DBIx::SQLEngine::Record::Base - Base Class for Records
Setup: Several ways to create a class.
my $sqldb = DBIx::SQLEngine->new( ... ); $class_name = $sqldb->record_class( $table_name ); $sqldb->record_class( $table_name, $class_name ); package My::Record; use DBIx::SQLEngine::Record::Class '-isasubclass', @Traits;
Basics: Common operations on a record.
$record = $class_name->new_with_values(somefield => 'My Value'); print $record->get_values( 'somefield' ); $record->change_values( somefield => 'New Value' );
Fetch: Retrieve records by ID or other query.
$record = $class_name->select_record( $primary_key ); @records = $class_name->fetch_select(%clauses)->records;
Modify: Write changes to the data source.
$record->insert_record(); $record->update_record(); $record->delete_record();
DBIx::SQLEngine::Record::Base is a superclass for database records in tables accessible via DBIx::SQLEngine.
By subclassing this package, you can easily create a class whose instances represent each of the rows in a SQL database table.
The following concrete methods provide a constructor, accessor, mutator and destructor for a record object.
You may create your own records for new instances, or fetch records from the database as described in "FETCHING DATA"
$class_name->new_empty_record() : $empty_record
Creates and blesses an empty hash object into the given record class.
Records are stored as simple hashes, and their contents can typically be accessed that way, but methods are also available to get and set field values.
$record->get_values( key1 ) : $value $record->get_values( key1, key2, ... ) : $values_joined_with_comma $record->get_values( key1, key2, ... ) : @values
Returns the values associated with the keys in the provided record.
$record->change_values( key1 => value1, ... )
Sets the associated key-value pairs in the provided record.
These methods are called internally by the various public methods and do not need to be called directly.
$class_name->record_from_db_data( $hash_ref ) $class_name->record_from_db_data( $hash_ref ) : $record $class_name->record_from_db_data( %hash_contents ) : $record
Converts a hash retrieved from the table to a Record object.
$class_name->record_set_from_db_data( $hash_array_ref ) $class_name->record_set_from_db_data( $hash_array_ref ) : $record_set $class_name->record_set_from_db_data( @hash_refs ) : $record_set
Converts an array of hashrefs retrieved from the table to a RecordSet::Set object containing Record objects.
$record->record_as_db_data() : $hash_ref $record->record_as_db_data() : %hash_values
Returns an unblessed copy of the values in the record.
$record->DESTROY()
For internal use only. Does nothing. Subclasses can override this with any functions they wish called when an individual record is being garbage collected.
The following wrapper methods chain together combinations of other methods.
$class_name->new_with_values ( %key_argument_pairs ) : $record
Calls new_empty_record, and then change_values.
$record->new_copy() : $new_record $record->new_copy( %key_argument_pairs ) : $new_record
Makes a copy of a record and then clears its primary key so that it will be recognized as a distinct, new row in the database rather than overwriting the original when you save it. Also includes any provided arguments in its call to new_with_values.
$class_name->get_record ( ) : $new_empty_record $class_name->get_record ( $p_key ) : $fetched_record_or_undef
Calls new if no primary key is provided, or if the primary key is zero; otherwise calls select_record.
These methods hide the distinction between insert and update.
$record->save_record () : $record_or_undef
Determines whether the record has an primary key assigned to it and then calls either insert_record or update_record. Returns the record unless it fails to save it.
$class_name->new_and_save ( %key_argument_pairs ) : $record
Calls new_empty_record, and then change_and_save.
$record->change_and_save ( %key_argument_pairs ) : $record
Calls change_values, and then save_record.
The following abstract methods are to be implemented by subclasses; in particular, see DBIx::SQLEngine::Record::Table.
$sqldb->fetch_one_record( %select_clauses ) : $record_hash
Retrives one record from the table using the provided SQL select clauses.
$class_name->fetch_select ( %select_clauses ) : $record_set
Retrives records from the table using the provided SQL select clauses.
$class_name->visit_select ( $sub_ref, %select_clauses ) : @results $class_name->visit_select ( %select_clauses, $sub_ref ) : @results
Calls the provided subroutine on each matching record as it is retrieved. Returns the accumulated results of each subroutine call (in list context).
$class_name->select_record ( $primary_key_value ) : $record_obj $class_name->select_record ( \@compound_primary_key ) : $record_obj $class_name->select_record ( \%hash_with_primary_key_value ) : $record_obj
Fetches a single record by primary key.
The row hash is blessed into the record class before being returned.
$class_name->select_records ( @primary_key_values_or_hashrefs ) : $record_set
Fetches a set of one or more records by primary key.
Each row hash is blessed into the record class before being wrapped in a RecordSet::Set object.
After constructing a record with one of the new_*() methods, you may save any changes by calling insert_record.
$record_obj->insert_record() : $flag
Adds the values from this record to the table. Returns the number of rows affected, which should be 1 unless there's an error.
After retrieving a record with one of the fetch methods, you may save any changes by calling update_record.
$record_obj->update_record() : $record_count
Attempts to update the record using its primary key as a unique identifier. Returns the number of rows affected, which should be 1 unless there's an error.
$record_obj->delete_record() : $record_count
Delete this existing record based on its primary key. Returns the number of rows affected, which should be 1 unless there's an error.
For more about the Record classes, see DBIx::SQLEngine::Record::Class.
See DBIx::SQLEngine for the overall interface and developer documentation.
See DBIx::SQLEngine::Docs::ReadMe for general information about this distribution, including installation and license information.
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To install DBIx::SQLEngine, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm DBIx::SQLEngine
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install DBIx::SQLEngine
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