NAME

MySQL::Diff::Database - Database Definition Class

SYNOPSIS

  use MySQL::Diff::Database;

  my $db = MySQL::Diff::Database->new(%options);
  my $source    = $db->source_type();
  my $summary   = $db->summary();
  my $name      = $db->name();
  my @tables    = $db->tables();
  my $table_def = $db->table_by_name($table);

  my @dbs = MySQL::Diff::Database::available_dbs();

DESCRIPTION

Parses a database definition into component parts.

METHODS

Constructor

new( %options )

Instantiate the objects, providing the command line options for database access and process requirements.

Public Methods

• source_type()

  Returns 'file' if the data source is a text file, and 'db' if connected directly to a database.

• summary()

  Provides a summary of the database.

• name()

  Returns the name of the database.

• tables()

  Returns a list of tables for the current database.

• table_by_name( $name )

  Returns the table definition (see MySQL::Diff::Table) for the given table.

FUNCTIONS

Public Functions

• available_dbs()

  Returns a list of the available databases.

  Note that is used as a function call, not a method call.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2000-2011 Adam Spiers. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

mysqldiff, MySQL::Diff, MySQL::Diff::Table, MySQL::Diff::Utils

AUTHOR

Adam Spiers <mysqldiff@adamspiers.org>