X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FDBIx%2FClass%2FRelationship%2FBase.pm;h=034e5cc8eef0892d54d5190fc76df7511d2b0ee7;hb=045120e6a16429e7475e129bff3cd0d567eb4a89;hp=343c0d02d8388f4c2c12ac621a3d070f93081513;hpb=4516d14c7449760d7249635a41cdfeafa9ad5636;p=dbsrgits%2FDBIx-Class.git diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm index 343c0d0..034e5cc 100644 --- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm +++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use warnings; use base qw/DBIx::Class/; -=head1 NAME +=head1 NAME DBIx::Class::Relationship::Base - Inter-table relationships @@ -15,20 +15,24 @@ DBIx::Class::Relationship::Base - Inter-table relationships This class provides methods to describe the relationships between the tables in your database model. These are the "bare bones" relationships -methods, for predefined ones, look in L. +methods, for predefined ones, look in L. =head1 METHODS =head2 add_relationship -=head3 Arguments: ('relname', 'Foreign::Class', $cond, $attrs) +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: 'relname', 'Foreign::Class', $cond, $attrs + +=back __PACKAGE__->add_relationship('relname', 'Foreign::Class', $cond, $attrs); The condition needs to be an SQL::Abstract-style representation of the join between the tables. When resolving the condition for use in a JOIN, -keys using the psuedo-table I are resolved to mean "the Table on the -other side of the relationship", and values using the psuedo-table I +keys using the pseudo-table I are resolved to mean "the Table on the +other side of the relationship", and values using the pseudo-table I are resolved to mean "the Table this class is representing". Other restrictions, such as by value, sub-select and other tables, may also be used. Please check your database for JOIN parameter support. @@ -62,9 +66,10 @@ command immediately before C. An arrayref containing a list of accessors in the foreign class to create in the main class. If, for example, you do the following: - MyDB::Schema::CD->might_have(liner_notes => 'MyDB::Schema::LinerNotes', undef, { - proxy => [ qw/notes/ ], - }); + MyDB::Schema::CD->might_have(liner_notes => 'MyDB::Schema::LinerNotes', + undef, { + proxy => [ qw/notes/ ], + }); Then, assuming MyDB::Schema::LinerNotes has an accessor named notes, you can do: @@ -85,7 +90,11 @@ created, which calls C for the relationship. =head2 register_relationship -=head3 Arguments: ($relname, $rel_info) +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $relname, $rel_info + +=back Registers a relationship on the class. This is called internally by L to set up Accessors and Proxies. @@ -94,11 +103,20 @@ L to set up Accessors and Proxies. sub register_relationship { } -=head2 related_resultset($name) +=head2 related_resultset + +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $relationship_name - $rs = $obj->related_resultset('related_table'); +=item Return Value: $related_resultset -Returns a L for the relationship named $name. +=back + + $rs = $cd->related_resultset('artist'); + +Returns a L for the relationship named +$relationship_name. =cut @@ -160,7 +178,7 @@ sub search_related { Returns the count of all the items in the related resultset, restricted by the current item or where conditions. Can be called on a -L or a +L or a L object. =cut @@ -175,9 +193,9 @@ sub count_related { my $new_obj = $obj->new_related('relname', \%col_data); Create a new item of the related foreign class. If called on a -L object, it will magically -set any primary key values into foreign key columns for you. The newly -created item will not be saved into your storage until you call C +L object, it will magically set any +primary key values into foreign key columns for you. The newly created item +will not be saved into your storage until you call L on it. =cut @@ -210,7 +228,7 @@ sub create_related { my $found_item = $obj->find_related('relname', @pri_vals | \%pri_vals); Attempt to find a related object using its primary key or unique constraints. -See C in L for details. +See L for details. =cut @@ -224,8 +242,8 @@ sub find_related { my $new_obj = $obj->find_or_create_related('relname', \%col_data); -Find or create an item of a related class. See C in -L for details. +Find or create an item of a related class. See +L for details. =cut @@ -234,6 +252,21 @@ sub find_or_create_related { return $self->find_related(@_) || $self->create_related(@_); } +=head2 update_or_create_related + + my $updated_item = $obj->update_or_create_related('relname', \%col_data, \%attrs?); + +Update or create an item of a related class. See +L for details. + +=cut + +sub update_or_create_related { + my $self = shift; + my $rel = shift; + return $self->related_resultset($rel)->update_or_create(@_); +} + =head2 set_from_related $book->set_from_related('author', $author_obj); @@ -243,8 +276,8 @@ related object. This is used to associate previously separate objects, for example, to set the correct author for a book, find the Author object, then call set_from_related on the book. -The columns are only set in the local copy of the object, call C to set -them in the storage. +The columns are only set in the local copy of the object, call L to +set them in the storage. =cut @@ -271,8 +304,8 @@ sub set_from_related { $book->update_from_related('author', $author_obj); -As C, but the changes are immediately updated onto your -storage. +The same as L, but the changes are immediately updated +in storage. =cut