From: Jess Robinson <castaway@desert-island.me.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:58:45 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Added doc patch about race condition in find_or_create from MNDRIX
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Added doc patch about race condition in find_or_create from MNDRIX
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diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm
index be7d6be..50bbc10 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSet.pm
@@ -1751,6 +1751,12 @@ constraint. For example:
     { key => 'cd_artist_title' }
   );
 
+Note: Because find_or_create() reads from the database and then
+possibly inserts based on the result, this method is subject to a race
+condition. Another process could create a record in the table after
+the find has completed and before the create has started. To avoid
+this problem, use find_or_create() inside a transaction.
+
 See also L</find> and L</update_or_create>. For information on how to declare
 unique constraints, see L<DBIx::Class::ResultSource/add_unique_constraint>.