NAME

       DBIx::Class::InflateColumn::IP - Auto-create NetAddr::IP objects from columns.

SYNOPSIS

       Load this component and declare columns as IP addresses with the appropriate format.

           package Host;
           __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/InflateColumn::IP Core/);
           __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
               ip_address => {
                   data_type => 'bigint',
                   is_nullable => 0,
                   is_ip => 1,
                   ip_format => 'numeric',
               }
           );

           package Network;
           __PACKAGE__->load_components(qw/InflateColumn::IP Core/);
           __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
               address => {
                   data_type => 'varchar',
                   size        => 18
                   is_nullable => 0,
                   is_ip => 1,
                   ip_format => 'cidr',
               }
           );

       Then you can treat the specified column as a NetAddr::IP object.

           print 'IP address: ', $host->ip_address->addr;
           print 'Address type: ', $host->ip_address->iptype;

       DBIx::Class::InflateColumn::IP supports a limited amount of auto-detection of the format
       based on the column type. If the type begins with "int" or "bigint", it's assumed to be
       numeric, while "inet" and "cidr" (as used by e.g. PostgreSQL) are assumed to be "cidr"
       format.

METHODS

   ip_class
       Arguments: $class

       Gets/sets the address class that the columns should be inflated into.  The default class
       is NetAddr::IP.

   ip_format
       Arguments: $format

       Gets/sets the name of the method used to deflate the address for the database. This must
       return a value suitable for "$ip_class-"new(); The default format is "addr", which returns
       the address in dotted-quad notation. See "Methods" in NetAddr::IP for suitable values.

   register_column
       Chains with "register_column" in DBIx::Class::Row, and sets up IP address columns
       appropriately. This would not normally be called directly by end users.

AUTHOR

       Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker, "<ilmari at ilmari.org>"

BUGS

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-dbix-class-inflatecolumn-ip at
       rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-IP>.  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 DBIx::Class::InflateColumn::IP

       You can also look for information at:

       •   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

           <http://annocpan.org/dist/DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-IP>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-IP>

       •   RT: CPAN's request tracker

           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-IP>

       •   Search CPAN

           <http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBIx-Class-InflateColumn-IP>

SEE ALSO

       DBIx::Class, NetAddr::IP

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

       Copyright 2007 Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker, all rights reserved.

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