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

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index d14c03c..4d54a76 100644 (file)
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Revision history for DBIx::Class
         - Add full INSERT...RETURNING support for Oracle
         - Deprecate use of -nest in search conditions (warn once per
           callsite)
+        - Deprecate the completely useless DBIx::Class::Serialize::Storable
+          result component
 
     * Fixes
         - Fixed read-only attribute set attempt in ::Storage::Replicated

diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Component.pod b/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Component.pod
index ac94adb..dfa9f94 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Component.pod
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Component.pod
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ Check out the L<Class::C3> docs for more information about inheritance.
 These components provide extra functionality beyond
 basic functionality that you can't live without.
 
-L<DBIx::Class::Serialize::Storable> - Hooks for Storable nfreeze/thaw.
-
 L<DBIx::Class::CDBICompat> - Class::DBI Compatibility layer.
 
 L<DBIx::Class::FormTools> - Build forms with multiple interconnected objects.

diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSourceHandle.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSourceHandle.pm
index e39bfbc..474c9a4 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSourceHandle.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/ResultSourceHandle.pm
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ will have a C<$schema> object through their source handle
 Large output when using Data::Dump(er) since this class can be set to
 stringify to almost nothing
 
-=item *
-
-Closer to being able to do a Serialize::Storable that doesn't require class-based connections
-
 =back
 
 =head1 METHODS

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

diff --git a/xt/podcoverage.t b/xt/podcoverage.t
index bd788a5..68165cb 100644 (file)
--- a/xt/podcoverage.t
+++ b/xt/podcoverage.t
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ my $exceptions = {
     'SQL::Translator::*'                            => { skip => 1 },
 
 # deprecated / backcompat stuff
+    'DBIx::Class::Serialize::Storable'              => { skip => 1 },
     'DBIx::Class::CDBICompat*'                      => { skip => 1 },
     'DBIx::Class::ResultSetManager'                 => { skip => 1 },
     'DBIx::Class::DB'                               => { skip => 1 },