NAME

DBIx::Class::Schema - composable schemas

SYNOPSIS

package Library::Schema;
use base qw/DBIx::Class::Schema/;

# load Library::Schema::CD, Library::Schema::Book, Library::Schema::DVD
__PACKAGE__->load_classes(qw/CD Book DVD/);

package Library::Schema::CD;
use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
__PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/PK::Auto Core/); # for example
__PACKAGE__->table('cd');

# Elsewhere in your code:
my $schema1 = Library::Schema->connect(
  $dsn,
  $user,
  $password,
  { AutoCommit => 0 },
);

my $schema2 = Library::Schema->connect($coderef_returning_dbh);

# fetch objects using Library::Schema::DVD
my $resultset = $schema1->resultset('DVD')->search( ... );
my @dvd_objects = $schema2->resultset('DVD')->search( ... );

DESCRIPTION

Creates database classes based on a schema. This is the recommended way to use DBIx::Class and allows you to use more than one concurrent connection with your classes.

NB: If you're used to Class::DBI it's worth reading the "SYNOPSIS" carefully, as DBIx::Class does things a little differently. Note in particular which module inherits off which.

METHODS

register_class

Arguments: $moniker, $component_class

Registers a class which isa DBIx::Class::ResultSourceProxy. Equivalent to calling:

$schema->register_source($moniker, $component_class->result_source_instance);

register_source

Arguments: $moniker, $result_source

Registers the DBIx::Class::ResultSource in the schema with the given moniker.

class

Arguments: $moniker
Return Value: $classname

Retrieves the result class name for the given moniker. For example:

my $class = $schema->class('CD');

source

Arguments: $moniker
Return Value: $result_source

my $source = $schema->source('Book');

Returns the DBIx::Class::ResultSource object for the registered moniker.

sources

Return Value: @source_monikers

Returns the source monikers of all source registrations on this schema. For example:

my @source_monikers = $schema->sources;

storage

my $storage = $schema->storage;

Returns the DBIx::Class::Storage object for this Schema.

resultset

Arguments: $moniker
Return Value: $result_set

my $rs = $schema->resultset('DVD');

Returns the DBIx::Class::ResultSet object for the registered moniker.

load_classes

Arguments: @classes?, { $namespace => [ @classes ] }+

With no arguments, this method uses Module::Find to find all classes under the schema's namespace. Otherwise, this method loads the classes you specify (using use), and registers them (using "register_class").

It is possible to comment out classes with a leading #, but note that perl will think it's a mistake (trying to use a comment in a qw list), so you'll need to add no warnings 'qw'; before your load_classes call.

Example:

My::Schema->load_classes(); # loads My::Schema::CD, My::Schema::Artist,
                            # etc. (anything under the My::Schema namespace)

# loads My::Schema::CD, My::Schema::Artist, Other::Namespace::Producer but
# not Other::Namespace::LinerNotes nor My::Schema::Track
My::Schema->load_classes(qw/ CD Artist #Track /, {
  Other::Namespace => [qw/ Producer #LinerNotes /],
});

load_namespaces

Arguments: %options?

This is an alternative to "load_classes" above which assumes an alternative layout for automatic class loading. It assumes that all result classes are underneath a sub-namespace of the schema called Result, any corresponding ResultSet classes are underneath a sub-namespace of the schema called ResultSet.

Both of the sub-namespaces are configurable if you don't like the defaults, via the options result_namespace and resultset_namespace.

If (and only if) you specify the option default_resultset_class, any found Result classes for which we do not find a corresponding ResultSet class will have their resultset_class set to default_resultset_class.

load_namespaces takes care of calling resultset_class for you where neccessary if you didn't do it for yourself.

All of the namespace and classname options to this method are relative to the schema classname by default. To specify a fully-qualified name, prefix it with a literal +.

Examples:

# load My::Schema::Result::CD, My::Schema::Result::Artist,
#    My::Schema::ResultSet::CD, etc...
My::Schema->load_namespaces;

# Override everything to use ugly names.
# In this example, if there is a My::Schema::Res::Foo, but no matching
#   My::Schema::RSets::Foo, then Foo will have its
#   resultset_class set to My::Schema::RSetBase
My::Schema->load_namespaces(
  result_namespace => 'Res',
  resultset_namespace => 'RSets',
  default_resultset_class => 'RSetBase',
);

# Put things in other namespaces
My::Schema->load_namespaces(
  result_namespace => '+Some::Place::Results',
  resultset_namespace => '+Another::Place::RSets',
);

If you'd like to use multiple namespaces of each type, simply use an arrayref of namespaces for that option. In the case that the same result (or resultset) class exists in multiple namespaces, the latter entries in your list of namespaces will override earlier ones.

My::Schema->load_namespaces(
  # My::Schema::Results_C::Foo takes precedence over My::Schema::Results_B::Foo :
  result_namespace => [ 'Results_A', 'Results_B', 'Results_C' ],
  resultset_namespace => [ '+Some::Place::RSets', 'RSets' ],
);

compose_connection

Arguments: $target_namespace, @db_info
Return Value: $new_schema

Calls "compose_namespace" in DBIx::Class::Schema to the target namespace, calls "connection" in DBIx::Class::Schema with @db_info on the new schema, then injects the DBix::Class::ResultSetProxy component and a resultset_instance classdata entry on all the new classes, in order to support $target_namespaces::$class->search(...) method calls.

This is primarily useful when you have a specific need for class method access to a connection. In normal usage it is preferred to call "connect" in DBIx::Class::Schema and use the resulting schema object to operate on DBIx::Class::ResultSet objects with "resultset" in DBIx::Class::Schema for more information.

compose_namespace

Arguments: $target_namespace, $additional_base_class?
Return Value: $new_schema

For each DBIx::Class::ResultSource in the schema, this method creates a class in the target namespace (e.g. $target_namespace::CD, $target_namespace::Artist) that inherits from the corresponding classes attached to the current schema.

It also attaches a corresponding DBIx::Class::ResultSource object to the new $schema object. If $additional_base_class is given, the new composed classes will inherit from first the corresponding classe from the current schema then the base class.

For example, for a schema with My::Schema::CD and My::Schema::Artist classes,

$schema->compose_namespace('My::DB', 'Base::Class');
print join (', ', @My::DB::CD::ISA) . "\n";
print join (', ', @My::DB::Artist::ISA) ."\n";

will produce the output

My::Schema::CD, Base::Class
My::Schema::Artist, Base::Class

setup_connection_class

Arguments: $target, @info

Sets up a database connection class to inject between the schema and the subclasses that the schema creates.

storage_type

Arguments: $storage_type
Return Value: $storage_type

Set the storage class that will be instantiated when "connect" is called. If the classname starts with ::, the prefix DBIx::Class::Storage is assumed by "connect". Defaults to ::DBI, which is DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI.

You want to use this to hardcoded subclasses of DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI in cases where the appropriate subclass is not autodetected, such as when dealing with MSSQL via DBD::Sybase, in which case you'd set it to ::DBI::Sybase::MSSQL.

connection

Arguments: @args
Return Value: $new_schema

Instantiates a new Storage object of type "storage_type" in DBIx::Class::Schema and passes the arguments to $storage->connect_info. Sets the connection in-place on the schema.

See "connect_info" in DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI for DBI-specific syntax, or DBIx::Class::Storage in general.

connect

Arguments: @info
Return Value: $new_schema

This is a convenience method. It is equivalent to calling $schema->clone->connection(@info). See "connection" and "clone" for more information.

txn_do

Arguments: $coderef, @coderef_args?
Return Value: The return value of $coderef

Executes $coderef with (optional) arguments @coderef_args atomically, returning its result (if any). Equivalent to calling $schema->storage->txn_do. See "txn_do" in DBIx::Class::Storage for more information.

This interface is preferred over using the individual methods "txn_begin", "txn_commit", and "txn_rollback" below.

txn_begin

Begins a transaction (does nothing if AutoCommit is off). Equivalent to calling $schema->storage->txn_begin. See "txn_begin" in DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI for more information.

txn_commit

Commits the current transaction. Equivalent to calling $schema->storage->txn_commit. See "txn_commit" in DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI for more information.

txn_rollback

Rolls back the current transaction. Equivalent to calling $schema->storage->txn_rollback. See "txn_rollback" in DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI for more information.

clone

Return Value: $new_schema

Clones the schema and its associated result_source objects and returns the copy.

populate

Arguments: $source_name, \@data;

Pass this method a resultsource name, and an arrayref of arrayrefs. The arrayrefs should contain a list of column names, followed by one or many sets of matching data for the given columns.

In void context, insert_bulk in DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI is used to insert the data, as this is a fast method. However, insert_bulk currently assumes that your datasets all contain the same type of values, using scalar references in a column in one row, and not in another will probably not work.

Otherwise, each set of data is inserted into the database using "create" in DBIx::Class::ResultSet, and a arrayref of the resulting row objects is returned.

i.e.,

$schema->populate('Artist', [
  [ qw/artistid name/ ],
  [ 1, 'Popular Band' ],
  [ 2, 'Indie Band' ],
  ...
]);

exception_action

Arguments: $code_reference

If exception_action is set for this class/object, "throw_exception" will prefer to call this code reference with the exception as an argument, rather than its normal <croak> action.

Your subroutine should probably just wrap the error in the exception object/class of your choosing and rethrow. If, against all sage advice, you'd like your exception_action to suppress a particular exception completely, simply have it return true.

Example:

package My::Schema;
use base qw/DBIx::Class::Schema/;
use My::ExceptionClass;
__PACKAGE__->exception_action(sub { My::ExceptionClass->throw(@_) });
__PACKAGE__->load_classes;

# or:
my $schema_obj = My::Schema->connect( .... );
$schema_obj->exception_action(sub { My::ExceptionClass->throw(@_) });

# suppress all exceptions, like a moron:
$schema_obj->exception_action(sub { 1 });

throw_exception

Arguments: $message

Throws an exception. Defaults to using Carp::Clan to report errors from user's perspective. See "exception_action" for details on overriding this method's behavior.

deploy (EXPERIMENTAL)

Arguments: $sqlt_args, $dir

Attempts to deploy the schema to the current storage using SQL::Translator.

Note that this feature is currently EXPERIMENTAL and may not work correctly across all databases, or fully handle complex relationships.

See "METHODS" in SQL::Translator for a list of values for $sqlt_args. The most common value for this would be { add_drop_table => 1, } to have the SQL produced include a DROP TABLE statement for each table created.

create_ddl_dir (EXPERIMENTAL)

Arguments: \@databases, $version, $directory, $sqlt_args

Creates an SQL file based on the Schema, for each of the specified database types, in the given directory.