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+package MyDatabase::Main;
+use base qw/DBIx::Class::Schema/;
+__PACKAGE__->load_classes(qw/Artist Cd Track/);
+
+1;
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+package MyDatabase::Main::Artist;
+use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
+__PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/PK::Auto Core/);
+__PACKAGE__->table('artist');
+__PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/ artistid name /);
+__PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('artistid');
+__PACKAGE__->has_many('cds' => 'MyDatabase::Main::Cd');
+
+1;
+
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+package MyDatabase::Main::Cd;
+use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
+__PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/PK::Auto Core/);
+__PACKAGE__->table('cd');
+__PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/ cdid artist title/);
+__PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('cdid');
+__PACKAGE__->belongs_to('artist' => 'MyDatabase::Main::Artist');
+__PACKAGE__->has_many('tracks' => 'MyDatabase::Main::Track');
+
+1;
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+package MyDatabase::Main::Track;
+use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
+__PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/PK::Auto Core/);
+__PACKAGE__->table('track');
+__PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/ trackid cd title/);
+__PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('trackid');
+__PACKAGE__->belongs_to('cd' => 'MyDatabase::Main::Cd');
+
+1;
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+CREATE TABLE artist (
+ artistid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+ name TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE cd (
+ cdid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+ artist INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES artist(artistid),
+ title TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE track (
+ trackid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+ cd INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES cd(cdid),
+ title TEXT NOT NULL
+);
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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+use MyDatabase::Main;
+use strict;
+
+my $schema = MyDatabase::Main->connect('dbi:SQLite:db/example.db');
+
+# here's some of the sql that is going to be generated by the schema
+# INSERT INTO artist VALUES (NULL,'Michael Jackson');
+# INSERT INTO artist VALUES (NULL,'Eminem');
+
+my @artists = (['Michael Jackson'], ['Eminem']);
+$schema->populate('Artist', [
+ [qw/name/],
+ @artists,
+]);
+
+my %albums = (
+ 'Thriller' => 'Michael Jackson',
+ 'Bad' => 'Michael Jackson',
+ 'The Marshall Mathers LP' => 'Eminem',
+);
+
+my @cds;
+foreach my $lp (keys %albums) {
+ my $artist = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search({
+ name => $albums{$lp}
+ });
+ push @cds, [$lp, $artist->first];
+}
+
+$schema->populate('Cd', [
+ [qw/title artist/],
+ @cds,
+]);
+
+
+my %tracks = (
+ 'Beat It' => 'Thriller',
+ 'Billie Jean' => 'Thriller',
+ 'Dirty Diana' => 'Bad',
+ 'Smooth Criminal' => 'Bad',
+ 'Leave Me Alone' => 'Bad',
+ 'Stan' => 'The Marshall Mathers LP',
+ 'The Way I Am' => 'The Marshall Mathers LP',
+);
+
+my @tracks;
+foreach my $track (keys %tracks) {
+ my $cdname = $schema->resultset('Cd')->search({
+ title => $tracks{$track},
+ });
+ push @tracks, [$cdname->first, $track];
+}
+
+$schema->populate('Track',[
+ [qw/cd title/],
+ @tracks,
+]);
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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+use MyDatabase::Main;
+use strict;
+
+my $schema = MyDatabase::Main->connect('dbi:SQLite:db/example.db');
+# for other DSNs, e.g. MySql, see the perldoc for the relevant dbd
+# driver, e.g perldoc L<DBD::mysql>.
+
+get_tracks_by_cd('Bad');
+get_tracks_by_artist('Michael Jackson');
+
+get_cd_by_track('Stan');
+get_cds_by_artist('Michael Jackson');
+
+get_artist_by_track('Dirty Diana');
+get_artist_by_cd('The Marshall Mathers LP');
+
+
+sub get_tracks_by_cd {
+ my $cdtitle = shift;
+ print "get_tracks_by_cd($cdtitle):\n";
+ my $rs = $schema->resultset('Track')->search(
+ {
+ 'cd.title' => $cdtitle
+ },
+ {
+ join => [qw/ cd /],
+ prefetch => [qw/ cd /]
+ }
+ );
+ while (my $track = $rs->next) {
+ print $track->title . "\n";
+ }
+ print "\n";
+}
+
+sub get_tracks_by_artist {
+ my $artistname = shift;
+ print "get_tracks_by_artist($artistname):\n";
+ my $rs = $schema->resultset('Track')->search(
+ {
+ 'artist.name' => $artistname
+ },
+ {
+ join => {
+ 'cd' => 'artist'
+ },
+ }
+ );
+ while (my $track = $rs->next) {
+ print $track->title . "\n";
+ }
+ print "\n";
+}
+
+
+sub get_cd_by_track {
+ my $tracktitle = shift;
+ print "get_cd_by_track($tracktitle):\n";
+ my $rs = $schema->resultset('Cd')->search(
+ {
+ 'tracks.title' => $tracktitle
+ },
+ {
+ join => [qw/ tracks /],
+ }
+ );
+ my $cd = $rs->first;
+ print $cd->title . "\n\n";
+}
+
+sub get_cds_by_artist {
+ my $artistname = shift;
+ print "get_cds_by_artist($artistname):\n";
+ my $rs = $schema->resultset('Cd')->search(
+ {
+ 'artist.name' => $artistname
+ },
+ {
+ join => [qw/ artist /],
+ prefetch => [qw/ artist /]
+ }
+ );
+ while (my $cd = $rs->next) {
+ print $cd->title . "\n";
+ }
+ print "\n";
+}
+
+
+
+sub get_artist_by_track {
+ my $tracktitle = shift;
+ print "get_artist_by_track($tracktitle):\n";
+ my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search(
+ {
+ 'tracks.title' => $tracktitle
+ },
+ {
+ join => {
+ 'cds' => 'tracks'
+ }
+ }
+ );
+ my $artist = $rs->first;
+ print $artist->name . "\n\n";
+}
+
+
+sub get_artist_by_cd {
+ my $cdtitle = shift;
+ print "get_artist_by_cd($cdtitle):\n";
+ my $rs = $schema->resultset('Artist')->search(
+ {
+ 'cds.title' => $cdtitle
+ },
+ {
+ join => [qw/ cds /],
+ }
+ );
+ my $artist = $rs->first;
+ print $artist->name . "\n\n";
+}