From: Brendan Byrd Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:31:45 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Relationship::Base documentation fixes in the spirit of fb13a49f X-Git-Tag: v0.08205~63 X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dad42de6afbfc6faa63e9aa726030f22c1aa582a;p=dbsrgits%2FDBIx-Class.git Relationship::Base documentation fixes in the spirit of fb13a49f --- diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm index e38ab2d..6bad266 100644 --- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm +++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Relationship/Base.pm @@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ clause of the C statement associated with this relationship. While every coderef-based condition must return a valid C clause, it may elect to additionally return a simplified join-free condition hashref when -invoked as C<< $row_object->relationship >>, as opposed to -C<< $rs->related_resultset('relationship') >>. In this case C<$row_object> is +invoked as C<< $result->relationship >>, as opposed to +C<< $rs->related_resultset('relationship') >>. In this case C<$result> is passed to the coderef as C<< $args->{self_rowobj} >>, so a user can do the following: @@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ clause, the C<$args> hashref passed to the subroutine contains some extra metadata. Currently the supplied coderef is executed as: $relationship_info->{cond}->({ - self_alias => The alias of the invoking resultset ('me' in case of a row object), + self_alias => The alias of the invoking resultset ('me' in case of a result object), foreign_alias => The alias of the to-be-joined resultset (often matches relname), self_resultsource => The invocant's resultsource, foreign_relname => The relationship name (does *not* always match foreign_alias), - self_rowobj => The invocant itself in case of $row_obj->relationship + self_rowobj => The invocant itself in case of a $result_object->$relationship call }); =head3 attributes @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ and its value is the name of the original in the fireign class. proxy => { cd_title => 'title' }, }); -This will create an accessor named C on the C<$track> row object. +This will create an accessor named C on the C<$track> result object. =back @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ L. Default is on, set to 0 to disable. =over 4 -=item Arguments: $relname, $rel_info +=item Arguments: $rel_name, $rel_info =back @@ -401,24 +401,24 @@ sub register_relationship { } =over 4 -=item Arguments: $relationship_name +=item Arguments: $rel_name -=item Return Value: $related_resultset +=item Return Value: L<$related_resultset|DBIx::Class::ResultSet> =back $rs = $cd->related_resultset('artist'); Returns a L for the relationship named -$relationship_name. +$rel_name. =head2 $relationship_accessor =over 4 -=item Arguments: None +=item Arguments: none -=item Return Value: $row_object | $related_resultset | undef +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> | L<$related_resultset|DBIx::Class::ResultSet> | undef =back @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ $relationship_name. This is the recommended way to transverse through relationships, based on the L name given in the relationship definition. -This will return either a L or a +This will return either a L or a L, depending on if the relationship is C (returns only one row) or C (returns many rows). The method may also return C if the relationship doesn't exist for @@ -540,12 +540,19 @@ sub related_resultset { =head2 search_related - @objects = $rs->search_related('relname', $cond, $attrs); - $objects_rs = $rs->search_related('relname', $cond, $attrs); +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, $cond?, L<\%attrs?|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> + +=item Return Value: L<$resultset|DBIx::Class::ResultSet> (scalar context) | L<@result_objs|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> (list context) + +=back Run a search on a related resultset. The search will be restricted to the -item or items represented by the L it was called -upon. This method can be called on a ResultSet, a Row or a ResultSource class. +results represented by the L it was called +upon. + +See L for more information. =cut @@ -555,8 +562,6 @@ sub search_related { =head2 search_related_rs - ( $objects_rs ) = $rs->search_related_rs('relname', $cond, $attrs); - This method works exactly the same as search_related, except that it guarantees a resultset, even in list context. @@ -568,12 +573,16 @@ sub search_related_rs { =head2 count_related - $obj->count_related('relname', $cond, $attrs); +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, $cond?, L<\%attrs?|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> + +=item Return Value: $count -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 object. +=back + +Returns the count of all the rows in the related resultset, restricted by the +current result or where conditions. =cut @@ -584,14 +593,18 @@ sub count_related { =head2 new_related - my $new_obj = $obj->new_related('relname', \%col_data); +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, \%col_data + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> -Create a new item of the related foreign class. If called on a -L object, it will magically -set any foreign key columns of the new object to the related primary -key columns of the source object for you. The newly created item will -not be saved into your storage until you call L -on it. +=back + +Create a new result object of the related foreign class. It will magically set +any foreign key columns of the new object to the related primary key columns +of the source object for you. The newly created result will not be saved into +your storage until you call L on it. =cut @@ -630,11 +643,19 @@ sub new_related { =head2 create_related - my $new_obj = $obj->create_related('relname', \%col_data); +=over 4 -Creates a new item, similarly to new_related, and also inserts the item's data -into your storage medium. See the distinction between C and C -in L for details. +=item Arguments: $rel_name, \%col_data + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=back + + my $result = $obj->create_related($rel_name, \%col_data); + +Creates a new result object, similarly to new_related, and also inserts the +result's data into your storage medium. See the distinction between C +and C in L for details. =cut @@ -648,7 +669,15 @@ sub create_related { =head2 find_related - my $found_item = $obj->find_related('relname', @pri_vals | \%pri_vals); +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, \%col_data | @pk_values, { key => $unique_constraint, L<%attrs|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> }? + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> | undef + +=back + + my $result = $obj->find_related($rel_name, \%col_data); Attempt to find a related object using its primary key or unique constraints. See L for details. @@ -663,11 +692,16 @@ sub find_related { =head2 find_or_new_related - my $new_obj = $obj->find_or_new_related('relname', \%col_data); +=over 4 -Find an item of a related class. If none exists, instantiate a new item of the -related class. The object will not be saved into your storage until you call -L on it. +=item Arguments: $rel_name, \%col_data, { key => $unique_constraint, L<%attrs|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> }? + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=back + +Find a result object of a related class. See L +for details. =cut @@ -679,9 +713,15 @@ sub find_or_new_related { =head2 find_or_create_related - my $new_obj = $obj->find_or_create_related('relname', \%col_data); +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, \%col_data, { key => $unique_constraint, L<%attrs|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> }? + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=back -Find or create an item of a related class. See +Find or create a result object of a related class. See L for details. =cut @@ -694,9 +734,15 @@ sub find_or_create_related { =head2 update_or_create_related - my $updated_item = $obj->update_or_create_related('relname', \%col_data, \%attrs?); +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, \%col_data, { key => $unique_constraint, L<%attrs|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> }? + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=back -Update or create an item of a related class. See +Update or create a result object of a related class. See L for details. =cut @@ -709,6 +755,14 @@ sub update_or_create_related { =head2 set_from_related +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=item Return Value: not defined + +=back + $book->set_from_related('author', $author_obj); $book->author($author_obj); ## same thing @@ -764,6 +818,14 @@ sub set_from_related { =head2 update_from_related +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: $rel_name, L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=item Return Value: not defined + +=back + $book->update_from_related('author', $author_obj); The same as L, but the changes are immediately updated @@ -779,9 +841,20 @@ sub update_from_related { =head2 delete_related - $obj->delete_related('relname', $cond, $attrs); +=over 4 -Delete any related item subject to the given conditions. +=item Arguments: $rel_name, $cond?, L<\%attrs?|DBIx::Class::ResultSet/ATTRIBUTES> + +=item Return Value: $storage_rv + +=back + +Delete any related row, subject to the given conditions. Internally, this +calls: + + $self->search_related(@_)->delete + +And returns the result of that. =cut @@ -794,36 +867,60 @@ sub delete_related { =head2 add_to_$rel -B, C and 'multi' type +B, C and 'multi' type relationships.> +=head3 has_many / multi + =over 4 -=item Arguments: ($foreign_vals | $obj), $link_vals? +=item Arguments: \%col_data + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=back + +Creates/inserts a new result object. Internally, this calls: + + $self->create_related($rel, @_) + +And returns the result of that. + +=head3 many_to_many + +=over 4 + +=item Arguments: (\%col_data | L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass>), \%link_col_data? + +=item Return Value: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> =back my $role = $schema->resultset('Role')->find(1); $actor->add_to_roles($role); - # creates a My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles linking table row object + # creates a My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles linking table result object $actor->add_to_roles({ name => 'lead' }, { salary => 15_000_000 }); - # creates a new My::DBIC::Schema::Role row object and the linking table + # creates a new My::DBIC::Schema::Role result object and the linking table # object with an extra column in the link -Adds a linking table object for C<$obj> or C<$foreign_vals>. If the first -argument is a hash reference, the related object is created first with the -column values in the hash. If an object reference is given, just the linking -table object is created. In either case, any additional column values for the -linking table object can be specified in C<$link_vals>. +Adds a linking table object. If the first argument is a hash reference, the +related object is created first with the column values in the hash. If an object +reference is given, just the linking table object is created. In either case, +any additional column values for the linking table object can be specified in +C<\%link_col_data>. + +See L for additional details. =head2 set_$rel -B relationships.> +B relationships.> =over 4 -=item Arguments: (\@hashrefs | \@objs), $link_vals? +=item Arguments: (\@hashrefs_of_col_data | L<\@result_objs|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass>), $link_vals? + +=item Return Value: not defined =back @@ -853,17 +950,19 @@ removed in a future version. =head2 remove_from_$rel -B relationships.> +B relationships.> =over 4 -=item Arguments: $obj +=item Arguments: L<$result|DBIx::Class::Manual::ResultClass> + +=item Return Value: not defined =back my $role = $schema->resultset('Role')->find(1); $actor->remove_from_roles($role); - # removes $role's My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles linking table row object + # removes $role's My::DBIC::Schema::ActorRoles linking table result object Removes the link between the current object and the related object. Note that the related object itself won't be deleted unless you call ->delete() on