minor replication changes - use a real hash merge, clarify master_read_weight, really...
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2156bbdd 1package DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated;
f5d3a5de 2
ecb65397 3BEGIN {
4 use Carp::Clan qw/^DBIx::Class/;
5
6 ## Modules required for Replication support not required for general DBIC
7 ## use, so we explicitly test for these.
8
9 my %replication_required = (
9901aad7 10 Moose => '0.77',
ecb65397 11 MooseX::AttributeHelpers => '0.12',
9901aad7 12 MooseX::Types => '0.10',
13 namespace::clean => '0.11',
b88b85e7 14 Hash::Merge => '0.11'
ecb65397 15 );
16
17 my @didnt_load;
18
19 for my $module (keys %replication_required) {
20 eval "use $module $replication_required{$module}";
21 push @didnt_load, "$module $replication_required{$module}"
22 if $@;
23 }
24
25 croak("@{[ join ', ', @didnt_load ]} are missing and are required for Replication")
26 if @didnt_load;
27}
28
b2e4d522 29use Moose;
26ab719a 30use DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI;
2bf79155 31use DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool;
26ab719a 32use DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Balancer;
9901aad7 33use DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Types 'BalancerClassNamePart';
41916570 34use MooseX::Types::Moose qw/ClassName HashRef Object/;
b2e4d522 35use Scalar::Util 'reftype';
36use Carp::Clan qw/^DBIx::Class/;
b88b85e7 37use Hash::Merge 'merge';
9901aad7 38
39use namespace::clean -except => 'meta';
2bf79155 40
41=head1 NAME
42
ecb65397 43DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated - BETA Replicated database support
2bf79155 44
45=head1 SYNOPSIS
46
47The Following example shows how to change an existing $schema to a replicated
48storage type, add some replicated (readonly) databases, and perform reporting
955a6df6 49tasks.
2bf79155 50
64cdad22 51 ## Change storage_type in your schema class
52 $schema->storage_type( ['::DBI::Replicated', {balancer=>'::Random'}] );
53
54 ## Add some slaves. Basically this is an array of arrayrefs, where each
55 ## arrayref is database connect information
56
57 $schema->storage->connect_replicants(
58 [$dsn1, $user, $pass, \%opts],
59 [$dsn2, $user, $pass, \%opts],
60 [$dsn3, $user, $pass, \%opts],
61 );
62
7e38d850 63 ## Now, just use the $schema as normal
64 $schema->resultset('Source')->search({name=>'etc'});
65
66 ## You can force a given query to use a particular storage using the search
67 ### attribute 'force_pool'. For example:
68
69 my $RS = $schema->resultset('Source')->search(undef, {force_pool=>'master'});
70
71 ## Now $RS will force everything (both reads and writes) to use whatever was
72 ## setup as the master storage. 'master' is hardcoded to always point to the
73 ## Master, but you can also use any Replicant name. Please see:
74 ## L<DBIx::Class::Storage::Replicated::Pool> and the replicants attribute for
75 ## More. Also see transactions and L</execute_reliably> for alternative ways
76 ## to force read traffic to the master.
77
2bf79155 78=head1 DESCRIPTION
79
7e38d850 80Warning: This class is marked BETA. This has been running a production
ccb3b897 81website using MySQL native replication as its backend and we have some decent
7e38d850 82test coverage but the code hasn't yet been stressed by a variety of databases.
83Individual DB's may have quirks we are not aware of. Please use this in first
84development and pass along your experiences/bug fixes.
2bf79155 85
86This class implements replicated data store for DBI. Currently you can define
87one master and numerous slave database connections. All write-type queries
88(INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and even LAST_INSERT_ID) are routed to master
89database, all read-type queries (SELECTs) go to the slave database.
90
91Basically, any method request that L<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI> would normally
bca099a3 92handle gets delegated to one of the two attributes: L</read_handler> or to
93L</write_handler>. Additionally, some methods need to be distributed
2bf79155 94to all existing storages. This way our storage class is a drop in replacement
95for L<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI>.
96
97Read traffic is spread across the replicants (slaves) occuring to a user
98selected algorithm. The default algorithm is random weighted.
99
bca099a3 100=head1 NOTES
101
102The consistancy betweeen master and replicants is database specific. The Pool
103gives you a method to validate it's replicants, removing and replacing them
7e38d850 104when they fail/pass predefined criteria. Please make careful use of the ways
ecb65397 105to force a query to run against Master when needed.
106
107=head1 REQUIREMENTS
108
109Replicated Storage has additional requirements not currently part of L<DBIx::Class>
110
9901aad7 111 Moose => 0.77
ecb65397 112 MooseX::AttributeHelpers => 0.12
9901aad7 113 MooseX::Types => 0.10
114 namespace::clean => 0.11
b88b85e7 115 Hash::Merge => 0.11
ecb65397 116
117You will need to install these modules manually via CPAN or make them part of the
118Makefile for your distribution.
2bf79155 119
120=head1 ATTRIBUTES
121
122This class defines the following attributes.
123
2ce6e9a6 124=head2 schema
125
126The underlying L<DBIx::Class::Schema> object this storage is attaching
127
128=cut
129
130has 'schema' => (
131 is=>'rw',
132 isa=>'DBIx::Class::Schema',
133 weak_ref=>1,
134 required=>1,
135);
136
26ab719a 137=head2 pool_type
2bf79155 138
26ab719a 139Contains the classname which will instantiate the L</pool> object. Defaults
140to: L<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool>.
2bf79155 141
142=cut
143
26ab719a 144has 'pool_type' => (
dcdf7b2c 145 is=>'rw',
41916570 146 isa=>ClassName,
2ce6e9a6 147 default=>'DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool',
64cdad22 148 handles=>{
149 'create_pool' => 'new',
150 },
2bf79155 151);
152
f068a139 153=head2 pool_args
154
155Contains a hashref of initialized information to pass to the Balancer object.
156See L<DBIx::Class::Storage::Replicated::Pool> for available arguments.
157
158=cut
159
160has 'pool_args' => (
dcdf7b2c 161 is=>'rw',
41916570 162 isa=>HashRef,
64cdad22 163 lazy=>1,
64cdad22 164 default=>sub { {} },
f068a139 165);
166
167
26ab719a 168=head2 balancer_type
2bf79155 169
170The replication pool requires a balance class to provider the methods for
171choose how to spread the query load across each replicant in the pool.
172
173=cut
174
26ab719a 175has 'balancer_type' => (
dcdf7b2c 176 is=>'rw',
9901aad7 177 isa=>BalancerClassNamePart,
2ce6e9a6 178 coerce=>1,
179 required=>1,
180 default=> 'DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Balancer::First',
64cdad22 181 handles=>{
182 'create_balancer' => 'new',
183 },
2bf79155 184);
185
17b05c13 186=head2 balancer_args
187
188Contains a hashref of initialized information to pass to the Balancer object.
f068a139 189See L<DBIx::Class::Storage::Replicated::Balancer> for available arguments.
17b05c13 190
191=cut
192
193has 'balancer_args' => (
dcdf7b2c 194 is=>'rw',
41916570 195 isa=>HashRef,
64cdad22 196 lazy=>1,
197 required=>1,
198 default=>sub { {} },
17b05c13 199);
200
26ab719a 201=head2 pool
2bf79155 202
26ab719a 203Is a <DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool> or derived class. This is a
204container class for one or more replicated databases.
2bf79155 205
206=cut
207
26ab719a 208has 'pool' => (
64cdad22 209 is=>'ro',
210 isa=>'DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool',
211 lazy_build=>1,
212 handles=>[qw/
213 connect_replicants
214 replicants
215 has_replicants
216 /],
2bf79155 217);
218
26ab719a 219=head2 balancer
2bf79155 220
26ab719a 221Is a <DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Balancer> or derived class. This
222is a class that takes a pool (<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Pool>)
2bf79155 223
26ab719a 224=cut
2bf79155 225
26ab719a 226has 'balancer' => (
dcdf7b2c 227 is=>'rw',
64cdad22 228 isa=>'DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::Balancer',
229 lazy_build=>1,
230 handles=>[qw/auto_validate_every/],
26ab719a 231);
2bf79155 232
cb6ec758 233=head2 master
234
235The master defines the canonical state for a pool of connected databases. All
236the replicants are expected to match this databases state. Thus, in a classic
237Master / Slaves distributed system, all the slaves are expected to replicate
238the Master's state as quick as possible. This is the only database in the
239pool of databases that is allowed to handle write traffic.
240
241=cut
242
243has 'master' => (
64cdad22 244 is=> 'ro',
245 isa=>'DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI',
246 lazy_build=>1,
cb6ec758 247);
248
cb6ec758 249=head1 ATTRIBUTES IMPLEMENTING THE DBIx::Storage::DBI INTERFACE
250
251The following methods are delegated all the methods required for the
252L<DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI> interface.
253
254=head2 read_handler
255
256Defines an object that implements the read side of L<BIx::Class::Storage::DBI>.
257
258=cut
259
260has 'read_handler' => (
64cdad22 261 is=>'rw',
41916570 262 isa=>Object,
64cdad22 263 lazy_build=>1,
264 handles=>[qw/
265 select
266 select_single
267 columns_info_for
268 /],
cb6ec758 269);
270
cb6ec758 271=head2 write_handler
272
273Defines an object that implements the write side of L<BIx::Class::Storage::DBI>.
274
275=cut
276
277has 'write_handler' => (
64cdad22 278 is=>'ro',
41916570 279 isa=>Object,
64cdad22 280 lazy_build=>1,
64cdad22 281 handles=>[qw/
282 on_connect_do
283 on_disconnect_do
284 connect_info
285 throw_exception
286 sql_maker
287 sqlt_type
288 create_ddl_dir
289 deployment_statements
290 datetime_parser
291 datetime_parser_type
292 last_insert_id
293 insert
294 insert_bulk
295 update
296 delete
297 dbh
2ce6e9a6 298 txn_begin
64cdad22 299 txn_do
300 txn_commit
301 txn_rollback
2ce6e9a6 302 txn_scope_guard
64cdad22 303 sth
304 deploy
0180bef9 305 with_deferred_fk_checks
2ce6e9a6 306
64cdad22 307 reload_row
2ce6e9a6 308 _prep_for_execute
2ce6e9a6 309
64cdad22 310 /],
cb6ec758 311);
312
b2e4d522 313has _master_connect_info_opts =>
314 (is => 'rw', isa => HashRef, default => sub { {} });
315
316=head2 around: connect_info
317
318Preserve master's C<connect_info> options (for merging with replicants.)
dcdf7b2c 319Also set any Replicated related options from connect_info, such as
320C<pool_type>, C<pool_args>, C<balancer_type> and C<balancer_args>.
b2e4d522 321
322=cut
323
324around connect_info => sub {
325 my ($next, $self, $info, @extra) = @_;
326
327 my %opts;
328 for my $arg (@$info) {
329 next unless (reftype($arg)||'') eq 'HASH';
b88b85e7 330 %opts = %{ merge($arg, \%opts) };
b2e4d522 331 }
b2e4d522 332 delete $opts{dsn};
333
dcdf7b2c 334 if (@opts{qw/pool_type pool_args/}) {
335 $self->pool_type(delete $opts{pool_type})
336 if $opts{pool_type};
337
b88b85e7 338 $self->pool_args(
339 merge((delete $opts{pool_args} || {}), $self->pool_args)
340 );
dcdf7b2c 341
67c43863 342 $self->pool($self->_build_pool)
343 if $self->pool;
dcdf7b2c 344 }
345
346 if (@opts{qw/balancer_type balancer_args/}) {
347 $self->balancer_type(delete $opts{balancer_type})
348 if $opts{balancer_type};
349
b88b85e7 350 $self->balancer_args(
351 merge((delete $opts{balancer_args} || {}), $self->balancer_args)
352 );
dcdf7b2c 353
67c43863 354 $self->balancer($self->_build_balancer)
355 if $self->balancer;
dcdf7b2c 356 }
357
b2e4d522 358 $self->_master_connect_info_opts(\%opts);
359
360 $self->$next($info, @extra);
361};
362
26ab719a 363=head1 METHODS
2bf79155 364
26ab719a 365This class defines the following methods.
2bf79155 366
c354902c 367=head2 BUILDARGS
2bf79155 368
cb6ec758 369L<DBIx::Class::Schema> when instantiating it's storage passed itself as the
2ce6e9a6 370first argument. So we need to massage the arguments a bit so that all the
371bits get put into the correct places.
2bf79155 372
373=cut
374
c354902c 375sub BUILDARGS {
376 my ($class, $schema, $storage_type_args, @args) = @_;
377
378 return {
379 schema=>$schema,
380 %$storage_type_args,
381 @args
382 }
383}
2bf79155 384
cb6ec758 385=head2 _build_master
2bf79155 386
cb6ec758 387Lazy builder for the L</master> attribute.
2bf79155 388
389=cut
390
cb6ec758 391sub _build_master {
2ce6e9a6 392 my $self = shift @_;
ee356d00 393 my $master = DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI->new($self->schema);
394 DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::Replicated::WithDSN->meta->apply($master);
395 $master
106d5f3b 396}
397
26ab719a 398=head2 _build_pool
2bf79155 399
26ab719a 400Lazy builder for the L</pool> attribute.
2bf79155 401
402=cut
403
26ab719a 404sub _build_pool {
64cdad22 405 my $self = shift @_;
406 $self->create_pool(%{$self->pool_args});
2bf79155 407}
408
26ab719a 409=head2 _build_balancer
2bf79155 410
cb6ec758 411Lazy builder for the L</balancer> attribute. This takes a Pool object so that
412the balancer knows which pool it's balancing.
2bf79155 413
414=cut
415
26ab719a 416sub _build_balancer {
64cdad22 417 my $self = shift @_;
418 $self->create_balancer(
419 pool=>$self->pool,
420 master=>$self->master,
421 %{$self->balancer_args},
422 );
2bf79155 423}
424
cb6ec758 425=head2 _build_write_handler
2bf79155 426
cb6ec758 427Lazy builder for the L</write_handler> attribute. The default is to set this to
428the L</master>.
50336325 429
430=cut
431
cb6ec758 432sub _build_write_handler {
64cdad22 433 return shift->master;
cb6ec758 434}
50336325 435
cb6ec758 436=head2 _build_read_handler
2bf79155 437
cb6ec758 438Lazy builder for the L</read_handler> attribute. The default is to set this to
439the L</balancer>.
2bf79155 440
441=cut
442
cb6ec758 443sub _build_read_handler {
64cdad22 444 return shift->balancer;
cb6ec758 445}
50336325 446
cb6ec758 447=head2 around: connect_replicants
2bf79155 448
cb6ec758 449All calls to connect_replicants needs to have an existing $schema tacked onto
b2e4d522 450top of the args, since L<DBIx::Storage::DBI> needs it, and any C<connect_info>
451options merged with the master, with replicant opts having higher priority.
955a6df6 452
cb6ec758 453=cut
955a6df6 454
b2e4d522 455around connect_replicants => sub {
456 my ($next, $self, @args) = @_;
457
458 for my $r (@args) {
459 $r = [ $r ] unless reftype $r eq 'ARRAY';
460
461 croak "coderef replicant connect_info not supported"
462 if ref $r->[0] && reftype $r->[0] eq 'CODE';
463
464# any connect_info options?
465 my $i = 0;
466 $i++ while $i < @$r && (reftype($r->[$i])||'') ne 'HASH';
467
468# make one if none
469 $r->[$i] = {} unless $r->[$i];
470
471# merge if two hashes
b88b85e7 472 my @hashes = @$r[$i .. $#{$r}];
473
474 croak "invalid connect_info options"
475 if (grep { reftype($_) eq 'HASH' } @hashes) != @hashes;
476
477 croak "too many hashrefs in connect_info"
478 if @hashes > 2;
479
480 my %opts = %{ merge(reverse @hashes) };
481
482# delete them
b2e4d522 483 splice @$r, $i+1, ($#{$r} - $i), ();
484
485# merge with master
b88b85e7 486 %opts = %{ merge(\%opts, $self->_master_connect_info_opts) };
b2e4d522 487
488# update
489 $r->[$i] = \%opts;
490 }
491
492 $self->$next($self->schema, @args);
955a6df6 493};
2bf79155 494
2bf79155 495=head2 all_storages
496
497Returns an array of of all the connected storage backends. The first element
498in the returned array is the master, and the remainings are each of the
499replicants.
500
501=cut
502
503sub all_storages {
64cdad22 504 my $self = shift @_;
505 return grep {defined $_ && blessed $_} (
506 $self->master,
6412a592 507 values %{ $self->replicants },
64cdad22 508 );
2bf79155 509}
510
c4d3fae2 511=head2 execute_reliably ($coderef, ?@args)
512
513Given a coderef, saves the current state of the L</read_handler>, forces it to
514use reliable storage (ie sets it to the master), executes a coderef and then
515restores the original state.
516
517Example:
518
64cdad22 519 my $reliably = sub {
520 my $name = shift @_;
521 $schema->resultset('User')->create({name=>$name});
522 my $user_rs = $schema->resultset('User')->find({name=>$name});
523 return $user_rs;
524 };
c4d3fae2 525
64cdad22 526 my $user_rs = $schema->storage->execute_reliably($reliably, 'John');
c4d3fae2 527
528Use this when you must be certain of your database state, such as when you just
529inserted something and need to get a resultset including it, etc.
530
531=cut
532
533sub execute_reliably {
64cdad22 534 my ($self, $coderef, @args) = @_;
535
536 unless( ref $coderef eq 'CODE') {
537 $self->throw_exception('Second argument must be a coderef');
538 }
539
540 ##Get copy of master storage
541 my $master = $self->master;
542
543 ##Get whatever the current read hander is
544 my $current = $self->read_handler;
545
546 ##Set the read handler to master
547 $self->read_handler($master);
548
549 ## do whatever the caller needs
550 my @result;
551 my $want_array = wantarray;
552
553 eval {
554 if($want_array) {
555 @result = $coderef->(@args);
556 } elsif(defined $want_array) {
557 ($result[0]) = ($coderef->(@args));
ed213e85 558 } else {
64cdad22 559 $coderef->(@args);
560 }
561 };
562
563 ##Reset to the original state
564 $self->read_handler($current);
565
566 ##Exception testing has to come last, otherwise you might leave the
567 ##read_handler set to master.
568
569 if($@) {
570 $self->throw_exception("coderef returned an error: $@");
571 } else {
572 return $want_array ? @result : $result[0];
573 }
c4d3fae2 574}
575
cb6ec758 576=head2 set_reliable_storage
577
578Sets the current $schema to be 'reliable', that is all queries, both read and
579write are sent to the master
64cdad22 580
cb6ec758 581=cut
582
583sub set_reliable_storage {
64cdad22 584 my $self = shift @_;
585 my $schema = $self->schema;
586 my $write_handler = $self->schema->storage->write_handler;
587
588 $schema->storage->read_handler($write_handler);
cb6ec758 589}
590
591=head2 set_balanced_storage
592
593Sets the current $schema to be use the </balancer> for all reads, while all
594writea are sent to the master only
64cdad22 595
cb6ec758 596=cut
597
598sub set_balanced_storage {
64cdad22 599 my $self = shift @_;
600 my $schema = $self->schema;
601 my $write_handler = $self->schema->storage->balancer;
602
603 $schema->storage->read_handler($write_handler);
cb6ec758 604}
2bf79155 605
6834cc1d 606=head2 around: txn_do ($coderef)
c4d3fae2 607
608Overload to the txn_do method, which is delegated to whatever the
609L<write_handler> is set to. We overload this in order to wrap in inside a
610L</execute_reliably> method.
611
612=cut
613
6834cc1d 614around 'txn_do' => sub {
64cdad22 615 my($txn_do, $self, $coderef, @args) = @_;
616 $self->execute_reliably(sub {$self->$txn_do($coderef, @args)});
6834cc1d 617};
c4d3fae2 618
2bf79155 619=head2 connected
620
621Check that the master and at least one of the replicants is connected.
622
623=cut
624
625sub connected {
64cdad22 626 my $self = shift @_;
627 return
628 $self->master->connected &&
629 $self->pool->connected_replicants;
2bf79155 630}
631
2bf79155 632=head2 ensure_connected
633
634Make sure all the storages are connected.
635
636=cut
637
638sub ensure_connected {
64cdad22 639 my $self = shift @_;
640 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
641 $source->ensure_connected(@_);
642 }
2bf79155 643}
644
2bf79155 645=head2 limit_dialect
646
647Set the limit_dialect for all existing storages
648
649=cut
650
651sub limit_dialect {
64cdad22 652 my $self = shift @_;
653 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
654 $source->limit_dialect(@_);
655 }
3fbe08e3 656 return $self->master->quote_char;
2bf79155 657}
658
2bf79155 659=head2 quote_char
660
661Set the quote_char for all existing storages
662
663=cut
664
665sub quote_char {
64cdad22 666 my $self = shift @_;
667 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
668 $source->quote_char(@_);
669 }
3fbe08e3 670 return $self->master->quote_char;
2bf79155 671}
672
2bf79155 673=head2 name_sep
674
675Set the name_sep for all existing storages
676
677=cut
678
679sub name_sep {
64cdad22 680 my $self = shift @_;
681 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
682 $source->name_sep(@_);
683 }
3fbe08e3 684 return $self->master->name_sep;
2bf79155 685}
686
2bf79155 687=head2 set_schema
688
689Set the schema object for all existing storages
690
691=cut
692
693sub set_schema {
64cdad22 694 my $self = shift @_;
695 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
696 $source->set_schema(@_);
697 }
2bf79155 698}
699
2bf79155 700=head2 debug
701
702set a debug flag across all storages
703
704=cut
705
706sub debug {
64cdad22 707 my $self = shift @_;
3fbe08e3 708 if(@_) {
709 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
710 $source->debug(@_);
711 }
64cdad22 712 }
3fbe08e3 713 return $self->master->debug;
2bf79155 714}
715
2bf79155 716=head2 debugobj
717
718set a debug object across all storages
719
720=cut
721
722sub debugobj {
64cdad22 723 my $self = shift @_;
3fbe08e3 724 if(@_) {
725 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
726 $source->debugobj(@_);
727 }
64cdad22 728 }
3fbe08e3 729 return $self->master->debugobj;
2bf79155 730}
731
2bf79155 732=head2 debugfh
733
734set a debugfh object across all storages
735
736=cut
737
738sub debugfh {
64cdad22 739 my $self = shift @_;
3fbe08e3 740 if(@_) {
741 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
742 $source->debugfh(@_);
743 }
64cdad22 744 }
3fbe08e3 745 return $self->master->debugfh;
2bf79155 746}
747
2bf79155 748=head2 debugcb
749
750set a debug callback across all storages
751
752=cut
753
754sub debugcb {
64cdad22 755 my $self = shift @_;
3fbe08e3 756 if(@_) {
757 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
758 $source->debugcb(@_);
759 }
64cdad22 760 }
3fbe08e3 761 return $self->master->debugcb;
2bf79155 762}
763
2bf79155 764=head2 disconnect
765
766disconnect everything
767
768=cut
769
770sub disconnect {
64cdad22 771 my $self = shift @_;
772 foreach my $source ($self->all_storages) {
773 $source->disconnect(@_);
774 }
2bf79155 775}
776
b2e4d522 777=head2 cursor_class
778
779set cursor class on all storages, or return master's
780
781=cut
782
783sub cursor_class {
784 my ($self, $cursor_class) = @_;
785
786 if ($cursor_class) {
787 $_->cursor_class($cursor_class) for $self->all_storages;
788 }
789 $self->master->cursor_class;
790}
791
7e38d850 792=head1 GOTCHAS
793
794Due to the fact that replicants can lag behind a master, you must take care to
795make sure you use one of the methods to force read queries to a master should
796you need realtime data integrity. For example, if you insert a row, and then
797immediately re-read it from the database (say, by doing $row->discard_changes)
798or you insert a row and then immediately build a query that expects that row
799to be an item, you should force the master to handle reads. Otherwise, due to
800the lag, there is no certainty your data will be in the expected state.
801
802For data integrity, all transactions automatically use the master storage for
803all read and write queries. Using a transaction is the preferred and recommended
804method to force the master to handle all read queries.
805
806Otherwise, you can force a single query to use the master with the 'force_pool'
807attribute:
808
809 my $row = $resultset->search(undef, {force_pool=>'master'})->find($pk);
810
811This attribute will safely be ignore by non replicated storages, so you can use
812the same code for both types of systems.
813
814Lastly, you can use the L</execute_reliably> method, which works very much like
815a transaction.
816
817For debugging, you can turn replication on/off with the methods L</set_reliable_storage>
818and L</set_balanced_storage>, however this operates at a global level and is not
819suitable if you have a shared Schema object being used by multiple processes,
820such as on a web application server. You can get around this limitation by
821using the Schema clone method.
822
823 my $new_schema = $schema->clone;
824 $new_schema->set_reliable_storage;
825
826 ## $new_schema will use only the Master storage for all reads/writes while
827 ## the $schema object will use replicated storage.
828
f5d3a5de 829=head1 AUTHOR
830
64cdad22 831 John Napiorkowski <john.napiorkowski@takkle.com>
f5d3a5de 832
c4d3fae2 833Based on code originated by:
f5d3a5de 834
64cdad22 835 Norbert Csongrádi <bert@cpan.org>
836 Peter Siklósi <einon@einon.hu>
2156bbdd 837
f5d3a5de 838=head1 LICENSE
839
840You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself.
841
842=cut
843
c354902c 844__PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
845
f5d3a5de 8461;