NAME

DBIx::Cookbook::Recipe::Searching::distinct_count - DISTINCT(COUNT)? query

DESCRIPTION

As a function of the input option count, a DISTINCT query will return a resultset, or a count of the resultset, leading to concrete queries:

  SELECT DISTINCT(last_name) FROM actor

or

  SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(last_name)) FROM actor

Sample Usage:

  ${orm}_cmd distinct_count          # orm = dbic, skinny, rose, etc
  ${orm}_cmd distinct_count --count  # to get the count of the SELECT

RECIPES

DBIx::Class

    package DBIx::Cookbook::DBIC::Command::distinct_count;
    use Moose;
    extends qw(MooseX::App::Cmd::Command);
    
    use Data::Dump;
    
    has 'count' => (
               traits => [qw(Getopt)],
               isa => "Bool",
               is  => "rw",
               documentation => "count rows"
              );
    
    sub execute {
      my ($self, $opt, $args) = @_;
    
      my $rs = do {
        
        my $where = { last_name => { LIKE => 'A%' } } ;
        my $attr = {
                columns =>  [ qw(last_name) ],
                distinct => 1  # or: { group_by => last_name }
               };
    
        $self->app->schema->resultset('Actor')->search($where, $attr);
      };
    
      if ($opt->{count}) {
        warn $rs->count;
      } else {
    
        while (my $row = $rs->next) {
          use Data::Dump qw(dump);
          my %data = $row->get_columns;
          warn dump(\%data);
        }
    
      }
    
    }
    
    1;