetch)) {
+ my $seen = { %{ $attrs->{seen_join} || {} } };
+ foreach my $p ( ref $prefetch eq 'ARRAY' ? @$prefetch : ($prefetch) ) {
+
# bring joins back to level of current class
- my @prefetch = $source->resolve_prefetch(
- $p, $alias, $seen, \@pre_order, $collapse
- );
- push(@{$attrs->{select}}, map { $_->[0] } @prefetch);
- push(@{$attrs->{as}}, map { $_->[1] } @prefetch);
+ my @prefetch =
+ $source->resolve_prefetch( $p, $alias, $seen, \@pre_order, $collapse );
+ push( @{ $attrs->{select} }, map { $_->[0] } @prefetch );
+ push( @{ $attrs->{as} }, map { $_->[1] } @prefetch );
}
- push(@{$attrs->{order_by}}, @pre_order);
+ push( @{ $attrs->{order_by} }, @pre_order );
}
$attrs->{collapse} = $collapse;
- if ($attrs->{page}) {
+ if ( $attrs->{page} ) {
$attrs->{offset} ||= 0;
- $attrs->{offset} += ($attrs->{rows} * ($attrs->{page} - 1));
+ $attrs->{offset} += ( $attrs->{rows} * ( $attrs->{page} - 1 ) );
}
return $self->{_attrs} = $attrs;
=head1 ATTRIBUTES
-The resultset takes various attributes that modify its behavior. Here's an
-overview of them:
+Attributes are used to refine a ResultSet in various ways when
+searching for data. They can be passed to any method which takes an
+C<\%attrs> argument. See L</search>, L</search_rs>, L</find>,
+L</count>.
+
+These are in no particular order:
=head2 order_by
=over 4
-=item Value: ($order_by | \@order_by)
+=item Value: ( $order_by | \@order_by | \%order_by )
=back
-Which column(s) to order the results by. This is currently passed
-through directly to SQL, so you can give e.g. C<year DESC> for a
-descending order on the column `year'.
+Which column(s) to order the results by. If a single column name, or
+an arrayref of names is supplied, the argument is passed through
+directly to SQL. The hashref syntax allows for connection-agnostic
+specification of ordering direction:
+
+ For descending order:
+
+ order_by => { -desc => [qw/col1 col2 col3/] }
-Please note that if you have C<quote_char> enabled (see
-L<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI/connect_info>) you will need to do C<\'year DESC' > to
-specify an order. (The scalar ref causes it to be passed as raw sql to the DB,
-so you will need to manually quote things as appropriate.)
+ For explicit ascending order:
-If your L<SQL::Abstract> version supports it (>=1.50), you can also use
-C<{-desc => 'year'}>, which takes care of the quoting for you. This is the
-recommended syntax.
+ order_by => { -asc => 'col' }
+
+The old scalarref syntax (i.e. order_by => \'year DESC') is still
+supported, although you are strongly encouraged to use the hashref
+syntax as outlined above.
=head2 columns
=back
-Shortcut to request a particular set of columns to be retrieved. Adds
-C<me.> onto the start of any column without a C<.> in it and sets C<select>
-from that, then auto-populates C<as> from C<select> as normal. (You may also
-use the C<cols> attribute, as in earlier versions of DBIC.)
+Shortcut to request a particular set of columns to be retrieved. Each
+column spec may be a string (a table column name), or a hash (in which
+case the key is the C<as> value, and the value is used as the C<select>
+expression). Adds C<me.> onto the start of any column without a C<.> in
+it and sets C<select> from that, then auto-populates C<as> from
+C<select> as normal. (You may also use the C<cols> attribute, as in
+earlier versions of DBIC.)
-=head2 include_columns
+=head2 +columns
=over 4
=back
-Shortcut to include additional columns in the returned results - for example
+Indicates additional columns to be selected from storage. Works the same
+as L</columns> but adds columns to the selection. (You may also use the
+C<include_columns> attribute, as in earlier versions of DBIC). For
+example:-
$schema->resultset('CD')->search(undef, {
- include_columns => ['artist.name'],
+ '+columns' => ['artist.name'],
join => ['artist']
});
column (or relationship) accessor, and 'name' is the name of the column
accessor in the related table.
+=head2 include_columns
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Value: \@columns
+
+=back
+
+Deprecated. Acts as a synonym for L</+columns> for backward compatibility.
+
=head2 select
=over 4
=over 4
-Indicates additional column names for those added via L</+select>.
+Indicates additional column names for those added via L</+select>. See L</as>.
=back