FWS::Lite - Version independent access to Framework Sites installations and common methods
Version 0.004
use FWS::Lite;
#
# Create FWS with MySQL connectivity
#
my $fws = FWS::Lite->new( DBName => "theDBName",
DBUser => "myUser",
DBPassword => "myPass");
#
# create FWS with SQLite connectivity
#
my $fws2 = FWS::Lite->new( DBType => "SQLite",
DBName => "/home/user/your.db");
This module provides basic input and output to a FrameWork Sites installation or can be used independently using the methodologies of FrameWork Sites data structures and file handling in a small package.
Most uses of FWS::Lite are accessing data from live FWS installations and do not require anything but the database credentials. All non-required settings can be set for completeness or for the ability to run native FWS Code via FWS::Lite for testing that needs these set to determine location and site context.
my $fws = $fws->new(
DBName => "DBNameOrSQLitePathAndFile", # MySQL required
DBUser => "myDBUser", # MySQL required
DBPassword => "myDBPassword", # MySQL required
DBHost => "somePlace.somewhere.com", # default: localhost
DBType => "MySQL") # default: MySQL
Depending on if you are connecting to a MySQL or SQLite a combination of the following are required.
For MySQL this is the DB Name. For SQLite this is the DB file path and file name. MySQL example: user_fws SQLite example: /home/user/secureFiles/user_fws.db
Required for MySQL and is the database user that has full grant access to the database.
The DBUser's password.
The DBHost will default to 'localhost' if not specified, but can be what ever is configured for the database environment.
The DBType will default to 'MySQL' if not specified, but needs to be added if you are connecting to SQLite.
Non-required parameters for FWS installations can be added, but depending on the scope of your task they usually are not needed unless your testing code, or interacting with web elements that display rendered content from a stand alone script.
Full domain name with http prefix. Example: http://www.example.com
Full path name of common files. Example: /home/user/www/files
Full path name of non web accessible files. Example: /home/user/secureFiles
Web path for the same place filePath points to. Example: /files
Secure domain name with https prefix. For non-secure sites that do not have an SSL cert you can use the http:// prefix to disable SSL. Example: https://www.example.com
FWS methods that connect, read, write, reorder or alter the database itself.
Do the initial database connection via MySQL or SQLite. This method will return back the DBH it creates, but it is only here for completeness and would normally never be used. For FWS database routines this is not required as it will be implied when executing those methods..
$fws->connectDBH();
Return an reference to an array that contains the results of the SQL ran.
#
# retrieve a reference to an array of data we asked for
#
my $dataArray = $fws->runSQL(SQL=>"select id,type from id_and_type_table"); # Any SQL statement or query
#
# loop though the array
#
while (@$dataArray) {
#
# collect the data each row at a time
#
my $id = shift(@$dataArray);
my $type = shift(@$dataArray);
#
# display or do something with the data
#
print "ID: ".$id." - ".$type."\n";
}
Alter a table to conform to the given definition without restriction. The key will describe its index type and lesser definitions of field type will be applied without error or fault. The return will give back any statement that was used to alter the table definition or table creation statement. Use with caution on existing fields as its primary use is for new table creation or programmatic adding of new fields to a table that might not have a field that is needed.
#
# retrieve a reference to an array of data we asked for
#
# Note: It is not recommended to change the data structure of
# FWS default tables
#
print $fws->alterTable( table =>"table_name", # case sensitive table name
field =>"field_name", # case sensitive field name
type =>"char(255)", # Any standard cross platform type
key =>"", # MUL, PRIMARY KEY, FULL TEXT
default =>""); # '0000-00-00', 1, 'this default value'...
Return a multi-dimensional hash of all the fields in a table with its properties. This usually isn't used by anything but internal table alteration methods, but it could be useful for someone making conditionals to determine the data structure before adding or changing data.
$tableFieldHashRef = $fws->tableFieldHash('the_table');
#
# the return dump will have the following structure
#
$hash->{field}{type}
$hash->{field}{key}
$hash->{field}{ord}
$hash->{field}{null}
$hash->{field}{default}
$hash->{field}{extra}
$hash->{field_2}{type}
$hash->{field_2}{key}
$hash->{field_2}{ord}
$hash->{field_2}{null}
$hash->{field_2}{default}
$hash->{field_2}{extra}
...
FWS methods that use or manipulate text either for rendering or default population.
Return a non repeatable Globally Unique Identifier to be used to populate the guid field that is default on all FWS tables.
#
# retrieve a guid to use with a new record
#
my $guid = $fws->createGUID();
Return a random password or text key that can be used for temp password or unique configurable small strings.
#
# retrieve a password that is 6-8 characters long and does not contain commonly mistaken letters
#
my $tempPassword = $fws->createPassword(
composition => "qwertyupasdfghjkzxcvbnmQWERTYUPASDFGHJKZXCVBNM23456789"
lowLength => 6,
highLength => 8);
FWS methods that access the file system for its results.
Return a directory listing into a FWS hash array reference.
#
# retrieve a reference to an array of data we asked for
#
my $fileArray = $fws->fileArray( directory =>"/home/directory" );
#
# loop though the array printing the files we found
#
for my $i (0 .. $#$fileArray) {
print $fileArray->[$i]{"file"}. "\n";
}
FWS Safety methods are used for security when using unknown parameters that could be malicious. When ever data is passed to another method it should be wrapped in its appropriate safety method under the guidance of each method.
All directories should be wrapped in this method before being applied. It will remove any context that could change its scope to higher than its given location. When using directories ALWAYS prepend them with $fws->{"fileDir"} or $fws->{"secureFileDir"} to ensure they root path is always in a known location to further prevent any tampering. NEVER use a directory that is not prepended with a known depth!
#
# will return //this/could/be/dangerous
#
print $fws->safeDir("../../this/could/be/dangrous");
#
# will return this/is/fine
#
print $fws->safeDir("this/is/fine");
All files should be wrapped in this method before being applied. It will remove any context that could change its scope to a different directory.
#
# will return ....i-am-trying-to-change-dir.ext
#
print $fws->safeDir("../../i-am-trying-to-change-dir.ext");
All fields and dynamic content in SQL statements should be wrapped in this method before being applied. It will add double tics and escape any escapes so you can not break out of a statement and inject anything not intended.
#
# will return this '' or 1=1 or '' is super bad
#
print $fws->safeSQL("this ' or 1=1 or ' is super bad");
Nate Lewis, <nlewis at gnetworks.com>
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-fws-lite at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=FWS-Lite. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc FWS::Lite
You can also look for information at:
Copyright 2012 Nate Lewis.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.
See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.
