NAME
DBIx::Class::ResultSource - Result source object
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
A ResultSource is a component of a schema from which results can be directly retrieved, most usually a table (see DBIx::Class::ResultSource::Table)
METHODS
add_columns
$table->add_columns(qw/col1 col2 col3/);
$table->add_columns('col1' => \%col1_info, 'col2' => \%col2_info, ...);
Adds columns to the result source. If supplied key => hashref pairs, uses the hashref as the column_info for that column. Repeated calls of this method will add more columns, not replace them.
The contents of the column_info are not set in stone. The following keys are currently recognised/used by DBIx::Class:
- accessor
-
Use this to set the name of the accessor for this column. If unset, the name of the column will be used.
- data_type
-
This contains the column type. It is automatically filled by the SQL::Translator::Producer::DBIx::Class::File producer, and the DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader module. If you do not enter a data_type, DBIx::Class will attempt to retrieve it from the database for you, using DBI's column_info method. The values of this key are typically upper-cased.
Currently there is no standard set of values for the data_type. Use whatever your database supports.
- size
-
The length of your column, if it is a column type that can have a size restriction. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
- is_nullable
-
Set this to a true value for a columns that is allowed to contain NULL values. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
- is_auto_increment
-
Set this to a true value for a column whose value is somehow automatically set. This is used to determine which columns to empty when cloning objects using
copy
. - is_foreign_key
-
Set this to a true value for a column that contains a key from a foreign table. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
- default_value
-
Set this to the default value which will be inserted into a column by the database. Can contain either a value or a function. This is currently not used by DBIx::Class.
- sequence
-
Set this on a primary key column to the name of the sequence used to generate a new key value. If not specified, DBIx::Class::PK::Auto will attempt to retrieve the name of the sequence from the database automatically.
add_column
$table->add_column('col' => \%info?);
Convenience alias to add_columns.
has_column
if ($obj->has_column($col)) { ... }
Returns true if the source has a column of this name, false otherwise.
column_info
my $info = $obj->column_info($col);
Returns the column metadata hashref for a column. See the description of add_column for information on the contents of the hashref.
columns
my @column_names = $obj->columns;
Returns all column names in the order they were declared to add_columns.
set_primary_key
Defines one or more columns as primary key for this source. Should be called after add_columns
.
Additionally, defines a unique constraint named primary
.
The primary key columns are used by DBIx::Class::PK::Auto to retrieve automatically created values from the database.
primary_columns
Read-only accessor which returns the list of primary keys.
add_unique_constraint
Declare a unique constraint on this source. Call once for each unique constraint. Unique constraints are used when you call find
on a DBIx::Class::ResultSet. Only columns in the constraint are searched, for example:
# For UNIQUE (column1, column2)
__PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraint(
constraint_name => [ qw/column1 column2/ ],
);
unique_constraints
Read-only accessor which returns the list of unique constraints on this source.
from
Returns an expression of the source to be supplied to storage to specify retrieval from this source. In the case of a database, the required FROM clause contents.
storage
Returns the storage handle for the current schema.
See also: DBIx::Class::Storage
add_relationship
$source->add_relationship('relname', 'related_source', $cond, $attrs);
The relationship name can be arbitrary, but must be unique for each relationship attached to this result source. 'related_source' should be the name with which the related result source was registered with the current schema. For example:
$schema->source('Book')->add_relationship('reviews', 'Review', {
'foreign.book_id' => 'self.id',
});
The condition $cond
needs to be an SQL::Abstract-style representation of the join between the tables. For example, if you're creating a rel from Author to Book,
{ 'foreign.author_id' => 'self.id' }
will result in the JOIN clause
author me JOIN book foreign ON foreign.author_id = me.id
You can specify as many foreign => self mappings as necessary.
Valid attributes are as follows:
- join_type
-
Explicitly specifies the type of join to use in the relationship. Any SQL join type is valid, e.g.
LEFT
orRIGHT
. It will be placed in the SQL command immediately beforeJOIN
. - proxy
-
An arrayref containing a list of accessors in the foreign class to proxy in the main class. If, for example, you do the following:
CD->might_have(liner_notes => 'LinerNotes', undef, { proxy => [ qw/notes/ ], });
Then, assuming LinerNotes has an accessor named notes, you can do:
my $cd = CD->find(1); # set notes -- LinerNotes object is created if it doesn't exist $cd->notes('Notes go here');
- accessor
-
Specifies the type of accessor that should be created for the relationship. Valid values are
single
(for when there is only a single related object),multi
(when there can be many), andfilter
(for when there is a single related object, but you also want the relationship accessor to double as a column accessor). Formulti
accessors, an add_to_* method is also created, which callscreate_related
for the relationship.
relationships
Returns all relationship names for this source.
relationship_info
Returns a hash of relationship information for the specified relationship name.
has_relationship
Returns true if the source has a relationship of this name, false otherwise.
resolve_join
Returns the join structure required for the related result source.
resolve_condition
Resolves the passed condition to a concrete query fragment. If given an alias, returns a join condition; if given an object, inverts that object to produce a related conditional from that object.
resolve_prefetch
Accepts one or more relationships for the current source and returns an array of column names for each of those relationships. Column names are prefixed relative to the current source, in accordance with where they appear in the supplied relationships. Examples:
my $source = $schema->resultset('Tag')->source;
@columns = $source->resolve_prefetch( { cd => 'artist' } );
# @columns =
#(
# 'cd.cdid',
# 'cd.artist',
# 'cd.title',
# 'cd.year',
# 'cd.artist.artistid',
# 'cd.artist.name'
#)
@columns = $source->resolve_prefetch( qw[/ cd /] );
# @columns =
#(
# 'cd.cdid',
# 'cd.artist',
# 'cd.title',
# 'cd.year'
#)
$source = $schema->resultset('CD')->source;
@columns = $source->resolve_prefetch( qw[/ artist producer /] );
# @columns =
#(
# 'artist.artistid',
# 'artist.name',
# 'producer.producerid',
# 'producer.name'
#)
related_source
Returns the result source object for the given relationship.
related_class
Returns the class name for objects in the given relationship.
resultset
Returns a resultset for the given source. This will initially be created on demand by calling
$self->resultset_class->new($self, $self->resultset_attributes)
but is cached from then on unless resultset_class changes.
resultset_class
Set the class of the resultset, this is useful if you want to create your own resultset methods. Create your own class derived from DBIx::Class::ResultSet, and set it here.
resultset_attributes
Specify here any attributes you wish to pass to your specialised resultset.
throw_exception
See "throw_exception" in DBIx::Class::Schema.
AUTHORS
Matt S. Trout <mst@shadowcatsystems.co.uk>
LICENSE
You may distribute this code under the same terms as Perl itself.