NAME

Catalyst::Model::DBI::SQL::Library - SQL::Library DBI Model Class

SYNOPSIS

  # use the helper
  create model DBI::SQL::Library DBI::SQL::Library dsn user password

  # lib/MyApp/Model/DBI/SQL/Library.pm
  package MyApp::Model::DBI::SQL::Library;

  use base 'Catalyst::Model::DBI::SQL::Library';

  # define configuration in package
  
  __PACKAGE__->config(
    dsn => 'dbi:Pg:dbname=myapp',
    username => 'postgres',
    password => '',
    options => { AutoCommit => 1 },
    sqldir => 'root/sql2' #optional, will default to $c->path_to( 'root/sql' ),
    sqlcache => 1 #can only be used when queries are loaded from file i.e. via scalar passed to load
    sqlcache_use_mtime => 1 #will use modification time of the file to determine when to refresh the cache, make sure sqlcache = 1
    loglevel = 1 #integer value to control log notifications between 1 and 3 with 3 being the most verbose, defaults to 1
  );

  1;
  
  # or define configuration in myapp.conf
  
  name MyApp

  <Model::DBI::SQL::Library>
    dsn "DBI:Pg:dbname=myapp"
    username pgsql
    password ""
    <options>
      AutoCommit 1
    </options>
    loglevel 1
    sqlcache 1
    sqlcache_use_mtime 1
  </Model>

  # then in controller / model code

  my $model = $c->model( 'DBI::SQL::Library' );
  
  my $sql = $model->load( 'something.sql' ) ;

  #or my $sql = $model->load( [ <FH> ] );
  #or my $sql = $model->load( [ $sql_query1, $sql_query2 ] ) )

  my $query = $sql->retr( 'some_sql_query' );

  #or my $query = $model->sql->retr( 'some_sql_query );

  $model->dbh->do( $query );

  #do something else with $sql ...
        

DESCRIPTION

This is the SQL::Library model class. It provides access to SQL::Library via sql accessor. Additional caching options are provided for increased performance via sqlcache and sqlcache_use_mtime, these options can only be used when sql strings are stored within a file and loaded by using a scalar value passed to load. The load and parse phase is then bypassed if cached version of the file is found.

The use of these options can result in more memory being used but faster access to query data when running under persistent environment such as mod_perl or FastCGI. When sqlcache_use_mtime is in use, last modification time of the file is being referenced upon every cache check. If the modification time has changed only then query file is re-loaded. This should be much faster then re-creating the SQL::Library instance on every load. Please refer to the SQL::Library for more information.

METHODS

new

Initializes database connection

$self->load

Initializes SQL::Library instance

$self->dbh

Returns the current database handle.

$self->sql

Returns the current SQL::Library instance

SEE ALSO

Catalyst, DBI

AUTHOR

Alex Pavlovic, alex.pavlovic@taskforce-1.com

COPYRIGHT

This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.