$table->add_columns('col1' => \%col1_info, 'col2' => \%col2_info, ...);
-Adds columns to the result source. If supplied key => hashref pairs uses
-the hashref as the column_info for that column.
+Adds columns to the result source. If supplied key => hashref pairs, uses
+the hashref as the column_info for that column. Repeated calls of this
+method will add more columns, not replace them.
-Repeated calls of this method will add more columns, not replace them.
-
-The contents of the column_info are not set in stone, the following
-keys are currently recognised/used by DBIx::Class.
+The contents of the column_info are not set in stone. The following
+keys are currently recognised/used by DBIx::Class:
=over 4
=item data_type
-This contains the column type, it is automatically filled by the
+This contains the column type. It is automatically filled by the
L<SQL::Translator::Producer::DBIx::Class::File> producer, and the
-L<DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader> module. If you do not enter the
+L<DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader> module. If you do not enter a
data_type, DBIx::Class will attempt to retrieve it from the
-database for you, using L<DBI>s column_info method. The values of this
+database for you, using L<DBI>'s column_info method. The values of this
key are typically upper-cased.
-Currently there is no standard set of values for the data_type, use
-whatever your database(s) support.
+Currently there is no standard set of values for the data_type. Use
+whatever your database supports.
=item size
=item is_nullable
-If the column is allowed to contain NULL values, set a true value
-(typically 1), here. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
+Set this to a true value for a columns that is allowed to contain
+NULL values. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
=item is_auto_increment
-Set this to a true value if this is a column that is somehow
-automatically filled. This is used to determine which columns to empty
+Set this to a true value for a column whose value is somehow
+automatically set. This is used to determine which columns to empty
when cloning objects using C<copy>.
=item is_foreign_key
-Set this to a true value if this column represents a key from a
+Set this to a true value for a column that contains a key from a
foreign table. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
=item default_value
-Set this to the default value which will be inserted into this column
-by the database. Can contain either values or functions. This is
+Set this to the default value which will be inserted into a column
+by the database. Can contain either a value or a function. This is
currently not used by DBIx::Class.
=item sequence
-Sets the name of the sequence to use to generate values. If not
-specified, L<DBIx::Class::PK::Auto> will attempt to retrieve the
-name of the sequence from the database automatically.
+Set this on a primary key column to the name of the sequence used to
+generate a new key value. If not specified, L<DBIx::Class::PK::Auto>
+will attempt to retrieve the name of the sequence from the database
+automatically.
=back
$table->add_column('col' => \%info?);
-Convenience alias to add_columns
+Convenience alias to add_columns.
=cut
if ($obj->has_column($col)) { ... }
-Returns 1 if the source has a column of this name, 0 otherwise.
+Returns true if the source has a column of this name, false otherwise.
=cut
my @column_names = $obj->columns;
-Returns all column names in the order they were declared to add_columns
+Returns all column names in the order they were declared to add_columns.
=cut
=head2 set_primary_key
-=head3 Arguments: (@cols)
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: @cols
+
+=back
Defines one or more columns as primary key for this source. Should be
called after C<add_columns>.
Declare a unique constraint on this source. Call once for each unique
constraint. Unique constraints are used when you call C<find> on a
-L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet>, only columns in the constraint are searched,
+L<DBIx::Class::ResultSet>. Only columns in the constraint are searched,
+for example:
- # For e.g. UNIQUE (column1, column2)
- __PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraint(constraint_name => [ qw/column1 column2/ ]);
+ # For UNIQUE (column1, column2)
+ __PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraint(
+ constraint_name => [ qw/column1 column2/ ],
+ );
=cut
=head2 from
Returns an expression of the source to be supplied to storage to specify
-retrieval from this source; in the case of a database the required FROM clause
-contents.
+retrieval from this source. In the case of a database, the required FROM
+clause contents.
=cut
'foreign.book_id' => 'self.id',
});
-The condition C<$cond> needs to be an SQL::Abstract-style
+The condition C<$cond> needs to be an L<SQL::Abstract>-style
representation of the join between the tables. For example, if you're
creating a rel from Author to Book,
Then, assuming LinerNotes has an accessor named notes, you can do:
my $cd = CD->find(1);
- $cd->notes('Notes go here'); # set notes -- LinerNotes object is
- # created if it doesn't exist
+ # set notes -- LinerNotes object is created if it doesn't exist
+ $cd->notes('Notes go here');
=item accessor
sub add_relationship {
my ($self, $rel, $f_source_name, $cond, $attrs) = @_;
- $self->throw_exception("Can't create relationship without join condition") unless $cond;
+ $self->throw_exception("Can't create relationship without join condition")
+ unless $cond;
$attrs ||= {};
my %rels = %{ $self->_relationships };
=head2 relationships
-Returns all valid relationship names for this source
+Returns all relationship names for this source.
=cut
=head2 relationship_info
-=head3 Arguments: ($relname)
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $relname
+
+=back
-Returns the relationship information for the specified relationship name
+Returns a hash of relationship information for the specified relationship
+name.
=cut
=head2 has_relationship
-=head3 Arguments: ($rel)
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $rel
-Returns 1 if the source has a relationship of this name, 0 otherwise.
+=back
+
+Returns true if the source has a relationship of this name, false otherwise.
=cut
=head2 resolve_join
-=head3 Arguments: ($relation)
+=over 4
-Returns the join structure required for the related result source
+=item Arguments: $relation
+
+=back
+
+Returns the join structure required for the related result source.
=cut
=head2 resolve_condition
-=head3 Arguments: ($cond, $as, $alias|$object)
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $cond, $as, $alias|$object
+
+=back
Resolves the passed condition to a concrete query fragment. If given an alias,
returns a join condition; if given an object, inverts that object to produce
my %ret;
while (my ($k, $v) = each %{$cond}) {
# XXX should probably check these are valid columns
- $k =~ s/^foreign\.// || $self->throw_exception("Invalid rel cond key ${k}");
- $v =~ s/^self\.// || $self->throw_exception("Invalid rel cond val ${v}");
+ $k =~ s/^foreign\.// ||
+ $self->throw_exception("Invalid rel cond key ${k}");
+ $v =~ s/^self\.// ||
+ $self->throw_exception("Invalid rel cond val ${v}");
if (ref $for) { # Object
#warn "$self $k $for $v";
$ret{$k} = $for->get_column($v);
=head2 resolve_prefetch
-=head3 Arguments: (hashref/arrayref/scalar)
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: hashref/arrayref/scalar
+
+=back
Accepts one or more relationships for the current source and returns an
array of column names for each of those relationships. Column names are
=head2 related_source
-=head3 Arguments: ($relname)
+=over 4
-Returns the result source object for the given relationship
+=item Arguments: $relname
+
+=back
+
+Returns the result source object for the given relationship.
=cut
=head2 related_class
-=head3 Arguments: ($relname)
+=over 4
+
+=item Arguments: $relname
-Returns the class object for the given relationship
+=back
+
+Returns the class name for objects in the given relationship.
=cut
sub resultset {
my $self = shift;
- $self->throw_exception('resultset does not take any arguments. If you want another resultset, call it on the schema instead.') if scalar @_;
- return $self->{_resultset} if ref $self->{_resultset} eq $self->resultset_class;
- return $self->{_resultset} = $self->resultset_class->new($self, $self->{resultset_attributes});
+ $self->throw_exception(
+ 'resultset does not take any arguments. If you want another resultset, '.
+ 'call it on the schema instead.'
+ ) if scalar @_;
+ return $self->{_resultset}
+ if ref $self->{_resultset} eq $self->resultset_class;
+ return $self->{_resultset} = $self->resultset_class->new(
+ $self, $self->{resultset_attributes}
+ );
}
=head2 throw_exception
-See throw_exception in L<DBIx::Class::Schema>.
+See L<DBIx::Class::Schema/"throw_exception">.
=cut
}
}
-
=head1 AUTHORS
Matt S. Trout <mst@shadowcatsystems.co.uk>