NAME

Module::Build::Database::PostgreSQL

SYNOPSIS

In Build.PL :

 my $builder = Module::Build::Database->new(
     database_type => "PostgreSQL",
     database_options => {
         name   => "my_database_name",
         schema => "my_schema_name",
         # Extra items for scratch databases :
         append_to_conf => "text to add to postgresql.conf",
         after_create => q[create schema audit;],
     },
     database_extensions => {
         postgis     => { schema => "public", },
         # directory with postgis.sql and spatial_ref_sys.sql
         postgis_base => '/usr/local/share/postgresql/contrib'
     },
 );

DESCRIPTION

Postgres driver for Module::Build::Database.

OPTIONS

All of the options above may be changed via the Module::Build option handling, e.g.

  perl Build.PL --database_options name=my_name
  perl Build.PL --postgis_base=/usr/local/share/postgresql/contrib

The options are as follows ;

 name : the name of the database (i.e. 'create database $name')

 schema : the name of the schema to be managed by MBD

 append_to_conf : extra options to append to postgresql.conf before starting test instances of postgres

 after_create : extra SQL to run after running a 'create database' statement.  Note that this will be run in several
 different situations :

    1. during a ./Build test (creating a test db)
    2. during a ./Build dbfakeinstall (also creating a test db)
    3. during an initial ./Build install; when the target database does not yet exist.

An example of using the after_create statement would be to create a second schema which will not be managed by MBD, but on which the MBD-managed schema depends.

NOTES

The environment variables understood by psql: PGUSER, PGHOST and PGPORT will be used when connecting to a live database (for install and fakeinstall). PGDATABASE will be ignored; the name of the database should be specified in Build.PL instead.