1;
+__END__
+
=head1 NAME
SQL::Abstract::ExtraClauses - new/experimental additions to L<SQL::Abstract>
Available only during plugin callback executions, contains the currently
active L<SQL::Abstract> object.
+=head1 NODE TYPES
+
+=head2 alias
+
+Represents a table alias. Expands name and column names with ident as default.
+
+ # expr
+ { -alias => [ 't', 'x', 'y', 'z' ] }
+
+ # aqt
+ { -alias => [
+ { -ident => [ 't' ] }, { -ident => [ 'x' ] },
+ { -ident => [ 'y' ] }, { -ident => [ 'z' ] },
+ ] }
+
+ # query
+ t(x, y, z)
+ []
+
+=head2 as
+
+Represents an sql AS. LHS is expanded with ident as default, RHS is treated
+as a list of arguments for the alias node.
+
+ # expr
+ { foo => { -as => 'bar' } }
+
+ # aqt
+ { -as =>
+ [
+ { -ident => [ 'foo' ] },
+ { -alias => [ { -ident => [ 'bar' ] } ] },
+ ]
+ }
+
+ # query
+ foo AS bar
+ []
+
+ # expr
+ { -as => [ { -select => { _ => 'blah' } }, 't', 'blah' ] }
+
+ # aqt
+ { -as => [
+ { -select =>
+ { select => { -op => [ ',', { -ident => [ 'blah' ] } ] } }
+ },
+ { -alias => [ { -ident => [ 't' ] }, { -ident => [ 'blah' ] } ] },
+ ] }
+
+ # query
+ (SELECT blah) AS t(blah)
+ []
+
+=head2 cast
+
+ # expr
+ { -cast => [ { -ident => 'birthday' }, 'date' ] }
+
+ # aqt
+ { -func => [
+ 'cast', {
+ -as => [ { -ident => [ 'birthday' ] }, { -ident => [ 'date' ] } ]
+ },
+ ] }
+
+ # query
+ CAST(birthday AS date)
+ []
+
=cut