DBIx::Wrapper - A wrapper around the DBI



NAME

DBIx::Wrapper - A wrapper around the DBI


SYNOPSIS

 use DBIx::Wrapper;
 my $db = DBIx::Wrapper->connect($dsn, $user, $auth, \%attr);
 my $db = DBIx::Wrapper->connect($dsn, $user, $auth, \%attr,
          { error_handler => sub { print $DBI::errstr },
            debug_handler => sub { print $DBI::errstr },
          });
 my $db = DBIx::Wrapper->connect_from_config($db_key, $config_file,
          { error_handler => sub { print $DBI::errstr },
            debug_handler => sub { print $DBI::errstr },
          });
 my $dbi_obj = DBI->connect(...)
 my $db = DBIx::Wrapper->newFromDBI($dbi_obj);
 my $dbi_obj = $db->getDBI;
 my $rv = $db->insert($table, { id => 5, val => "myval",
                                the_date => \"NOW()",
                              });
 my $rv = $db->insert($table, { id => 5, val => "myval",
                                the_date => $db->command("NOW()"),
                              });
 my $rv = $db->replace($table, \%data);
 my $rv = $db->smartReplace($table, \%data)
 my $rv = $db->delete($table, \%keys);
 my $rv = $db->update($table, \%keys, \%data);
 my $rv = $db->smartUpdate($table, \%keys, \%data);
 my $row = $db->selectFromHash($table, \%keys, \@cols);
 my $row = $db->selectFromHashMulti($table, \%keys, \@cols);
 my $val = $db->selectValueFromHash($table, \%keys, $col);
 my $vals = $db->selectValueFromHashMulti($table, \%keys, \@cols);
 my $rows = $db->selectAll($table, \@cols);
 my $row = $db->nativeSelect($query, \@exec_args);
 my $loop = $db->nativeSelectExecLoop($query);
 foreach my $val (@vals) {
     my $row = $loop->next([ $val ]);
 }
 my $row = $db->nativeSelectWithArrayRef($query, \@exec_args);
 my $rows = $db->nativeSelectMulti($query, \@exec_args);
 my $rows = $db->nativeSelectMultiOrOne($query, \@exec_args);
 my $loop = $db->nativeSelectMultiExecLoop($query)
 foreach my $val (@vals) {
     my $rows = $loop->next([ $val ]);
 }
 my $rows = $db->nativeSelectMultiWithArrayRef($query, \@exec_args);
 my $hash = $db->nativeSelectMapping($query, \@exec_args);
 my $hash = $db->nativeSelectDynaMapping($query, \@cols, \@exec_args);
 my $hash = $db->nativeSelectRecordMapping($query, \@exec_args);
 my $hash = $db->nativeSelectRecordDynaMapping($query, $col, \@exec_args);
 my $val = $db->nativeSelectValue($query, \@exec_args);
 my $vals = $db->nativeSelectValuesArray($query, \@exec_args);
 my $row = $db->abstractSelect($table, \@fields, \%where, \@order);
 my $rows = $db->abstractSelectMulti($table, \@fields, \%where, \@order);
 my $loop = $db->nativeSelectLoop($query, \@exec_args);
 while (my $row = $loop->next) {
     my $id = $$row{id};
 }
 my $rv = $db->nativeQuery($query, \@exec_args);
 my $loop = $db->nativeQueryLoop("UPDATE my_table SET value=? WHERE id=?");
 $loop->next([ 'one', 1]);
 $loop->next([ 'two', 2]);
 my $id = $db->getLastInsertId;
 $db->debugOn(\*FILE_HANDLE);
 $db->setNameArg($arg)
 $db->commit();
 $db->ping();
 $db->err();
 my $str = $db->to_csv($rows);
 my $xml = $db->to_xml($rows);
 my $bencoded = $db->bencode($rows);

Attributes

 Attributes accessed in DBIx::Wrapper object via hash access are
 passed on or retrieved from the underlying DBI object, e.g.,
 $dbi_obj->{RaiseError} = 1

Named Placeholders

 All native* methods (except for nativeSelectExecLoop) support
 named placeholders.  That is, instead of using ? as a
 placeholder, you can use :name, where name is the name of a key
 in the hash passed to the method.  To use named placeholders,
 pass a hash reference containing the values in place of the
 @exec_args argument.  E.g.,
 my $row = $db->nativeSelect("SELECT * FROM test_table WHERE id=:id", { id => 1 });
 :: in the query string gets converted to : so you can include
 literal colons in the query.  :"var name" and :'var name' are
 also supported so you can use variable names containing spaces.
 The implementation uses ? as placeholders under the hood so that
 quoting is done properly.  So if your database driver does not
 support placeholders, named placeholders will not help you.


DESCRIPTION

 DBIx::Wrapper provides a wrapper around the DBI that makes it a
 bit easier on the programmer.  This module allows you to execute
 a query with a single method call as well as make inserts easier,
 etc.  It also supports running hooks at various stages of
 processing a query (see the section on L</Hooks>).


METHODS

Following are DBIx::Wrapper methods. Any undocumented methods should be considered private.

connect($data_source, $username, $auth, \%attr, \%params)

 Connects to the given database.  The first four parameters are
 the same parameters you would pass to the connect call when
 using DBI directly.  If $data_source is a hash, it will generate
 the dsn for DBI using the values for the keys driver, database,
 host, port.
 The %params hash is optional and contains extra parameters to
 control the behaviour of DBIx::Wrapper itself.  Following are
 the valid parameters.
error_handler and debug_handler
 These values should either be a reference to a subroutine, or a
 reference to an array whose first element is an object and whose
 second element is a method name to call on that object.  The
 parameters passed to the error_handler callback are the current
 DBIx::Wrapper object and an error string, usually the query if
 appropriate.  The parameters passed to the debug_handler
 callback are the current DBIx::Wrapper object, an error string,
 and the filehandle passed to the debugOn() method (defaults to
 STDERR).  E.g.,
  sub do_error {
      my ($db, $str) = @_;
      print $DBI::errstr;
  }
  sub do_debug {
      my ($db, $str, $fh) = @_;
      print $fh "query was: $str\n";
  }
  my $db = DBIx::Wrapper->connect($ds, $un, $auth, \%attr,
                                  { error_handler => \&do_error,
                                    debug_handler => \&do_debug,
                                  });
db_style
 Used to control some database specific logic.  The default value
 is 'mysql'.  Currently, this is only used for the
 getLastInsertId() method.  MSSQL is supported with a value of
 mssql for this parameter.
heavy
 If set to a true value, any hashes returned will actually be
 objects on which you can call methods to get the values back.
 E.g.,
  my $row = $db->nativeSelect($query);
  my $id = $row->id;
  or
  my $id = $row->{id};
no_placeholders
 If you are unfortunate enough to be using a database that does
 not support placeholders, you can set no_placeholders to a true
 value here.  For non native* methods that generate SQL on their
 own, placeholders are normally used to ensure proper quoting of
 values.  If you set no_placeholders to a true value, DBI's
 quote() method will be used to quote the values instead of using
 placeholders.

new($data_source, $username, $auth, \%attr, \%params)

 An alias for connect().

connect_from_config($db_key, $config_file, \%params)

 Like connect(), but the parameters used to connect are taken
 from the given configuration file.  The Config::General module
 must be present for this method to work (it is loaded as
 needed).  $config_file should be the path to a configuration
 file in an Apache-style format.  $db_key is the name of the
 container with the database connection information you wish to
 use.  The %params hash is optional and contains extra parameters
 to control the behaviour of DBIx::Wrapper itself.
 Following is an example configuration file.  Note that the dsn
 can be specified either as a container with each piece named
 separately, or as an option whose value is the full dsn that
 should be based to the underlying DBI object.  Each db container
 specifies one database connection.  Note that, unlike Apache,
 the containers and option names are case-sensitive.
    <db test_db_key>
        <dsn>
            driver mysql
            database test_db
            host example.com
            port 3306
        </dsn>
        user test_user
        password test_pwd
        <attributes>
            RaiseError 0
            PrintError 1
        </attributes>
    </db>
    <db test_db_key2>
        dsn "dbi:mysql:database=test_db;host=example.com;port=3306"
        user test_user
        password test_pwd
    </db>
 Configuration features from Config::General supported:
   * Perl style comments
   * C-style comments
   * Here-documents
   * Apache style Include directive
   * Variable interpolation (see docs for Config::General::Interpolated)

reconnect()

 Reconnect to the database using the same parameters that were
 given to the connect() method.  It does not try to disconnect
 before attempting to connect again.

disconnect()

 Disconnect from the database.  This disconnects and frees up the
 underlying DBI object.

connectOne(\@cfg_list, \%attr)

 Connects to a random database out of the list.  This is useful
 for connecting to a slave database out of a group for read-only
 access.  Ths list should look similar to the following:
    my $cfg_list = [ { driver => 'mysql',
                       host => 'db0.example.com',
                       port => 3306,
                       database => 'MyDB',
                       user => 'dbuser',
                       auth => 'dbpwd',
                       attr => { RaiseError => 1 },
                       weight => 1,
                     },
                     { driver => 'mysql',
                       host => 'db1.example.com',
                       port => 3306,
                       database => 'MyDB',
                       user => 'dbuser',
                       auth => 'dbpwd',
                       attr => { RaiseError => 1 },
                       weight => 2,
                     },
                   ];
 where the weight fields are optional (defaulting to 1).  The
 attr field is also optional and corresponds to the 4th argument
 to DBI's connect() method.  The \%attr passed to this method is
 an optional parameter specifying the defaults for \%attr to be
 passed to the connect() method.  The attr field in the config
 for each database in the list overrides any in the \%attr
 parameter passed into the method.
 You may also pass the DSN string for the connect() method as the
 'dsn' field in each config instead of the separate driver, host,
 port, and database fields, e.g.,
    my $cfg_list = [ { dsn => 'dbi:mysql:host=db0.example.com;database=MyDB;port=3306',
                       user => 'dbuser',
                       auth => 'dbpwd',
                       attr => { RaiseError => 1 },
                       weight => 1,
                     },
                   ];
 Aliases: connect_one

newFromDBI($dbh)

 Returns a new DBIx::Wrapper object from a DBI object that has
 already been created.  Note that when created this way,
 disconnect() will not be called automatically on the underlying
 DBI object when the DBIx::Wrapper object goes out of scope.
 Aliases: new_from_dbi

getDBI()

Return the underlying DBI object used to query the database.

Aliases: get_dbi, getDbi

insert($table, \%data)

 Insert the provided row into the database.  $table is the name
 of the table you want to insert into.  %data is the data you
 want to insert -- a hash with key/value pairs representing a row
 to be insert into the database.

replace($table, \%data)

 Same as insert(), except does a REPLACE instead of an INSERT for
 databases which support it.

smartReplace($table, \%data)

 This method is MySQL specific.  If $table has an auto_increment
 column, the return value will be the value of the auto_increment
 column.  So if that column was specified in \%data, that value
 will be returned, otherwise, an insert will be performed and the
 value of LAST_INSERT_ID() will be returned.  If there is no
 auto_increment column, but primary keys are provided, the row
 containing the primary keys will be returned.  Otherwise, a true
 value will be returned upon success.
 Aliases: smart_replace

delete($table, \%keys), delete($table, \@keys)

 Delete rows from table $table using the key/value pairs in %keys
 to specify the WHERE clause of the query.  Multiple key/value
 pairs are joined with 'AND' in the WHERE clause.  The cols
 parameter can optionally be an array ref instead of a hashref.
 E.g.
     $db->delete($table, [ key1 => $val1, key2 => $val2 ])
 This is so that the order of the parameters in the WHERE clause
 are kept in the same order.  This is required to use the correct
 multi field indexes in some databases.

update($table, \%keys, \%data), update($table, \@keys, \%data)

 Update the table using the key/value pairs in %keys to specify
 the WHERE clause of the query.  %data contains the new values
 for the row(s) in the database.  The keys parameter can
 optionally be an array ref instead of a hashref.  E.g.,
     $db->update($table, [ key1 => $val1, key2 => $val2 ], \%data);
 This is so that the order of the parameters in the WHERE clause
 are kept in the same order.  This is required to use the correct
 multi field indexes in some databases.

exists($table, \%keys)

 Returns true if one or more records exist with the given column
 values in %keys.  %keys can be recursive as in the
 selectFromHash() method.

selectFromHash($table, \%keys, \@cols);

 Select from table $table using the key/value pairs in %keys to
 specify the WHERE clause of the query.  Multiple key/value pairs
 are joined with 'AND' in the WHERE clause.  Returns a single row
 as a hashref.  If %keys is empty or not passed, it is treated as
 "SELECT * FROM $table" with no WHERE clause.  @cols is a list of
 columns you want back.  If nothing is passed in @cols, all
 columns will be returned.
 If a value in the %keys hash is an array ref, the resulting
 query will search for records with any of those values. E.g.,
   my $row = $db->selectFromHash('the_table', { id => [ 5, 6, 7 ] });
 will result in a query like
   SELECT * FROM the_table WHERE (id=5 OR id=6 OR id=7)
 The call
   my $row = $db->selectFromHash('the_table', { id => [ 5, 6, 7 ], the_val => 'ten' });
 will result in a query like
   SELECT * FROM the_table WHERE (id=5 OR id=6 OR id=7) AND the_val="ten"
 or, if a value was passed in for \@cols, e.g.,
   my $row = $db->selectFromHash('the_table', { id => [ 5, 6, 7 ], the_val => 'ten' }, [ 'id' ]);
 the resulting query would be
   SELECT id FROM the_table WHERE (id=5 OR id=6 OR id=7) AND the_val="ten"
 Aliases: select_from_hash, sfh

selectFromHashMulti($table, \%keys, \@cols)

Like selectFromHash(), but returns all rows in the result. Returns a reference to an array of hashrefs.

Aliases: select_from_hash_multi, sfhm

selectAll($table, \@cols)

Selects every row in the given table. Equivalent to leaving out %keys when calling selectFromHashMulti(), e.g., $dbh->selectFromHashMulti($table, undef, \@cols). The simplest case of $dbh->selectAll($table) gets turned into something like ``SELECT * FROM `$table`''

Aliases: select_from_all

selectValueFromHash($table, \%keys, $col)

Combination of nativeSelectValue() and selectFromHash(). Returns the first column from the result of a query given by $table and %keys, as in selectFromHash(). $col is the column to return.

Aliases: select_value_from_hash, svfh

selectValueFromHashMulti($table, \%keys, \@cols)

Like selectValueFromhash(), but returns the first column of all rows in the result.

Aliases: select_value_from_hash_multi, svfhm

smartUpdate($table, \%keys, \%data)

Same as update(), except that a check is first made to see if there are any rows matching the data in %keys. If so, update() is called, otherwise, insert() is called.

Aliases: smart_update

nativeSelect($query, \@exec_args)

 Executes the query in $query and returns a single row result (as
 a hash ref).  If there are multiple rows in the result, the rest
 get silently dropped.  @exec_args are the same arguments you
 would pass to an execute() called on a DBI object.  Returns
 undef on error.
 Aliases: native_select

nativeSelectExecLoop($query)

 Like nativeSelect(), but returns a loop object that can be used
 to execute the same query over and over with different bind
 parameters.  This does a single DBI prepare() instead of a new
 prepare() for select.
 E.g.,
     my $loop = $db->nativeSelectExecLoop("SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE id=?");
     foreach my $id (@ids) {
         my $row = $loop->next([ $id ]);
     }
 Aliases: native_select_exec_loop

nativeSelectWithArrayRef($query, \@exec_args)

 Like nativeSelect(), but return a reference to an array instead
 of a hash.  Returns undef on error.  If there are no results
 from the query, a reference to an empty array is returned.
 Aliases: native_select_with_array_ref, nswar

nativeSelectMulti($query, \@exec_args)

 Executes the query in $query and returns an array of rows, where
 each row is a hash representing a row of the result.  Returns
 undef on error.  If there are no results for the query, an empty
 array ref is returned.
 Aliases: native_select_multi

nativeSelectMultiOrOne($query, \@exec_args)

 Like nativeSelectMulti(), but if there is only one row in the
 result, that row (a hash ref) is returned.  If there are zero
 rows, undef is returned. Otherwise, an array ref is returned.
 Aliases: native_select_multi_or_one

nativeSelectMultiExecLoop($query)

 Like nativeSelectExecLoop(), but returns an array of rows, where
 each row is a hash representing a row of the result.
 Aliases: native_select_multi_exec_loop

nativeSelectMultiWithArrayRef($query, \@exec_args)

 Like nativeSelectMulti(), but return a reference to an array of
 arrays instead of to an array of hashes.  Returns undef on error.
 Aliases: native_select_multi_with_array_ref

nativeSelectMapping($query, \@exec_args)

 Executes the given query and returns a reference to a hash
 containing the first and second columns of the results as
 key/value pairs.
 Aliases: native_select_mapping, nsm

nativeSelectDynaMapping($query, \@cols, \@exec_args)

 Similar to nativeSelectMapping() except you specify which
 columns to use for the key/value pairs in the return hash.  If
 the first element of @cols starts with a digit, then @cols is
 assumed to contain indexes for the two columns you wish to use.
 Otherwise, @cols is assumed to contain the field names for the
 two columns you wish to use.
 For example,
     nativeSelectMapping($query, \@exec_args) is
  equivalent (and in fact calls) to
     nativeSelectDynaMapping($query, [ 0, 1 ], $exec_args).
 Aliases: native_select_dyna_mapping, nsdm

nativeSelectRecordMapping($query, \@exec_args)

 Similar to nativeSelectMapping(), except the values in the hash
 are references to the corresponding record (as a hash).
 Aliases: native_select_record_mapping

nativeSelectRecordDynaMapping($query, $col, \@exec_args)

 Similar to nativeSelectRecordMapping(), except you specify
 which column is the key in each key/value pair in the hash.  If
 $col starts with a digit, then it is assumed to contain the
 index for the column you wish to use.  Otherwise, $col is
 assumed to contain the field name for the two columns you wish
 to use.

nativeSelectValue($query, \@exec_args)

 Returns a single value, the first column from the first row of
 the result.  Returns undef on error or if there are no rows in
 the result.  Note this may be the same value returned for a NULL
 value in the result.
 Aliases: native_select_value

nativeSelectValuesArray($query, \@exec_args)

 Like nativeSelectValue(), but return multiple values, e.g.,
 return an array of ids for the query "SELECT id FROM WHERE
 color_pref='red'".
 Aliases: native_select_values_array

abstractSelect($table, \@fields, \%where, \@order)

 Same as nativeSelect() except uses SQL::Abstract to generate the
 SQL.  See the POD for SQL::Abstract for usage.  You must have
 SQL::Abstract installed for this method to work.
 Aliases: abstract_select

abstractSelectMulti($table, \@fields, \%where, \@order)

 Same as nativeSelectMulti() except uses SQL::Abstract to
 generate the SQL.  See the POD for SQL::Abstract for usage.  You
 must have SQL::Abstract installed for this method to work.
 Aliases: abstract_select_multi

nativeSelectLoop($query, @exec_args)

 Executes the query in $query, then returns an object that allows
 you to loop through one result at a time, e.g.,
    my $loop = $db->nativeSelectLoop("SELECT * FROM my_table");
    while (my $row = $loop->next) {
        my $id = $$row{id};
    }
    To get the number of rows selected, you can call the
    rowCountCurrent() method on the loop object, e.g.,
    my $loop = $db->nativeSelectLoop("SELECT * FROM my_table");
    my $rows_in_result = $loop->rowCountCurrent;
    The count() method is an alias for rowCountCurrent().
    To get the number of rows returned by next() so far, use the
    rowCountTotal() method.
 Aliases: native_select_loop

nativeQuery($query, \@exec_args, \%attr)

 Executes the query in $query and returns true if successful.
 This is typically used for deletes and is a catchall for
 anything the methods provided by this module don't take into
 account.
 Aliases: native_query

nativeQueryLoop($query)

 A loop on nativeQuery, where any placeholders you have put in
 your query are bound each time you call next().  E.g.,
    my $loop = $db->nativeQueryLoop("UPDATE my_table SET value=? WHERE id=?");
    $loop->next([ 'one', 1]);
    $loop->next([ 'two', 2]);
 Aliases: native_query_loop

command($cmd_string)

 This creates a literal SQL command for use in insert(),
 update(), and related methods, since if you simply put something
 like "CUR_DATE()" as a value in the %data parameter passed to
 insert, the function will get quoted, and so will not work as
 expected.  Instead, do something like this:
    my $data = { file => 'my_document.txt',
                 the_date => $db->command('CUR_DATE()')
               };
    $db->insert('my_doc_table', $data);
 This can also be done by passing a reference to a string with
 the SQL command, e.g.,
    my $data = { file => 'my_document.txt',
                 the_date => \'CUR_DATE()'
               };
    $db->insert('my_doc_table', $data);
 This is currently how command() is implemented.
 Aliases: literal, sql_literal

debugOn(\*FILE_HANDLE)

Turns on debugging output. Debugging information will be printed to the given filehandle.

debugOff()

Turns off debugging output.

setNameArg($arg)

 This is the argument to pass to the fetchrow_hashref() call on
 the underlying DBI object.  By default, this is 'NAME_lc', so
 that all field names returned are all lowercase to provide for
 portable code.  If you want to make all the field names return
 be uppercase, call $db->setNameArg('NAME_uc') after the
 connect() call.  And if you really want the case of the field
 names to be what the underlying database driveer returns them
 as, call $db->setNameArg('NAME').
 Aliases: set_name_arg

err()

 Calls err() on the underlying DBI object, which returns the
 native database engine error code from the last driver method
 called.

errstr()

 Calls errstr() on the underlying DBI object, which returns the
 native database engine error message from the last driver method
 called.

DBI-compatible methods

 The following method calls use the same interface as the DBI
 method.  However, these are not simply passed through to DBI
 (see DBI methods below), so any hooks you have defined for
 DBIx::Wrapper will be called.
do

DBI methods

 The following method calls are just passed through to the
 underlying DBI object for convenience.  See the documentation
 for DBI for details.
prepare
 This method may call hooks in the future.  Use
 prepare_no_hooks() if you want to ensure that it will be a
 simple DBI call.
selectrow_arrayref
selectrow_hashref
selectall_arrayref
selectall_hashref
selectcol_arrayref
quote
commit
begin_work
rollback
ping

getLastInsertId(), get_last_insert_id(), last_insert_id()

 Returns the last_insert_id.  The default is to be MySQL
 specific.  It just runs the query "SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID()".
 However, it will also work with MSSQL with the right parameters
 (see the db_style parameter in the section explaining the
 connect() method).

Hooks

DBIx::Wrapper supports hooks that get called just before and just after various query operations. The add*Hook methods take a single argument that is either a code reference (e.g., anonymous subroutine reference), or an array whose first element is an object and whose second element is the name of a method to call on that object.

The hooks will be called with a request object as the first argument. See the DBIx::Wrapper::Request manpage.

The two expected return values are $request->OK and $request->DECLINED. The first tells DBIx::Wrapper that the current hook has done everything that needs to be done and doesn't call any other hooks in the stack for the current request. DECLINED tells DBIx::Wrapper to continue down the hook stack as if the current handler was never invoked.

See the DBIx::Wrapper::Request manpage for example hooks.

addPrePrepareHook($hook)

Specifies a hook to be called just before any SQL statement is prepare()'d.

addPostPrepareHook($hook)

Specifies a hook to be called just after any SQL statement is prepare()'d.

addPreExecHook($hook)

Specifies a hook to be called just before any SQL statement is execute()'d.

addPostExecHook($hook)

Adds a hook to be called just after a statement is execute()'d.

addPreFetchHook($hook)

Adds a hook to be called just before data is fetch()'d from the server.

addPostFetchHook($hook)

Adds a hook to be called just after data is fetch()'d from the server.

Convenience methods

to_csv($rows, \%params);

 Convert the given query result rows in @rows to a CSV string.
 If each row is a hash, a header row will be included by the
 default giving the column names.  This method also supports rows
 as arrays, as well as $rows itself being a hash ref.
 Valid parameters in %params:
sep
 The separator to use between columns.
quote
 The quote to use in cases where values contain the separator.
 If a quote is found in a value, it is converted to two quotes
 and then the whole value is quoted.
no_header
 If set to a true value, do not output the header row containing
 the column names.
 Aliases: toCsv()

to_xml($data, \%params)

 Converts $data to xml.  $data is expected to be either a hash
 ref or a reference to an array of hash refs.  If $data is an
 array ref, enclosing tags are put around each record.  The tags
 are named "record" by default but can be changed by specifying
 record_tag in %params.  If $params{indent} is set to a true
 value, tags will be indented and unix newlines inserted.  This
 method does not output an encoding specification, e.g.,
     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 Aliases: toXml()

bencode($data)

 Returns the bencoded representation of $data (arbitrary
 datastructure -- but not objects).  This module extends the
 bencode scheme to support undef.  See
 L<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bencode>; for details on the bencode
 encoding.
 Aliases: bEncode()

bdecode($encoded_str)

 The opposite of bencode().  Returns the deserialized data from
 the bencoded string.
 Aliases: bDecode()

to_json($data)

 Returns the JSON representation of $data (arbitrary
 datastructure -- but not objects).  See http://www.json.org/ or
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON for details.  In this
 implementation, hash keys are sorted so that the output is
 consistent.

There are also underscore_separated versions of these methods.

    E.g., nativeSelectLoop() becomes native_select_loop()


DEPENDENCIES

    DBI


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    Others who have contributed ideas and/or code for this module:

    Kevin Wilson
    Mark Stosberg
    David Bushong


AUTHOR

    Don Owens <don@regexguy.com>


LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Don Owens (don@regexguy.com) All rights reserved.

This free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


SEE ALSO

    DBI, perl


VERSION

    0.25

 DBIx::Wrapper - A wrapper around the DBI