NAME

       MongoDBx::Class::ParsedAttribute::DateTime - An automatic DateTime parser for MongoDBx::Class document
       classes

VERSION

       version 1.02

SYNOPSIS

               # in one of your document classes
               has 'datetime' => (is => 'ro', isa => 'DateTime', traits => ['Parsed'], required => 1);

DESCRIPTION

       This class implements the MongoDBx::Class::ParsedAttribute role. It provides document classes with the
       ability to automatically expand and collapse DateTime values.

       While the Perl MongoDB driver already supports DateTime objects natively, due to a bug with MongoDB, you
       can't save dates earlier than the UNIX epoch. This module overcomes this limitation by simply saving
       dates as strings and automatically turning them into DateTime objects (and vica-versa). The DateTime
       strings are formatted by the DateTime::Format::W3CDTF module, which parses dates in the format
       recommended by the W3C. This is good for web apps, and also makes it easier to edit dates from the
       MongoDB shell. But most importantly, it also allows sorting by date.

       Note that if you already have date attributes in your database, you can't just start using this parser,
       you will first have to convert them to the W3C format.

ATTRIBUTES

   f
       A DateTime::Format::W3CDTF object used for expanding/collapsing. Automatically created.

CLASS METHODS

   new()
       Creates a new instance of this module.

OBJECT METHODS

   expand( $str )
       Converts a W3C datetime string to DateTime object.

   collapse( $dt )
       Converts a DateTime object to a W3C datetime string.

AUTHOR

       Ido Perlmuter, "<ido at ido50.net>"

BUGS

       Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-mongodbx-class at rt.cpan.org", or through the web
       interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=MongoDBx-Class
       <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=MongoDBx-Class>. 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 MongoDBx::Class::ParsedAttribute::DateTime

       You can also look for information at:

       •   RT: CPAN's request tracker

           <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=MongoDBx::Class>

       •   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

           <http://annocpan.org/dist/MongoDBx::Class>

       •   CPAN Ratings

           <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/MongoDBx::Class>

       •   Search CPAN

           <http://search.cpan.org/dist/MongoDBx::Class/>

SEE ALSO

       MongoDBx::Class::EmbeddedDocument.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2010-2012 Ido Perlmuter.

       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.