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NAME

       PGObject::Simple - Minimalist stored procedure mapper based on LedgerSMB's DBObject

VERSION

       Version 3.0.2

SYNOPSIS

         use PGObject::Simple;
         my $obj = PGObject::Simple->new(%myhash);
         $obj->set_dbh($dbh); # Database connection

       To call a stored procedure with enumerated arguments.

         my @results = $obj->call_procedure(
             funcname     => $funcname,
             funcschema   => $funcname,
             args         => [$arg1, $arg2, $arg3],
         );

       You can add something like a running total as well:

         my @results = $obj->call_procedure(
             funcname      => $funcname,
             funcschema    => $funcname,
             args          => [$arg1, $arg2, $arg3],
             running_funcs => [{agg => 'sum(amount)', alias => 'total'}],
         );

       To call a stored procedure with named arguments from a hashref.  This is typically done
       when mapping object properties in to stored procedure arguments.

         my @results = $obj->call_dbmethod(
             funcname      => $funcname,
             funcschema    => $funcname,
             running_funcs => [{agg => 'sum(amount)', alias => 'total'}],
         );

       To call a stored procedure with named arguments from a hashref with overrides.

         my @results = $obj->call_dbmethod(
             funcname      => 'customer_save',
             funcschema    => 'public',
             running_funcs => [{agg => 'sum(amount)', alias => 'total'}],
             args          => { id => undef }, # force to create new!
         );

EXPORTS

       We now allow various calls to be exported.  We recommend using the tags.

   One-at-a-time Exports
       call_dbmethod
       call_procedure
       set_dbh
       _set_funcprefix
       _set_funcschema
       _set_registry

   Export Tags
       Below are the export tags listed including the leading ':' used to invoke them.

       :mapper call_dbmethod, call_procedure, and set_dbh
       :full All methods that can be exported at once.

DESCRIPTION

       PGObject::Simple a top-half object system for PGObject which is simple and inspired by
       (and a subset functionally speaking of) the simple stored procedure object method system
       of LedgerSMB 1.3. The framework discovers stored procedure APIs and dispatches to them and
       can therefore be a base for application-specific object models and much more.

       PGObject::Simple is designed to be light-weight and yet robust glue between your object
       model and the RDBMS's stored procedures. It works by looking up the stored procedure
       arguments, stripping them of the conventional prefix 'in_', and mapping what is left to
       object property names. Properties can be overridden by passing in a hashrefs in the args
       named argument. Named arguments there will be used in place of object properties.

       This system is quite flexible, perhaps too much so, and it relies on the database
       encapsulating its own logic behind self-documenting stored procedures using consistent
       conventions. No function which is expected to be discovered can be overloaded, and all
       arguments must be named for their object properties. For this reason the use of this
       module fundamentally changes the contract of the stored procedure from that of a fixed
       number of arguments in fixed types contract to one where the name must be unique and the
       stored procedures must be coded to the application's interface. This inverts the way we
       typically think about stored procedures and makes them much more application friendly.

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

   new
       This constructs a new object.  Basically it copies the incoming hash (one level deep) and
       then blesses it.  If the hash passed in has a dbh member, the dbh is set to that.  This
       does not set the function prefix, as this is assumed to be done implicitly by subclasses.

   set_dbh($dbh)
       Sets the database handle (needs DBD::Pg 2.0 or later) to $dbh

   dbh
       Returns the database handle for the object.

   associate($pgobject)
       Sets the db handle to that from the $pgobject.

   _set_funcprefix
       This sets the default funcprefix for future calls.  The funcprefix can still be overridden
       by passing in an explicit '' in a call.  This is used to "claim" a certain set of stored
       procedures in the database for use by an object.

       It is semi-private, intended to be called by subclasses directly, perhaps in constructors,
       but not from outside the object.

   _set_funcschema
       This sets the default funcschema for future calls.  This is overwridden by per-call
       arguments, (PGObject::Util::DBMethod provides for such overrides on a per-method basis).

   _set_registry
       This sets the registry for future calls.  The idea here is that this allows for
       application object model wrappers to set which registry they are using, both for
       predictability and ensuring that interoperability is possible.

   call_dbmethod
       Does a straight-forward mapping (as described below) to the stored procedure arguments.
       Stored procedure arguments are looked up, a leading 'in_' is stripped off where it exists,
       and the remaining string mapped back to an object property.  The $args{args} hashref can
       be used to override arguments by name.  Unknown properties are handled simply by passing a
       NULL in, so the stored procedures should be prepared to handle these.

       As with call_procedure below, this returns a single hashref when called in a scalar
       context, and a list of hashrefs when called in a list context.

       NEW IN 2.0: We now give preference to functions of the same name over properties.  So
       $obj->foo() will be used before $obj->{foo}.  This enables better data encapsulation.

   call_procedure
       This is a lightweight wrapper around PGObject->call_procedure which merely passes the
       currently attached db connection in.  We use the previously set funcprefix and dbh by
       default but other values can be passed in to override the default object's values.

       This returns a single hashref when called in a scalar context, and a list of hashrefs when
       called in a list context.  When called in a scalar context it simply returns the single
       first row returned.

WRITING CLASSES WITH PGObject::Simple

       Unlike PGObject, which is only loosely tied to the functionality in question and presumes
       that relevant information will be passed over a functional interface, PGObject is a
       specific framework for object-oriented coding in Perl.  It can therefore be used alone or
       with other modules to provide quite a bit of functionality.

       A PGObject::Simple object is a blessed hashref with no gettors or setters.  This is thus
       ideal for cases where you are starting and just need some quick mappings of stored
       procedures to hashrefs.  You reference properties simply with the $object->{property}
       syntax.  There is very little encapsulation in objects, and very little abstraction except
       when it comes to the actual stored procedure interfaces.   In essence, PGObject::Simple
       generally assumes that the actual data structure is essentially a public interface between
       the database and whatever else is going on with the application.

       The general methods can then wrap call_procedure and call_dbmethod calls, mapping out to
       stored procedures in the database.

       Stored procedures must be written to relatively exacting specifications.  Arguments must
       be named, with names prefixed optionally with 'in_' (if the property name starts with
       'in_' properly one must also prefix it).

       An example of a simple stored procedure might be:

          CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION customer_get(in_id int) returns customer
          RETURNS setof customer language sql as $$

          select * from customer where id = $1;

          $$;

       This stored procedure could then be called with any of:

          $obj->call_dbmethod(
             funcname => 'customer_get',
          ); # retrieve the customer with the $obj->{id} id

          $obj->call_dbmethod(
             funcname => 'customer_get',
             args     => {id => 3 },
          ); # retrieve the customer with the id of 3 regardless of $obj->{id}

          $obj->call_procedure(
             funcname => 'customer_get',
             args     => [3],
          );

AUTHOR

       Chris Travers, "<chris.travers at gmail.com>"

BUGS

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-pgobject-simple at rt.cpan.org", or
       through the web interface at
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=PGObject-Simple>.  I will be notified, and
       then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

       You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

           perldoc PGObject::Simple

       You can also look for information at:

       •   RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)

           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=PGObject-Simple>

       •   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

           <http://annocpan.org/dist/PGObject-Simple>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/PGObject-Simple>

       •   Search CPAN

           <http://search.cpan.org/dist/PGObject-Simple/>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2013-2017 Chris Travers.

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