| Maypole::Model::CDBI - Model class based on Class::DBI |
Maypole::Model::CDBI - Model class based on Class::DBI
This is a master model class which uses the Class::DBI manpage to do all the hard work of fetching rows and representing them as objects. It is a good model to copy if you're replacing it with other database abstraction modules.
It implements a base set of methods required for a Maypole Data Model.
It inherits accessor and helper methods from the Maypole::Model::Base manpage.
When specified as the application model, it will use Class::DBI::Loader to generate the model classes from the provided database. If you do not wish to use this functionality, use the Maypole::Model::CDBI::Plain manpage which will instead use Class::DBI classes provided.
Set the class you use to untaint and validate form data Note it must be of type CGI::Untaint::Maypole (takes $r arg) or CGI::Untaint
Action methods are methods that are accessed through web (or other public) interface.
If there is an object in $r->objects, then it should be edited
with the parameters in $r->params; otherwise, a new object should
be created with those parameters, and put back into $r->objects.
The template should be changed to view, or edit if there were any
errors. A hash of errors will be passed to the template.
Deprecated method that calls do_delete or a given classes delete method, please use do_delete instead
Unsuprisingly, this command causes a database record to be forever lost.
This method replaces the, now deprecated, delete method provided in prior versions
Deprecated searching method - use do_search instead.
This action method searches for database records, it replaces the, now deprecated, search method previously provided.
The list method fills $r->objects with all of the
objects in the class. The results are paged using a pager.
This class method is passed the name of a model class that represensts a table and allows the master model class to do any set-up required.
This method returns a list of has-many accessors. A brewery has many
beers, so BeerDB::Brewery needs to return beers.
Given an accessor name as a method, this function returns the class this accessor returns.
$class->related_meta($col);
Returns the hash ref of relationship meta info for a given column.
Returns the name of the column to use when stringifying and object.
Sets the pager template argument ($r->{template_args}{pager})
to a Class::DBI::Pager object based on the rows_per_page
value set in the configuration of the application.
This pager is used via the pager macro in TT Templates, and is also accessible via Mason.
Returns the SQL order syntax based on the order parameter passed
to the request, and the valid columns.. i.e. 'title ASC' or 'date_created DESC'.
$sql .= $self->order($r);
If the order column is not a column of this table,
or an order argument is not passed, then the return value is undefined.
Note: the returned value does not start with a space.
This method is inherited from Maypole::Model::Base and calls setup_database, which uses Class::DBI::Loader to create and load Class::DBI classes from the given database schema.
The $opts argument is a hashref of options. The ``options'' key is a hashref of Database connection options . Other keys may be various Loader arguments or flags. It has this form: { # DB connection options options { AutoCommit => 1 , ... }, # Loader args relationships => 1, ... }
returns class for given table
Returns 1 or more objects of the given class when provided with the request
Private method to return the class a column belongs to that was inherited by an is_a relationship. This should probably be public but need to think of API
my $type = $class->column_type('column_name');
This returns the 'type' of this column (VARCHAR(20), BIGINT, etc.) For now, it returns ``BOOL'' for tinyints.
TODO :: TEST with enums
Accessor to get/set required columns for forms, validation, etc.
Returns list of required columns. Accepts an array ref of column names.
$class->required_columns([qw/foo bar baz/]);
Allows you to specify the required columns for a class, over-riding any assumptions and guesses made by Maypole.
Use this instead of $config->{$table}{required_cols}
Note : you need to setup the model class before calling this method.
Returns true if a column is required
my $required = $class->column_required($column_name);
Columns can be required by the application but not the database, but not the other way around, hence there is also a column_nullable method which will tell you if the column is nullable within the database itself.
Returns true if a column can be NULL within the underlying database and false if not.
my $nullable = $class->column_nullable($column_name);
Any columns that are not nullable will automatically be specified as required, you can also specify nullable columns as required within your application.
It is recomended you use column_required rather than column_nullable within your application, this method is more useful if extending the model or handling your own validation.
Returns default value for column or the empty string. Columns with NULL, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, or Zeros( 0000-00...) for dates and times have '' returned.
Gets class meta data *excluding cgi input* for the passed in class or the calling class. *NOTE* excludes cgi inputs. This method is handy to call from templates when you need some metadata for a related class.
| Maypole::Model::CDBI - Model class based on Class::DBI |