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NAME
DBIx::Class::ResultSource - Result source object
SYNOPSIS
# Create a table based result source, in a result class.
package MyApp::Schema::Result::Artist;
use base qw/DBIx::Class::Core/;
__PACKAGE__->table('artist');
__PACKAGE__->add_columns(qw/ artistid name /);
__PACKAGE__->set_primary_key('artistid');
__PACKAGE__->has_many(cds => 'MyApp::Schema::Result::CD');
1;
# Create a query (view) based result source, in a result class
package MyApp::Schema::Result::Year2000CDs;
use base qw/DBIx::Class::Core/;
__PACKAGE__->load_components('InflateColumn::DateTime');
__PACKAGE__->table_class('DBIx::Class::ResultSource::View');
__PACKAGE__->table('year2000cds');
__PACKAGE__->result_source_instance->is_virtual(1);
__PACKAGE__->result_source_instance->view_definition(
"SELECT cdid, artist, title FROM cd WHERE year ='2000'"
);
DESCRIPTION
A ResultSource is an object that represents a source of data for querying.
This class is a base class for various specialised types of result sources, for example
DBIx::Class::ResultSource::Table. Table is the default result source type, so one is
created for you when defining a result class as described in the synopsis above.
More specifically, the DBIx::Class::Core base class pulls in the
DBIx::Class::ResultSourceProxy::Table component, which defines the table method. When
called, "table" creates and stores an instance of DBIx::Class::ResultSource::Table.
Luckily, to use tables as result sources, you don't need to remember any of this.
Result sources representing select queries, or views, can also be created, see
DBIx::Class::ResultSource::View for full details.
Finding result source objects
As mentioned above, a result source instance is created and stored for you when you define
a Result Class.
You can retrieve the result source at runtime in the following ways:
From a Schema object:
$schema->source($source_name);
From a Result object:
$result->result_source;
From a ResultSet object:
$rs->result_source;
METHODS
new
$class->new();
$class->new({attribute_name => value});
Creates a new ResultSource object. Not normally called directly by end users.
add_columns
Arguments: @columns
Return Value: $result_source
$source->add_columns(qw/col1 col2 col3/);
$source->add_columns('col1' => \%col1_info, 'col2' => \%col2_info, ...);
$source->add_columns(
'col1' => { data_type => 'integer', is_nullable => 1, ... },
'col2' => { data_type => 'text', is_auto_increment => 1, ... },
);
Adds columns to the result source. If supplied colname => hashref pairs, uses the hashref
as the "column_info" for that column. Repeated calls of this method will add more columns,
not replace them.
The column names given will be created as accessor methods on your Result objects. You can
change the name of the accessor by supplying an "accessor" in the column_info hash.
If a column name beginning with a plus sign ('+col1') is provided, the attributes provided
will be merged with any existing attributes for the column, with the new attributes taking
precedence in the case that an attribute already exists. Using this without a hashref
("$source->add_columns(qw/+col1 +col2/)") is legal, but useless -- it does the same thing
it would do without the plus.
The contents of the column_info are not set in stone. The following keys are currently
recognised/used by DBIx::Class:
accessor
{ accessor => '_name' }
# example use, replace standard accessor with one of your own:
sub name {
my ($self, $value) = @_;
die "Name cannot contain digits!" if($value =~ /\d/);
$self->_name($value);
return $self->_name();
}
Use this to set the name of the accessor method for this column. If unset, the name of
the column will be used.
data_type
{ data_type => 'integer' }
This contains the column type. It is automatically filled if you use the
SQL::Translator::Producer::DBIx::Class::File producer, or the
DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader module.
Currently there is no standard set of values for the data_type. Use whatever your
database supports.
size
{ size => 20 }
The length of your column, if it is a column type that can have a size restriction.
This is currently only used to create tables from your schema, see "deploy" in
DBIx::Class::Schema.
{ size => [ 9, 6 ] }
For decimal or float values you can specify an ArrayRef in order to control precision,
assuming your database's SQL::Translator::Producer supports it.
is_nullable
{ is_nullable => 1 }
Set this to a true value for a column that is allowed to contain NULL values, default
is false. This is currently only used to create tables from your schema, see "deploy"
in DBIx::Class::Schema.
is_auto_increment
{ is_auto_increment => 1 }
Set this to a true value for a column whose value is somehow automatically set,
defaults to false. This is used to determine which columns to empty when cloning
objects using "copy" in DBIx::Class::Row. It is also used by "deploy" in
DBIx::Class::Schema.
is_numeric
{ is_numeric => 1 }
Set this to a true or false value (not "undef") to explicitly specify if this column
contains numeric data. This controls how set_column decides whether to consider a
column dirty after an update: if "is_numeric" is true a numeric comparison "!=" will
take place instead of the usual "eq"
If not specified the storage class will attempt to figure this out on first access to
the column, based on the column "data_type". The result will be cached in this
attribute.
is_foreign_key
{ is_foreign_key => 1 }
Set this to a true value for a column that contains a key from a foreign table,
defaults to false. This is currently only used to create tables from your schema, see
"deploy" in DBIx::Class::Schema.
default_value
{ default_value => \'now()' }
Set this to the default value which will be inserted into a column by the database.
Can contain either a value or a function (use a reference to a scalar e.g. "\'now()'"
if you want a function). This is currently only used to create tables from your
schema, see "deploy" in DBIx::Class::Schema.
See the note on "new" in DBIx::Class::Row for more information about possible issues
related to db-side default values.
sequence
{ sequence => 'my_table_seq' }
Set this on a primary key column to the name of the sequence used to generate a new
key value. If not specified, DBIx::Class::PK::Auto will attempt to retrieve the name
of the sequence from the database automatically.
retrieve_on_insert
{ retrieve_on_insert => 1 }
For every column where this is set to true, DBIC will retrieve the RDBMS-side value
upon a new row insertion (normally only the autoincrement PK is retrieved on insert).
"INSERT ... RETURNING" is used automatically if supported by the underlying storage,
otherwise an extra SELECT statement is executed to retrieve the missing data.
auto_nextval
{ auto_nextval => 1 }
Set this to a true value for a column whose value is retrieved automatically from a
sequence or function (if supported by your Storage driver.) For a sequence, if you do
not use a trigger to get the nextval, you have to set the "sequence" value as well.
Also set this for MSSQL columns with the 'uniqueidentifier' data_type whose values you
want to automatically generate using "NEWID()", unless they are a primary key in which
case this will be done anyway.
extra
This is used by "deploy" in DBIx::Class::Schema and SQL::Translator to add extra non-
generic data to the column. For example: "extra => { unsigned => 1}" is used by the
MySQL producer to set an integer column to unsigned. For more details, see
SQL::Translator::Producer::MySQL.
add_column
Arguments: $colname, \%columninfo?
Return Value: 1/0 (true/false)
$source->add_column('col' => \%info);
Add a single column and optional column info. Uses the same column info keys as
"add_columns".
has_column
Arguments: $colname
Return Value: 1/0 (true/false)
if ($source->has_column($colname)) { ... }
Returns true if the source has a column of this name, false otherwise.
column_info
Arguments: $colname
Return Value: Hashref of info
my $info = $source->column_info($col);
Returns the column metadata hashref for a column, as originally passed to "add_columns".
See "add_columns" above for information on the contents of the hashref.
columns
Arguments: none
Return Value: Ordered list of column names
my @column_names = $source->columns;
Returns all column names in the order they were declared to "add_columns".
columns_info
Arguments: \@colnames ?
Return Value: Hashref of column name/info pairs
my $columns_info = $source->columns_info;
Like "column_info" but returns information for the requested columns. If the optional
column-list arrayref is omitted it returns info on all columns currently defined on the
ResultSource via "add_columns".
remove_columns
Arguments: @colnames
Return Value: not defined
$source->remove_columns(qw/col1 col2 col3/);
Removes the given list of columns by name, from the result source.
Warning: Removing a column that is also used in the sources primary key, or in one of the
sources unique constraints, will result in a broken result source.
remove_column
Arguments: $colname
Return Value: not defined
$source->remove_column('col');
Remove a single column by name from the result source, similar to "remove_columns".
Warning: Removing a column that is also used in the sources primary key, or in one of the
sources unique constraints, will result in a broken result source.
set_primary_key
Arguments: @cols
Return Value: not defined
Defines one or more columns as primary key for this source. Must be called after
"add_columns".
Additionally, defines a unique constraint named "primary".
Note: you normally do want to define a primary key on your sources even if the underlying
database table does not have a primary key. See "The Significance and Importance of
Primary Keys" in DBIx::Class::Manual::Intro for more info.
primary_columns
Arguments: none
Return Value: Ordered list of primary column names
Read-only accessor which returns the list of primary keys, supplied by "set_primary_key".
sequence
Manually define the correct sequence for your table, to avoid the overhead associated with
looking up the sequence automatically. The supplied sequence will be applied to the
"column_info" of each primary_key
Arguments: $sequence_name
Return Value: not defined
add_unique_constraint
Arguments: $name?, \@colnames
Return Value: not defined
Declare a unique constraint on this source. Call once for each unique constraint.
# For UNIQUE (column1, column2)
__PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraint(
constraint_name => [ qw/column1 column2/ ],
);
Alternatively, you can specify only the columns:
__PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraint([ qw/column1 column2/ ]);
This will result in a unique constraint named "table_column1_column2", where "table" is
replaced with the table name.
Unique constraints are used, for example, when you pass the constraint name as the "key"
attribute to "find" in DBIx::Class::ResultSet. Then only columns in the constraint are
searched.
Throws an error if any of the given column names do not yet exist on the result source.
add_unique_constraints
Arguments: @constraints
Return Value: not defined
Declare multiple unique constraints on this source.
__PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraints(
constraint_name1 => [ qw/column1 column2/ ],
constraint_name2 => [ qw/column2 column3/ ],
);
Alternatively, you can specify only the columns:
__PACKAGE__->add_unique_constraints(
[ qw/column1 column2/ ],
[ qw/column3 column4/ ]
);
This will result in unique constraints named "table_column1_column2" and
"table_column3_column4", where "table" is replaced with the table name.
Throws an error if any of the given column names do not yet exist on the result source.
See also "add_unique_constraint".
name_unique_constraint
Arguments: \@colnames
Return Value: Constraint name
$source->table('mytable');
$source->name_unique_constraint(['col1', 'col2']);
# returns
'mytable_col1_col2'
Return a name for a unique constraint containing the specified columns. The name is
created by joining the table name and each column name, using an underscore character.
For example, a constraint on a table named "cd" containing the columns "artist" and
"title" would result in a constraint name of "cd_artist_title".
This is used by "add_unique_constraint" if you do not specify the optional constraint
name.
unique_constraints
Arguments: none
Return Value: Hash of unique constraint data
$source->unique_constraints();
Read-only accessor which returns a hash of unique constraints on this source.
The hash is keyed by constraint name, and contains an arrayref of column names as values.
unique_constraint_names
Arguments: none
Return Value: Unique constraint names
$source->unique_constraint_names();
Returns the list of unique constraint names defined on this source.
unique_constraint_columns
Arguments: $constraintname
Return Value: List of constraint columns
$source->unique_constraint_columns('myconstraint');
Returns the list of columns that make up the specified unique constraint.
sqlt_deploy_callback
Arguments: $callback_name | \&callback_code
Return Value: $callback_name | \&callback_code
__PACKAGE__->sqlt_deploy_callback('mycallbackmethod');
or
__PACKAGE__->sqlt_deploy_callback(sub {
my ($source_instance, $sqlt_table) = @_;
...
} );
An accessor to set a callback to be called during deployment of the schema via
"create_ddl_dir" in DBIx::Class::Schema or "deploy" in DBIx::Class::Schema.
The callback can be set as either a code reference or the name of a method in the current
result class.
Defaults to "default_sqlt_deploy_hook".
Your callback will be passed the $source object representing the ResultSource instance
being deployed, and the SQL::Translator::Schema::Table object being created from it. The
callback can be used to manipulate the table object or add your own customised indexes. If
you need to manipulate a non-table object, use the "sqlt_deploy_hook" in
DBIx::Class::Schema.
See "Adding Indexes And Functions To Your SQL" in DBIx::Class::Manual::Cookbook for
examples.
This sqlt deployment callback can only be used to manipulate SQL::Translator objects as
they get turned into SQL. To execute post-deploy statements which SQL::Translator does not
currently handle, override "deploy" in DBIx::Class::Schema in your Schema class and call
dbh_do.
default_sqlt_deploy_hook
This is the default deploy hook implementation which checks if your current Result class
has a "sqlt_deploy_hook" method, and if present invokes it on the Result class directly.
This is to preserve the semantics of "sqlt_deploy_hook" which was originally designed to
expect the Result class name and the $sqlt_table instance of the table being deployed.
result_class
Arguments: $classname
Return Value: $classname
use My::Schema::ResultClass::Inflator;
...
use My::Schema::Artist;
...
__PACKAGE__->result_class('My::Schema::ResultClass::Inflator');
Set the default result class for this source. You can use this to create and use your own
result inflator. See "result_class" in DBIx::Class::ResultSet for more details.
Please note that setting this to something like DBIx::Class::ResultClass::HashRefInflator
will make every result unblessed and make life more difficult. Inflators like those are
better suited to temporary usage via "result_class" in DBIx::Class::ResultSet.
resultset
Arguments: none
Return Value: $resultset
Returns a resultset for the given source. This will initially be created on demand by
calling
$self->resultset_class->new($self, $self->resultset_attributes)
but is cached from then on unless resultset_class changes.
resultset_class
Arguments: $classname
Return Value: $classname
package My::Schema::ResultSet::Artist;
use base 'DBIx::Class::ResultSet';
...
# In the result class
__PACKAGE__->resultset_class('My::Schema::ResultSet::Artist');
# Or in code
$source->resultset_class('My::Schema::ResultSet::Artist');
Set the class of the resultset. This is useful if you want to create your own resultset
methods. Create your own class derived from DBIx::Class::ResultSet, and set it here. If
called with no arguments, this method returns the name of the existing resultset class, if
one exists.
resultset_attributes
Arguments: \%attrs
Return Value: \%attrs
# In the result class
__PACKAGE__->resultset_attributes({ order_by => [ 'id' ] });
# Or in code
$source->resultset_attributes({ order_by => [ 'id' ] });
Store a collection of resultset attributes, that will be set on every
DBIx::Class::ResultSet produced from this result source.
CAVEAT: "resultset_attributes" comes with its own set of issues and bugs! While
"resultset_attributes" isn't deprecated per se, its usage is not recommended!
Since relationships use attributes to link tables together, the "default" attributes you
set may cause unpredictable and undesired behavior. Furthermore, the defaults cannot be
turned off, so you are stuck with them.
In most cases, what you should actually be using are project-specific methods:
package My::Schema::ResultSet::Artist;
use base 'DBIx::Class::ResultSet';
...
# BAD IDEA!
#__PACKAGE__->resultset_attributes({ prefetch => 'tracks' });
# GOOD IDEA!
sub with_tracks { shift->search({}, { prefetch => 'tracks' }) }
# in your code
$schema->resultset('Artist')->with_tracks->...
This gives you the flexibility of not using it when you don't need it.
For more complex situations, another solution would be to use a virtual view via
DBIx::Class::ResultSource::View.
name
Arguments: none
Result value: $name
Returns the name of the result source, which will typically be the table name. This may be
a scalar reference if the result source has a non-standard name.
source_name
Arguments: $source_name
Result value: $source_name
Set an alternate name for the result source when it is loaded into a schema. This is
useful if you want to refer to a result source by a name other than its class name.
package ArchivedBooks;
use base qw/DBIx::Class/;
__PACKAGE__->table('books_archive');
__PACKAGE__->source_name('Books');
# from your schema...
$schema->resultset('Books')->find(1);
from
Arguments: none
Return Value: FROM clause
my $from_clause = $source->from();
Returns an expression of the source to be supplied to storage to specify retrieval from
this source. In the case of a database, the required FROM clause contents.
source_info
Stores a hashref of per-source metadata. No specific key names have yet been
standardized, the examples below are purely hypothetical and don't actually accomplish
anything on their own:
__PACKAGE__->source_info({
"_tablespace" => 'fast_disk_array_3',
"_engine" => 'InnoDB',
});
schema
Arguments: $schema?
Return Value: $schema
my $schema = $source->schema();
Sets and/or returns the DBIx::Class::Schema object to which this result source instance
has been attached to.
storage
Arguments: none
Return Value: $storage
$source->storage->debug(1);
Returns the storage handle for the current schema.
add_relationship
Arguments: $rel_name, $related_source_name, \%cond, \%attrs?
Return Value: 1/true if it succeeded
$source->add_relationship('rel_name', 'related_source', $cond, $attrs);
DBIx::Class::Relationship describes a series of methods which create pre-defined useful
types of relationships. Look there first before using this method directly.
The relationship name can be arbitrary, but must be unique for each relationship attached
to this result source. 'related_source' should be the name with which the related result
source was registered with the current schema. For example:
$schema->source('Book')->add_relationship('reviews', 'Review', {
'foreign.book_id' => 'self.id',
});
The condition $cond needs to be an SQL::Abstract::Classic-style representation of the join
between the tables. For example, if you're creating a relation from Author to Book,
{ 'foreign.author_id' => 'self.id' }
will result in the JOIN clause
author me JOIN book foreign ON foreign.author_id = me.id
You can specify as many foreign => self mappings as necessary.
Valid attributes are as follows:
join_type
Explicitly specifies the type of join to use in the relationship. Any SQL join type is
valid, e.g. "LEFT" or "RIGHT". It will be placed in the SQL command immediately before
"JOIN".
proxy
An arrayref containing a list of accessors in the foreign class to proxy in the main
class. If, for example, you do the following:
CD->might_have(liner_notes => 'LinerNotes', undef, {
proxy => [ qw/notes/ ],
});
Then, assuming LinerNotes has an accessor named notes, you can do:
my $cd = CD->find(1);
# set notes -- LinerNotes object is created if it doesn't exist
$cd->notes('Notes go here');
accessor
Specifies the type of accessor that should be created for the relationship. Valid
values are "single" (for when there is only a single related object), "multi" (when
there can be many), and "filter" (for when there is a single related object, but you
also want the relationship accessor to double as a column accessor). For "multi"
accessors, an add_to_* method is also created, which calls "create_related" for the
relationship.
Throws an exception if the condition is improperly supplied, or cannot be resolved.
relationships
Arguments: none
Return Value: @rel_names
my @rel_names = $source->relationships();
Returns all relationship names for this source.
relationship_info
Arguments: $rel_name
Return Value: \%rel_data
Returns a hash of relationship information for the specified relationship name. The
keys/values are as specified for "add_relationship" in DBIx::Class::Relationship::Base.
has_relationship
Arguments: $rel_name
Return Value: 1/0 (true/false)
Returns true if the source has a relationship of this name, false otherwise.
reverse_relationship_info
Arguments: $rel_name
Return Value: \%rel_data
Looks through all the relationships on the source this relationship points to, looking for
one whose condition is the reverse of the condition on this relationship.
A common use of this is to find the name of the "belongs_to" relation opposing a
"has_many" relation. For definition of these look in DBIx::Class::Relationship.
The returned hashref is keyed by the name of the opposing relationship, and contains its
data in the same manner as "relationship_info".
related_source
Arguments: $rel_name
Return Value: $source
Returns the result source object for the given relationship.
related_class
Arguments: $rel_name
Return Value: $classname
Returns the class name for objects in the given relationship.
handle
Arguments: none
Return Value: $source_handle
Obtain a new result source handle instance for this source. Used as a serializable pointer
to this resultsource, as it is not easy (nor advisable) to serialize CODErefs which may
very well be present in e.g. relationship definitions.
throw_exception
See "throw_exception" in DBIx::Class::Schema.
column_info_from_storage
Arguments: 1/0 (default: 0)
Return Value: 1/0
__PACKAGE__->column_info_from_storage(1);
Enables the on-demand automatic loading of the above column metadata from storage as
necessary. This is *deprecated*, and should not be used. It will be removed before 1.0.
FURTHER QUESTIONS?
Check the list of additional DBIC resources.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This module is free software copyright by the DBIx::Class (DBIC) authors. You can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the DBIx::Class library.