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NAME

PGObject::Util::DBAdmin - PostgreSQL Database Management Facilities for PGObject

VERSION

Version 0.03

SYNOPSIS

This module provides an interface to the basic Postgres db manipulation utilities.

my $db = PGObject::Util::DBAdmin->new(
   username => 'postgres', 
   password => 'mypassword',
   host     => 'localhost',
   port     => '5432',
   dbname   => 'mydb'
);

my @dbnames = $db->list_dbs(); # like psql -l

$db->create(); # createdb
$db->run_file(file => 'sql/initial_schema.sql'); # psql -f

my $filename = $db->backup(format => 'c'); # pg_dump -Fc

my $db2 = PGObject::Util::DBAdmin->new($db->export, (dbname => 'otherdb'));

PROPERTIES

username

password

host

In PostgreSQL, this can refer to the hostname or the absolute path to the directory where the UNIX sockets are set up.

port

Default '5432'

dbname

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new

Creates a new db admin object for manipulating databases.

export

Exports the database parameters in a hash so it can be used to create another pbject.

connect

Connects to the db using DBI and returns a db connection

list_dbs

Returns a list of db names.

create

Creates a new db. Dies if there is an error.

Supported arguments:

copy_of

Creates the db as a copy of the one of that name. Default is unspecified.

run_file

Run the specified file on the db. Accepted parameters are:

file

Path to file to be run

log

Path to combined stderr/stdout log. If specified, do not specify other logs as this is unsupported.

errlog

Path to error log to store stderr output

stdout_log

Path to where to log standard outut

continue_on_error

If set, does not die on error.

backup

Takes a backup and delivers the temporary file name to the handler.

Accepted parameters include:

format

The specified format, for example c for custom. Defaults to plain text

tempdir

The directory to store temp files in. Defaults to $ENV{TEMP} if set and '/tmp/' if not.

Returns the file name of the tempfile.

restore

Restores from a saved file. Must pass in the file name as a named argument.

Recognized arguments are:

file

Path to file

format

The specified format, for example c for custom. Defaults to plain text

log

Path to combined stderr/stdout log. If specified, do not specify other logs as this is unsupported.

errlog

Path to error log to store stderr output

stdout_log

Path to where to log standard outut

drop

Drops the database. This is not recoverable.

AUTHOR

Chris Travers, <chris at efficito.com>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-pgobject-util-dbadmin at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=PGObject-Util-DBAdmin. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc PGObject::Util::DBAdmin

You can also look for information at:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2014 Chris Travers.

This program is distributed under the (Revised) BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

* Neither the name of Chris Travers's Organization nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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