Deprecate DBIx::Class::Serialize::Storable (all functionality is in ResultSourceHandle)

[dbsrgits/DBIx-Class.git] / lib / DBIx / Class / Serialize / Storable.pm

diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Serialize/Storable.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Serialize/Storable.pm
index 9ba4f6d..bceb1b1 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Serialize/Storable.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Serialize/Storable.pm
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use Storable;
 
+use Carp::Clan qw/^DBIx::Class/;
+
+carp 'The Serialize::Storable component is now *DEPRECATED*. It has not '
+    .'been providing any useful functionality for quite a while, and in fact '
+    .'destroys prefetched results in its current implementation. Do not use!';
+
+
 sub STORABLE_freeze {
     my ($self, $cloning) = @_;
     my $to_serialize = { %$self };
@@ -35,6 +42,12 @@ __END__
 
     DBIx::Class::Serialize::Storable - hooks for Storable nfreeze/thaw
 
+=head1 DEPRECATION NOTE
+
+This component is now B<DEPRECATED>. It has not been providing any useful
+functionality for quite a while, and in fact destroys prefetched results
+in its current implementation. Do not use!
+
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
     # in a table class definition